Learning the Ropes-Practice RP for Texas Biker -NR

[Saya Shuri]

A soft cool breeze blew through the trees as Saya sat, at the foot of an enormous pine, lost in thought. She was thinking how best to introduce her Uncle, known as Texas Biker to those around him, to the world of RolePlaying on forums. As she waited for him to join her under the sweet smelling canopy of her favorite mountain forests, she pondered upon what skill to bestow upon him first.

Should she teach him about using spelling and grammar lessons from his school days first? No - he would already know that those skills would be necessary for a successful RolePlayer.

Should she teach him about post length? No - she knew he already knew, from his association with her father, how to make his posts longer than most RPers.

Saya opened her eyes, and patiently brushed her long dark green hair out of her face. Character Profiles, she decided. I will teach him how to build profiles in general, and how to adapt them for different topics and storylines, she thought firmly.

Now all she had to do was wait for him to join her....

[Texas Biker]

He is riding down the road deep in thought. Texas Biker grabbed 5th gear coming out of a turn and rev'ed up the powerful V-twin engine and said to himself "I gotta find that girl" "They told me in town she would be out this way"
As he rumbles down the road lined with tall Ponderosa pine trees he remembers the character he has in mind. They told him Saya could help him with that. "His name will be Mistake (pronounced mee-STALK-ay) And he is a modern day wizard of quite some renown."
Texas Biker grabs 4th gear and rounds a turn. As he is coming out of the turn he sees a beautiful green haired girl sitting under a tall pine tree. "THAT'S HER", he says while grabbing brakes and downshifting. He rolls to a stop under the tree, shuts off the bike, and climbs off. He looks at the girl and says "Merry meet. Good to to see Saya! Please help me with my character?!"
<how am I doing so far?>

[Saya Shuri]

Saya stands and smiles at her Uncle, running forward to give him a hug. As she backs away, she says cheerfully, "Good day, Uncle! Normally, people denote out of character, or OOC, comments by double parentheses, like this-"

((OOC: You're doing great! But you changed the tense I had it in the past-tense cause it's the easiest to write, and you changed it to present tense, but that's fine, so let's roll with it and make it the best we can!))

Saya jumped three meters straight up, laughing. "So you want your character to be a wizard, eh? You have to keep in mind that not all roleplays accept wizards, so if you want to join one that doesn't, you'll have to modify your profile." She stated matter-of-factly. She relaxed back against the trunk, perfectly comforable sitting almost twenty feet off the ground, and got into full swing.

"Ninety-percent of roleplays today have the same basic elements required for a character to fit within the storyline," Saya began, and ticked off each item on a seperate finger. "A name, a race, and age, a gender or species, and a description of the characters clothes, personality, and history." She glanced down at her Uncle to make sure he was with her so far.

[Texas Biker]

(( I really thought present tense would be easier. Lets try it. After I posted I thought of a lot of ways that I could have done better. Any way lets do this))

T Biker takes off his soft leather jacket, a short helm, and fingerless leather riding gloves; sits on the bike looks up and says" OK I am already learning a lot. You are a great teacher."

OK so I only know how to be a wizard but I have been a "Rune Wearer" That is a fighter that has magic runes tattooed on his body. Mistake has several runes and thru them can invoke some magic. Maybe level 2 magic at best ((by your dads dungeon standards)) but can also carry a sword and shield. As he advances he is allowed to purchase more powerful runes.

He is a Human male 40 years old about 6 feet tall. He seldom wears more than a tank top to provide ready access to his runes. Maybe some gloves and leather breeches. Usually some hard leather boots with a dagger in each.
He was born to a poor working family and learned to fight and defend himself at an early age. As he reached maturity he got close to an older rune wearer and got his first rune, a bald eagle on the right forearm that when invoked, by touching, will allow him overhead vision for a limited distance, 30 to 40 feet. Later he got several other runes with the accompaning magic.
(( I really havent decided which magic all my 12 tattoos should have yet))
((So, does this work? Am I totally off base hear?? Help me out!!))

[Saya Shuri]

Saya grinned slightly. "You'd be doing perfectly - for a roleplay that used magic. Let's try something else though." She tilts her head back, staring at the sky as she thinks. "Okay, how about a modern day non-fiction roleplay." She jumps donw from the limb, landing lightly on her feet, and whips out a laptop from the air. Chuckling, she mutters "I love doing that." She calls up the Total RP forum, and shows her Uncle what to do.

"I will place the required Bio information in a list form, which you'll fill out. Since this series is already it's own roleplay, we'll need to make this new one distinct from the rest - the easiest way to do that is to change the text color." She navigates to the Reply To Post page, and points to a box in the upper right area of the toolbar above the Text Body box. "You see how this says "Color"? If you click on it, it drops down with a selection of colors - for our new addition, we'll use lime green. Now, as soon as you click on the Lime Green selection, a code will appear in the Text Body area. This is called 'BBC' code - I don't know what it stands for, but it's a simplified version of HTML. It will look like this -"
[color=LimeGreen]*place your text here*[/color]
"This way, we will know which RP is which within this thread." Saya continues. "And now let's start with our Bio's for our new RP - just the Bio's, for now."

Non-Fiction Practice RP Bios
Requirements:
Character Name: Saya Shuri
Age: 19
Height: 5 feet flat
Weight: 140 lbs
Description of Clothing: She normally wears T-shirts and tank-tops without logos or big brand names, and Route 66 denim jeans. She also wears velcro tennis shoes, because she can't be bothered to ties laces, and she never goes anywhere without her 'No Fear' ball-cap.
Personality: Perky and curious, but also thoughtful and introspective. She likes riddles and verbal puzzles, so she has a good head on her shoulders, and she has a certain rock/metal air about her due to the fact that she never goes anywhere without her mp3 player loaded with Metallica, DragonForce, and Rammstein songs. She likes to help and to participate, but is hard to approach becuase she doesn't trust anyone.

Saya smiles and looks at her Uncle, still sitting on his bike with his open-faced half-helmet tucked under his arm, his tank-top fluttering a bit in the breeze. "Now it's your turn - remember, you need to always follow the given format of an RP, or the whole thing will collapse around everybody's ears." And so saying, she handed her Uncle the lap-top.

[Texas Biker]

((OK! COOL I like this! This is gonna be fun))
Character Name: Texas Biker
Age: 54
Height: 6 feet
Weight: 160 lbs
Description of Clothing: Leather boots, Denim jeans, leather chaps, leather vest with "Sturgis Rally 2007" on the back, leather fingerless riding gloves, black "Ill Eagle" helmet over a CAT ball cap, clip-on sunglasses.
Personality: Normally outgoing and friendly but little tolerance for stupid people, kinda old and set in his ways. Like riddles, trivia, and books. Likes country music and classic rock.

Biker leans back on the bike, lights a cigarette with a 30 year old Zippo. Takes a deep drag and says, "This is great! What do we do when I get the Bio right? Maybe we can ride!! I havent had a pretty girl on the bike in a while."

[Saya Shuri]

Saya frowns slightly. "Well, first off, you forgot the color tags to identify the Bio as part of the other RP. And secondly," she glances sidewise at her Uncle, "that's just WRONG. I AM your niece, remember?" She sticks her tongue out at her Uncle. "I don't do bikes anyway, they make me nervous."

Saya then backs away from him, glaring at the cigarette in his mouth and refusing to say more until it's gone.

[Texas Biker]

(( No I put the color tags in. I dont know why it didnt work?))
So is this working?

T biker crushes out his cigarette and gets off the bike. "Well we could sit and talk awhile. It has been a long time since we have talked. I do want to learn how to do this.

[Texas Biker]

(( This is gonna get me in trouble too but I gotta do it)
Biker says" Hop on, lets go to town and get some coffee and talk about our lives" He remembers he has not seen this pretty little girl for at least 3 or 4 years. he remembers the day she was born and wants to talk!! Hmmm ,maybe I can learn the way to do this. He knows she and her dad are the best teachers of RP there exists!! "So Saya, get on, hang on, and ride with me!!!!"

((Teach me what is next after the bio. and where do I post all the details)) (( i dont know if I can do this but I sure wanna try))

[Saya Shuri]

((OOC: slow down! *whines* I don't have any inspiration right now! I can't post without inspiration, it'll be a crap-post, and I hate those! And yes, if you keep double-posting, it will get you in trouble...you could just send me a message to bug me, instead of double-posting *tries to rub headache away*
I can't "teach" you what is next after posting the bio, because it differs with EVERY SINGLE RP. you may have to place a sample post, wait for approval by the creator of the rp, wait until the creator gives to go ahead, or just POST, it's different for every one of them. So, let's continue with our GREEN rp that we started, so you can see the structure of a simple roleplay.))

Saya runs down the stairs from the docking bridge at the airport, feeling like she's about to throw up. That was the second time she'd been on a plane, although it might as well be the first - the first one she'd been on she'd passed out two minutes in from fear. She hated planes.
As she gets tot he bottom of the stairs, she leans against the wall, panting and trying not to gag or throw up. Oh PLEASE no, I can't take that kind of embarassment! she thinks wildly to herself. When she finally catches her breath, she stands up straight and looks around. Her Uncle, TB, didn't appear to have gotten there yet. She frowned. He was supposed to be picking her up, since she had flown all the way from Chicago to visit him. She walked over to one of the seats in the waiting area, and sat, her backpack at her feet, and waited.

[Saya Shuri]

*stares* That is not in the remotest bit like an RP post. In fact, if this were an RP site - meaning only one type of rp, one storyline, etc - I would ban you for that. And so would most other admins. And if the whole "don't post while drunk" thing wasn't a rule before, it is now.

*leaves*