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I usually do a little bit of both. Sometimes I talk about what the character is thinking, and sometimes it's just words and actions. Basically, I see it as almost like writing fiction with a bunch of people, except that each person only writes what his or her own character is doing/saying/thinking about. So RPs read a lot like stories with changing points of view...and really, any third-person story (which is at least half the novels I read) has an omniscient narrator and shifting points of view, so in the course of a typical novel told in third person, you see almost every character's thoughts as well as what they say and do. RPs are a lot like that, with the difference being that roleplays are written by a lot of authors instead of just one.

Another way I think about roleplaying online is that it's like a combination between writing and acting. You create a character and direct that character's actions and thought processes based on how you think that character would see things and what they would do, so it's a lot like acting in that respect. But at the same time, it's like writing a story, because like I said, a lot of roleplayers do tend to get descriptive in their posts, and as long as you stay within the set parameters of the roleplay (like what should and should not happen in the plot), you are very much in control of what your character does...and even here, there's acting involved, as you're writing in character. In a way, roleplaying is improv acting...sort of like "Whose Line Is It Anyway," but typed out instead of acted out on stage. biggrin

It's a fantasy series about demon hunters, but I was just wondering if you had read it because there is a character who reminds me of you to the point of scary. xd Her name is Isabelle if you ever start reading the series.

sorry guys! i was failing alg 2. blegh. hate math. anyway, on a spur of the moment, i just came up with an idea for my character. a young fairy who is kind of like the queens hand maiden/servant. she's a great singer though, and the queen would often ask her to sing for her. maybe we could give her a twist? like, her singing is magic in some way? or she could come up with songs that hold clues to what the guests have to do to fix the garden? heres what i have for her design:

its wicked expensive though. over a million. i'd be able to buy the jeweley, shoes hair, and eyes; but i'd need donations for the wings and dress. if you guys can come up with something you feel is better, then please, qoute this post and dont hesitate to let me know! biggrin