User blog:Ash9876/Roleplaying Guide by the Mizukage

Hey everyone! Your Mizukage, Ash, is here! I know I'm so late on these blogs. But with all the Fanon Canon Rebirth stuff going on, it just didn't seem like an appropriate time to start posting these. Nevertheless, the time is here and now! So, as you can tell from the name of the blog, this is a guide to roleplaying by your favorite Mizukage ever~ So let's move on!

Before I begin: This isn't a set formula or strict rules you have to apply when roleplaying. This is simply my own opinion on what is important when roleplaying and why it is important. You can choose to disregard it, or you can choose to integrate portions of it, or even all of the advice. Either way, this blog will be formatted in the following way:
 * Titles
 * Roleplay Introductions
 * Development of the Conflict
 * Continuing the Conflict
 * Conclusions
 * After the Roleplay

Titles
A seemingly irrelevant portion of a roleplay, most people disregard the title as something that summarizes the roleplay and something others don't pay attention to. I'd like to comment on this supposedly irrelevant portion of a roleplay. A roleplay is a piece of writing between two users, yes. However, more than that, a roleplay is also being displayed on a public site like this one. It is something other people do have interest in reading occasionally.

So, taking this into account, what is the first purpose of a title? To engage readers. Titles such as "X Description: Y versus Z" in my opinion sound clumsy and can deter people from reading a certain roleplay, as the premise has already been set out to appear cliche. In order to remedy this, you could consider a title that focuses on a specific metaphor or symbol? For example, if I were to use Muketsu in a roleplay, I would try to title the roleplay to integrate symbolic aspects from both characters in the roleplay in order to create an intriguing title that will capture the attention of any passing readers. Because, who doesn't like a good title?

Roleplay Introductions
Introductions within a roleplay are quite important, for obvious reasons that some people seem to overlook. Introductions are meant to, as the name might suggest, introduce things. The introduction gives insight into a variety of things that are essential within a roleplay:
 * Setting - The setting of a roleplay is exceedingly important. It determines a wide variety of "external" factors, including how you are able to manipulate the environment in order to damage your opponent, among other things. Ensure that your environment is properly defined for your opponent to read. Whether they choose to read it or not is completely their choice.
 * Characters - Obviously, the characters are the central part of the roleplay. Roleplays are based on character interactions. Having a good introduction of your character is vital to making a good first impressions. Indulge yourself into their character, make it so that you make it clear that you know how your character acts in almost any situation.
 * Conflict - The first few posts should be able to outline a clear conflict that has arisen in the roleplay, whether it cause the participants to battle or forces some other shift in tone, setting or the like. While it may be predetermined, or "go with the flow", a conflict is essential to developing a good roleplay. Otherwise, a stagnated spar does very little in characterizing your characters and showing off their potential as a whole.

Development of the Conflict
Development of the conflict is, essentially, the initiation of whatever dilemma that faces the characters and situation within the roleplay. It is what, perhaps, begins the potential battle or other scenario that the users are allowing their characters to undergo through. As such, it should be developed properly. In my honest opinion, this is probably the most poorly done of all roleplay sections because people (not all of us) like rushing into conflicts without thinking about how this affects our characters in a long-run. While I understand that fights are fun to engage in, how those fights come about is something that most people don't pay any attention to. Does this fit your character's personality to rush in a fight or the conflict that both roleplayers want to engage in? If not, how can you develop the conflict in a way that brings about your knowledge of your character as a whole without compromising the roleplayers' intents? These are the questions you should ask yourselves, guys!

Continuing the Conflict
Continuing the conflict is simple. This roleplay blog specifically focuses on fights, so I'll focus on that. However, if you do have other questions, feel free to ask me! Nevertheless...
 * More Coming Soon