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| Lucilafel | Jun 2 2016, 10:09 AM Post #1 |
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Grading Thread grading is based on three major aspects, one of which figure more or less prominently depending on whether there's a storyteller or ref running the shindig:
The first aspect is whether or not the the topic has been written with a modicum of understanding of the English language. No matter how well planned out a topic may be, or any other good qualities it might possess, poor writing is a kiss of death. Periods, commas, semicolons, paragraphs - you name it, it needs to be used right. Not like. This; or this; or this. Or This, Which Should Be Obvious But Isn't For Some Reason That I Don't Know But Don't Like. You get, the idea, of what, I'm talking, about? Second, frankly? This is probably the single most important section. Characterization is, to put it simply, how much your character jumps out of the page at an informed reader - the more your character seems like a living breathing person, the more we can empathize with them or feel pity for them or feel sadness alongside them, the better. By the same token, playing the character generally accurate to their profile is kind of helpful here, just because if your profile talks endlessly about how meek and submissive she is, and the entire topic is about her being a brutal dominatrix or something, there's probably something wrong. The rule of thumb here is mostly the first bit, though - just play the character well and don't worry if it diverges from the profile a bit; we all learn more about our characters as we RP them. Profiles can be updated with up-to-date information, but two-dimensional characters are inherently and probably permanently flawed. Third, challenge. There is no journey without peril, whether it be a fire-breathing talking clock or just a suicidal floating bunch of trash cans - nothing in life is free, after all, and those poor sods back in the village would have already taken care of the bandit problem on their own if there weren't two dozen heavily armed lunkheads with terrible body odor in the way. If you're just walking through foes and adventures without even a shred of challenge... well, what the hell is wrong with you? You generally start off as a new character, the weakest of pretty much anyone in the world. You won't be taking out enemy hordes single-handedly for a very long time, and there are a lot of dudes along the way. Tactics can make up for some degree of disparity in raw power, but very few characters will be a complete pushover, and even the average wild slime can be fairly dangerous when cornered. This isn't a fairy tale - wild animals are just as liable to attack you, and you have significantly less resistance to being ripped in half by an orc. Obviously, this is less of an issue in topics focused mostly around character interaction, but by the same token, major mile-points in a character's development shouldn't be a rushed hack job; put some effort into it. Referees will generally provide their own degree of challenge; this section is primarily aimed at more free-form or quest-based topics. |
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