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Post by creamymemer on Apr 23, 2016 18:52:11 GMT
So I'm really trying hard to start roleplaying as Dirk and I'm still kinda struggling (mostly because my mind does not like to consider Dirk without sliding my Dave muse in there which is not what I want) so I was wondering if any Dirk rpers had any good guides to share/tips to give? I also opened this thread so that other rpers with the same issue can get some help because we all need variety its the spice in my ass lets go
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Post by Chairubplay on Apr 23, 2016 21:07:19 GMT
HELLO I AM A DIRK WITH TIPS TO GIVE!
I also want to be a good Roxy, I truly do, but she eludes me.
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Post by hanka on Apr 23, 2016 21:23:55 GMT
i want to play scratch and Chairubplay says i'm fine but i'm not fine. it's not fine. life is pain. i can give tips on vriska, rose and damara. dirk i started playing a lot more recently, so i defer to chair, BUT... good things to keep in mind are that dirk doesn't really think in half-measures. shit's either the best thing to ever happen, or you might as well decapitate him right now. he's bad at getting his feelings out there, but boy does he have a good number of them. none of this impassive strider bullshit will fly here, let me tell you. he's totally a drama queen. "i don't think i could ever kill roxy i'd rather stab myself in the dick" shut up about your dick no one asked. dick jokes always help. |
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Post by creamymemer on Apr 23, 2016 21:24:46 GMT
Ahh I've never rped Roxy but I've written some fanfic with her, so I think I can give some advice that will make your Roxy like 8.125% better.
I guess I get the core identity of Dirk understood: He prefers to be in control (tacking himself as the leader) he can be a bit pushy (self-proclaimed "bullying jake into a relationship" and all that) blah de blah. I guess it's just his manner of speaking that really fucks with me.
i could probably do a mute!dirk like a fucking champ but the second he opens his mouth all that comes out is normal spongebob.
"hi how are ya."
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Post by creamymemer on Apr 23, 2016 21:25:58 GMT
also good point hanka i must keep an ample supply of dick jokes in my bedside drawer.
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Post by Debbie Does Dallas on Apr 23, 2016 21:26:49 GMT
I also want to be a good Roxy, I truly do, but she eludes me. SLIDES ON OVER TO YOU. Need help with ROXY huh....  ? B) passes u a slip of paper with my roxy rps on it... |
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Post by astrivid on Apr 23, 2016 21:29:29 GMT
I'm always trying to work on the characters I rp and want to rp. Still trying my hardest at Striders. My Sollux is always improving but I have a long way to go lmao
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Post by Homestuck on Apr 23, 2016 21:30:20 GMT
Did you mean all of them??
I really wish I could be a good Dave or Karkat lmao.
I could give tips on Dirk, Gamz or Kankri - i think I know their characters pretty competently.
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Post by Chairubplay on Apr 23, 2016 21:32:31 GMT
Another thing with Dirk is that the boy is utterly, completely sick of his own shit while simultaneously holding a lot of stock in his abilities. He can rag on himself all he wants but the second that somebody ELSE suggests he's anything less than capable, the gloves are off and he does everything in his power to prove that he's made of iron and can handle anything.
With regard to how he speaks, he's eloquent but not to the point of loquaciousness, with plenty of humdrum layman's speech peppered throughout. Basically, take Rose when she's not trying to intimidate someone with her vocabulary and throw in some variations of the word "fuck" every so often and you've about got it.
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Post by astrivid on Apr 23, 2016 21:32:52 GMT
Homestuckgod please help me on Kanrki so I may fulfill my need for Kankri x Mituna x Latula
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Post by Debbie Does Dallas on Apr 23, 2016 21:34:00 GMT
Honestlyyyy I just wanna be good at Dirk. goddamn. let me be good at Dirk!!!
i can improve on my Dave and AR just fine on my own but DIRK??? WHY DOES HE CONTINUE TO ELUDE ME?
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Post by Dave Strider on Apr 23, 2016 21:45:06 GMT
I wish I could rp Dave honestly!!! From what I've gathered he's a lot like Sollux - that's the main problem. I'm not sure that if I started roleplaying him, I would just do a bad copy/paste of my Sollux.
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Post by astrivid on Apr 23, 2016 21:49:04 GMT
I wish I could rp Dave honestly!!! From what I've gathered he's a lot like Sollux - that's the main problem. I'm not sure that if I started roleplaying him, I would just do a bad copy/paste of my Sollux. They're similar in a lot of ways- and in fact share a lot of the same lines of dialogue in canon, but it's not a perfect 1 to 1 |
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Post by Homestuck on Apr 23, 2016 21:50:17 GMT
Homestuck god please help me on Kanrki so I may fulfill my need for Kankri x Mituna x Latula  basically. nah i got some more characterization tips that i can pm u if you want tho |
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Post by creamymemer on Apr 23, 2016 21:53:00 GMT
Yeah I started out rping Dave and I only managed to get a grasp on Sollux by starting with my Dave and kinda revising their core personalities because even though their dialogue is similar their personalities have a lot of differences. But chair your advice sounds prettygood (now if only i could roleplay Rose we'd be in business ayylmao) I'll definitely go back and read Rose and Dirk pesterlogs to get an idea for what you're getting at -finger guns-
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