RP School for all!!!

Hmm ok...from the sounds of things i reckon that actually there are alot of people who want to RP, but don't know how/don't know people/afraid to get involved.

So how about an RP school to help show people, how to RP properly and get involved.

Not quite sure how to separate it up.

But have different lessons such as how to speak. how to use emotes, maybe even help to know what gear to wear and probably others.

The aim being to help people learn to RP. I know there are some very good guides, but you can only learn so much from a guide and hard to go from paper to the game without some kind of guidance.

Anyway just an idea that popped into my head. Let me know what you think and if any good, maybe expand on the idea.

Edit:
Roleplay School:

Basic Idea: The basic idea is to produce a school to help people learn to Roleplay (RP from now on). This would be a mix of ooc chat and ic chat. The goal is to help, new players or those wanting to learn RP, become able RP’ers, who can then RP on their own and interact properly with the rest of the community. This idea would be best if used on both the Horde and Alliance sides.

How it would work: Simply there would be teachers, students and lessons, though with anything like this you won’t have official titles. Use of RP forums, SSL forums and add-ons would be included.

Teachers: If possible, experienced and well known RP’ers would be the teachers as they would know what new people have to learn. Examples would also be used, as well as accompanying students in actual RP interactions. Teachers would give specific times when they are free to teach and students could sign up. Teachers can refuse to teach people, though would have to give acceptable reasons. Special group sessions can be arranged too, so that students can learn to participate in larger events.

Students: Students would be anyone willing to learn and be willing to listen to teachers. They would sign up to sessions, probably on first come first serve basis, though might arrange for specific people if they have limited time. Students can leave at any time when they feel ready or a teacher can declare them able to RP and not in need of more teaching.

Lessons: Lessons would be personal based on the teacher and what the student has learned, though a rough guide can be used. Certain teachers can specialise if they wish, while others can teach multiple aspects of RP. If a forum is set up then an area for students can be made, where teachers write up what occurred during the lesson. Then another teacher can pick up, whilst avoiding repeating the same information.

Categories of teaching: (here is where I would especially like help to cover all information)

Speech: This would teach people how to speak properly.

Emoting: This would teach people how to emote properly.

Stories: This would teach people the basics on creating and developing stories (though of course stories would be unique)

Lore: This would cover lore and explain to people how to use lore properly and not abuse it (such as what information a player should have.)

Combat: How to fight in RP

Itemisation: This could be teaching people how to figure out what equipment they should wear.

Interaction: How to interact with people.
Group events: This would teach people how to interact in larger groups (4-6 probably)

Large events: Special sessions where large group interactions occur

Management: These could be special sessions where a student is taught how to create their own large events or run a guild. This would probably not apply to everyone and so would be more unique teaching.

Ok that’s what I have so far. I would really love some more in put from the RP community.

Forgot: Thanks to Manovan. his guide helped me get basic ideas.

Other discussions are here:

http://forums.wow-europe.com/thread.html?topicId=4965898117&postId=49651918481&sid=1#0

http://wearelegion.forumakers.com/suggestions-f14/rp-school-for-all-t247.htm#1207

Edit: Added more information to original post

I like it
i think the best RPers on SSL can teach:)
where, how and when you wanna do this?

Well firstly if this plan was to go ahead i would need to have some idea of who would be willingly to teach and who would want to learn. I know some friends who said they would like to learn, but need to advertise to the rest of the server. Especially the people who don't check the forums.

Kinda have a secret hope of converting those who don't like to RP normally.

Anyway the how where and when would in my opinion be down to the teachers themselves. As everyone knows people can have conflicting schedules and trying to get a specific time each week would probably be very difficult. Therefore it would be similar...hmm not really sure. It would be like optional classes that students would take when they have time.

Not sure what exactly you have in mind..
But I might be up for helping out if I got time left

Altough.. I suggest teaching both IC and OOC with a very simple idea..

Do it like in the Dark ages, if there's bad RPers that want to learn how to RP better.. get a master or teacher, both IC and OOC.
Archmages with students, Deathknights with apprentices and Knights with Squires.. or maybe just townsfolk with people who are new in town.
This way you have like 1 partner (or maybe a few students under one teacher) who teaches, wich doesnt make learning RP more complicated as it is.. cause following this entire system seems harder then the actual learning..

We could also just redirect all new RPers or ones that want to improve to this Forum? and make a special post with tips for them (like Borgrimm had one)



I think the council can help big-time in this, since it's the actual function of the Council to improve RP. We could IC hire a historian who could teach about lore, a writer to help people create stories, a librarian or so to teach people how to write, a Councillor or advisor to teach people how to speak, Tailorers for the rich people who can help townsfolk how to dress nicely, guards and adventurers who can teach how to fight (plenty of those? or maybe some Military-guilds can aid)
If there's people willing to learn.. the SW Council could probably help create a lot of RPevents around them

btw.. SIGNED as teacher

I feel it's kind of my duty as Councillor to help in this.. and my post has little work atm anyway, so gief student

Im an Archmage
Gief teacher rank! Im going to teach those little scumbags how to be a mage! *cackle* I also willing to teach shamans or priest since i have those to

Hmm good idea. I was sure whether to make the school RP, but i suppose ooc on forums and ic in game (with ooc whispers to help).

Also would need to advertise to people. Alot of people who don't RP also don't use forums so would need some sort of in game advertisement.

Also i would like to see a horde, version, though with only 1 account hard for me.

Tbh what Fero suggested sounds really nice.. buuut imo for a totally beginer it would be too complicated.
Hmm.. *shrugs*
Soo i would say to only move to that part after the little student finishes the "elementary school"

And as i said on the realm forum, while the summer lasts i can help (on an alt preferably). After summer i don't know yet how much time i will have.

if they want to learn to RP, give them this link.. let them sign somewhere and read a bit..
Even if they are total noobs or don't use forums.. they can start using it a bit? :S or we can simply tell them the site in-game.

We'll see how it goes