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dark acacia · 01-28-2013, 01:59 AM

Most rp-enforced games I've played required long and short descriptions.

Short descriptions are exactly that, they are a single sentence with a brief description of the character. When you look in a room or enter it, you see the short descriptions of other PCs. It's handy in games where PCs are not assumed to know each others' names without being introduced first. There's actually an introduction command in some games which replaces the short description text, but I really dislike it. You end up getting people who think that randomly introducing themselves to other people out of the blue is acceptable roleplay.

Long descriptions are more detailed and show up when you look at a specific PC.

01-28-2013, 01:59 AM	#4
dark acacia Banned Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 263	Re: PC physical descriptions Most rp-enforced games I've played required long and short descriptions. Short descriptions are exactly that, they are a single sentence with a brief description of the character. When you look in a room or enter it, you see the short descriptions of other PCs. It's handy in games where PCs are not assumed to know each others' names without being introduced first. There's actually an introduction command in some games which replaces the short description text, but I really dislike it. You end up getting people who think that randomly introducing themselves to other people out of the blue is acceptable roleplay. Long descriptions are more detailed and show up when you look at a specific PC.