Talk:A Guide to Blood Elf Roleplay

Looks lovely so far. From the top of my head I can't think of anything that requires adding, though I'm interested in where we should begin. Thoughts? -- Hrisskar 09:37, September 30, 2010 (UTC)

Pick a chapter and start fleshing it out, I'd say. :) Maybe copy the history you already had in the other guide? Auburn(SWC) 15:02, September 30, 2010 (UTC)

I didn't want to condense the history into a few sentences as was done on the night elf guide. The history is just too important. I'll continue with the rest of the history later on. -- Hrisskar 16:32, September 30, 2010 (UTC)

Hmm, but full length versions already exist in WoWwiki as secondhand, and as firsthand in Warcraft Encyclopaedia? The purpose of shortening it for the nelf guide was to give a quick-reference version for people who don't have time to read through all that. For people who do, the full length can always be linked. Auburn(SWC) 20:10, September 30, 2010 (UTC)

Drafted sections on belfs in the horde and the physiology chapter. I didn't reiterate the roots of belf magic obsession, a link to the history chapter should be enough. Both are quite longwinded right now, I'll edit them down to something reasonable later. I'm also horribly tempted to just summarise the magic chapter as "well we don't have vampires so we have belfs, they just suck magic rather than blood". Sarcasm probably isn't the helpful way to go, though. It might also be better to save the whole magic/sex/BDSM-association for the sexuality chapter. (What I have in mind there is basically similar to how dyke nelfs were handled in the nelf guide - discuss the cliche, discuss the lore relating to it, and finally, underline how to go about it in the context of a T-rated game). Auburn(SWC) 07:40, October 1, 2010 (UTC)

What about using bits and pieces of the Belf guide that Soraya wrote on the general RP forums? Definitely some useful information in there. {Clicky}

I've got that guide linked as a must-read on Suncrown's forum, infact! It's definately a good source. Reading over it now for anything we may be able to pick out. -- Hrisskar 11:21, October 1, 2010 (UTC)

Soraya's got some good reference for the common mistakes section, but I don't think she said much in the way of how to do it right - more of how not to do it wrong. But yeah, it's worth checking as a reference. Auburn(SWC) 11:40, October 1, 2010 (UTC)

Would it be worth adding a sub-section on appearances or naming perhaps, or would that likely fit into mindset? Flamboyance and runic tattoos etc. -- Hrisskar 11:44, October 1, 2010 (UTC)

The appearance and naming should go someplace, you're right about that. Maybe under culture? We can reorder things as seems handy later on. Worth keeping in mind while writing it: there's a limit to what you can display on an avatar, and there's a limit to how much it's sensible to deviate from the visual in FlagRSP. What I like about Soraya's is the "how to construct a name" -guide - but lets not start with "anime names are wrong". They are - but browbeating people with their mistakes often just makes them defend them harder. Auburn(SWC) 12:07, October 1, 2010 (UTC)

Rather than simply say that such-and-such is wrong, we should concentrate our attention on such-and-such being right. That way we're not directly criticising people yet our point still comes across. -- Hrisskar 12:29, October 1, 2010 (UTC)

Intending to discuss issues of government and organisation after I complete the sin'dorei section of history. -- Hrisskar 12:36, October 13, 2010 (UTC)

Added notes on mindset and how that impacts roleplay - have a look, see if you agree and if it seems useful to developing a character, if somethign should be changed or added. I'll clean it up later (or someone else can if they have time/enthusiasm). I'm also noticing that since a lot of the lore is history, it's hard to discuss anything without referencing that. Not sure how to solve that yet. -- Auburn(SWC) 14:07, October 13, 2010 (UTC)