Roleplay Guide

First, let's go through a few terms that will be used in this tutorial, and all e-feds in general.

E-fed- A fantasy wrestling federation, where you can pretend you are a professional wrestler.

E-Wrestler- A character, either original (like Mac daddy) or unoriginal (The Rock) used in e-feds.

Roleplays- RPs for short. Roleplaying is an interview your wrestler makes in an effort to
prove he's better than he's oppenant.

Cards- The lineup of matches. With most e-feds, there are two or more cards a week, plus a pay per view a month. Cards usually have original names to attract viewers. BBWA uses actual WWF names though.

Simulator- A program specially designed to create realistic, text based, wrestling matches.

Handler- The actual name/e-mail of the person that created and uses a particular wrestler.

jobber- an e- wrestler who doesnt roleplay

E-wrestling works a lot like the WWF, WCW, or ECW. Two wrestlers get a match set for a particular card. The two of them fight at that card, one of them wins. One of the more important factors to wrestling, and who gets a high push (high push means they're more likely to win) is if they can do a good interview. Chris Jericho and the Rock would be two perfect examples of this- Both men can get the crowd to cheer, boo, yell, and scream just by speaking. The same concept works in e-wrestling. The only difference is, roleplaying is what determines your push. Roleplaying, essentially, is your voice in e-wrestling.

By now you're asking yourself one thing- "How do I go about roleplaying?" The idea in roleplaying is to trash talk your oppenant in as witty, intelligent, and/or unique a style as possible. It's not as easy as saying "I'm going to beat you 1-2-3." and expecting it to actually happen when the President determines the winners. But before we go more in depth with how to roleplay, you need an e-wrestler. In order to be a good roleplayer, the first step is to create an e-wrestler or use an actual wrester


you've got your wrestler created. You want to try roleplaying, but you're not sure if you're good or not. Knowing how a person judges RPs would definitly enchance your chances of winning. There are many different ways that a President judges a roleplay. Quality is usually the most important factor. By quality, it means coming up with an original idea for your wrestler, making the roleplay "flow" (don't repeat yourself, don't start spitting out random sentences) and giving a vivid description of what's going on. Here are some basic rules:

[The Setup]

The first thing you must do when you roleplay is set the scence of where your roleplay takes place. You put this in parentheses before the actual roleplay. In this introduction, you tell who is present, where they are, and what they are doing. if you want you can add in other things to make the roleplay even better. Once you have done this, then you can move on to the next section. Some keys for your roleplay to lookg good are use paragraph form dont get blotched up, use periods, commas capitil letts and all that stuff where they go. It doesnt have to be a damn English paper just try to do some stuff to make it right. I will not be taking off on grammer or anything!

[What Each Person in your Roleplay Says]

The next part of your roleplay is what each person says that is in your roleplay. Instead of just having a paragraph for a roleplay, make it like a mini play instead. Before each character speaks, say who it is so the people reading it knows who is speaking. You should do this even if you only have one person in your roleplay. And if you do, then you only need to state who is speaking once. And after you state who is speaking, then put a dash or a colon before it so you can tell the difference between who is speaking and who isn't.

[Other Things that Could be Helpful]

First of all, do not write in capital letters. The reason for this is that it is too hard for other people to read what you are writing. If you are going to use all capitals, then it should only be for an exclaimation. Your whole roleplay shouldn't be one exclaimation. Another thing that will help, is for you to check your spelling carefully. This way people can understand what you wrote. setup = 1.entrance
2.stuff that goes on after you come out and before you leave
3.leavance
(explain all this exactly)

Rule 1: Be Original
This is, and by far, the most important point you must acheive. Too many e-wrestlers look and think alike these days. There are, in my opinion, way too much Steve Austin and Undertaker look-alikes. I have nothing wrong with that, as characters can share some points with real wrestlers, but the key to be original is to find something that will make your character UNIQUE. He must have something in his way of reacting, in his gimmick, that will set him apart from the pack. This applies not only in the character, but in the way he talks, acts, dresses, etc... Try to find some cool quotes that only your guy will say. No matter if your wrestler is inspired from a real one or if he's purely created, make sure he does have that touch of originality, something that only him will have, that will make him special.

Rule 2: Be Honest
Too many people want their guys to be perfect, almost like they were invincible demigods. The problem is those people never want to admit they can have flaws. The truth is, nobody's perfect, even though everybody would want to be. This is one way to be original and unique, as well. You must look at your characters' personalities from both sides. Of course, a wrestler's weakness can be used against him, but the simple fact you do admit your weaknesses also gives you an extra push with the fed head, as that's the essence of roleplaying. Don't fear to admit your character's flaws, because it will make him only more interesting and it will also highlight his strengths.

Here are some more tips so you don't become annoying, and start to lose more...
Put important words in bold, italic, or color(don't abuse the color, though); Don't use huge characters or capital letters... Actually, you can use for an end quote, but please don't put the whole text in that format... Huge and capital letters should be used to indicate your character screams(example: "you're my favorite wrestler... NOT!!!", here you notice the "NOT!!!" was the character screaming... if you know about Blade, then you know using caps all the time is VERY annoying); Hey, "TT" tags aren't too good looking for interviews... ; Imagine how would your wrestler actually talk, and write it like you see it; Try to put some emotion in there(put exclamation points and the like... a bad example would be: "Hey. You're one big piece of trash. I'll kick your ass." That sounded like the guy actually read the sentence on a piece of paper... not very life-like); Try to be innovative, and start trends;

I know that's a lot of stuff and regulations, but many of those things come naturally, while others just help make your RPs better.

More Great Tips...

Okay... Here are some tips on how to be a successful roleplayer. These are general, if you have any more specific questions, mail me with them and I'll try to answer them for you.

1. SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION. Make sure you spell all of the words you use right. Go back and double check if needed, but just try to catch the spelling errors and typos as you write. Make sure you leave spaces between words, so DON'T write like these examples...

Bad Examples.

(1) "youre dead!ill bete you in the ring!big dammy!"

(2) "Your dead, I'll beat you in the ring on monday"

In (1), the main problem was it was written by someone who is obviously illiterate. No capital letters, no spaces, it was pathetic. That person would NEVER win a match, unless they were against someone that died and was unable to roleplay.

In (2), it was good except for two things. They spelled "Your" wrong, it should've been "You're" in that use of it. And at the end, there was no period. It's still possible to win like that... But you better have some good stuff in there if you spell your words wrong frequently.

2. DON'T MAKE YOUR WRESTLER SOUND LIKE A KID. If your wrestler sounds like a 13 year old, he'll have as much of a chance of winning as a 13 year old. Watch the WWF or WCW sometime, the wrestlers don't swear and if they do, it's edited out. Also, how many 25 year old wrestlers say "p*ssy" or "d*ck?" Not too many.

Bad Examples.
(1) "Hey sh*tface p*ssy breath!"

That just sounded stupid. It, quite frankly, sucked. Grown ups don't talk like that, so your wrestlers shouldn't either. If it was up to me, I'd probably kick someone like that out of the fed for being a moron.

3. DON'T TALK LIKE A SMART. If you watch the WWF or WCW, have you EVER heard them say "jobber" or "JTTS?" In all my years, I have never heard that come from a wrestler, announcer, or commentators mouth.

Bad Examples.

(1) "I'm going to kick your ass, you jobber!"

He insulted someone by calling them a "jobber," a word that wrestlers shouldn't know and have no business saying. I don't do that, some others do, but I wouldn't reccomend it. It's not as important as that spelling thing or sounding like a kid thing, but it could make your roleplays sound better.

4. WRITE IN PARAGRAPHS. Don't jumble everything together in one big 5K paragraph. It's a little bit harder to read and doesn't look very good. Write in mulitple paragraphs, it will definately help you out.

Bad Examples.

(1) Bad Roleplayer Man: Blah blah blah blah blah blah. Blah blah blah blah blah blah. Blah blah blah blah blah blah. Blah blah blah blah blah blah. Blah blah blah blah blah blah. Blah

Everything was jumbled together and it was all crammed. It's easier to read if you write in paragraphs and it looks much better.

5. DON'T PUSH THE LENGTH. Don't feel like you need to write an 11K roleplay every time. It will get boring for you and the reader and it will be obvious that you were just trying to get it to be really long. Just make your roleplays interesting and make sure they have quality, that's more important. But don't write 1K flashes either, because those are about 3 sentences and you can't get anything good done in three sentences. The average flash is about 3-5K with good quality. Don't make 11K or 1K flashes that are boring or pointless, it's just a waste of time. If you write the flash and it ends up to be 11K in the end, then it's okay because you weren't just trying to make it really long.

6. BE DESCRIPTIVE. Describe what your wrestler is wearing, how he is acting, what he is doing. Be very descriptive so the reader can picture it in their head.

Good Examples.

(1) ["Idolizer" Fromper george sits back on a black chair, reclining. He's wearing all green and red today. Some of the clothes he's featuring are a green t-shirt that says "NoPe" on it, green sweat pants with a blue bandanna tied loosely around the left knee, and a red bandanna on his head, covering his short green hair. He looks towards the camera, stares at it for a second, then begins speaking.]

I told what he was wearing, where he was, and what he was looking at. So the reader knows that he's sitting in a chair and can picture it in their head. You don't have to be THAT descriptive, but at least give the reader an idea of what's going on.

7. DON'T BEG TO WIN. This has nothing to do with roleplaing, but... Don't e-mail the President of the league begging to win a match because it would really help you out and you need a win. It just gets the President mad at they will, most likely, job you in that match just because you asked to win. Instead of spending your time begging, write a good roleplay, you'll be more likely to win that way.

Bad Examples.

(1) Please let me win, it could really help my wrestler out and give him the push I need.

That's just obvious that your begging and it means the same as "Please let me win! I don't want to lose!" It's just pointless and will get you obsolutely nowhere.

8. DON'T USE ENDLESS PERIODS

Don't use a ton of ..........ing just to make your RP longer.

Bad Examples.

(1) I ........ ....... am ........... .......... going ........... ............... to .......... kill ......... ...... you.

Five words that took up two lines and looked really stupid. I always use 3 periods when indicating a pause. 5 and 6 ia allright though."

Swearing in Roleplays:

Did you ever notice how many guys today use the word, "f*ck"? It's just a common word now. They don't bother to put in a [BLEEP], they don't make any big deal at all. One question... how do we know when your character is really mad? Swearing has become too common in roleplays, and has lost its effectiveness when wrestlers let themselves "slip" in anger.

Don't get me wrong, words like ass, bitch, and bastard are fine. No bleeps, nothing. But when you step into the range of the f*cks and sh*ts and sexual references, try to use some control. Ask yourself, "If this were a real federation, would my promoter FIRE me over this interview?" Yes, I believe so. The fact of the matter is, you do NOT need swearing in roleplays to get heat. You could put an assorted [BLEEP] in an interview which is much much more effective than the actual word. At least it keeps the opponent guessing as to what you called them. :)

Just the plain fact is, a page of swearing is not a good roleplay. Not even a fairly good roleplay. Just control the mouth. It isn't appreciated. Cussing does not bother me but i was just trying to get to a point.