wolfborn4
Night Howler
Leeeeets not use that
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- Thread starter Catharsis
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JokerValentine
We Out
@Stormlight I came from the IG wolf community, and they did that all the time. You triggered a major cringe flashback. º-ºBobisdead123 said:
Idea
The Pun Tyrant
well, if you mean the accent thing, I won´t it. Heck, I doubt I could even if I wanted to.
However...using vocabulary such as, for example, replacing "hands" with "paws" is something I think simply makes sense, so in that regard, I will still be taking THAT aspect of it.
However...using vocabulary such as, for example, replacing "hands" with "paws" is something I think simply makes sense, so in that regard, I will still be taking THAT aspect of it.
JokerValentine
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well... it gets to a point where you can overdo it. For example: putting in unnecessarily long words to replace detail and imagination.Idea said:
Idea
The Pun Tyrant
for example?JokerValentine said:
JokerValentine
We Out
The community I once belonged to used the words "maw" "pelt" "oculine" "fae" "sensors" and "pedestals" more often than any other words. Also, there was a large emphasis on physical description, and not much on character development. This, as you could probably imagine, led to numerous flat characters. It was almost an ego trip for the writer, praising one's own character and never developing anything past an image.Idea said:
Again, this is in extreme cases. Using "wolfspeak" can have benefits, but some need to be a tad more creative, in my opinion. If one can develop his or her character in a more genuine way, then I have no quarrel.
Idea
The Pun Tyrant
I see. Well, this is speaking from the perspective of a non-native speaker, but I had hardly heard of those words, or them being used to describe wolf parts (with one exception-maw).JokerValentine said:
I agree, ego trips on description that lead to poor characters are wrong, however (and without wanting to turn this into too much of an argument), so is missing the character itself. If we are talking wolves here, they won´t use words like "hands", or "hair" because those are human traits. Something like "sensors", I believe would be overdoing it, but in that case, the writer has gone beyond what is actually the wolf´s point of view. Rather ironically, I´d say that person has more or less gone through the path you are suggested, and tried making things up, getting hung up on it.
In conclusion, and as I said before, I do not defend "wolfspeak" in totality, as it would make posts in general much harder to read, as well as sometimes being simply useless. However, I also think dismissing it completely is going out of the character`s POV, something that should be done in no circumstances.
Stormlight
New Member
While Wolfspeak isn't my way to roleplay, it can be a way to roleplay for some people. I just wanted to make that distinction, to make sure we weren't going on that train and the experience i was getting myself into, was something that i could enjoy and immerse myself into. Anyway, wolfspeak isn't the usage of paws for hands or something trivial like that but rather the roleplaying style that drops the usage of articles, includes a huge amount of passive voice and is using self created words and non-synonyms, resulting into sentence fragments. Additionally Wolfspeak tends to ignore connotation completely and denotation of its words to some degree. All that makes for a rather boring experience, which is denoted by many as cringe.Idea said:
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JokerValentine
We Out
I see your point. I wouldn't want to have a wolf-ish character refer to itself as human. That is crossing into a whole 'nother realm in its entirety. Anyways, I pretty much agree with your opinion. I wasn't cringing at the wolfspeak in its entirety either (somethign I didn't really make clear), but a lot of the unnecessary word choice and the over-fancying style ruin a Roleplay. Don't spend all your money on the car so you can't afford the journey of a lifetime, or something like that.Idea said:
Spacekitty
Recently Resurrected Divine Feline Entity.
Wolf speak is near unreadable and therefore pointless.
Sure use, pelt, paw and maw etc when describing physical body parts. That's just like using head, skin and face when your describing a person
Sure use, pelt, paw and maw etc when describing physical body parts. That's just like using head, skin and face when your describing a person
Spacekitty
Recently Resurrected Divine Feline Entity.
The wolf speak was unreadable! I would have to ask for a complete translation! Lots of pointless words!
Idea
The Pun Tyrant
That, as I hope I made clear, is something I will definitely not use.Stormlight said:
JokerValentine
We Out
Right there with you. Changing the subject, how are you doing?Idea said:
Idea
The Pun Tyrant
great, though I remain pretty busy.JokerValentine said:
JokerValentine
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Same here. Hope all is well.Idea said:
Mystique
Slave of the Night
I would love to join in this roleplay!
JokerValentine
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We are keeping a running log going, so I added you! Can't wait!Mystique said:
Mystique
Slave of the Night
Awesome! Thank you!JokerValentine said:
Idea
The Pun Tyrant
a log?JokerValentine said:
JokerValentine
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@lonely and taco and I kept track of everyone interested so everyone could be included and informed when we start. I have you down as well.Idea said:
Catharsis
Too Far Gone
JokerValentine
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(:3)(:3)(:3)(:3)(:3)(:3)Lonelytaco said:
NyxNightmare
Neko Addict
yay~
Tasteless
Boink Bean
I am interested. Has the true thread been created?
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