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<blockquote data-quote="Glyfair" data-source="post: 3051921" data-attributes="member: 53">One thing to consider is that perhaps you are delving too far into the &quot;improvisation acting&quot; area of roleplaying.&nbsp; You may feel that's the &quot;proper&quot; way to roleplay, but if you are having issues with it in practice, then maybe it's not quite right for you.&nbsp; See if you can tone your expectations down a bit, without abandoning the general idea.There was an article in Dragon years ago that described the &quot;Vicarious Participator&quot; school of roleplaying.&nbsp; Basically, it dealt with a style of play where you treatithe character more as an extension of yourself than a completely different personality.&nbsp; While I doubt you want exactly this, maybe move closer on the scale to this.&nbsp; Don't be so ambitious with your character's personalities.&nbsp; Put more of yourself into the character, so you can focus on the differences without everything being a difference.After all, athletes don't start their training by stretching to the full limits they want to reach.&nbsp; They start small and work up to it.&nbsp; Skills like acting should be similiar.&nbsp; You'll develop them better by not overreaching.Try using the KISS principle.&nbsp; Find a few simple hooks for your character that you use that are simple.&nbsp; When you start using them then you'll find yourself falling into character more easily, rather than trying to jump into complete character immediately.&nbsp; Maybe you gesture with a wand in character, and use your pen or pencil as a prop regularly.&nbsp; Maybe you have a catchphrase you use a lot (for a recent example in the news, &quot;Crikey!&quot;).&nbsp; Maybe you have an affectation like always repeating part of a sentence (&quot;I am running for my life, I am&quot;).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Glyfair, post: 3051921, member: 53"] One thing to consider is that perhaps you are delving too far into the "improvisation acting" area of roleplaying. You may feel that's the "proper" way to roleplay, but if you are having issues with it in practice, then maybe it's not quite right for you. See if you can tone your expectations down a bit, without abandoning the general idea. There was an article in [i]Dragon[/I] years ago that described the "Vicarious Participator" school of roleplaying. Basically, it dealt with a style of play where you treatithe character more as an extension of yourself than a completely different personality. While I doubt you want exactly this, maybe move closer on the scale to this. Don't be so ambitious with your character's personalities. Put more of yourself into the character, so you can focus on the differences without everything being a difference. After all, athletes don't start their training by stretching to the full limits they want to reach. They start small and work up to it. Skills like acting should be similiar. You'll develop them better by not overreaching. Try using the KISS principle. Find a few simple hooks for your character that you use that are simple. When you start using them then you'll find yourself falling into character more easily, rather than trying to jump into complete character immediately. Maybe you gesture with a wand in character, and use your pen or pencil as a prop regularly. Maybe you have a catchphrase you use a lot (for a recent example in the news, "Crikey!"). Maybe you have an affectation like always repeating part of a sentence ("I am running for my life, I am"). [/QUOTE]

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