--- In role_playing_for_dummies@yahoogroups.com, "Robin"
<robinvoigt@...> wrote:

> This is more my curiousity on how everyone else who does role playing
> online likes to introduce their characters. I feel no matter how much
> you like to try otherwise, a character cant be adequately introduced
> in your first post. They must evolve a bit over the series of the
> first few posts to a group before you really cant get a good feel as a
> player for who your character is, as well as share that with others.



Regardless of how long a post is, I think it takes 2 to 3 posts
Maximum to introduce a character before pushing him or her into
forwarding plot. Anymore we need to know about your character must
then be told on the fly while the character is engaging in action.

Anything after 3 posts of straight introduction, and you are just
playing with yourself.