How can I become a better roleplayer?

How can I become a better roleplayer?:
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Posted by Bearclaw on July 2, 2000 at 18:37:14:

First off I don't consider myself a BAD roleplayer, I've had a number of empowered characters one tattoed and have been in every cabal except entropy so I know basically how a character should act according to their role. My problem is that I never seem to get very far into the roleplay, it doesn't come naturally to me, sometimes what I'm saying feels dumb and I feel like an idiot, occasionally I'll "connect" with my character and I'll do alright but most of the time every single sentence is an effort whereas some people seem to be able to pull it off unconsiously. Does anyone else have this same problem?

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Don't listen to them, here is the secret.. Bemus-ed 22:25:54 7/3/2000 (2)
- So -that- is why Palan was always standing next to Yagar. (n/t) Proud Blade(VIP) 22:35:22 7/3/2000 (1)
  - You'd have to ask Palan or Yagar that :P (n/t) Bemus-ed 03:49:20 7/4/2000 (0)
Thanks for the good suggestions all n/t Bearclaw 15:13:20 7/3/2000 (0)
Reflections on a life Gobnait 09:03:34 7/3/2000 (0)
What I do... Jheriohn 08:24:04 7/3/2000 (0)
How to become a better roleplayer, the Søren-way Søren(VIP) 05:07:39 7/3/2000 (1)
- DIKU giving advice on RPing? *gack* [FTA] The Idealist 10:53:09 7/4/2000 (0)
My one piece of advice... Graham 04:51:54 7/3/2000 (0)
Re: How can I become a better roleplayer? Vis 02:20:34 7/3/2000 (0)
You simply do this.... Mordeth 01:22:26 7/3/2000 (0)
My advice: Proud Blade(VIP) 00:58:19 7/3/2000 (0)
My Advice... (text) Jaehiko 21:18:27 7/2/2000 (0)
Re: How can I become a better roleplayer? Jachyra 20:30:58 7/2/2000 (2)
- Unless you need to perfect your tannie skills I think they are an ideal class to mess around witrh. Nt Eric Prothero 21:15:00 7/2/2000 (1)
  - I find it boring for ranking ie, haste groupmates, slow, soften beastie etc.. sleep.....nt Jachyra 13:01:58 7/3/2000 (0)
I feel your pain.... Eric Prothero 20:11:29 7/2/2000 (0)

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Comments:	> First off I don't consider myself a BAD roleplayer, I've had a number of empowered characters one tattoed and have been in every cabal except entropy so I know basically how a character should act according to their role. My problem is that I never seem to get very far into the roleplay, it doesn't come naturally to me, sometimes what I'm saying feels dumb and I feel like an idiot, occasionally I'll "connect" with my character and I'll do alright but most of the time every single sentence is an effort whereas some people seem to be able to pull it off unconsiously. Does anyone else have this same problem?