Nakeds Workshop Thread
No Scavenger Hunts for Advice

https://www.sindome.org/bgbb/open-discussion/theme/description-workshop-thread-229/

So, that said, I have three suggestions for naked's and they are longer form than both of the suggestions in the description thread.

First,

All your nakeds should stand on their own. Codedly, they have too. If you look at one of your nakeds, and say, well this references something that's not visible when that naked is on it's own. Then you've done something wrong systematically.

Good example of this rule being broken, just kinda spitballed here.

naked back is Her back is a patchwork continuation of the features on her limbs, gnarled and ugly. With a hunch that forces her shoulders down.

Second,

All your nakeds and for that matter features like them,(voice and scent and whatever else there is) should be descriptive and not vague. And also be relevant no matter what and where you are.

Good bad example of this,

Their eyes pierce you with a gaze that seems to look at you with disdain and peer through you.

First off, what if you're in a room with no people. At that point you are breaking the fourth wall.

Second off, what if I'm hidden and looking at you.

Better version,

Hawk-like, their eyes peer out, taking in the area with a slightly squinted look of disdain.

Don't convey other people, convey how you are interacting with the environment, if you must.

Third

Account for situations, and update your nakeds regularly.

Got your eye shot out, well you're gonna have a new scar there probably, write it in.

Had sex, add in some references to claw marks on your back naked.

Been grappling outside, add some minor scuffs and scraps to your legs and arms.

Trust me this stuff adds a lot of shit to the game, and makes people enjoy roleplaying with you more. I've had scenes where at the end I've OOCly been like, "So what minor marks would you have left on my body?" Even in a fight where that person missed every hit, negotiating a little something that they might have done mid fight roleplaying wise, engages them. Even something as simple as having spit in your head naked after someone spits on you.

Finally, keep it simple, no one except MOOsexers want a 3 paragraph description of your groin, including glans size, status of circumcision and explicit description of length or puffiness. Less is more, in almost every case here.

Great feedback, really makes me think again about my @nakeds, and wanting to improve for immersion and fun all around.

I try not to keep my @nakeds longer than necessary, only to get all details explained. Sometimes I feel like trying to make them longer, but at the same time, I can't be bothered to read anyone who has walls and walls of text. So, I guess taking this into regards is important.

Also the thing with not writing things by opinion is very important, this is making me want to rewrite a load of things.

Having the same thing copy-pasted into both @nakeds reads so tediously.

Left or right pick one and stick with it.

The one you pick is the bulk, if you say, get that limb cut off, or something permanent there, the bulk description moves.

So like, ears

@naked left ear is "Small and dainty, these ears sit level with her eyeline, and protrude from her head in a manner that is similar to a primate. On her left ear is a series of six piercings in the cartilage."

@naked right ear is "On her right ear lies a scar that looks like a series of piercings were ripped out."

Say Character A gets stabbed and lit on fire, but by some miracle, they don't die. They get some brains in various places and of course, cut up from aforementioned stabbing. They go get patched up and the injuries themselves have healed after a day or two.

Can Player A change their @nakeds to reflect potential scarring? Can they have a sweet stab wound and maybe some singed hair for a few days?

I didn't know whether something is "healed" by either a PC or NPC doc if players can opt to make changes to their nakeds to reflect things like scars, especially once healed.

Want to have a badass set of scars from the 16 bullets you took, go ahead.

Replace your name with the pronoun you would be using for your character.

No-bueno:

Parik's arms look like someone shrank lev-trains and slapped them onto a pile of beef.

Better:

His arms look like someone shrank lev-trains and slapped them onto a pile of beef.

I've seen this a few times, and it always puts me in a weird spot. It's a super easy mistake to make, and there's no way that I could clock who you were down to a T based on the shape of your biceps. An easy fix for this is to do @nakeds and run a quick ctrl+f for your character name.

The point of my question was specifically for RP generation. Thank you for the idea!