Advice/Help (Advice/help) How do I write a character who communicates by laughing?

[Cotton Tail]

I'd like to play with Ripper Roo, a fandom character from the Crash Bandicoot video game series. I don't know how it'd go in rps, since he talks via manic laughter. How would I write this?

 

[Daisie]

"Why, hello there!" It was strange. His speech was never comprised of words, but raucous, screeching laughter. How anyone could make heads or tails of it was a mystery, yet the impression of his meaning was still always there, hidden away somehow. "You really have a way of giving strangers odd looks, don't you?"


I actually have experience in something similar - a character with no face, yet still gives the odd impression of expressions to the people who look at him. Like his very smile is crawling up their backs.

Lovely stuff!

 

[Cotton Tail]

Thanks so much for your reply! I love how you wrote your example. You gave me a great foundation for me to build off of.

 

[Spoiled Bread]

Ah, I still remember him dropping TNTs on my face

Anyway, for character who doesn't talk in conventional way you should focus less on the speech but more on the body languages. Write how his laughter is mixed with threatening growls as he bared his fangs while talking with enemies, or how he keeps hopping joyously when he's happy with the gift he just receives.

 

[Cotton Tail]

The rp I'd like to use him in is a tavern walk-in that was created recently. Yeah, body language would definitely help, but how would I have communicate with other characters?

 

[Cogwork]

Yeah, body language would definitely help, but how would I have communicate with other characters?

Just write what he's trying to convey in addition to describing the body language? That's how I handle similar characters.

 

[Spoiled Bread]

The rp I'd like to use him in is a tavern walk-in that was created recently. Yeah, body language would definitely help, but how would I have communicate with other characters?

That's the neat part... you don't.

Unless you really want Ripper Roo to talk, or use alternative communication method like having him write on a paper or something. Otherwise try your best with body languages and laughs and grunts.

Don't be shy about playing a character that don't talk though. EMBRACE IT. It's part of the character and you might find the type of fun that you can't get from playing regular talking character.

If you want to have an easier time with this you can also have another player plays a character that already has deep bond with him and acts like a translator.

Ripper Roo: **laugh maniacly**

Character 2: He said he wants extra sauce on his burger