Sincerely wondering if I could monetize being an ad staff

This, mainly. The only time I notice something is 'too long' is when my eyes were already glazing over from boredom at what I was reading, in which case any additional length becomes exponentially more intolerable.

I also don't put word counts on my posts or try to 'match' my thread partners, just vibe check if we're giving each other enough to go off of.

The only thing I've noticed wrt my own writing length is my apps tend to be on the wordier side and the word count goes up when I'm writing fight scenes.

The Law put it well. A high stakes site plot is about having consequences that stick.

Maybe it's that a site board was altered in a way that it forces a rewrite of that board description. Maybe a canon npc was ousted from their position and replaced with a different character. An item of tech or magic discovered that became a permanent feature of the site shop or opened up a character upgrade path. Something that members will look back on fondly and remember the "before" and "after" states of the board relative to the site plot.

Riffing off of what other people have said:

I don't like slice of life/real world stories. Not in tv, not in books, and not in my own writing. There has to be some kind of supernatural element present, or barring that, something highly unusual about the world setting (like a crime series where the characters inexplicably run into a new criminal organization every week) or I am bored to tears.

I don't like endgame shipping plots where the characters are already pre-determined to be together before they're even made.

I don't like stat heavy systems where I have to do a lot of math, or PvP unless the outcome has already been pre-determined in ooc discussions. (This is not restricted to just combat; a situation where manipulative character A is trying to argue that suspicious character B should trust them, for instance, is also something I would classify as a PvP scene.) This doesn't mean that every beat of the scene has to be plotted out beforehand, but I should at least know what outcome I can expect to work towards; otherwise, it feels too much like trying to "beat" the other player, and if I wanted that kind of competitive environment I'd go play a real video game with real rules instead of writing on a forum.

On that note, I don't like playing as innocent, sweet, cheerful characters whose pain is largely caused by the world being cruel to them instead of something they did to themselves. The reactions I live for getting are "I feel bad for them but my god their interior life is messed up."

please, enjoy the suffering I went through (feat. port 6 tennant)

+1 for more bkornblume fan art please

tl;dr: no, I don't.

the long version: I don't tell most people about my nerdy hobbies that they also don't share, because I hate being that one person who makes other people feel they have to make polite conversation about something they don't have any context for and couldn't care less about. Even among my nerdy friends, talking about "your rp character" is a bit like talking about "your D&D character" to a group of people who play D&D - while they might understand the context, at the end of the day, nobody cares about your specific story arc except for your group of friends who "had to be there" to fully appreciate the in-jokes and the emotional bonding you got from going through the highs and lows of the campaign together.

If it somehow comes up in conversation, I'll frame it as a "collaborative writing group online" as some people in this thread have mentioned earlier. Usually that will get an "oh, huh" and no follow-up, which is fine by me. It's probably smoother than having to explain what "forum role-playing" is to people who've never encountered a forum rp.

the exception is my husband, because I tell him everything, he says he appreciates hearing me talk about my creative process, and I can mine him for research (e.g. "hey, you're an engineer, can you tell me if XYZ sci-fi thing is based in reality, or completely made-up bullshit?")

head empty no posts

ships are overrated

embrace the nonsensically diverse web of platonic connections instead

Hi, I'm Jenesis.

Enter a familiar world where old is new once more. Where every man, woman, and child dreams of glory and where Legends and Myths collide. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Starting in Johto with one of 3 starters...


We are a Heart Gold/Soul Silver Pokémon RP based on the games, but you do not need to have played them to enjoy ZapdosZulu.

◓ A simple and player-friendly battle system. You only worry about the RP, Mods handle the numbers.

◓ Includes Pokémon from all Gens! Collect all your favorites.

◓ Become a member of the nefarious Team Rocket, or tryout for the International Police Force!

(looks at my folders)

no discernible theme except pretty people, really-- though I tend to avoid faces that look like normal humans.
It's animanga let me play bizarre hairstyles and wild hair/eye colors

13 I feel is a lot and would limit my interest in joining a site if I couldn't easily remember who all the factions were. I think it's more manageable if you have subcategories for the factions, such as "5-8 of these factions are in Location A vs Location B" or "are Good vs Evil" and whatnot. If certain factions are restricted to specific character types, that also helps cut down on analysis paralysis. If factions are tied to forum membergroups, I would also advocate for fewer rather than more, or it just turns into a confusing smorgasbord of colors.



I could go either way on this, and it wouldn't affect my decision to join a site.

On the one hand, faction canons can help shape the direction of a site in a ready-made way, and provide plot hooks for people who otherwise wouldn't have a reason to thread with each other.

On the other hand, there can be perceived unfairness if staff members/early adopters gobble up all of the canon slots, particularly if canons start with a higher Reputation than non-canons. This can be mitigated by having a site shop purchase required before you can play a canon, or more stringent activity requirements for canons (so people can't just take a slot for the sake of saying they have one and coast on it), or a system whereby canons earn their position ICly (which can also create opportunities for non-canons to become canons).



Without knowing what you mean by "stats" it's hard to judge on this one. Most stat systems I'm familiar with are along the lines of "my character can beat up your character" or "this is the most powerful spell my character can cast." I agree that it would be strange if stats affected mission threads, but didn't affect non-mission threads, or if people could only earn stats by participating in missions (especially with Reputation being a thing - will a character with high Reputation but low stats create issues with how people should respond to them in rp?). It might also be a problem if "grinding for stats" was perceived as more valuable rp than simple social threads.

Seconding all of this in general - I'm mildly less allergic to "plot hook" type shippers, though I still suck at making words for those too. >.>



I don't know if it says something about animanga rpc in general but I have never been on a site where being cishet was the overwhelming norm.



ok but only half-joking when I say I'm stealing this. sorry not sorry