I usually don't reread or save my stuff, I think rping is the journey not the destination. BUT, I'm on the floor that my magnum opus is in a 75k word google doc only shared with the other rper and no one else will never know why I'm torn over "a red rose met a sunset sky."



I think my fave part of rp is the constant collaboration and buzz, like let me yap about how good your writing is (if I wasn't too shy to half the time but besides that point-)

I was filling this out and realized I’m a very character oriented rper. I usually don't plot super far ahead, which some people are into. But these are the tidbits I like to do

Character trivia questions - I love answering these types of questions because they can quickly tell who they are. I always try to answer them at least a little bit differently, or if they’re the same then different reasons as to why they would choose that answer. Like if I don’t know what my character would order at an ice cream truck, I don’t know them at all

Describe actions or surroundings - I try to always describe what my character’s wearing at least once, what they look like, the room they’re in, etc. It also helps by describing it from the character’s point of view, like what they would notice (my one character would point out the holes in the wall with disgust, my other character would see them as ways to escape)

What can I gain from this thread - this is how I don’t get bored with even simple threads. Maybe my character can gain a new friend, understanding, perspective, or maybe I just like annoying my own character. All threads are pieces that help mold them, and I like referencing them later down the line if I can

Seventeen right here!

- I was gifted baldur's gate 3 for christmas, awaiting my hyperfixation, when I have more free time
- Still playing genshin and honkai star rail casually, and it's funny seeing my other casual friend procrastinate at the same time. Hence spamming events right before reset (3am for us)

Idk how a 9am-1:30 pm class to a 7pm-7:30am shift is going to work, but that is fortunately or unfortunately a future me problem

Yeah the contradictions that you're seeing (some people want zero plotting, others need a lot) can just be rpers have different likes and styles. I'm more on the side of taking a random open or doing minimal planning and seeing where it leads, so someone else could advise better on plotting. But this is my "zero plotting and a dream" approach to threads

“Know the next plot” to me, is an idea that the characters are working to and helps guide what I'm writing. Going to your umbrella example, character A has no umbrella, character B has one. They share one and begin walking home. They are walking point 1 to 2, talking. If this is ALL the thread will be, it will be hard to reply to since I don't know what to do other than chitchatting

Switch it up: same concept, but character B really needs to get to work, character A trips falls and cannot walk, character B “sorry you gotta come with me or I’ll get fired” and carries them off. The next plot point is they will get to work, have to explain who A is, maybe get medical help for the injury, and the ball just keeps rolling

In the first one, it seems to be just small talk with nothing really happening. Now I love a good dialogue, but if you’re threading with someone for the first time, it might be difficult to find what to talk about unless there's something happening. The second one, it's building off each other, they are actively going somewhere and have something more sustainable to talk about

Actions help a lot, what your character wants to do and how they’ll want to achieve it helps establish characterization. Add in how they react, interact, or build off the other character(s) and you'll have a great thread!

Found out I passed my nursing boards! Feels kinda silly I was stressing out so much this past week + months but gonna be an RN \o/

Resilience has made me soo much happier. You can call me a big meanie if it makes you feel better, I'm just chilling

My biggest plot ever was sorta dnd style fire emblem paralogue revolving around my character, where he took all of his childhood best friends to investigate a small town who was attacked by monsters. I had it planned out that the triplet NPCs that the group meet were from a similar military background as my character, with one being a renowned healer and the other a decked out soldier.

After investigating the wreckage, it would appear that the stories of the monsters weren't lining up, where the last triplet comes in and explains that the monster caught someone in the woods. There it's discovered this triplet had sprung a trap, set to kill my character for a grudge held between their fathers in the military. Hence dnd battle against the monsters the evil triplet was actually controlling, and the healer and soldier pair (both military and knew my character, so did not have the same grudge) would help the group in defeating them.

The ending would've ended in my character being nearly deleted by magic from the evil triplet, ideally by saving one of his friends. Literally end scene there where he's being taken to the hospital and just a "Congrats you finished!" I had even planned to not rp him for a few weeks after just to be dramatic and the is he ded jokes. Afterwards I would have dropped his fc switch and reveal that he was alive, but was experimented on to become a super soldier (which aligned with the site plot). Dev post drop, and then explore his new life.

The site closed about 1/4 of the way in the thread so I didn't even get to tell those involved how it was gonna go and how much planning I did orz. I'd loved to fully play out all of their dynamics during the thread and after, not just for my character but also see among those involved. But it was a neato idea anyway, and I got some closure with writing out an ending with his endgame ship later on.

So far this year I've been dealing with grief and heart problems... I would like one (1) break pls. Or like a good nap, at least

I know I'm decades late but I'm playing through kingdom hearts for the first time and I'm both incredibly emo and feel like my childhood is healing. I finished the first game, watched chain of memories and 358/2 days cutscenes, and halfway through the second game rn. I didn't really know much about it before playing so I'm really glad I picked it up + shoutout to the people who recced/lended it to me

Playing gacha games with friends is fun and all until you see them get blessed by every god to exist and not exist and you get like two sticks that you already have

Ah I was considering saying “this is not a reach out to make a graphic for me” in my original post but I didn’t think you would do it. Appreciate the thought tho!