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Site Ratings & Restrictions written Nov 12, 2024 6:25:30 GMT via mobile
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I can definitely attest to the vague and often arbitrary nature of the L/S/V system, which I think I can say hadn't aged well in light of the paradigm shifts that had occurred within the hobby. Case and point, I helped out in an advisory capacity for a friend's Discord RP, and he says he wants it to be age-gated for 18+ writers, and rated 3/3/3 for content. So I'm like, "yeah, fair enough" and we set up the RPing channels for NSFW.

But then we ran into a bit of a brick wall when I raised an issue - just because it's a 3 for sexual content doesn't make it anything-goes, because hoo boy, NSFW is a very broad umbrella. Like, are we just talking about vanilla smut? What about more... Niche fetishes such as NTR, BDSM, incest, non-con, etc.? And let's not even get started on hardcore shit like scat, ryona, necrophilia, pedophilia, bestiality, guro, etc.

In the end, we came to a consensus on a separate set of guidelines on NSFW RPs. I.e. We'll only allow vanilla to be RPed on the channel with mutual consent by the involved parties, and that the more "out there" kinks and fetishes like non-con, ryona, etc. to be taken to DM's. Pedophilia, necrophilia, ero guro and other gross stuff are a strict no-no, so there's that.

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Post a Random Thought written Oct 3, 2024 8:17:04 GMT via mobile
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I think one of the hardest things about getting back into the swing of roleplaying as a grown-ass adult who's been out of the hobby since 2020 is forging new RP connections. So many of the people I've bonded with over RP have either fallen off the face of the Internet altogether (I.e. I don't think they even remember they had a Discord account or something along those lines and I have no other ways to contact them), or those who I still have contact with have long since moved on to other interests/hobbies. So either I have no chance of getting my old buddies back into RPing, or I will have to forge new connections all over again, which can be kinda scary at times.

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Post a Random Thought written Sept 19, 2024 23:59:16 GMT via mobile
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I really wish I can hyperfocus on stuff, because it seems that when it comes to hobby matters, these days I seem to struggle with maintaining focus on them. That's the reason why I bailed on a project to revive my site back in 2020, because I couldn't stay focused. Fast forward to 2024 and now I'm back in focus, albeit still not as focused as I'd like to.

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Post a Random Thought written Sept 13, 2024 23:47:58 GMT via mobile
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While neither is desirable for obvious reasons, if I must choose between dealing with a godmoder and someone apping an OP character, an OP character app will always be seen as the lesser evil in my books any day of the week compared to the godmoder, in sort of a "at least I'm honest about it," kind of way.

Like, at least the RPer apping an overpowered character wears their intentions on their sleeve. It makes it easier to work things out on whether A.) They misunderstood parts of the rules/lore, or B.) aren't a right fit for this game because they're just out to indulge their power fantasies.

Godmoders on the other hand, can be something of a wolf in sheep's clothing by applying characters that seem perfectly balanced/reasonable, but then proceed to play up their character as invincible, all-powerful, all-knowing (y'know, the usual stuff with God-dodging everything thrown their way, shrugging off everything that lands, the works), etc. Which can, and often does, prove to be even more disruptive than the former.

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Post a Random Thought written Sept 5, 2024 1:52:16 GMT via mobile
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I feel that the advent of mobile gacha games have negatively impacted the animanga RP scene. Mind, there are some positives too, such as providing a wealth of aesthetically-pleasing and permission-free faceclaims in the form of their official art. But on the negative side of things, I feel that the storytelling of these games have influenced RP storytelling as well and not in a good way.

I don't know if I'm just overanalysing, or if this is even an official trope, but Gacha Game Subplot Syndrome is real on the sites I used to play on. This is referring to the tendency for gacha games to have character subplots whose stakes are on an equally large/grand scale as the main plot, if not sometimes more so.

Which goes against the more "traditional" (at least in the shonen action adventure sense) animanga narrative where character subplots tend to involve more personal scale stakes for the character, while the large scale stakes take place within the main plot.

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Sites You Want To See written Aug 30, 2024 9:00:59 GMT via mobile
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Aug 29, 2024 20:57:35 GMT said:
okay... this is gonna get a bit weird and wordy... but:

y'all remember "Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends"? Wait, WAIT! DON'T LEAVE!

Okay, so... do you know those stories where imaginary characters are abandoned because their creator grew up? Where they're thrown into another realm where they're forgotten? well, how about something like that... but with a twist? it's not just ANY made-up characters... It's our OCs! Yes, I'm talking about anything from your edgy Sonic oc you made when you were 12. Or even that one CaC OC who married Astarion that you made a year ago...

I was basically thinking of an rp which is basically a "panfandom" world. But for "discarded" OCs! Where no one is judged for writing "cringe" stuff. Where you get to explore the characters you may or even may not have made! In a sense, it's a mix of all sorts of ideas. Even Smash Bros or the Lego movies!

A rp where we can have adventures, mystery, and drama in a setting where new locations appear. There can be quests, maybe a simple store system, and awards to collect. Just a fun, engaging, but also chill, place where we can throw out our dumb ideas that either don't work anymore or you just haven't found a place for! It's not really a rp for characters we got rid of... But more like a place where they can have a second (or proper) chance!

tldr; let us be cringe and free and rp our dumb ocs on fun adventures!



*Applauds*

Y'know, the latter part of your post reminds me of just how I felt after watching Deadpool & Wolverine! Specifically the part about characters getting a second chance. (Or perhaps getting a proper shot at a story arc that failed to materialise)

Because in yeah, I do have my "RP regrets" in the form of characters I never got to play, or story arcs that never got a proper wrap-up, that or plots I wanted to run but ended up not doing so for one reason or another.

Would love to give these characters and plots a second chance, because they all deserve their happy endings. But yeah, I'm a sucker for two things. 1) Happy endings, and 2) closure. And in my opinion, the only thing worse than a downer ending is a storyline not getting any closure.
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Post a Random Thought written Aug 29, 2024 3:55:33 GMT via mobile
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I think I love my schizo tech a little too much, because I am a sucker with for settings with schizo tech (I.e. High and low technology existing side by side), like an otherwise modern-day setting that strongly resembles our own but with the odd android or raygun showing up every now and then, or perhaps a futuristic setting where swords are still to go-to weapon of choice for combat, (Think say, Arknights or Counter:Side) and it kinda saddens me that there's a severe lack of RP sites that embrace this trope.

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Post a Random Thought written Aug 19, 2024 3:08:25 GMT via mobile
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This is an interesting article from Mythcreants.

mythcreants.com/blog/characters-dont-need-flaws/

Maybe instead of asking myself "what kind of flaws do my character have?" perhaps a better question to ask myself would be, "in what way(s) can my character screw up in this situation, and will they?"

It's a fair point really. Like, one can have a laundry list of 'flaws' a character possesses on their profile, but they'd be nothing more than an informed attribute if the character never has any IC screw-ups because of them.

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go-to character 'types' to rp! written Jul 28, 2024 23:42:42 GMT via mobile
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Oh I got a few of my own.

* The everyman who's trying to survive a situation that's way beyond their pay grade, and often in the process finds themselves more courageous and resilient than they gave themselves credit for. I.e. They realised at some point they could've just walked away at any point and said it's "not their fight" or "it ain't worth dying for", but their decency wouldn't let them live with it if they did.

* Action girls who are also HUGE pop culture obsessed nerds. Often prone to making pop culture references ("Hey, did someone take the Necronomicon without saying Klaatu Barada Nikto!?" remains one of the favourite lines I've written in-RP), and spewing numerous lines of technology and/or gun porn.

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what's on your mind: RP Edition written Jul 24, 2024 4:31:59 GMT via mobile
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Jul 24, 2024 1:39:59 GMT said:
i find it weird that people are willing to be so possessive and attached to designs but aren't willing to pay an artist any money to design their characters for them so they can own those designs and have a right to be possessive and attached.

like idk dimitri (whose avatar i need to fix) is my own character, i own his design, i own the art made for him. i didn't make him myself, but i know the person who did, and she gave him to me for keeps. i feel like i'm allowed to go "hey don't use my character's design" because i actually own it. (i'm not allowed to sell him or give him to anyone else, as per the terms of having the OC, but i can use him on any site i want for basically any reason. so if my wolf site shuts down, i'm allowed to keep him.)

is it a little elitist to say that you should own the design in question if you're gonna be so upset about being told that being possessive over it is weird? yeah. am i gonna say it? yes. if sharing is such a problem for you, there are hundreds of thousands of artists out there selling adoptables. just saying. there's a reason i personally no longer do exclusive FCs, and part of it is that i do design or buy my own.

plus idk i think it's sexy to have a piece of art where you can genuinely go "this is my OC" and it's actually your OC and not zhongli from genshin impact or smth.



Admittedly I've been all over the place with regards to this. These days, face claims are sort of a placeholder for me. Once I get sufficiently attached to the character over the course of RPing them, that's when I commission an official portrait for them, I.e. The way they actually look in my head.

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It's probably the part of me who's likes Silent Möbius and Shadowrun speaking right now, but I'm kinda surprised that no one has tried doing a cyberpunk urban fantasy. Figured that a departure from the typical modern setting into a more futuristic one could be a nice change of scenery. (Not to mention, IMO it makes some of the urban fantasy tropes make more sense)

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GUNG HO! written Jun 9, 2024 14:43:12 GMT
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Figured I'd also ask, seeing how the OP stated the setting is inspired by DB + other combat shonen franchises. Is Zylar basically one of those fusionverse-type settings? For those unfamiliar with fanfic terms, a fusion or fusionverse is a subset of crossover where unlike your 'traditional' crossover where the characters are transplanted from their native settings as-is (such as the case with panfandoms in general), or is it a fusion AU where the different source materials are weaved together (often with varying degrees of creative reinterpretation) into a cohesive setting?

Because if it's the latter, then I'm really interested, since fusion-type settings are one of my favourite RP backdrops. That being said, on a more minor point - are characters going to be all OCs, or are canon characters from the source materials also allowed so long as they can be reinterpreted to fit a fused setting?

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what's on your mind: RP Edition written May 31, 2024 1:27:55 GMT via mobile
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How does one go about silencing their inner critic? That's a secret technique I wanna know. Because I think more so than time constraints, this is what's keeping me from writing (including for RPs) as much as I would like to.

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