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Not reading apps… really? written Nov 29, 2023 12:45:24 GMT
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It's not that I don't read apps, but as an admin this is something I have to do on a regular basis, so I kinda just skim through them. Then, two months later, I'll be like "wait a minute, your character had a dead wife???" However, if I'm going out of my way to plot with someone, I'll definitely read their app and actually pay attention to what I'm reading.
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Favorite Line from your Last Post written Nov 29, 2023 12:35:21 GMT
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She could sense a deep, unspoken sorrow in his words. He brought up the common ‘if god real why bad thing happen’ debate. God was a weird space giraffe with one thousand arms, maybe that’s why.
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How did you kill off your character written Nov 22, 2023 15:28:53 GMT
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Psychopathic child gets a huge hole blasted through his chest. Somehow stays alive just long enough to confess to his love interest.

Mad monarchist realizes that the event NPCs are also monarchists, so he sides with them, before dying in a blaze of glory.

Evil vampire clown falls down a pit of boiling lava like a true Disney villain. Emerges back from it in a post-credits scene.
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what makes a good roleplay character? written Nov 10, 2023 12:52:00 GMT
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What I try to do with my characters: Make them versatile. I've fallen too many times into the trap of creating very niche characters that looked interesting on paper, but after the first few posts I realized "this shit isn't gonna work". Being creative is great, but in an RP setting your character will have to adapt to different scenarios and tones. Lord Doomshade McDeathinghton could work as an antagonist for a one-shot, but not in an RP, where he will be expected to do things other than sit in his dark castle and plot sinisterly.

What I look for in other people's characters: Being proactive. RP is a collaborative hobby and I'm getting older. Having to move a thread forward entirely on my own, while getting the bare minimum feedback from my roleplaying partner, is taxing and drains away all the fun.
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Guidebook superiority? written Nov 10, 2023 11:30:51 GMT
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Nothing against threads, but guidebooks are superior. They're easier for members to read, and easier for staff to edit. Coding a guidebook can be a hassle, but once you get it to look just right, it's very rewarding. If you look around the interwebs, you can probably find a comprehensive tutorial on how to make a guidebook that's ALSO mobile-friendly.
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asking your rp partner about dropping a thread because... written Oct 30, 2023 12:13:08 GMT
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I've had this thing happen to me several times where I lost motivation to do a certain thread and my replies slowed down to a screeching halt. I think it's fairly normal, since sometimes life happens, threads might lose momentum, or feel directionless and uneventful. I tend to be upfront about it if my RP partner asks me directly, but the problem is most people are too shy to ask. So yeah, communication is key as well as giving people space and not pushing them.
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Favourite part about rping written Oct 20, 2023 10:38:26 GMT
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definitely the community and the collaborative writing aspect. It might not always work out, but when someone throws you a curve ball that goes against what you had originally planned, but also makes you go "hold up, let them cook", it's an oddly satisfying feeling.