[quote=jennifer lost the war]
I've never understood this. It's completely natural to take more than one role. I don't think I've ever been in a RP where at least one person didn't have other NPCs in their posts, sometimes developing and appearing in the RP frequently. 1x1 has never meant one character with another character, it's one RPer and another RPer. So I'm confused as to why people became fixated with only having one character. What's the appeal? How can you possibly tell a story with just two characters, unless they're on a deserted island or something?
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When I started role playing in the onexone section, it was really easy for me to have the story so centered around the two characters that minimal NPC interaction was necessary. I cannot say how that has changed for me now, but I know now, I find the story is much more interesting and in depth with many different characters, even those that come and go. Maybe it has something to do with the level of the role play? I still have one or two characters that I play more,but I find lately more and more of my sub characters are becoming Co-stars and not extras on the set.