Oh that's terrible to hear. I'm sure I can continue but man, it really puts a stick in my bicycle wheel :(
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AI makes me sick. Just seeing that term is making me diaharia and vomit at the same time, all while I cry
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who's out here liking my 4 year old post?
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I'm realizing I play a lot of girls and wonder what that says about me
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Just a small, fragile birdboy with a huge beak. I used to be Manapool, but we don't talk about those days. I have been here a while if you couldn't tell.
In all honesty, I am 25 and in a committed relationship outside of roleplay. I work as a cook who works nights. I'm a big fan of seeing people's food they make and learning about new foods if you ever want to share. I enjoy tabletop games, card games, and video games as well as reading comics in my spare time. Your typical nerd, you might even find me at conventions!
Most of the time I stick to Superhero groups and Play by post D&D here. I have admittedly begun taking far fewer rps. I prefer Fantasy and Superheroes as a genre but I find myself more and more interested in interested in Sci-fi settings too! My main fandoms are Fallout, Kenshi, and Marvel but I have a lot of niche interests like Hylics, Neopets, and Monster High. Do you have a strange fandom you want to rp? I am the kind to at least take a look at the source material!
These days I am closer to a low to mid Casual roleplayer. I want at least a paragraph from replies and don't mind dipping lower than casual if it fits the flow better. I am capable of writing decent long posts but expect me to take eons to reply. I also must warn you that I tend to lose a lot of steam in the winter months.
In all honesty, I am 25 and in a committed relationship outside of roleplay. I work as a cook who works nights. I'm a big fan of seeing people's food they make and learning about new foods if you ever want to share. I enjoy tabletop games, card games, and video games as well as reading comics in my spare time. Your typical nerd, you might even find me at conventions!
Most of the time I stick to Superhero groups and Play by post D&D here. I have admittedly begun taking far fewer rps. I prefer Fantasy and Superheroes as a genre but I find myself more and more interested in interested in Sci-fi settings too! My main fandoms are Fallout, Kenshi, and Marvel but I have a lot of niche interests like Hylics, Neopets, and Monster High. Do you have a strange fandom you want to rp? I am the kind to at least take a look at the source material!
These days I am closer to a low to mid Casual roleplayer. I want at least a paragraph from replies and don't mind dipping lower than casual if it fits the flow better. I am capable of writing decent long posts but expect me to take eons to reply. I also must warn you that I tend to lose a lot of steam in the winter months.
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failing to write anything. What about you?
Oooh, writing from like an 'outside ' perspective actually sounds really fun for this! It's actually getting me kind of excited to write it, just thinking about it, haha! I doubt I will offend anyone, this rp is in a Discord server with like 2 or 3 other people who all seemed very endeared to the character. I think because of the more 'slice of life' and realistic tone we are sort of going for, albeit with some shenanigans involved, I wanted to make this character feel a little real, and so the research and asking around was more for that.
Thank you all, the advice here has been really solid. More research is never going to hurt, so I will probably be doing that up until the roleplay actually starts. I appreciate everyone coming together to share their opinions! Some of the other places I asked gave some advice that really felt like a bad idea, haha.
Thank you all, the advice here has been really solid. More research is never going to hurt, so I will probably be doing that up until the roleplay actually starts. I appreciate everyone coming together to share their opinions! Some of the other places I asked gave some advice that really felt like a bad idea, haha.
Christine was my first go to as well. I've seen a few mute characters in smaller and more indie things. Jason is often times portrayed as non verbal, and in No Evil, they have the mute character use sign language while someone translates/interpretes. I do agree that this is not something my limited writing skills are ready to tackle, but in a way that makes this all the more rewarding. It's a way to really push my limits and try to step outside of my comfort zone.
With selective mutism I've found a shocking amount of people online willing to share their story to a camera, since they aren't in public or have managed to work on it enough to be able to speak. Maybe I should look into more things from people who can't speak at all though, since that gives a better idea of the way they might have to engage with people when they are mute. In general, I suppose more research can never hurt and I've really only touched the surface here.
With selective mutism I've found a shocking amount of people online willing to share their story to a camera, since they aren't in public or have managed to work on it enough to be able to speak. Maybe I should look into more things from people who can't speak at all though, since that gives a better idea of the way they might have to engage with people when they are mute. In general, I suppose more research can never hurt and I've really only touched the surface here.
Boop, sorry it's been so long.
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This is all good points! I had thought about them having a journal to write with, or more accurately, there is another character in the group that carries around a notebook to draw in frequently, so they would have access to something to write with. Gestures, body language, and the like work really well, and I think that can get me a long way. I shy away from sign language because of how hard it would be to accurately articulate them, and because in my admittedly bare bones research for selective mutism, many people with this disorder mentioned how sign language was helpful, but often times they couldn't muster that either. No other character in the roleplay would reasonably know sign language either, and a big part of this character is that they never had the resources to learn proper coping mechanisms like that. They've essentially been raw dogging this.
I totally get what you mean about falling into tropes. While I was writing this character, the hardest part I found was sort of falling into that idea of 'shocking excellence'. Like, oh, they can't speak and struggle to express themself, but you turn around and they've solved the puzzle. You'd never know it, but they're actually the best saxophone player you'd ever meet. At the same time, the sort of pity party, damsel in distress, is something I absolutely want to avoid. Ultimately, I tried to make them sort of just average at most things that don't require talking, while also giving them some skills they excel in (in this case being shooting guns and painting cubist art, both of which are pretty niche for this otherwise light hearted rp).
This is all good points! I had thought about them having a journal to write with, or more accurately, there is another character in the group that carries around a notebook to draw in frequently, so they would have access to something to write with. Gestures, body language, and the like work really well, and I think that can get me a long way. I shy away from sign language because of how hard it would be to accurately articulate them, and because in my admittedly bare bones research for selective mutism, many people with this disorder mentioned how sign language was helpful, but often times they couldn't muster that either. No other character in the roleplay would reasonably know sign language either, and a big part of this character is that they never had the resources to learn proper coping mechanisms like that. They've essentially been raw dogging this.
I totally get what you mean about falling into tropes. While I was writing this character, the hardest part I found was sort of falling into that idea of 'shocking excellence'. Like, oh, they can't speak and struggle to express themself, but you turn around and they've solved the puzzle. You'd never know it, but they're actually the best saxophone player you'd ever meet. At the same time, the sort of pity party, damsel in distress, is something I absolutely want to avoid. Ultimately, I tried to make them sort of just average at most things that don't require talking, while also giving them some skills they excel in (in this case being shooting guns and painting cubist art, both of which are pretty niche for this otherwise light hearted rp).
Oh we are going crazy like a bunch of monkeys with a single banana over here!
Looking for some advice on how to portray these sorts of things without coming off as overbearing or like I'm seeking pity for my characters. I general, to any people here who do have disabilities of any kind I would love to know about any things I should know about portraying your specific needs or perhaps things I should avoid doing. This goes double if you see it often.
The character I'm trying to portray is someone with selective mutism, but has been thrust into a situation without any of their usual support group. I imagine they might manage to open up to a few people in small burst when alone.
Advice on playing a character that does not speak in general would also help me here, but I figured I might broaden this conversation for a better dialogue and to perhaps learn something as I go.
The character I'm trying to portray is someone with selective mutism, but has been thrust into a situation without any of their usual support group. I imagine they might manage to open up to a few people in small burst when alone.
Advice on playing a character that does not speak in general would also help me here, but I figured I might broaden this conversation for a better dialogue and to perhaps learn something as I go.
"thanks," Gangle said with a tiny smile, though Riff's lack of faith quickly made them quickly revert to their usual forlorn moue. Once they began to shrink Gangle looked up towards Caine.
"Before we start the adventure, co-" unfortunately that was one step too late. Caine disappeared before she could finish her request. She then looked to the others, seeing they where all just as small. The thunderous steps caused them to whip their head around though, placing her hands over her mouth anxiously.
"What was that?"
Jax seems enthused by the ongoing conversation, until he notices the world around him shrinking. Quickly his cheeky grin flips into a furious glower.
"What the heck Caine! A little warning before you turn us into Pikmin, please?" He exclaims, placing a hand on his hip as his other hand flails about to express his distaste. Unfortunately, Caine didn't stick around long enough to contest his response.
When the giggling came forth, questions inevitably came with them.
"I'm willing to bet that's our 'ragatha', oh joy" he says, rolling his eyes at the notion before he starts to walk off briskly.
"But I'm not sticking around to find out. So long, slow pokes!"
And with that, he gave a little salute before running off in a random direction.
Meanwhile Snix has finally stood up, and is currently staring back at where Zooble is, or at least was before they shrank. Given she wasn't in the adventure it stood to reason she might still be tall.
"Yo, Zoobs, mind giving me a lift back to my room? I'm sitting this one out too"
"Before we start the adventure, co-" unfortunately that was one step too late. Caine disappeared before she could finish her request. She then looked to the others, seeing they where all just as small. The thunderous steps caused them to whip their head around though, placing her hands over her mouth anxiously.
"What was that?"
Jax seems enthused by the ongoing conversation, until he notices the world around him shrinking. Quickly his cheeky grin flips into a furious glower.
"What the heck Caine! A little warning before you turn us into Pikmin, please?" He exclaims, placing a hand on his hip as his other hand flails about to express his distaste. Unfortunately, Caine didn't stick around long enough to contest his response.
When the giggling came forth, questions inevitably came with them.
"I'm willing to bet that's our 'ragatha', oh joy" he says, rolling his eyes at the notion before he starts to walk off briskly.
"But I'm not sticking around to find out. So long, slow pokes!"
And with that, he gave a little salute before running off in a random direction.
Meanwhile Snix has finally stood up, and is currently staring back at where Zooble is, or at least was before they shrank. Given she wasn't in the adventure it stood to reason she might still be tall.
"Yo, Zoobs, mind giving me a lift back to my room? I'm sitting this one out too"
Oh, I haven't played since I was in high school. Not sure it's my type of game anyway. Sorry to disappoint
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