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    1. GeekFactor 7 yrs ago

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2 yrs ago
Current You can't respond to every criticism with "RACIST!" This has become the modern boy crying wolf. At some point, you have to face truth.
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2 yrs ago
"She smiled up at the stranger, heedless of the splattered droplets that decorated her front like the freckles sprinkled over her pale cheeks."
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2 yrs ago
Bring it on, 2022. Fear won't be mind-killing me just yet.
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4 yrs ago
RIP Christopher Tolkien. Sailed into the West to meet his father at last.
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4 yrs ago
Happy 127th birthday to Professor Tolkien!

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I'm not the sort to talk about myself unprompted, so this section will be scant. I vastly prefer one-on-one (1x1) or small group RP, as big groups and lots of chatter tend to overwhelm me. I prefer RP within medieval fantasy settings that are not too fanciful (think LOTR/GoT).

[b]“Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It's a way of understanding it.”
― Lloyd Alexander

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I think it's fascinating that different people work in different ways when it comes to writing creatively. For instance, I rarely have music on when I write. I find that music puts me in a certain mood, and I'd rather let the scene/character dictate that, than an outside stimulus, if that makes sense. I prefer to write in absolute, total silence, as that helps me imagine the setting for my RP much more vividly. If I have music playing, I can't hear the birds, the wheels of the peddler's cart, the howl of the wind.

Another odd thing is that I generally have no idea of what voices sound like in my RP. I don't imagine voices for my characters, nor for anyone they interact with, beyond a vague "pleasant" or "deep" or "feminine". I wish I did. I'd love to hear their voices.
Well, if I were to get into a character, I put myself in that situation as that character, and talk to myself out loud while playing everyone else in that situation. I just act it out, scream, shout, whatever! Heck I even roll in my bed, and act out fight scenes and love scenes (It helps if you have props and costumes). While I'm definitely not an A-list actor, nor am I an actor in general, it really puts me in the mood.

Some roles are like the badass, don't care about nothin', types with deep backstories; others it's the meek and meager, scrawny child, innocent in every way; and others still, the grizzled veteran, sometimes crazy, sometimes PTSD ridden, sometimes just quiet; it all really just comes down to how the scene plays out, and how you've written your character to be like in his background. The tiniest actions from other players can trigger good character to character discussions or just general apathy.

Not sure if this will help you, but it works for me.


Can we please get a visual example of how you RP out a solo love scene?

I'm kidding ;)
I agree. And that is for both Roleplays and Novels. When the character writes the post/story, not you.


Yes, yes, yes, and yes. When you feel like the character existed already, and is simply finding a voice through you. It's sublime.
Welcome! :)
My schedule just got a whole lot busier over the past few days. I'll stick around, but can't promise frequent posts. I hope that's okay! Very much looking forward to reading others' contributions!
Welcome, Drakey!
*raises hand quietly*
“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”
― Ernest Hemingway

@GeekFactor It's possible, but it used to be a HUGE place! (Sadly, it's now being killed off because of things like Twitter.)


I can't even remember the chat room categories that were used anymore, but I know there were rooms for taverns and forests and guild halls and such. It was great! A quick Google and oh, wow... this group used to be on AOL! Do they look familiar to you? bkingdomofrevenland.runboard.com
Welcome! I'd say I prefer 1x1 RP or very small groups as well. Probably because I'm extremely introverted IRL, and trying to RP social situations is exhausting :D
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