Life in Stasis

A Tale of Owls and Wolves (Casual Version)

I really do look forward to the three elves coming together, though I'm not sure yet how it'll work out with the party divide. I like that Vazheera is still loyal to her city and not a surface-dwelling defector as these dark elf characters usually go. That'll make her pretty interesting.

A Tale of Owls and Wolves (Casual Version)

Okay Fido, whatever you say. Just don't slobber all over my cool owl feathers.

A Tale of Owls and Wolves (Casual Version)

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A Tale of Owls and Wolves (Casual Version)

Also, can I just say that I'm a little too excited that someone used the Dregs as a place of origin. I hadn't even thought of anyone living there, but it makes perfect sense for your character.

@Famotill

I'm glad! I was looking at the different continents to figure out a place where a zombie might find himself. The Dregs in Valenndale caught my eye, and conveniently on the elf continent as well. Had some swampy looking features to it and I thought that was perfect.

Where he's from originally is anyone's guess, but "waking up" in the Dregs is currently his earliest memory.

A Tale of Owls and Wolves (Casual Version)

Oh goodness there have been a lot of posts since yesterday. I'll try to keep up. I have an idea for a character, @Famotill, but I want to PM it to you to make sure it's alright.

Tales of Owls and Wolves: A High Fantasy Interest Check

I would like to pitch in my interest. I'll work on a character sheet tomorrow morning if that's alright.

Outmoded

@LadyRunic I'm sorry but I think I need to take a break. I'm having some really bad writer's block. Probably going to back out of my other RPs as well. Right now I look at these RPs and I don't know if I've been stressed out haha but I just can't.

Outmoded

Sasha was immobile and silent for a lasting moment.

"Are you bringing your Christmas tree, Alice?" What bewildering behavior. This girl seemed to have a persistent disconnect with reality. Sure the entire realization that vampires exist could unbalance most, but he was genuinely puzzled with this girl's behavior. "Or are you mistaking me for your maid?"

He rose from the couch, still twisting a pin between his fingers. Looming in toward Alice and the Christmas tree, he bent as if to reach for the cord of the lights, then at the last moment pointed out the pin and attempted to pluck her hand—revenge for those instances at the Timeless.

"Focus, Alice. Remember why we came here?" He glanced at the window, gauging the time again. They couldn't dally here too long. "You needed to make some calls and pack your projects. You've showered and eaten since we returned, but nothing you promised you needed to do. Can I rely on you or not?"

He sniffed at the Christmas tree.

"Cloying holiday, anyway."

Let's B!tch. I feel it's a healthy release for our roleplay annoyances 2.0

<Snipped quote by Life in Stasis>

You know, I have an optimistic side. It may be hungry, lonely, and scared, having been locked away in the deepest, darkest, coldest region of my heart long ago, but nonetheless it's there, its heartbeat but a whisper in the dark.

The optimistic side of me wants to say that maybe this is what these people are looking for when they demand from their partners a particular shape to their fleshy protrusions. That they think males play male characters more plausibly than females do, and vice-versa, so really, they're just looking for the partners who can write their characters with as much accuracy to their respective genders as possible.

But this is the point where the realistic side rattles the cage and tells the optimistic side to cease its crazed rambling lest it won't get any bread and water for supper tonight.

@pugbutter

Well, to clarify, I don't judge male or female writers for their expected ineptitudes. What I meant is that typically (but not always!) they have certain interests respective to their gender. Women more often like emotionally motivated plots, romances, characters that have lots of feelings, plots that revolve around devotion or tragedy. Men on the otherhand like things a little more visceral and direct, less sappy and more grit.

Basically, men like action movies and women like chickflicks. But in RP terms. And obviously, just like with action movies and chick flicks, this is not universally true. Personally I'm a woman, I hate chick flicks, but I am admittedly drawn to plots that revolve around themes women find alluring, like powerful men and plots motivated by passions.

And though I support and even encourage RPers to play characters across gender lines, they often do it in particular ways. Men who play women often have them come across as pragmatic and sometimes emotionally flat, where women often play men who are a little more emotional and have their hearts on their sleeve than most men regularly are. These are just trends, not bad things. In fact I think women learn a lot about men, and vice versa, by attempting to play one.

Though I'm female, I most often play men, and I take it as a challenge. When I play a guy and people say they have no idea my character was played by a woman, I take it to mean that I played the role out superbly.