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Probably my biggest pet peeve is the roleplayer who always gives their characters the tools to succeed.
While it's good to make sure that characters don't have kryptonite style weaknesses that can be introduced to completely write them out of the story when they become relevant, more often than not people have the opposite issue. Many people struggle to show restraint with characters succeeding too quickly at tasks that should be challenging, or give themselves downsides that effectively aren't actually downsides.
It's the classic blind monk who can still see with sound. Like the downside could theoretically be relevant, but they already have such robust tools for dealing with their weakness that the weakness might as well not exist. Being able to create meaningful tension means creating situations where sometimes things go wrong, and the character must persist, invent, trust in the abilities of their allies, and maybe even have a bit of good fortune.
So, it really irks me when a writer cannot help themselves but resolve all that tension before the set-up can be paid off. Because it's not even like they have done something against the rules. It's ptp roleplay where anything we say happened can happen. There's nothing stopping you from merely deciding that your character is up to any challenge. But that's precisely why Axis wants to take the time to find people who enjoy sitting with the struggles, and characters using their strengths to get not everything they want.
While it's good to make sure that characters don't have kryptonite style weaknesses that can be introduced to completely write them out of the story when they become relevant, more often than not people have the opposite issue. Many people struggle to show restraint with characters succeeding too quickly at tasks that should be challenging, or give themselves downsides that effectively aren't actually downsides.
It's the classic blind monk who can still see with sound. Like the downside could theoretically be relevant, but they already have such robust tools for dealing with their weakness that the weakness might as well not exist. Being able to create meaningful tension means creating situations where sometimes things go wrong, and the character must persist, invent, trust in the abilities of their allies, and maybe even have a bit of good fortune.
So, it really irks me when a writer cannot help themselves but resolve all that tension before the set-up can be paid off. Because it's not even like they have done something against the rules. It's ptp roleplay where anything we say happened can happen. There's nothing stopping you from merely deciding that your character is up to any challenge. But that's precisely why Axis wants to take the time to find people who enjoy sitting with the struggles, and characters using their strengths to get not everything they want.
Hello.
My name is Axis. Axis talks in third person, and enjoys getting to play in high fantasy games with a focus on exploration, heroics, and getting to explore the dynamics of different sorts of people interacting with each other.
For me, roleplaying is an escape where Axis can seize control of how she wants to exist. She wants to play characters whose priorities and philosophies can be tested. Where she can delight in both the extraordinary and mundane aspects that can exist only in the stories that emerge when you work together with others.
Axis knows that with these sorts of forums, it can be difficult to find reliable people who can stick together for a long time, and who post frequently enough for a story to actually manifest in a reasonable timeframe. But, Axis thinks that having left the world of forum roleplay for TTRPGs for so long, she's starting to miss the unbounded creativity of the novelesque writting that's possible when you abandon game rules and hard-coded mechanics.
If you are looking for someone who writes on average 2 paragraph responses, and likes a biweekly posting schedule, Axis might be your girl. If you have any questions, feel free to treat this as an ama.
My name is Axis. Axis talks in third person, and enjoys getting to play in high fantasy games with a focus on exploration, heroics, and getting to explore the dynamics of different sorts of people interacting with each other.
For me, roleplaying is an escape where Axis can seize control of how she wants to exist. She wants to play characters whose priorities and philosophies can be tested. Where she can delight in both the extraordinary and mundane aspects that can exist only in the stories that emerge when you work together with others.
Axis knows that with these sorts of forums, it can be difficult to find reliable people who can stick together for a long time, and who post frequently enough for a story to actually manifest in a reasonable timeframe. But, Axis thinks that having left the world of forum roleplay for TTRPGs for so long, she's starting to miss the unbounded creativity of the novelesque writting that's possible when you abandon game rules and hard-coded mechanics.
If you are looking for someone who writes on average 2 paragraph responses, and likes a biweekly posting schedule, Axis might be your girl. If you have any questions, feel free to treat this as an ama.
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