#I RP SOMETIMES

[dad-galaxy]

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[wolfram-but-art]

surprise, i'm not dead, here's some practical espionage

[ahollowgrave]

-- glance.

[heybiji]

In reference to the last ask you posted! Do you mind going over your tips on role-playing as that active-type character and/or digging up the thread of conversation it seems the original asker was referring to? I'm so interested in your experience role-playing for both prep in possibly joining a game someday and also bc it sounds like such good character creation and general writing advice!!!! I tried checking you blog but didnt turn up anything that touched pn it more (No worries if not though!)

Sorry for this late response!

My advice is make characters that create opportunities for story.

Reacting to a story is fun! Reacting to a character is fun! But if you're always reacting then you're creating opportunity for other characters to react, so sometimes you gotta Act to let the other characters and the story React.

To do this, characters should all want something. And not something vague (like "to be happy"), it should be something more tangible, more specific, and everything else can stem from there. It'll guide your character naturally. It's their Motivation.

More under the cut (or skip to the end for more standard advice)

For example, my dnd character Dandelion wanted more than anything to go home. "Going home" meant a lot of things, yeah it means being happy, it means he wants to be with his family, it means he wants to be loved, it means he wants to feel safe, it means he wants to belong somewhere, but the tangible idea is "go home."

Because I knew this is what he wanted most of all it guided all his actions, and his actions for better or for worse all made sense because of it (and I made it clear that was what he wanted "on-screen" on multiple occasions). So anything that involved the idea of getting home would activate him, and he'd also deeply empathize with anyone and anything else away from home/away from family. Giving him one strong, clear motivation instantly made him an active participant in the story. This made him active with other characters too, any mention of home, any mention of family, any idea of not belonging, it drew him toward them.

(as a DM now this is also what I need more than anything, what's your hook? how can I tempt you? how can I make your character move forward? how can I make your character react? also characters that create opportunity for story take a LOT of work off the DM's shoulders in my experience, it shows you're engaged and it feels less like dragging a cat around on a leash haha like "are you enjoying this? do you want this? i don't know! please give me something!")

my more standard advice?

Be a good listener

Be present (in the moment)

Be curious

Be the biggest fan of all the characters

Put your story on-screen frequently, give people the opportunity to react to it and join in on it (this can be as simple as "my character's body language changes at the mention of 'home')

Create opportunities for the other characters to have their story on-screen (ask them questions! if you know what the character's buttons are and it makes sense in the moment, press them! listen to what they're saying, pay attention to what they're doing, and react to it)

Interact with the world! Interact with each other! And make these things mean something to your character!

Your character should make mistakes. Mistakes create opportunity for everyone.

If there's a genre, or theme, play toward them earnestly.

The more you RP, the better you'll get at it! It's a process and that's okay!

my little tip for knowing whether your character is Active vs Reactive: if the story were a musical, do they have an I Want song? do they have multiple moments for songs within the narrative? have they shared a duet with another character? do their songs change, evolve? songs happen for important moments in a musical so if you're not contributing to important moments, it may mean you're reacting more than you're acting. which is fine if you're playing a game solo and are granted access to the narrative by virtue of being the designated main character, but because RPing is collaborative storytelling, everyone should be doing their part!

[timblrdrake]

damnnnnnnnn the thighs on red robinnnnnnnn

i mean-

im a perfect child i would never think unpure thoughts about someone older than me no wayyyy

DOWN🤺 HEEL🤺 BACK🤺 i mean.. i agree but, relax.

you know he’s on this site guys you realize he could see this very easily right??

actually, no. i guarantee you he will see these when you send them.

[lilithofpenandbook]

I've already made a post about Snape accidentally calling McGonagall Mum, but you know what?

Let him do it on purpose.

Not in the heavily sarcastic You're-Nagging-Me "Muuuuum" way.

In the completely deliberate but also very natural term of address 'mum'.

The way he calls Dumbledore 'Headmaster', he also calls McGonagall 'mum', because he genuinely can't physically call them by their first names. They're just so much older than he is, and they're the heads of the school, and they just deserve more respect.

So during conversation, Snape will eventually at some point call McGonagall 'mum'. When she calls him, he answers with 'Yes, mum?', and when he needs her attention, he will call 'Mum'. Some students swear he's just saying 'Ma'am' and it just sounds like Mum by now, but it's not. It's never been 'Ma'am', really. Just mum. His mum.

[coldshrugs]

countdown to dawntrail - io laithe

our song of hope, she dances on the wind higher, oh, higher

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[bananasfosterparent]

An anti-AA account posted a comment akin to "I'm tired of the fandom being taken over by sex pests who are obsessed with abusive relationships" in response to the AA kisses being optimized for evil route roleplayers. They were implying that we "bullied" Larian into "changing the narrative they created". (which is a whole other rant post on its own lol). And some others agreed.

Is... is this really how they see us? lmao

I am just baffled because so many loud Anti-AA people are:

constantly going on and on about how it's supposed to be an abusive relationship

constantly reminding AA fans of all the abuse AA supposedly does

writing fanfiction and drawing comics showcasing AA as an abusive partner to Tav/Durge

making absolute statements that AA is locked out of healing and only able to treat Tav abusively

making absolute statements that everything good AA says is narcissistic lovebombing and only everything bad he says (after Tav insults him) is to be taken as truth

only ascending him to get AA romance scene screenshots (with an "I hate AA but..." disclaimer usually attached).

thirsting after AA's romance scenes in general while condemning actually playing/enjoying the ending as a whole because... *drum roll* abuse.

brigading Larian on their Discord with messages to "protect their narrative" to drown out AA fans just asking for rp-friendly animations.

AND YET....AA fans--who actively avoid and reject the abuse narrative headcanon and enjoy AA as a whole and not just for the sexiness--are apparently the sex pests, obsessed with abusive relationships. Out of all the AA stories, comics, and things I've consumed from AA fans, none of it ever seems to include the abuse narrative or glorifing him solely for sexual reasons.

Huh...

[anewwhope]

DOOes yOOur hatred OOf magic cOOme frOOm a fear OOf whimsy and delight?

- @strigine-historian

im not afraid of nothin alright

its not fear its my lusus discouraged havvin fun or believvin in anythin i couldnt provve or get done wwith my owwn two hands

i had a vvery important fuckin job to do and all my focus had to go to that or evveryone wwould die

an i havvent seen anythin yet that wwould convvince me magics real

[thegreatyin]

giggling kicking my feet blushing madly

[banzack]

original image its very good

[midrew]

:( cramps :(

[sivsii]

on watch

[timblrdrake]

..hey how did u know he stitched me? i only said he badaged me up...omg it's true, the rich are watching us through our phones!!!!!! i have a WE phone!!! ohhnooo no no no.

oh my god no.

we are not watching you through your WE phone trust me i do not need to see what people do on their phones

i just .. assumed because i’m pretty sure that’s standard procedure with shankings ?

[kingbcwser]

       ❝ Here’s your happily ever after! ❞

👑 Independent roleplay and ask blog for Bowser from Super Mario Bros. series 👑 Heavily headcanon based & inspired by the spin off RPG games 👑 Selective & mutuals only, minors dni 👑 Multiship, crossover, duplicate & OC friendly 👑 7+ years of experience in roleplaying 👑 Fluctuating activity w/ medium priority, slow writer & mostly queue based 👑 Promo made by Bel

                                  Ruled by Lapis

[hadesbullshit]

I have thoughts qTubbo's death & qPhil's reaction to it

I think q!Phil just laughing it off was because he doesn't rly think of death for humans as permanent. immortal who spent most of his life around other immortals and with hazy memories from before the island -bc long life = memories fade- and that, plus he's seen Tubbo come back from worse than a squabble with Richas. so at first he sees Tubbo's body lying there and he like does a kick flip over it and tell other people with a laugh because qTubbo can just pick himself up, the guy is being dramatic. or so goes Phil's thought.

Also hes got this big romanic connection with death id we're consiering Kristen semi cannon and Missa being a reaper. Death isnt a thing that stops people from being and it certainly isnt perminant. its just like going into another room