#ooc ➠ mun speaks

[muertemismo]

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[thesweetestsupervillains]

Avoid The Roleplayer Yips!

So here's something that I've dealt with, and talking with friends, they've dealt with, and from what it seems like, it's something that's not really talked about in the wider community.

Now, 'The Yips' is often talked about in terms of sports. It's a mental wall that keeps you from performing at your best; maybe the pressure to perform has gotten to you, maybe you just got back from injury and you're too preoccupied with not getting injured, but whatever it is you're incapable of performing at the level that you were before.

This happens with creative people too. Maybe you're a musician and you can't seem to play the same way you used to. Maybe you're a writer who can't bring yourself to sit down and write like you think you should. Maybe you're an artist and everything you put out looks, to you, like garbage. You're always chasing this feeling, this idea, this thing that you think needs to be true to be great.

And in roleplaying, this happens all the time. You think that you need to put in a lot of effort into your replies, because you want to meet expectations of your partners. You take their replies and you put them in your drafts, and you say 'I'll get to them.' But you don't. Instead they sit there, piling up, like a giant boulder growing heavier by the second. You can't bring yourself to deal with them, because it feels like such a huge ordeal.

And then one of two things happens. You either quit roleplaying entirely, because it's not fun. It's a chore. It's work. Or, you just delete all of them, start fresh, but don't change your behavior and the process starts again. Maybe you decide you need to start fresh on a new blog, and you move from account to account, never finding anything changing.

Look, you don't realize it, but you've already got The Yips. You've fallen into the pit. But don't worry, because there is a way out. But first you need to grasp how it happened.

When everyone starts roleplaying, no one thinks about things like quality or how much they 'need' to write or things like trying to meet other people's expectations. You're having fun. You want to have fun. You're writing, and they're writing, and that's all there is.

But then you start to actually gain understanding; you realize that some people are good writers. You realize that people seem to be putting in effort. You've gained understanding, and in so doing, you've suddenly realized that you might not be as good as others. But, and this is the important part, the only one who cares about this is you. After all, no one was complaining before; the one who has changed is you.

In other words, you're so concerned with meeting ideas of 'quality' and 'living up to expectations' that you end up doing nothing because you're being crushed under the weight of your own expectations.

So, now we know what it is. How do we deal with it?

Well, for one, you need to teach yourself how to get back to basics. Chances are, at no point have any of your partners actually complained about any of the supposedly awful parts of your writing. Thus, we need to see this as a skill, one you're going to work on. It's a habit that you're going to form for yourself.

First, I don't think about roleplaying as writing. Yes, it involves writing. But for me, writing implies a lot of things; writing a novel or a story is work, it requires effort, it's tiring, it's something that contains expectations. Writing is what you do in school, a thing that gets a grade at the end. It's stressful and has pressure associated with it.

But roleplaying is different. I've separated these two things in my mind. I don't go 'I'm going to write today' I go 'I'm going to roleplay.' Roleplaying is a game, it's fun, it's something I do that's entirely separate from writing.

But let's take this a step further.

When I write a response, I don't use drafts. I don't think about it. I just go with my gut. A response for me takes no more than around 5 minutes, maybe 10 if it's really long. And the way I do this is that I read my partner's response, and I just respond, and then I post it.

Now, some people will go but how could you not go back over it and make sure it's perfect and not bad and- No. Stop.

This is the skill you're going to learn. This is the thing you're going to develop. No more overthinking, no more trying to be perfect.

By just going with your gut, by not thinking but feeling your muse, you're training yourself to just respond. It's not work. It's not conscious. It's just something you know how to do. It's not stressful. It's just something that you do.

And this will make your writing easier. You'll stop struggling to 'have muse' because you'll just write. You won't have to think about how to respond, you'll just respond. And more importantly, you'll remove the stress from replying.

Look, it's not going to be easy at first. But the point is that you, the mun, need to form the habits that let roleplaying be fun again. Instead of feeling stressed or anxious, you'll be able to just write and enjoy yourself. It's a skill, one you can develop.

And it begins by taking a step back and changing how you approach your roleplaying. Roleplaying isn't a job. It's not a test. It's not something with serious consequences. So don't approach it the way you approach those things. Retrain yourself to do more roleplaying and less worrying.

[buchreihe]

( . . . ) this is the story of 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐍, a loner with a heavy australian accent who suffers from sleep paralysis every single night after reading evil spirits out of a horror novel so he prefers to stay awake as long as possible, living his life out of a coffee mug in the middle of nowhere brisbane.

❝ In books I meet the DEAD as if they were alive, in books I see what is yet to come . . . All things decay and pass with time . . . All fame would fall victim to oblivion if god had not given mortal men the book to aid them. ❞

A librarian more used to reading stories than living in them, Nathan would be an unlikely candidate for hero in any book. But even discounting the power of his voice, Nathan is a formidable foe. Though he might not have many combat skills, Nate is more than willing to learn, and he refuses to be cowed by the dangers he's fallen into. Also called “ Silvertongue ” because of his ability to make characters come alive by reading them out of books - to "paint pictures in the air with his voice" - although he has been wary of this gift.

𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧 : night terrors, regretting every decision he ever made, being able to read people and objects out of books, the fear of being forgotten, realising that the church lied, paranormal events, staying awake for several days and isolation.⠀⠀ ⸻

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐃

[spidrboots]

so . . . ik i haven’t been back for too long, & my activity has been sporadic — & i’ve been struggling w/ the idea of going on a bit of a hiatus, but if anyone would want to be affiliates, please feel free to give this a like ! i don’t rlly do mains or exclusives ( at least not rn ) but i think affiliates could be fun. might make me feel less nervous abt things !

[featherchan]

Before the end of 2024 comes to a close, I would like to thank every one of you. It is an honor to be your mutual, to interact with you, and for some, to be your friend. I look forward to the coming years of writing with you, inspiring each other in our plotting and writing, and fangirling over the fandom that brought us together. Along with our friendship to grow and bloom through these shared experiences.

So, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to all of you.

Tagging : @champiionic , @coollyinterferes , @goldenthreadstories , @calmlythrilling , @shouga-nai , @strcngered, @starsmuserainbow , @roleplay-abiogenesis2 , @quiet-or-die , @lightcreators , @praeteritus-memories , @multiandmany , @cartoonslackers , @illholy , @eternalstarlights , @cauterisen , @sillymuses , @ridiculed-baker , @merveiilles , @ofaflower , @empathicstars , @marshalforgotten , @aonokumura , @annienne , @arcgeminga , @tsukuharuko , @caelumangeli , @honoosenshi and to all.

[blackdragonmedicdean]

Got some HC for the Child!Guilliman au (some about Guilliman some about the other Primarchs in this au if you have your own feel free to make your own list would love to see them)

Guilliman is a selective mute due to the incident that took Konor and later Tarasha Euten.

For this au, he is found last rather than Alpharius/Omegon being the one who was found last by Big E.

In this, everyone knows that Omegon exists and just rolls with it.

Sanguinius has taken Guilliman on flights around Terra a few times when he visits.

He is prone to nightmares and has woken up a few times screaming for his adoptive father Konor and his mother figure Tarasha.

When this happened it woke everyone up.

Due to this Malacador and the Emperor make it to where Guilliman is to do exhausting activities before bed. (ie running around playing,) this has worked for the most part.

Sanguinius, Vulkan, Dorn, Magnus, Horus, and Crovus are Guillimans favorite brothers. (he does love his other brothers but these six are his favorite)

Fulgrim often picks out Guillimans outfits to wear.

Guilliman once fell asleep next to the fireplace with Freki and Geri.

Leman's nickname for Roboute is little pup.

The other primarchs like Leman have nicknames for Guilliman. Like Corvus calling him baby bird, Sanguinius calling him little angel, etc.

Dorn and Perturabo get along in this au and both worked on the palace together.

Big E is a good father if a bit flawed like a trying his best sort of deal.

Lorgar often reads to Roboute and if he isn't able to do it then Magnus will.

[resolutepath]

characters I want to do more with in the new year off the request only roster:

diarmuid

dottore

heizou

iida

[meisterkirisaki]

PSA: All Blogs On Semi-Hiatus From Dec. 16th-Jan. 6th

OOC: Hello, everyone! It's that time of year again XD

For those who don't know, I work as a church organist and this means that I'm usually quite busy around December preparing for the Christmas church services IRL. This also means that I'm usually at very low activity, with a higher chance of delayed replies and even a couple of days in a row where there are no replies at all.

However, this year is a little different and will probably extend the delays a bit longer than usual. One of my family members is getting a medical procedure done in December and I'll need to help them out during the holidays while they recover. It's nothing super serious at all to their health, they're fine, but recovery from stuff like this takes a while.

Expect all replies to be queued, and for even some days during the time of December 16th-January 6th 2025 to be completely quiet from me.

Thanks in advance for your patience! I appreciate it a lot, and I wish everyone a great holiday season!

[hughesxmaes]

Anytime I see anons "Talking like this. " (The way they talk is with quotations sometimes and ANYTIME they type they actually space out the last quotation. They did this with me too and I keep seeing it happen to others too and they all sound like the same person.) I already know who it is.

Please save yourself the trouble and block those because if it sounds aggressive and assuming your muses feelings or asking you about specific characters by even adding the url its probably coudlessskies. They literally just told someone to Ki*ll someone on my dash. How in the hell is that even okay? Stay safe out there folks and theres been warnings about them and they will not leave people alone even when asked to.

[lookwhatyoudidithasanxiety]

//Finally got it written and posted! I think for a little while I'm going to do some short and fluffy chapters/oneshots. After all, it's been constant drama and rigamarole for a long time! And we'll get to see how Solar Eclipse fits in with everyone!

I'll be on tomorrow to answer questions! We're back to random silly antics for a bit!//

[fvnnythiings]

so, idk how yall feel abt affiliates……. but can u like this if you’d wanna be affiliated w/ me ?? my only ask if that it’s mutual. & i’d like for us to have talked ic at least once, even briefly. but if we’ve discussed ooc or the vibes are there & u still wanna be affiliates, it’s probably cool w/ me.

duplicates welcome, & this just kind of gives my anxiety the okay to bug you whenever the mood strikes w/o fear, & you’ll probably be a higher priority to reply to when i want to work thru drafts.

[muertemismo]

ooc; good morning from your neighborhood ghost, i woke up thinking about the swiss explosion and now my rotted brain wants to plot

[piers-official]

OOC Post- Important Notice

//Hey everyone, I'm sure you've noticed my inactivity on here, and there is a reason for it.

//I've been avoiding this, and I really hate to say it but, I've lost inspo for my Pokemon irl/rp blogs. Yes, all of them.

//My interests and hyperfixation kinda snapped my neck towards another fandom, and I just haven't had inspiration or musings for RPing right now.

//So, that being said. I'm gonna place my blogs on hiatus. I won't delete them because, who knows, maybe they'll come back, but for now, I'm not having fun anymore keeping up with my muses. I want this to be fun, but I can't force myself to RP either.

//I still adore these characters, and I still love pokemon, but as of now, I'm focusing on other things.

//Another update to my life though: I'll be graduating from Pharm Tech school hopefully by the end of spring! So I'll have to pour my focus into that.

// Feel free to continue being friends with my muses, you don't have to pretend they're gone or act like they disappeared. If you're a mutual, and you wanna do anything with my muses on your blog, feel free to dm me and I can probably do a quick thing for you. Nothing extensive though, apologies.

//Thank you very much for understanding, and I'm sorry for any inconveniences. This community has been absolute delight, and I'll always remember how you welcomed me with open arms, even when it was just my OC Nox and none of these other guys.

//For now, take care of everyone. If you wanna follow me on my main or my art blog please do! @galactic-mermaid and @novastarrart (Fair warning, I have Garten of Banban brainrot, but you can block the tags of course) I will also be reblogging this to all my rp blogs so apologies if you follow multiple of them.

//Bye for now <3 Love ya /plat

[masters-menagerie]

Gentle reminder that in an RPC;

Things don't have to happen on the tumblr dash to be considered "canon" for your OCs/Muses--DMs/alternative social media interactions can also be valid

Introductory threads aren't MANDATORY

Timelines who??? More like who CARES, jump around if you want to

You can reclaim depictions of "Canon" characters that you don't like/agree with and make them your own

Headcanon whatever the hell you want

Embellish whatever you want

You are allowed to soft block/block people on your dash that just don't vibe with your style--it's YOUR dash, curate it how YOU want it to be

On the other side of that, don't take offense/take it personally if someone blocks you. That's their right just as much as it is yours.

Feel free to reblog/add any other points you'd like

[spidrboots]

ik it’s silly but i’ve been struggling w/ imposter syndrome & my portrayal / writing as of late. probably has to do w/ the fact i haven’t been writing much lately.

i’ll take any reassurance or kind words if u have them, but never any pressure. regardless, i hope u all are doing well ! i should be able to be around more after the convention. ♡

[dreamsofalife]

((haha so...what if I made an rp blog for my Invader Zim oc...she's a tween vampire who lives with her slightly neglectful but loving and supportive vampire dad. She's punky and has issues with authority.))