#what is happening in the RP scene?

[auguste-marmonts-only-fan]

would you be mad for all the trauma your boy went thru in his rp version? I just wonder bc he's very fucked up lmao

Mad?

Of course not. All trauma is for THE PLOT (at least that I tell myself while traumatizing the characters I created)

I have no idea what's happening in the RP scene, though....should I be alarmed?

[of-elitiism]

hope y'all have a nice end of the year~

[makotonaegiunderstander]

something I’ve been thinking abt is how many people think Makoto is immune to despair. I don’t think he is. I think becoming the ultimate Hope was BECAUSE he felt despair. He wouldn’t have fully reached that point without Junko. Makoto becoming such a beacon was his last attempt to avoid completely falling and it wasn’t because he didn’t feel despair, it was because he was too damn stubborn to allow everything to go to waste and he refused to sacrifice his beliefs for someone else’s. His inner monologue tells me he DID experience the same new low the other suvivors did in the final trial, but at the point where he had the choice to give up and die, he looked at the others and he looked at Junko and he couldn’t allow it to happen, not out of self preservation, but because the idea that Junko would have control over their lives made him FURIOUS. and that utter refusal to die kicked in, wether luck or otherwise, and he made the concious effort for one last push while something in him was breaking. He had to be broken in order for the Ultimate Hope to come through so aggressively, bc it could only exist in the face of the Ultimate Despair. He snapped the same way she did, but in the other direction. In what could have been his final moments he chose to embody everything Junko wasn’t, and every single optimistic and luck fueled ideal in him suddenly charged forward and pushed him. It was a combination of the final straw and a choice. Makoto isn’t immune to feeling despair, he’s just too stubborn to fall into it of his own volition. I think that’s why I like that scene in DR3 so much. People were SO SHOCKED Makoto actually fell for the tape, that he actually became despair for a moment. I saw people getting mad or disappointed, saying it was pathetic and Makoto seemed to fall from some sort of pedestal for them. Honestly part of me wonders if that sort of mentality, which clearly people had in universe, affected Makoto a bit. Like he started to see himself as less of a person, subconsciously. Prompting him to take more risks, less self preservation, act way more bold. It seems he has to be reminded a lot not to put himself in danger by his friends, to not do something too reckless. All over the place I would see in regards to that scene either this frivolous ‘oh this was just angst drama with no meaning behind it’ or ‘he can do better than that. he’s so weak’ or ‘come on, there’s no way he’d fall into despair, he’s the Ultimate Hope!’ This kind of mentality, which was kind of ironic considering Ryota was there the entire time saying the same thing and treating Makoto the same way. Like Makoto was superhuman. Like Makoto didn’t feel despair the same way ‘normal people’ did. In a way that was also how Munakata saw Makoto. Makoto stopped being a PERSON to the world when he became Ultimate Hope, he became a concept, a belief system, much the same way Junko ascended beyond herself. But the difference is that treating Makoto that way is the opposite of the reason Makoto became such a representative for hope. He wasn’t doing something no one else could. He was doing something everyone had the chance to, he just… was a little more optimistic, a little more stubborn, a little more ‘gung-ho’ about things. He just took the lead where no one else did, where no one else knew they even COULD in the face of Junko’s unstoppable force. She had overcome the biggest threats and obstacles in the world, what could one person do? And the answer Makoto found was, anything. Everything. It doesn’t all rest on Makoto, he’s just the one that was inspired to try to do what seemed like the impossible. But as evidenced by the change in his friends after that trial, it’s clearly not something only Makoto is capable of. The others pulled out of despair thanks to Makoto, but it was their choice to do so.

“But… this world is so huge, and we’re so small. What can we do…? No, we can probably do anything. Yeah! We can do anything!”

[thegreatyin]

more scoundrel dialogue out of context, because i love writing this freak almost as much as i love drawing and posting about her. aaaaand also these are all good examples of the scoundrel's talking style. but i digress.

all of this is specifically from the scoundrel's ongoing Toxic Yuri Adventures™ with @torturingpeople's marie. it is also, coincidentally, in chronological order. you can (sort of) see their descent into gayness in real time!

[avastyetwats]

You smiled, you smiled. Oh, and then the spell was cast.

And here we are in Heaven. For you are mine at last.

Indie roleplay blogs for Israel "Izzy" Hands and Stede Bonnet. As loved by Summer and Castor.

[the-kipsabian]

[pegasus-parfait]

❄️

"Mayu... Don't hold me back. It's sheep hunt season!!"

"That's baaaaaaaaaaaaaad!!!!"

"Look, look Iroha! Yuki-chan is playing chase with Mey-Mey. I want to play with them ~wan!!"

"Yuki, don't hurt him! He didn't do it on purpose.... Yuki!!!!"

"You won't escape from me ~nya!!"

"Satoru-kun, help meeeeeeeeeee!!!"

[kirkwallguy]

i think the reason why morrigan and anders' romances work for me and solas' doesn't is like... okay, romancing the first two will probably give you an emotional investment in their "twist" and you'll probably interpret it differently. but if you DON'T romance them you're not getting a worse experience. with solas i feel like i've missed out on emotional beats for my dalish inquisitor

[astro-g0re]

Genuinely AI and character ai will never replace the absolute joy and excitement of planning out a whole plot and story with potential reactions, ideas, concept, and art with the other person

The people only using character ai really don't know the soul and fun that comes with doing actual roleplay that stays consistent and won't repeat the same sentence/motion a million times over

[penandswords]

So Off of what I have seen on this blog. Are the Mun's favorite My Hero characters Endeavor and Hawks? did you make your oc just so she can be close to them?

/NOPE and NOPE!~

My favorite characters in my hero are Nighteye, and Bakugo :) ( It's okay I know it doesn't seem that way with how this blog is)

Rima's design was entirely intended to be a civilian NPC Her employment at Endeavors happened because of conversations I had with my Friend Vic. And a lot of her development between when I put her on tumblr and Now have mostly been from experimenting and influenced by conversations I have had with my rp partners.

When I Make OCs for tumblr. I tend to make them be really simple at the beginning, and grow the back stories and information I obtain based on what has happened between me and others.

With rima it was Civilian living in My hero world, Not directly involved in main canon plot but WATCHING it unfold and reacting to it. (Kind of like telling the story for a civilians perspective)

.... and then she got her side quest. (because her story just kind of took on its own shape over time)

As for her hawks obsession. I thought it would be entertaining to have a Hawks fan hidden among Endeavors staff. Especially since Hawks is an Endeavor fan.

Rima is young dumb, in college and would 100% fall for the bird mans charm.

[wereh0gz]

Issue 69 (nice) is very good and very fun :]

[anarkhebringer]

I swear to EVERY deity to EVER exist if I catch ANY of y'all doing that shit to my or ANY other person's OCs you are DEAD to me like WHAT

[ice-and-lightning]

I'm in such a weird mood today. Idk how to explain it. Sensitive in a way, restless and just a bit *brr* and *grr*. I think part of it is because I have the deadline for my paper tomorrow, which I've not really written anything for. Why? I don't have much to write. The course was awful. I had been promised I wouldn't need note-taking help and that things would be accessible etc. It was not. My mentor was great, but that was about it.

The teacher knew her stuff too. But like, she had the course online and irl at the same time, with us online students unable to see and barely hear the irl students. As someone with auditory processing difficulties, I didn't catch much at all and there were no subtitles on the video calls either (as expected).

The reason I wouldn't need a note-taker is because she said she'd upload any ppt used and that each class would have a summary of the points. And sure, there were summaries, but completely useless ones. Basically just "we talked about x and y. we mentioned z" and so on. Usually not more than a paragraph. Never seen such bad class summaries from an online class at a Swedish uni before. Not to mention that all info was in one long document and not particularly well organised either. It was a nightmare.

I don't blame her for me not being able to see most of the movies (due to not being in Sweden) though, but the info about the course stated that we were going to watch those in class, which we didn't.

I just want the course to be done with, but I'm also a perfectionist, so I'm like stuck between just not doing shit and wanting to be a Good Student™. I hate this. I hate this part about me. Ugh.

[bennytheredonethat]

[picture of Artem, Brie, and Peeta. Artem is observing the chaos a careful set of eyes as they pack away some diced meat, to make sure nobody is doing anything that’ll get them hurt or poison anyone. Brie is gleefully ‘cooking’ with a hammer by smashing frozen fruits into a paste while Peeta scoops it into tupperware. None pictured seemed to notice]

There’s iced animal treats in the freezer now for anyone that wants any.

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

Hi, I hope this is an okay question to ask. I am s l o w l y exploring and learning what kinds of kinks I like. I’m drawn to taboo kinks and I’m really curious about ageplay, but I’m worried that if I open the door to letting that be hot, I’m going to start seeing actual kids as hot. Obviously that doesn’t mean I would do anything about it, but I’m still not sure I want that in my head. Is there any truth in this fear? Could that happen?

well much in the same way that the majority of pup players aren't trying to hump real labradors on the street, D&D players generally aren't running around pulling swords on random shopkeepers, and my years doing Warriors Cats rp online never made me want to live in the woods pissing in the dirt and eating mice, I suspect that what you're attracted to is the safety of fantasy and play rather than the actual, literal thing. pretty big line between those two things, actually, and most people are pretty clear on the difference between stuff that's made up and harmless and stuff that's really really bad. I use this example often, but I assure you that my abiding love of Batman using his billions of dollars to dick around doing lawless bullshit has not softened my feelings on Elon Musk in the slightest.

I assume that, like most well-adjusted adults, you aren't attracted to children. what you're into is, presumably, adults acting in ways that are characterized as immature, carefree, cutesy, helpless, bratty, etc, and the dynamic of those playacting adults might have with others who take the role of their caregivers. that is... so, so, so far removed from being attracted to an actual human child. I don't know if you've ever actually, like, hung out with kids, but they're pretty different than adults. I mean obviously they're little humans who have their own opinions and ideas and personalities and have a right to autonomy and making their own decisions as much as is safely possible, but they are REALLY different from age appropriate, sexually compatible adults. someone doing ageplay is, like, a million miles from an actual kid.

it's kind of like how when Riverdale was on I'd see gifs of that insane redheaded lesbian and go "yeah, she's hot." like, sure, the character's a teenager, but that actress is an adult woman who's only two years younger than me and we all know that. the idea of fucking an actual teenager is vile. even if I were to see someone and have an initial aesthetic appreciation, the second they open their mouth and start saying 17 year old things the attraction is gone because I've realized that's a child.

(no offense to the teens in the room! you're great and I'm sure your 17 year old stuff is really important to you! but adults should not want to fuck you, is the point.)

so what I'm saying is: seems unlikely!

also, okay. let's assume the absolute worst case scenario happens and you experience a twinge of sexual interest towards a child. that's understandably alarming; that's not an urge most people want to harbor within themselves. that may require some dialing back from ageplay, or a chat with a kink-friendly mental health professional, or seeking out some community and advice from others in your kink scene who may have struggled with something similar. but please, give yourself some credit: you have some shred of impulse control within your body, yes? you're not going to make the leap from having a thought to being an active child predator in one fell swoop. the choice to harm a child, or to seek out pornographic material of child sexual abuse, are still choices that you would have to actually make. and it's making those choices to do harm that actually make child abusers a danger, not just having thoughts. having a thought all by itself doesn't hurt anyone; it's the way you act on it that has the potential to cause harm.

but again, I want to emphasize, sexual behavior is by and large a pretty easy wire not to get crossed with other things. please note the brave billions of people who manage to get through every day without groping their colleagues and random strangers because they understand it's not the appropriate time, place, or partner!

[officialbruciewayne]

ooc.

Just a little roleplay etiquette housekeeping!

tl;dr:

Don't harass, abuse or suicide bait real people ooc.

Roleplay can get very intense, try to tag comprehensively and negotiate boundaries ooc.

Let someone know if their tags break.

You can stop a roleplay anytime you need to or want to.

If someone ignores your ooc boundaries, block them.

You don't need a reason to block someone.

Firstly, ooc we should always treat each other with respect, dignity and kindness. We don't harass one another, we don't abuse one another, and we absolutely do not encourage harm to each other.

No matter what happens inside a roleplay, no matter if we think we're right, no matter if we think a person deserves it, no matter what:

Do not abuse real people.

I specify real or ooc here because yes, roleplay can get pretty dark and that's okay too.

Roleplay can involve a lot of dark and intense themes, and it's part of what makes writing so good, but we also need to make sure the audience (readers) and our roleplay partners (writers) have tools to keep themselves safe and withdraw consent if they need to.

Tagging is a big part of this, and if in doubt, I always say tag. But it's not infallible: sometimes we miss a tag, or forget, or tumblr eats the tags, these things happen! We can help each other out by reminding or requesting a tag, and then scrolling past.

However, more important than tagging is communication and boundary setting. Even if it doesn't seem like it, roleplay involves a lot of behind-the-scenes communication and ooc consent!

If you're unsure if a plot point is too intense, ask ask ask.

"I don't want to rp this story" is a complete and final sentence.

Remember that saying 'stop' ic isn't the same as saying it 'ooc', though!

(This is even more the case with morally grey, or even villain characters. Asking the Joker not to dip someone in acid may or may not work, but asking his writer should always be a sure thing!)

For example;

If I'm writing with a Joker and Batman is beating the snot out of him, and the Joker yells stop, Batman might not stop- but if the mun says stop, we stop.

From there, the Joker's mun and I could talk about if we wanted to change the direction of the roleplay, or even if we just wanted to end it there- or if we want to retcon it and delete the whole thread!

The Joker Mun could even choose to block me here if I've made them so uncomfortable they don't feel safe roleplaying with me. It is always okay to block.

And if someone doesn't listen to you when you say stop, you absolutely can and should block.