A guide to rp by a guy who never ever thought they’d do rp. (They’re also still pretty bad at it.)
- steal rping friends from your other friends
- be cringe be free but maybe don’t infodump all your character’s cringe all at once (save it for the coolest and most relevant moments)
- generally try and feed information overtime anyway just so that your cool oc facts can permeate your friend’s brain membranes better
- design your character with gaps for other people’s characters to fill
- design and redesign your character with contrast in mind (relative to other’s characters)
- if two ppls characters end up kind of similar anyway make it a cool twinsies thing instead of feeling threatened. And then invent some cool contrast anyway, like making the ocs irked by eachother because of the similarities! Many ideas can come from here.
- propose new concepts/interactions as a hypothetical (bonus points if you elegantly include an “out” in case the friend isn’t into it)
- do not outright shoot down your friend’s concept/idea/interaction. “No, no they wouldn’t do that” <- bad!!!!!!!!! Makes people feel bad. Instead, try to use a part if their suggestion in a way that still makes you vibe; “oh, maybe they would do that if x situation happened to them.” Or “x character doesn’t want to and xyz hijinks ensue!” <- yay!! Turn on your brain. There is always a way.
- never assume your friend is okay with rping challenging and dark topics with you even if you see them having them with someone else
- also don’t lead with challenging/dark topics if you can help it… The topic will also be more fun anyway if there’s buildup and contrast?
- Important: let people have their special and cool moments!!! Its hard I know!!! I also want everything to be about me!!! you have to fight the instinct. Its so important. At least tell your friend its cool and awesome and awesome and let them hog the conversation for a bit. After they’ve had their time in the spotlight you can yap about how cool it is if your oc did that too.
- its okay if you just don’t click with another persons for rp purposes. If y’all aren’t on the same page about a lot if things it will just be a struggle the whole time
- if you super click with someone for rp purposes remember that it usually isn’t worth sacrificing sleep especially if you got something important in the morning
