Getting Started: A guide for new roleplayers
You! Yes you! You the person behind the screen. Are you interested in becoming a roleplayer?
Yeah? Then this is the post for you!
This post will guide you through the basics of role playing. If you’ve been roleplaying for a while then this is not the post for you.
In short, it’s an interactive story with other people.
Muse- The character you play.
Mun- The person behind the screen.
Multi-muse- A blog of more than one muse, or character.
Verse- The verse of your muse, or character if you will.
OC: Short for original character.
Script Format- A type of roleplay that is like a screenplay. This used to be popular when I started roleplaying, but it seems to have died out.
Helen: *Stares at the stars in the sky* The sky is so beautiful.
Jacob: *Smiles* I love coming here at night it’s so peaceful.
Story format- A type of roleplay that is like a story.
Helen stares at the night sky before her. She had always found the stars to be so beautiful. She hears the crickets chirping in the night.
“The sky is so beautiful.” She says.
“I love coming here at night. It’s so peaceful.”
Faceclaim- Someone to be the face of your character. People use actors/actresses for this, though I have seen a few people using themselves.
Semi-selective- This means the mun roleplays with a certain number of people.
Non-selective- This means the mun roleplays with everyone.
Highly selective- This means the mun only roleplays with certain people.
Mutuals only- That means the mun only roleplays with people that follow them back.
Smut- it’s well… it’s p*rn.
How do I get started in the community?
First and foremost, you need a blog!
I will go over a side blog verses a new blog.
You don’t have to keep up with more than one account.
Asks will be listed under your main blog.
There is no way to switch it to your side blog.
Asks will be listed under the name of the blog.
The way I found the community was browsing around the Detroit Become Human tag. Eventually roleplay blogs started coming up.
You of course would choose the fandom that you’re interested in.
First you need to decide a blog name.
My recommendation is a tag name related to your character.
Next you need an avatar, and a blog description.
What do I put in the description?
What should I have on my blog?
A nice theme. Please, if you can, try to make it as accessible as you can.
A character bio. Especially for OC’S. I can’t tell you how many blogs I’ve clicked out of because they didn’t have a character bio. I prefer knowing something about the character before I interact.
What should I put on the rule page?
Are you non-selective, selective, semi-selective, highly selective, mutuals only? I want to know as soon as I click on the blog.
2. Are you willing to do smut?
3. Do you have any triggers?
What shouldn’t I do when roleplaying?
Don’t write smut if you are not 18+.
It’s illegal, and you could both get in a lot of trouble.
Don’t harass people because they haven’t responded.
People have lives outside of tumblr, and timezones are a thing.
Don’t be the grammar police
Not everyone speaks the language you’re writing in. Don’t be a dick.
Don’t reblog threads you are not a part of.
What should I do when roleplaying?
Well first and foremost, you should have fun! That’s the most important part.
Approach people! It never hurts to ask!
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