An RPH For SABR

This Blog is here to provide members of SABR with information on how to RP in our group as well as with links or posts to things that will make RPing a hell of a lot easier.

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Activity+ v0.4.0: Anti-Rollup Rollout

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new-xkit-extension:

Do you like seeing individual reblog notes? Do you enjoy consuming the delicious tags? Do you flourish off a generous diet of #literally dying #same #me #kin? Did @staff destroy your lifestyle by opting you into the notes rollup test?

Activity+ version 0.4.0 brings a new feature which unrolls the rollups. Download or update Activity+ in your local XKit. If you already have Activity+ installed it should automatically update in the next few days; we’re very proud of it.

Reclaim the tags! Rejoice as you gaze upon each and every sap who reblogged your post! Revive your ability to click on notes to see the original post!

As always, if you have any questions, you can stop by our live support chat (on Discord), swing by our always open ask box, or even send us fan mail!

A fantastic update for the SABR community!

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Introducing Me

About Me Page by Ciralism

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Features

title block

section for basic info

one 150px by 150px custom image (upload - tinypic)

fun little quote box

3 custom links

responsive bio - can be as long as you want

Enjoy! I churned this out in an hour when I should have been studying for AP’s so if you find glitches, let me know. As always, be kind and respectful, don’t touch the credit, don’t steal, yada yada yada.

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Writing a runaway/homeless character?

It’s very possible that one day you’ll want to write a runaway, or someone living on the streets, or someone who is just up to no good, or all of the above! You need some good old research. Well here; I did some of that work for you! 

Obviously not all of these characteristics/actions are interchangeable so use discretion (i.e. I’m not implying that all homeless people jump borders or shoplift, but some may if they get desperate. These are just suggestions). 

Runawayguide - Yep, this guy ran away from home when he was 16 and is currently traveling the world. My favorite posts of his:

How to Eat Cheap Around the World

How to Sleep on the Street

How to Avoid Being Robbed

How to Hitchhike

How to Jump Trains

How to Jump a Border

How to Sneak into Anywhere

Runaway Backpacker Jobs

(Also make sure to read through the comments on his posts because a lot of his visitors tell plenty outrageous stories to get your ideas rolling.)

Wikihow - You know it. Like Wikipedia, I wouldn’t put my full trust in them, but they’re pretty thorough. Runawayguide already discusses some of this stuff, but these are good “big idea” articles.

How to Disappear Completely

How to Run Away from Home

How to Live in Your Car

Other articles - I can’t guarantee that any of these are 100% accurate or trustworthy, so if you’re having your doubts try to get a few more sources to back it up. 

How to Live Life on the Run

How to Steal a Dead Person’s Identity

How to Steal from a Vending Machine

Tips for Shoplifting

Working Without a Social Security Number

Ten Things Novels Get Wrong about Homeless People

“My First Night Homeless”

How to Live in a Boat

“A Message to Homeless Teens”

Hygiene on the Road

Interesting Chart Differentiating Between Poor, Middle Class and Wealthy

Spent (Can You Make It Through the Month with $1,000?) - Interactive Game

Also, FYI, it is legal for adolescents in most states to run away. I wasn’t aware of this at all before my research and thought it was a cool tidbit. 

Please feel free to add your own references/resources!

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Recently I have noticed that a lot of RPers tend to make their characters be drug addicts or just do drugs in general and whilst I have seen one other post like this one, I felt like it didn’t give enough information. I myself have tried over 50% of these drugs so I can assure you that all of the information is reliable.

For more information on other drugs go on talktofrank.com

Under the cut you will be able to find,

15 Different drugs {7 Class A, 5 Class B, 3 Class C)

Their effects on the brain/body

Different ways of taking the drug

The different street names

Appearance of the drug

Class A drugs are considered to be the most harmful and attract the most serious punishments and fines. Whilst Class C drugs are a lot milder.

Side Note: I do not condone drug use of any kind.

Like/Reblog if you found this useful in any way.

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This is a masterlist of all the places you could run into someone for a para starter. Some of these differ depending on the roleplay and your character however, they all just came to me off the top of my head– ALL 84! I KNOW. Please like or reblog if you’ve used any or if you found this helpful. Thanks a bunch!

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Masterlist of: Faceless gif hunts

Anon requested a masterlist of faceless gif hunts. Below you will find them in certain categories such as downloads, general, kissing, male, female, couples, supernatural etc. Some gif hunts don’t specify how many there are as sometimes they just put all the gifs in one place. The further down you go, the older the gif hunts are except if there are gif hunts from the same blog or I went in different tags etc.

If any links are broken please let me know. Please like or reblog if this is useful to you.

Total: Over 300

Last updated: 12th June 2016

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Badass females personalities masterpost (add more if you want to)

Female badass that just sits back and watch men fight for her and avoids getting her hands dirty, but knows what to do when she has to 

Little girl from a small town who plays angel to everyone around her, but not only runs out to hook up at night but can protect herself just fine with or without a gun

Overconfident business woman who takes the word “bitch” as a compliment

Hot mercenary girl who would rip your head off if with you even considered touching her and has already proved her point many times

High school girl who’s always reading a book and is taken as introvert and bookworm, but is actually pretty arrogant and is not afraid of saying that she doesn’t talk because no one is interesting enough

Smart cheerleader girl who took fighting and acting classes as a child, and can literally smile normally while breaking your arm

Daughter of a criminal who is 100% done with her father shit and just walks out of the whole thing, and when he comes after her she makes it very clear that she’s gone for good

Robin Hood girl who steals from the rich and gives to the poor

Still on the Robin Hood subject, a girl who doesn’t even react if you tease or pick on her, but if you mess up with the weaker ones she’ll make you go home crying like a baby

A business woman who doesn’t want a family and doesn’t give a flying fuck if others think she won’t ever be a “complete women”

A mother who gave up her career because her child was more important and does’t give a flying fuck if that makes her someone who settled

A woman who somehow found a way of having a career and a child and is pretty good at working and mothering

A farm hunter girl who is pretty sweet and nice until she gets a crossbow on her hand

The girl who never said a word her entire life but somehow is on the top of her career

Confident woman who won’t stand failure and fights for everything she wants

Pretty girl with no academic knowledge but wiser than anybody else

Old woman with lots of tattoos and piercings and a colored hair

A medium girl that everyone thinks is crazy until she quote exactly what your dad said when you were three years old

Homeless girl who at some point turned her life around and got a job and a shared apartment and is generally really sweet, but if you push her around the edge her wild personality will come up

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Resource: How to Use a Weapon

Violence, fights, tension–three words that often carry a story a long, especially anything in the fantasy, sci-fi, or action-adventure realm. Whether it’s hand-to-hand combat (see older resource posts), or weapon usage, fights should be as realistic as possible: the focus should be on the fiction, the characters, and story, not your reader scratching their head saying “that could never really happen.” Here are some resources I hope will help as you embark on your more “weapon-based” scenes:

Basics/Writing Scenes With Weapons:

How to Write Fights

Knife Fighting Do’s and Don’t’s

Writing: Guns, Bullets, and Shooting

The 8 Most Realistic Hollywood Gun Scenes

Realistic Writing: Gun Tips

7 Things Guns Cannot Actually Do

Writing Realistic Melee Fighting with Wesley Chu

10 Tips on How to Write Believable Crime and Murder Scenes

Writing Gun Stuff

Writing Guns and Fiction

Knives and Guns:

How to Shoot a Handgun

How to Fire a Handgun Safely and Correctly

How to Use a Knife in a Combative Situation

Hand Held Weapons: Basics of Knife Fighting

Knife Fighting Lies

Knife Grip and Holding Techniques 

Knife Fighting Techniques 

Remember, not all your characters will be experts, but if they are, the technical usage is important. If your character is a novice, not all of these resources will be helpful to you, but it’s important to note what works and what doesn’t in these scenarios. 

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gifhuntiing:

Under the cut are #109 high quality textless and faceless gifs of high school related stuff (lockers, notebooks etc). They are all small or medium in size and should be suitable for roleplaying. None of the following gifs belong to me so if you want a gif you made removed, please message me! If you found this helpful, a like or reblog would be appreciated, but it’s not necessary.

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xochantelly:

I couldn’t find any on tumblr, so I decided to just make some for you. It was difficult finding material, but I managed to scrounge up a couple of youtube videos to make something for you. Sorry if it’s not what you’re looking for!?!

If you want, you can come to me off of anon and I will send you an ask, that way you can go and look for some stuff that you’d like on youtube, link me in the ask I’ve sent, and I will make some stuff from that. 

Requested by Anonymous

Size: 300x166

Count: 8. 

Please like/reblog if you’re using! 

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a gif pack by bluthofrp ► private school girls

Below the cut are #15 small, textless and HQ faceless gifs of girls at a private school, as shown in the film “The Grudge 2”. All were created by me for roleplay purposes, so please do not claim credit, post as gifsets or add to gif hunts. However, feel free to use in bio, promo and theme graphics. A like or reblog is appreciated if you found this useful, thanks!

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hqgifhunting:

under the cut are #210 small/medium, hq faceless gifs. none of these gifs are mine so full credit to the owners. please like/reblog if you found this useful.

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Flower Masterpost: If you ever have the specific emotion ...

(Updated whenever a new flower is used) - just use the “search” button or search through my tags by changing the url; I always tag my flowers / if it’s a flower of a specific color, eg: rose (pink), then search “pink rose” (or you can just look up the “rose” and see all the suggestions tagged with “rose”)

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Bad Emotions (pain, grief, apology…)

star of Bethlehem :   atonement for crime, reconciliation,  guilt and fear

lobelia : malevolent thoughts

snapdragon : deceit and concealment of identity , elegance

geranium : stupidity and folly

bluebell : humility

lily (orange) : hatred, intense abhorrence

columbine (red) : anxiety

hyacinth (purple) :forgiveness, repent

marigold : pain and grief

peony : shame and bashfulness

TULIP

tulip (white) : one-sided love

tulip (yellow) : hopeless love

daffodil : uncertainty, unrequited love, new beginnings; love me back 

CARNATION

carnation (yellow) : disdain, disappointment, rejection

carnation (striped) : Refusal, rejection ; sorry I can’t be with you, wish I could be with you

rue : regret and sorrow, lamentation

mallow : consumed by love and life, frazzled

ROSE

rose (dark red) : mourning

rose (yellow) : apologies, a broken heart, intense emotion, jealousy

anemone : forsaken, fading hope

primrose (evening) : inconsistency

morning glory : love in vain

mint : suspicion, lack of trust

chrysanthemum (yellow) : slighted love 

petunia : resentment, anger

begonia : future misfortunes, dark distracting thoughts, fear

rhododendron : beware

acacia : concealed love

Good Emotions (love, happiness, remembrance..)

iris : your friendship is precious, thank you for being a friend   

cosmos : peaceful bliss

gardenia : purity, sweetness, secret love

snowdrop : hope, consolation

poppy (yellow) : victory

zinnia (mixed) : in memory of an absent friend

columbine (purple) : driven to win

baby’s breath : innocence, pure at heart

azalea : take care of yourself for me, temperance, gentle passion

lily (white) : it’s heavenly to be with you; purity and majesty

lilac (purple) : the first emotion of love

rosemary : recollection of once-forgotten memories; remembrance

dandelion : coquetry and gentle flirtation, young love

sunflower : pure, lofty thoughts. confidence

hollyhock : ambition and drive

ROSE

rose (coral/orange) : desire, yearning, passion

rose (blue) : improbable odds, mystery, love at first sight

rose (light pink) : passion, youth, energy, desire

rose (lavender) : love at first sight 

violet (white) : let’s take a chance 

camellia (pink) : longing for you in the future 

CARNATION

carnation (mauve) : dreaming of fantasy 

carnation (red) : my heart aches for you

pansy : thoughtfulness and caring

hydrangea : heartfelt gratitude and thankfulness

fern : magic, confidence, fascination

apple blossom : promise

daisy (white) : new beginnings, true love, purity, innocence, trust and secrecy

lily-of-the-valley : sweetness, return to happiness, you make my life complete

aster : patience, love of variety, elegance and daintiness

sweet pea : goodbye, departure, blissful pleasure, thank you for a good time

ivy : fidelity and loyalty, faith

forget me not : true love, undying certainty

bachelor’s button : celibacy, purity, single blessedness,hope in love, delicacy

statice : sympathy, success, remembrance

calla lily (white) : purity, innocence, magnificence and beauty

honeysuckle : bonds of love and friendship

birds of paradise : joy through challenges, faithfulness in relationships, gratitude

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My Main Character, Rebecca is going through a very difficult birth and just wanted to know a better way to convey that. This here is my latest for publication and I want it to be worthwhile. It's really hard for me to write about childbirth so I was wondering if you had any advice.

I think for this, you need to know about the process of giving birth, but you don’t necessarily need all of the medical terminology when you describe it. After all, as the woman giving birth, Rebecca likely won’t know every little thing about midwifery - that’s why she will have professional midwives and doctors around her. 

I’m not sure if you want general information about birth or if you specifically want me to advise you on how to write birthing scenes, so I’ll do a bit of both. Skip to the bottom if you want the advice part. Everything above is purely informational just in case you need it.

During Labour

Almost every birth is different. In a lot of films and TV shows, you might see a birth start with the waters breaking. Usually, a woman can feel faint labour pains before this happens. In fact, if the waters break early and the delivery doesn’t start, then the baby - and mother -  are at risk of infection; it can be dangerous for the baby to be in the womb with no amniotic fluid around it for protection. Still, some women may experience their waters breaking before delivery or during.

As labour progresses, the contractions are closer together and more painful each time. The contractions are steadily pushing the baby downwards, softening and opening the cervix to allow for delivery. Midwives usually go by cervix dilation to determine when the baby is ready to be delivered. The cervix should be dilated by about 10cm when the baby is due to pass through. This is a process that can take a very long time (up to several hours). In a private hospital, I can imagine a woman will be accommodated for on the expected delivery date, but in a public hospital - or it may even be advised by a midwife generally - the woman can be asked to go home until established labour occurs (i.e. when the cervix is dilated over 3cm).

It can take from six to twelve hours for the cervix to fully dilate from 3-10cm for a first baby. Women may find subsequent deliveries are much quicker. It’s typical for midwives to monitor the baby’s heart rate throughout delivery - if the baby shows signs of stress, then it is important for the baby to be born as quickly as possible. If the baby’s oxygen is restricted during birth, it can cause brain damage to the child in a worst case scenario.

The part where the woman starts pushing should only really start after the cervix is fully dilated. If you’ve ever watched programmes like One Born Every Minute or Teen Mom, you’ll notice a lot of women in labour are encouraged to ‘breathe’ through it. This is a technique used to stop the woman from pushing too early. Breathing in and out instead should ease her urge to push before its necessary. Giving birth is a tiring, energy-draining exercise. The longer a woman has to push, the weaker she’ll become, so particularly long, non-progressive births can be wearing on the mother.

After the baby is born, the placenta must also be passed and contractions will also cause this delivery. The midwife usually injects the woman with syntocinon to speed up the delivery of the placenta, and it also helps prevent postpartum haemorrhaging.

Difficulties During Childbirth

Birthing difficulties as a term is pretty vague. You need to know why this birth is difficult and what exactly is happening to make it difficult. There are a few things that can make a birth difficult. To name just some:

The baby’s shoulder becoming stuck behind the mother’s pelvis as it is born, preventing swift delivery. This can cause damage to the brachial plexus (the nerves and tissue at the neck/shoulder) on the baby if the midwife pulls the baby’s head too severely as they try to deliver it. This is called shoulder dystocia.

The baby’s cord wrapping around its neck in the process of birth. The longer the baby is starved of oxygen, the more likely brain damage will occur.

A long, arduous labour that doesn’t progress due to the cervix not dilating properly. In this case, the mother might need to have a cesarean section. Other than feeling severe fatigue, many women can be disheartened when the natural birth they wanted doesn’t go to plan.

Placental abruption: the placenta separates from the wall of the uterus for no clear reason. The woman can bleed to death in this circumstance.

Pre-eclampsia. It’s usually picked up in routine antenatal appointments (which might lead to an induced delivery) but high blood pressure can be a serious threat to a woman in childbirth if it remains undetected.

Sometimes, midwives may perform fetal blood sampling to help them make a decision as to whether take a woman for a cesarean section or continue with vaginal delivery. This can be very stressful for the woman as it is a painful procedure which involves taking blood from the baby whilst it is still in the womb.

Breech births. This is where the baby is born feet first instead of head first. Sometimes, midwives can successfully ‘turn’ the baby around by pressing on the woman’s abdomen, but a breech birth isn’t an easy one. It can also be difficult for the mother if the baby is lying in a way that puts its spine against hers. Spine-to-spine deliveries are usually painful and can be longer than babies born head-down.

These are just some complications that can arise during birth. When it comes to the actual feeling of giving birth… well I haven’t gone through that myself so I don’t think I could offer anything valuable there. A quick Google search should give you an idea about that, and may help you in your writing when it comes to vocabulary and creating an accurate portrayal.

tl;dr: How to Write Birthing Scenes

Be aware of the stages of labour.

Research your chosen birth difficulty to understand in which stages of labour the complications will arise.

Think about the consequences of this birthing difficulty - i.e. what it might do to the mother, what it might do to the baby/babies.

Consider the atmosphere of the delivery room. Is she taken to hospital as an emergency, or does she go into hospital expecting the baby to be born in the way she planned? Is it a home birth? A water birth? How does she feel before the complications, how does her partner or the person/people accompanying her throughout the birth feel?

Who is narrating? The woman giving birth, or the midwife? Her partner? Someone else in the delivery room? Consider vocabulary.

If writing a birthing scene is very uncomfortable for you due to a lack of experience or other personal reasons, you could always ‘skip’ to the relevant part after the complications arise. A long birthing scene would be hard reading for just about anyone really, unless something very significant happens at the time. It might be worth writing pre and post birth, rather than focusing on all of the bits in between.

I hope this helps. If you have any more questions (such as something more specific), please let me know and I’ll do my best to expand on this answer! Otherwise, please keep an eye out for Follower responses in case someone else has better information or advice.

Resources

Tips for Writing a Birthing Scene

Describing a Birthing Scene Without the Gorey Details

NHS: Signs That Labour Has Begun and What Happens During Labour and Birth?

FYCD Pregnancy tag

Best of luck!

- enlee

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the sex ed guide your parents didn't give you

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lilypotterr:

how to put a condom on

where to get free birth control

the hymen debunked 

cleaning your vibrators 

how to avoid pressures

signs you may be pregnant

safe guide to anal sex

all about dental dams

disabled sexual resources

what is hiv?

feminist porn

female ejaculation

fisting 101

communication during sex

setting sexual boundaries

bdsm vs abuse

lube during sex

the clitoris

sex education games

understanding gender

what to do if your nudes were leaked

intersex

sexual consent

all about masturbation

choosing a sex toy

tips for your first time

[fixyourwritinghabits]

How can you imply that two people had sex without going into graphic details? Thanks.

First, I much prefer to hint at things and let the readers’ imaginations do the rest. Many people believe you can’t be sexy without being graphic. To those people I say you aren’t using your imagination. Some things I use are:

Emotional intimacy: I wrote a post on intimacy awhile ago. That’s got some good stuff in there. I also have an example of post-sexytime intimacy that isn’t graphic, too.

Anticipation: Throw your reader a hint your character is looking forward to having sex with their partner (which they should!). That tingle on your skin. That twist in the pit of your stomach. Those little hints go a long way. 

Context: Are they flirting like crazy? Is one waiting in the bedroom to jump the other? After are they cuddling after? Talking in bed? Does another character get a good wiff of them and make a comment?

Physiological effects: heart rate increases, body temperature increases, or their skin may appear flushed. 

Yes, sex has a very particular smell to it. It’s a strange salty-sweet combination of sweat, you and your partners pheromones, and bodily fluids. Perfume/cologne, condoms, lube, and sex toys may also contribute to it. It’s one of those smells in life that’s unmistakable. 

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moonstarwrites:

Under the cut there are 33 gifs of Faceless Scenes/People/Objects; 1. all the gifs below are size medium to small with no text gifs included; 2. none of the following gifs were created by me; if you are the original gif maker and would like me to remove your gif, please feel free to message me and I will do so; 3. if this gif hunt was useful to you, please like or reblog ➳

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