me, @melodylandmouse, and @minglermail are trying to revive our roleplay server, Roleplay Central! it’s exactly what it sounds like - a server for roleplaying, sharing OCs and art! we’re only advertising to toonblr currently, but multiple members talk about and share non-toontown OCs and do non-toontown roleplays so being a toontown fan definitely isn’t a requirement! we currently have 30ish members and would love to see more!
(it’s also okay if you don’t roleplay a lot and just wanna talk about OCs and share art plenty of us do just that!)
i’ll put the invite in the reblogs for anyone interested - we hope to see you there!
I saw you talk about roleplay central and I was wondering how it worked? You said it was like tinder (I don't have any experience with that, but the basic concept) and I made an account for the site. All the profile stuff isn't the issue it's the "Matcher" option in the drop menu that is confusing. Are these random picks or are they people who choose you and you decide whether you like them or not?
So the matchmaking tab just presents you with people whose profiles line up with your own based on a certain percentage; it’s not random because there’s basis for who gets picked, but the people chosen don’t necessarily have any idea you exist unless one of you reaches out to the other. If you do score high with someone, all you do is take a peek at their profile, and if you like what you see, you can use the contact info they’ve provided to get in touch with them!
As I mentioned before, RPC unfortunately doesn’t have a built-in messaging system the way other resources do, so you’re encouraged to head off-site to a platform that suits both of you best. (But the Discord server can be a good place to find folks since they explicitly offer a place to advertise what you’re currently looking for, if that’s an avenue you’re comfortable pursuing! They also have matchmaking events once a season that pair you up with partners who align with your preferences, allowing you to broaden your horizons and see if you’d make for a good fit with 0 pressure to continue the relationship if you find you just don’t click.)
I hope this helps you make use of it! Feel free to let me know if you have any other questions, and if I don’t have an answer, I’ll try asking the staff members who aim to be prompt and helpful in getting questions sorted.
When you hear the word supernatural, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? A vampire, perhaps a werewolf? An angel, a demon? Your mind immediately goes to what you have heard about through pop culture, what you’ve been socially trained to think of.
But what of the creatures of lore, the other critters and creepy-crawlies that live under your bed and haunt your nightmares or the fair folk, the various forms of fae that have been said to exist for centuries? Let this post be a guide to some common (and many more uncommon) supernaturals.
First things first, let’s talk about supernatural beings. According to Google,
Supernatural: a manifestation or event attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature.
They’re creatures that aren’t considered to be part of the norm that we cannot understand or accept. Some common supernatural creatures are:
Vampires
Werewolves
Angels
Demons
Zombies/Mummies
Ghosts
Aliens
These are what you hear of in Hollywood and pop culture. They’re the most popular, but what of the others? Some uncommon supernatural creatures:
There are plenty more types of supernatural creatures from around the world that could have been added to this list. If none of the ones I have listed here catch your eye, do a little research! Nearly every culture from around the world has their own version of supernatural creatures meant to both destroy and save the world around them. Do a little digging and see what you can come up with!
Moving on, we come to another classification of mythological creature: the fair folk. Also referred to as the fey/fae, they are traditionally Gaelic, a form of magical creatures native to the British Isles.
Google says that the fae are:
Fae: a humanoid mythical creature that wields great power in magic and elementals
They cover a wide range of magical creatures and are most notably split into two main categories. In fae lore, they are split between the Seelie and Unseelie courts. In simple terms, the Seelie were the “good” fae, the light, and the summer while the Unseelie were the “bad” fae, the dark, and the winter.
Thanks to Disney, Lord of the Rings, and other pop culture movies/books, there are only a handful of fae that are popular:
Faeries
Pixies
Elves
Dwarves
However, there are many other creatures that are part of the lore and not nearly so popular:
Sirens
Nymphs
Nixies
Lepruchaun
Banshee
Phooka
Sprites
Sylph
Kelpie
Selkie
Brownies/Hobgoblins
Trolls
Settiano
Goblins
Spriggans
Ogre
Drow
Gnomes
Will’o’Wisp
Gremlins
Like the supernatural creature list, this is by no means exhaustive. A little research goes a long way, but this is a good start.
Here’s to hoping that this post gives you a few ideas!
There appears to be an overwhelming amount of writers confusing the term dystopia for a post-apocalyptic society and vice versa. Here’s to hoping that this post is able to set the record straight.
First off, allow me to explain what Google says post-apocalyptic really is.
Post-apocalyptic: denoting or relating to the time following a nuclear war or other catastrophic event; the time following the biblical Apocalypse.
In short, post-apocalyptic refers to a point in time following the Apocalypse, Ragnarok, or the end of the world. It is a time period, not a way of society.
However, dystopian (and it’s sister, utopian) are types of societies. They are often used in conjunction with the blanket of the post-apocalyptic genre to describe the type of society that creates the setting for the plot.
Dystopian: the creation of an utterly horrible or degraded society that is generally headed to an irreversible oblivion or dystopia.
Dystopia: an imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad, typically a totalitarian or environmentally degraded society.
Whereas,
Utopian: modeled on or aiming for a state in which everything is perfect; idealistic.
Utopia: an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect.
In simpler terms, a dystopian society is headed toward an inevitable destruction while the very definition of ‘utopian’ is societal perfection. The pair are very obviously opposites, where one is discord and the other is harmony.
While you can have a dystopia in your post-apocalyptic world, the pair are not mutually exclusive as many people seem to have been conditioned to think.
