#roleplay psa

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[catchameme]

Reblog to let your mutuals know. . .

that they are appreciated. that they are important. that they are amazing. that they are creative. that they are loved.

No matter how long you take to reply, what mood you are in, how insecure you are feeling about your writing, or how active you are — your presence is still very much enjoyed. You never have to apologize or feel bad for taking a while with a reply, or not answering an ask right away. Life can get busy, energy can fluctuate, interest can shift, and emotions can change. You are human and these things do not make you a bad person/partner.

We write together because it is fun and enjoyable, not because it is expected of you to answer every little thing at the snap of fingers.

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⋆˙ ⟡ You don't need to be "active" every day to belong here. Your presence is enough, even in the quiet moments when you're thinking about your muse, or re-reading old threads just because they made you smile. You bring something irreplaceable to this space simply by existing in it. If you ever feel guilty for disappearing for a while, don't. We'll still be here, waving happily when you pop back in.

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you  want  to  write  verses  with  my  muses  but  don't  have  a  set  verse?  you're  wondering  about  how  to  make  muses  fit  together?  here's  a  fun  tip:   just  isekai  them.  throw  them  into  each  other's  worlds.  develop  them  there,  exactly  as  they  are from their source!  you  don't  need  to  think  of  a  backstory,  an  idea,  a  vibe ( at least not right away!!! ).  isekai  happens  for  the  stupidest  reasons,  and  you  can  do  it  too!  it  doesn't  have  to  make  sense  to  everyone else  if  it  makes  senses  to  you  and  is  fun!!

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RP is a Collaborative Hobby: A PSA

Most of us roleplay because we have characters we love and want to explore. It's entirely natural to want our muses to have exciting moments, important arcs, and meaningful character development.

However, roleplay is a collaborative hobby. It is not something you write alone.

It's okay for some threads to focus more heavily on one character. Sometimes you might want to have a thread where your muses solves the problem, where they're injured and taken care of, where they're worshiped by their love interest. There's nothing wrong with that.

The issue comes when that becomes the default dynamic, and one person's muse is always the center of every plot while their partner's character exists mainly to support their story.

Your partner's muse deserves to exist as a character and not just a supporting role. They should get to have their own goals, conflicts, relationships, and moments to shine. They should not just serve as an accessory to make your character's story more interesting.

This applies not just to letting them be the hero, but also letting them be vulnerable. Sometimes certain characters become known in a community for being protectors, leaders, or the person who always has things under control. While those traits can be a big part of a character, it can become exhausting for a writer if their muse is constantly expected to be the one who saves everyone, understands everyone, or takes care of everyone else.

Even characters who are strong, capable, or highly experienced can face major issues, and the people who write them would often like to explore those softer or more troubled sides too.

The same principle applies to AU and crossover verses.

They are both great ways to explore new possibilities and interact with new characters. However, they work best when everyone involved still has control over their own character's identity.

When making a verse, make sure you ask yourself if you are creating a shared story or simply asking someone else to play an NPC in a story that is centered around your muse.

It is not fair or appealing to your partners to do things like

Making your muse responsible for another character's major life events.

Rewriting another character's backstory so it revolves around your muse.

Making your muse the center of the verse and the only one who can solve things.

Those are the kind of things that need to be planned out ahead of time with your partner.

You also need to be careful when making a verse where your muse has pre existing connections with canon characters. There is nothing inherently wrong with this. In a lot of cases, it would be really hard to slot a character into a different fandom and have them never encounter any of the canon cast.

However, there is a massive difference between your characters having simply met before, or having a connection like being coworkers or something, and hard-coding a canon character into your muse's backstory as someone they have a deep, unshakeable connection with, like lovers or family, without your partners consent.

On a side note: There is absolutely nothing wrong with making an OC or an alternate version of a character and giving them a connection to a canon character, whether it be friends, siblings, lovers, or a child. But you should make it very clear on your blog so people who play those canon characters can look at your profile and decide if they wish to interact with that specific lore.

Before introducing a major AU concept, it may help to ask:"Does this give both writers something interesting to explore?" and not focus on just what you find cool for your muse.

Roleplay is not about one person getting to tell their story while everyone else plays NPCS. It is about building something together.

[mochacappuccino]

i love female characters. i will always love them — fiercely, unapologetically, without condition.

i don’t just enjoy writing with them. i prioritize them. because the reality is that femme - presenting characters are consistently treated as disposable in this space — flattened into tropes, sidelined to make room for louder men, or picked apart under the microscope for flaws that male characters are praised for. i’ve seen female characters erased from their own stories. i’ve watched them be written out of relevance, or worse, rewritten into something unrecognizable just to serve someone else's narrative.

because i know how rotted this space can be toward femme - presenting characters. i’ve seen it. we all have. it’s disheartening. & exhausting.

there is something deeply broken in the way writing spaces, especially fandom spaces, treat women. it’s in the way complexity is punished. softness is mocked. rage is vilified. it’s in how quickly they’re labeled annoying or unlikeable or irredeemable for displaying the same traits that make male characters beloved & " complicated. " it’s in the way their pain is overlooked, their power undermined, their agency stolen.

that is why i choose them. that is why i will always choose them. because they deserve more than the scraps. they deserve stories that are just as rich, as nuanced, as devastating & magical & alive as any others. they deserve love that isn’t conditional. they deserve to be messy, brilliant, selfish, selfless, heroic, cruel, tender, & everything in between — without needing to earn the right to be remembered.

so yes, i will always cater towards my girls. i will always write with them with depth & care. i will defend them. if that ever makes you uncomfortable, if that ever makes you scroll past — then this simply isn’t the space for you. this corner of the internet is for girls with blood on their hands & stars in their eyes. for women who cry & scream & survive. for femmes who were written off & still found a way to matter.

i love them. i always will.

[publicservicememes]

If you feel the need to send anonymous hate someone's way instead of simply scrolling past or leaving their blog, blocking them, and/or moving on with your day, that's a you problem, not a them problem.

If you can't say it with your username attached on a platform where you're already essentially anonymous, you're a cowardly bully, plain and simple.

You just don't want your friends to know you're that type of person who would just as likely send them hate, so you hide behind the anon mask instead.

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TIPS FOR INTERACTING WITH MULTI-MUSE BLOGS:

it's okay to just write with one or two muses! especially when there are a lot of muses, it can be overwhelming. pick one or two that you and your writing partner will focus on developing more. these will be your Main Guys. it doesn't mean you'll ignore everyone else, but it will help give some focus. nobody is expecting you to write with every single muse on a multi

send in headcanon question asks for characters that you are not writing/plotting with as well. pick a character that the mun writes frequently, or one that you know NOTHING about and send in random questions for headcanon memes when they come up. they don't have to be characters that you want to/plan on writing with, but branch out and give the mun a chance to write about their less-loved muses

give options. if you haven't plotted yet or aren't sure who you want to write with, or just can't decide, list a few possible character options that you may want a meme or starter to be for. meet your writing partner halfway

utilize your drafts as a bookmark. see a memes list on your dash but don't have the time/energy to pick different muses to send prompts for? save the memes to your drafts and come back to it in a few hours or days when you have more spoons

be open to learning! multi-muses give the chance to discover all new characters and dynamics that you might not otherwise consider or know about. learning about new muses is one of the best things about the rpc and shifting your attitude to just be not only open to, but also excited about, learning about your friends' creations can make the rpc a much more fun place

remember that multis overall get less attention. so put in extra effort interacting with their posts so that they know they're loved just as much as solo blogs!

multi-muses have and always will be a staple part of the rpc and it's past time that we start focusing on them as we should. yes it can be difficult and overwhelming at times, but it's also worth the effort to interact and to learn about the muses featured on multi-muses. don't ignore our friends in the rpc just because you have to spend a few extra words to specify a muse.