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memedrome

Don't just react to replies

This seems to be a rampant issue in the RPC. And it is extremely draining for your partners if your muse and your narration do nothing else but react to your partner's post. Let me explain through an example:

"Hello! What are you doing?"

"I'm birdwatching."

The partner can have their muse answer with "Nice. Bye." and just end the thread, or ask a different question to try and keep the thread going. You leave it up to your partner to maintain an engaging interaction and it also gives an air of lackluster. Just a reaction is often not much for the other muse to react to in turn.

Instead of just replying a question, throw the ball back at your partner's muse, keep the interaction interesting for both. Maybe half of your reply being reaction, the other half new things for the other muse to react to.

"I'm birdwatching. Do you want to join me?"

That way, the other muse can either join or decline and maybe suggest an alternate activity for them to do. It's already more engaging and you signalize your partner that you are interested. You can always take it a step further, too.

"I'm birdwatching. There is this rare bird in this area. Check it out!" The muse shows the other muse a picture of the rare bird. "Do you want to join me? I could need an extra pair of eyes."

It's just like that in normal conversations. Yes, I know first-hand that it can be exhausting to ask a friend questions back and maintain a conversation, but having your friend/partner do all the legwork is even more exhausting for them and selfish from you, to be honest.

Rp is a two-way street, just like conversations. Treat your partners with respect and give back what they give you. Literally. Make it a rule that if your partner gives you nothing to work with repeatedly, then have your muse just walk out on them. Don't burn yourself out on people not valuing your time and work.

the-hundred-tons-lda

If you think it's okay to harass other bloggers for the characters they play get off my fucking blog.

memepocalypse

Reblog this if you understand roleplayers are human, so they will occasionally post vent/ooc posts and that's okay.

we're not required to be perfect all the time.

sinn0hh

ancientforgcd

curiositymemes

Reminder to be kind to ocs.

Be kind to oc writers.

Be they young, old, new to rping and writing, or if they’ve been here for longer than you have… they have decided to create someone new and wonderful and share it with you for free.

So please: engage with them. Talk about their ocs. Try to learn about their story and their world. You may find you like them a lot more than you’d planned, and the writer will thank you endlessly for the interest. All your canon characters are their creators’ ocs, after all. Just because they have been published and shared with the world on a broader scale does not make them more valid.

So please, remember: when someone gives you an oc, that is a piece of themself. It is a piece of their heart and a representation of all the work, time, and effort it took to get them to that point.

They’re trusting you with it. Be gentle and show them respect.

allthingswhumpyandangsty

“you cannot ship these two fictional characters because—” actually I can because they are not real people. they are just toys I play with. you cannot apply real-world morality to fiction or how strangers play with their imaginary toys in their imaginary sandboxes.

you can, however, curate your own internet experience by minding your own business, muting/blocking/scrolling past what upsets you but does not hurt anyone in real life in any way, shape or form.

pointofnoreturnmeme

Reblog this if you practice multishipping, which means you can have multiple ships going on and they are in separate verses.

rpshopkeepers-blog

WHAT LOW ACTIVITY & SLOW REPLY MEANS:

it means i want to be here, i really do

it means that i have, whether i like it or not, more important things to do than roleplay at the moment

it means that replies are going to sit for a moment

WHAT IT DOESN’T MEAN:

that i care any less

that i don’t want to talk / plot with you

that you aren’t allowed to IM me or ask for my disco

Sometimes Tumblr has to take a back burner, and that’s fine! Roleplay will still be here when we get back. So take that day to yourself. Don’t worry about drafts. Don’t worry about how “slow” you are being. Everything is okay!

velcrooooo

reminder that coming up with some fake little dudes and creating intricate storylines in your head is a completely free and fun way to pass the time and the government can't stop you

rpmemesupreme-blog

⇖ this mun is a Certified Shipping Ho!

anishenanigans

do NOT give your OCs real world birthdays or else you will be ridden with despair when their bday rolls around and you inevitably have art block and cannot draw anything for the occasion