The Plumpkin Patch

A side-blog for RPs and asks for some ghouls, ghosts and other peculiar beings of the Pokémon world. Will mostly be doing ask memes, short/medium threads and maybe post fan-art of these characters once in a harvest moon. (Follows back from @itsjustagoober)

[theplumpkinpatch]

RULES:

Click here to READ!

BIOS:

Click here to MEET!

(Potentially NSFW themes may appear on this blog!)

MUSE MOODS:

Alyson, Maribelle, Punk'Anne, Seta

(Links to other blogs of mine under the read more.)

OTHER PLACES YOU MAY SEE MY WORK:

@agooberscast - OC RP/Ask Blog

@agooberscanons - Canon Character RP/Ask Blog

@agoobersretreat - Self-Insert OC RP/Ask Blog

@softidolproject - Love Live! RP/Ask Blog

[cresu]

I'll never stop hyping up other people OC's because what do you mean you created this thing out of the love of the game and gave life not just to them, but the other characters around them

Please keep bringing up the whimsy in my timeline I will literally snort it like a line of coke

[empyreal-lore]

*looking at the OC I crafted with my own hands* what the actual hell is her problem

[retquits]

there is something so crazy and powerful about having art of your oc that was made by anyone other than yourself. like oh my god you actually exist outside of my own brain that's WILD

[ravioliet]

[mythamour-deactivated20190223]

not to be dramatic but ship with me

[creation-help]

Your ocs do matter. Your stories do matter. They do.

[malwarechips]

"i think", i say, about my own ocs, who i made,

[rosexknight]

“my headcanon is…” i say about the canon that i made about my own characters

[fox-on-the-moon]

Actually making your selfinsert overpowered and friends with all your faves and a hybrid of the coolest species and in a relationship with your crush and the long lost sibling of the villain is called having fun and its cool as fuck

[wholesomey-artist]

[em0goose]

Posting ocs is so embarrassing. Here's my stupid loser I guess. You can kill me if you want

[necromanticsoul]

Go ahead, make your OC the sibling/child/friend/whatever of an important canon character. Ship your OC with a canon character. Its fandom, its posts on social media/fanfic/fan art. Go for it, have fun, make up your own headcanons.

We're all just here to have fun.

[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.