Casual RPing

[Rainbow Dash]

Due to this forum's chronic inactivity, I feel it should be reinforced (as if it were even mentioned to begin with) that Casual RPing is totally fine here. What there's been up to now is entirely formal RPing, with a character card, a proper format, even some paragraph writing in the case of Afterworld. This doesnt need to be the case.

A casual RP simply means that you adopt a very obvious general personality - like a ninja or a prince for example - and stay in that character without eluding to yourself as a human being. Hell, you can even switch characters if you want, though I'd suggest making the distinction clear. This is usually for comedy and can be hilarious, but if you can figure out how to do this format in a serous fashion, by all means, go ahead. You don't need to build character, be a good writer, or anything like that. Just don't god mode, and that's irritating wherever you go.

And know that I'm not some nazi mod that'll ban you immediately if you go out of character. I'd still like you to stay in character, but unless you do it repeatedly you wont be getting a PM from me. Bad grammar and spelling will shorten the time it takes for you to get the warning PM.

[Nickelback]

Here's the problem. There's about 0 people.

[Rainbow Dash]

That's only because nobody's willing to take like an hour out of their day to write paragraphs in such a serious manner. What I'm suggesting is that we allow humor RP here as well that isnt so confined by rules and expectations, just single line interactions, sorta like that "OOPS FORGOT MY HAT" RP on that one site I think you're familiar with. This was common before in spammyland, but anyone who was any good at it got fed up with "SUDDENLY I START THROWING NUKLEAR BOMBS AT YOU LOL btw you owe me $10 IRL."

I'm not saying we get rid of the para style RPing that you and some others enjoy, I just want to broaden the definition of what goes here, since right now its not being used for anything anyway. I'm also thinking of asking Lades for subforums to more easily distinguish which threads are serious business.

[Nickelback]

Well yes, it's a nice idea, but who here would even be willing to do that to begin with? I mean, it'd probably borderline on the spammyland content if we did that, not many are into RP to begin with. Unless of course, I'm mistaken.

[Miles]

Well yes, it's a nice idea, but who here would even be willing to do that to begin with? I mean, it'd probably borderline on the spammyland content if we did that, not many are into RP to begin with. Unless of course, I'm mistaken.

That's what I was thinking.

[Lancet Jades]

So what if it devolves into spammyland content? It's worth a try if enough people are interested to do it.

[The Deity]

Indeed. I like the idea. Not every RP needs to be the completely formal style we've been accustomed too. If it gets a bit spammy, its not a totally lost cause as long as slightly spam RPs remain separate from any serious ones that might actually happen.

[Dark Luther]

Also, people would think their RP paragraphs had to be award winning pulitzers...
Frankly, last game I just wanted people to write as if they were there, and react as if they were their characters, rather than take a week to put in one person's installment...


I would be very much up for running the game I wanted to put up a while back...
But people simply aren't interested ( though it's a bit annoying that they don't have a few minutes for an RP, but hours to write nonesense elsewhere ).


It's a thought, but only if there's those Evermore members out there willing to get into it...

[Rainbow Dash]

Well, I'll think of an example soon enough. The only way to find out is to try.

[Applejack]

I'd be willing.

[jethro]

I'll be willing to try it out

[Kaffee]

I sorry for my stupidity but I just don't understand exactly what RPing is? Do I just write a story, have people come in and add to it? One things for sure I don't need a smartass answer just a simple explanation would be fine.

[Rainbow Dash]

It's sorta like story writing, but you control one character of the story.

In other news, I'm thinking that maybe my idea doesnt really apply to the RP forum, but rather its own new "Alter Ego" forum, except more creatively named. RPing implies more dissociation from RL, which could get difficult, plus there are the occasional RP threads every decade or so. A forum that encourages interactions based on an alter ego (like a prince, ninja, rebel, or... what the hell was Droog again, a pegasus knight or something?) could be rather innovative. I had a hell of a time with the original Prince thread, and if other people could get in on it, we could have something original going for the forum. That's where my idea came from, not the revival of the RP forum.

[Kaffee]

So you're saying that I create an alter-ego, something like Nick Knight, aging vampire and go from that? Tell my story though the eyes of my made-up character?

[Rainbow Dash]

That's pretty much what RPing is. Check Afterworld for the best example this site has on RPing.

[Kurisha]

I've never rped on the forum before; would I just go to a random rp thread and start?

[RazorandBlade]

I believe so... Im down if you start one. Im old school from the Rhy'Din days...

[Kurisha]

@w@ the what days?

[RazorandBlade]

it was a chat room rp realm... that was on like AOL 3.0 hahahaha back in the days when we rolled dice!!

[Kurisha]

Oooooohhhhh.....X3 Sorry; I'm not good on rp terms and stuff; been AGES since I've rped.

[Kanaye]

Sorry for the revival...
I'm willing to try as well: I just need someone who is interested in doing so.

[Rainbow Dash]

Threads pop up from time to time. That's good enough for me. If you have an idea, go ahead and make a thread and see how it plays out, that's the whole point.

[Dark Luther]

Yup, it's very hard to get one started,
even after that, it's important to keep it going, or else people lose interest quickly...
I had one that I wanted to post..., but I don't know if anyone will still be up for it...

[Kanaye]

By the way, I started one. If anyone is interested in playing along, you're more than welcome.

[Rainbow Dash]

What you posted was a formal RP by my standards. Which never get off the ground here. Casual RPs are more for comedy purposes, and some of us (especially myself) have alter egos that we like to play out from time to time. I'm too tired to go into much detail right now, though.

[Kanaye]

I see...well, I should work on that. I thought a kinda horror theme (it's not until very late in the story that horror elements are introduced) was suitable for the time we were: halloween...

[Dark Luther]

The trick is we're now past halloween...
I don't think it's true that they have to be casual...

I wanted to run one based of the scyon game.
Which I could explain later...

But if one looks back - afterworld was not as casual...
and it failed not out of lack of interest, but because some specific characters kept delaying everyone, and the game was stalled because of it until everyone lost interest.
People put a lot of time,
except for yvl, he only wrote a bit...

But a game could be shorter and require less between characters...

[Applejack]

I can do either. I don't care.

[Kanaye]

I can adapt, no problem. As long as it's someone else that starts the thread, really. I have no expertise in doing "casual" RPs, and I get an idea of what you're aiming at.

[Rainbow Dash]

People put a lot of time,
except for yvl, he only wrote a bit...

Indeed. Was totally not used to that form of RPing, and the overformality of it all (in my eyes) is what led me to want to create a more laid back form, where people that have the attention span of a grape (and trust me, grapes have NO attention span) can participate without feeling like outcasts the way I did in Afterworld.

[RazorandBlade]

I'm always interested, been a while since I've done so, I like what you wrote in the rp zone ruki, id reply but im at work and dont have enough time hah, maybe when i get home.

[Nickelback]

Whoops, I missed that topic. Not really my forte, but I think I'll give it a shot.

[Dark Luther]

Well, if you want to do yours, get the word out and ask some members,
if you don', this wont get started...

[Kanaye]

Well, if you want to do yours, get the word out and ask some members,
if you don', this wont get started...

Well said.