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My preference is for anything that is significantly different from the everyday world I experience. So in a modern setting I'd be more interested if it was set in a foreign country or had some type of subrealm that makes it distinct. I enjoy it most when people create settings based on something...

I'm a terrible person who agrees to sign up for prewritten roles, only to proceed to just play the character the way I want (ie, agreeing to play the "jock" or "ice queen" character, but then creating my own conception of who they are beyond the stereotype). It's not to derail the other person's...

People are vastly different in how that approach Roleplaying. What detracts from the fun for one person is a part of the fun for another. That's why personally I tend to get involved in all types of rp from chat to long form to dice games. It's a novel experience each time I find someone with a...

Yeah things can get ridiculous if the setting calls for it. Overall it's a matter of what the GM thinks is compatible, I think. After all, you get sci fi rps that are completely wild regarding what tech most people have available to them. But other times you can have a modern rp where characters...

In an ideal world, everyone would make detailed character sheets and I wouldn't have to haha. I enjoy reading about other people's characters, but at the same time I like to keep aspects of my characters secret until some part of their backstory becomes relevant. Though I definitely agree with...

I think it was mainly to do with the amount of work that had to go into making all the villains. He's not the type to half-ass anything, so he really put a lot of effort into crafting the storyline and making a lot of villains for us to fight every week. It was his first time running it I...

My favorite part of Roleplaying is getting to know people and their characters. I would say that any decent group or partner has led to the roleplay being a worthwhile experience for me, be it weeks or months. Any story that is conducive for character interactions and growth is a good to...

I really want to try out the Discworld version of GURPS that I got years ago as a birthday present, but something tells me that is never gonna happen. I've played in one Mutants & Masterminds game that was a ton of fun and that I'd love to try playing again, but the GM who ran it hated the...

Usually I maintain contact with those who I've been rping with for a long time, but I've found that even people I've known for years will disconnect from the internet, sometimes for good. I tend to get attached to people, so I miss them from time to time, but that's just how life is. It is...

It's probably an unpopular opinion for me to say that I think character sheets are unnecessary except to explain a character concept to the GM or in a 1x1 rp. They're fun to read sometimes, but I also find that people almost always deviate from them anyways when they write them really in depth...

Tales of Vesperia is the main fandom I'd like to play, but I've only ever gotten one person who was into it, so I've been more into original settings as a result. It's actually a pretty well known fandom in my opinion, especially with the fairly recent rerelease on multiple platforms, but I...

My favorite is probably Vijay Kulkarni. Originally convinced as a stereotypical Capricorn in a zodiac rp, I've written him at different ages, making him softer and more compassionate at a younger age and more reserved and calculating at an older age (his original design, based on the success...

If you want to be good at something then you study it. If you want to have fun with something then you play with it. Did we have to crack out big ol text books as kids to play make believe? Why would it be any different as adults? If you want to have fun roleplaying then you need to be less...

I have a super high tolerance for bumping threads. My first forum community was geared towards animal crossing fans, with a tiny little section for roleplays. Honestly it was very easy to stay on page one, but people would bump to stay up top. I get why folks do it, and why some feel it's to...

Alright y'all, this isn't a post on bigotry so we're veering a little off course here. I recommend starting a new discussion in a different thread or PM if you want to continue on the more specific subject of bigotry/use of it in rps. There's a lot to be said and I'm happy it's civilized, but...

Honestly, I wouldn't consider my response to be the popular opinion either. I'd say most people would prefer to see the types of rp they like be at least the majority of roleplays in that genre, if not the entirety of them. My opinion is that there is space for both, and that no one benefits...

There is value in approaching rp in multiple ways. But you've gotta let people have their fun, so you need to find a group or partner that fits what you wanna do. You can't deny someone their safer fluffier stories just like you can't deny someone who wants to look at the more...

I've had really good experiences with dice games run online. On discord we used text as the primary in character communication and kept all ooc chatter and questions on voice, which worked well, especially for days certain people couldn't get on voice but could still play from their phones. So...

You can always make them either roll for stats, or give them a set number of points to allocate into different skill categories ;) Base stats in rps don't usually get pulled from thin air after all.

The way I'd probably integrate it is to only use dice where it is particularly necessary. Such as combat scenes or where a character is making a complex action like a rallying speech it diplomatic persuasion, etc. Or alternatively, have base scores that would automatically succeed for...