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I learned a few years ago that I cannot play TTRPGs in loud, busy places such as a game store. Back then, I didn't know I had an auditory processing disorder. I was constantly asking everyone to repeat themselves, and I got so frustrated that I got very snappy and rude. The DM later told me...

I just save them for future use in another RP. I make my own art of my characters, so I'm gonna use 'em, dangit! 😤

The last character I can recall RPing, that is not a canon character from a fandom RP, is Ala'roth, my Orc-Elf ranger. The visit would probably be a little awkward at first, but at the end I think it'd be pleasant. I'd brew up some tea, and it would likely be me doing all of the talking.

It is! And it is!

I work full-time, go to school, the gym, and I'm even a kung-fu student, so my life is pretty busy. I only have one RP here, which I GM. As much as I would like to make or join other games, I wouldn't be able to handle another RP, especially being the GM of it. I love the one game I am running...

I don't understand folks that make one-line IC posts. I can understand way back in the early 2000's when Forum RP was pretty new, sites like GaiaOnline were just launched, and RPs moved at break-neck speed, but now? I can't help but wonder why someone would even bother with RP at all if they're...

Being given a lackluster, one-liner post with nothing in it and wondering WTF I'm supposed to do with it! Setting up a confrontation with another player, only for that player to suddenly change their mind and have their character do something completely different, which leaves my character (and...

As someone who has been RPing since they were a wee 13 year old on the Neopets forums, then moved on to TTRPGs and MMORPGs, let me tell you: this is normal, no matter what platform you use for RP. For example, when I RPed in MMORPGs such as World of Warcraft, I've often seen folks in the public...

A good RP post makes other players feel like they are active participants in a scene, not spectators to your character's personal story. They could just go read a book if that's the case! Does your post provide other players with information in regards to the environment, the situation taking...

I've been wanting to RP a parody of Edgelord characters; just make the edgiest thing I can think of and stick to the bit 100%. The reason it won't work is because said character is likely to spend their existence standing in a corner saying "they're too cool to (blank)!" XD

I first started RPing on the Neopets forums when I was a wee thirteen year old. I eventually moved on to Gaia Online, then from there I did most of my RPing in MMORPGs such as World of Warcraft. I have links to my old Gaia Online RPs, which I struggle to read because I cringe so hard at my...

I do not do any deep lore- or world-building when I make RPs that are not fandom-based. I do not have the focus to create one long ongoing narrative, otherwise I'd be an author. What I've done, and works for me, is to come up with a basic plot (Ex. Collect the McGuffins before the BBEG does and...

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My one and only RP here, which I GM and is the first Forum RP I've engaged in in years, is a year and three months old! The OOC thread is over 500+ pages! I'm so happy and grateful for my dedicated group of players! 💕

I don't actively think about positive and negative traits for my characters. I don't look at my character sheet and go, "Okay, what are their good and bad traits?" I generally think of their history and who they are as a person, and their strengths and weaknesses come naturally. If my character...

I bring in NPCs while being a GM and a player. I do it a lot! It's necessary with forum RP. I highly recommend reading through some Group RPs here to get an understanding of things. Maybe join a Group RP yourself?

I think you're heavily over-thinking things. If you need a minor character to show up, just write them in then take them out when you're done. No biggie! I've no problem with players bringing in NPCs of their own so long as they're not disruptive to the game. A good example: One of your players...

As someone who has been the GM of group forum RPs, I don't really think there is much to it. What makes being the GM of a forum RP easier than a TTRPG is that the GM is also a player, folks can post at their pace, and there is less prep work to be done. As far as RP storylines go, I provide a...

Read back. Everyone tags the players they are interacting with, and lists their PCs' location in their posts. The RP moves at a pace of 1-2 pages a month, and the majority of posts are about different scenes that have nothing to do with you. There is no reason you should not know where your...

You are the Game Master: the players are your pawns! You created the world they see before them! You control their fate!