Ranix Aurus
Languishing in Progress
I'm not even sure if I'm using the right wording in the title, but I've been thinking about this lately. Disclaimer that I usually lurk exclusively in 1x1, so this might not reflect the overall experience of the entire RPNation community, or even the majority of 1x1. It's just what I saw from my totally biased point of view.
For example, let's say the RP pitch is like this. Muse A is a heartbroken person who had just returned to his/her old hometown because he/she was dumped by his/her abusive boy/girlfriend. Muse B is an arrogant, century-old vampire who was bored with immortal life. They accidentally met and Muse B thought that Muse A is interesting and so different. They then made a connection. Etc. Etc.
This pattern is problematic for me personally because I feel like either muses are locked to a very specific scenario from the start. The personalities are already molded, the backgrounds are determined, the reactions of the characters are placed on tracks. It felt like I'm playing someone else's character instead of my own. I'm fine if the premise is just Muse A is a human, Muse B is a vampire, they met, boom shakalaka. That provides enough freedom to make whatever character we want to make while keeping them relevant to future plot points.
I'm not saying that this kind of pitch is wrong, oh no, not in the slightest. It's just not a style that I'm comfortable with, nothing more than that. But I guess it's working for other people. I dunno.
Any thoughts about this?
For example, let's say the RP pitch is like this. Muse A is a heartbroken person who had just returned to his/her old hometown because he/she was dumped by his/her abusive boy/girlfriend. Muse B is an arrogant, century-old vampire who was bored with immortal life. They accidentally met and Muse B thought that Muse A is interesting and so different. They then made a connection. Etc. Etc.
This pattern is problematic for me personally because I feel like either muses are locked to a very specific scenario from the start. The personalities are already molded, the backgrounds are determined, the reactions of the characters are placed on tracks. It felt like I'm playing someone else's character instead of my own. I'm fine if the premise is just Muse A is a human, Muse B is a vampire, they met, boom shakalaka. That provides enough freedom to make whatever character we want to make while keeping them relevant to future plot points.
I'm not saying that this kind of pitch is wrong, oh no, not in the slightest. It's just not a style that I'm comfortable with, nothing more than that. But I guess it's working for other people. I dunno.
Any thoughts about this?