Hey so I really want to make VC fanart. Does Anne Rice still do legal things when she finds out? I know that all happened a while ago (wayyyyyy before my time in being in fandoms) and I know there is fanart and fanfic out there but I am still paranoid.

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^This is a legit screencap from her FB page, I just added the highlight. For the record, AR loves fanart, so keep it coming! ☆° 。:.゚ヽ(´∀`。)ノ゚.:。+゚ ☆

As for the fanfic, here’s my long post on it, with a bunch of her statements about it, but basically, she ignores fanfic:

“I got upset about 20 years ago because I thought it would block me,” she says. “However, it’s been very easy to avoid reading any, so live and let live.

If I were a young writer, I’d want to own my own ideas. But maybe fan fiction is a transitional phase: whatever gets you there, gets you there.” – Anne Rice, Nov. 2012.

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Still, her POTP occasionally bring things to her attention needlessly (like this blog post about someone’s bad experience in VC RP), with overly polite language like, “Anne, I hope that you’re aware that…” trying to provoke a response out of her. She still has rights and a lot more money than we do, so it’s important that we respect her. 

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beautydeath:

i am The Vampire Lestat.   i’m immortal.   more or less.   the light of
the sun, the sustained heat of an intense fire—these things might
destroy me.   but then again, they might not.   i’m six feet tall, which
was fairly impressive in the 1780s when i was a young mortal man.   it’s
not bad now.   i have thick blond hair, not quite shoulder length, and
rather curly, which appears white under fluorescent light.   my eyes are
grey,
but they absorb the colours blue or violet easily from surfaces
around them.   i’m a vampire (if you can’t tell) and i wear all the latest fashions.   for example today i was wearing

gorgeous black leather clothes that i’d taken from my victims.   i was walking the streets of New Orleans.   it was nighttime so there was no sun, which i was very happy about.   a lot of mortals stared at me.
                                                     i put up my middle finger at them.

You’re an amazing individual and I hope you have a great day, because you deserve it! :) Send this ask to 5-10 people to make this a #nicerinternet

Aw thank u so much dearie! We need a nicer internet for sure, especially now with all the crap 2016 is putting us through ffs

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Hey, what’s ur impression of lixncourt? Are they a good person? I want to ask, but I’m too scared and shy. Is mun nice?

Y’know, @lixncourt‘s been on here at least a year but I actually only just found out about them recently myself, mun and muse seem nice enough to me! There’s a lot of RP and a lot of muns

out there, I’d like to get to know more of them better.

So that mun loves my blog, and they use Tom Cruise as a faceclaim and I am of course biased towards liking him so hopefully they’re into the VC spirit in a similar way that I am; VC positivity, inclusiveness, and poking fun at our fave dysfunctional vampires in a respectful sorta way.

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If you’re looking for a Lestat to RP with there are a pile of them out there at any given time, but whether they’re active or welcome new RP partners is up to each one individually. Most Lestats are happy to respond to Asks tho!

Here are some Lestats I’ve seen around somewhat recently (in no particular order):

@thelionscrimsonclaws, @bravenotstubborn, @lestatdelight-archive, @thevampireforthesetimes, @xxconsumed, @gottalovelestat, @malveillants-bratprince, @lebratprincelestat

[THIS IS NOT AN RP POST. This is a sample post only*, explanations under the cut]

Template post:

[Your URL will appear here when ppl reblog it, or you can insert it here]

~Muse name here~

  • [Insert mun and muse age] [indicate if you will RP with muns 21+ only or all ages]
  • [Indicate types of RP your muse is open to]
  • [Indicate types of RP your muse is NOT open to]
  • [Indicate how much canon mun has read/watched, and at what point they are not willing to RP, for example, “Mun does not recognize books 7+ as canon and will not RP those]
  • [Indicate how much RP experience mun has]

Sample post:

xx-Vlad-the-Poker-xx

~Indie Vladislav the Poker RP~

  • Mun & Muse are 18+, will only RP with muns 18+
  • Multiship, OC-Friendly, AU-Friendly, Crossover-Friendly, semi-selective
  • No gore, drugs, or pets.
  • Mun has watched What We Do in the Shadows many times!
  • Mun has RP’d for 4+ years, on different platforms.
  • Message me privately to get acquainted and possibly plot.

[You can add anything else to your promo description, or rearrange the order, or write it in a more charming way, these are just the basics that ppl want to know about you and your muse so it’s good to get this info out in the promo post!]

*I put this together finally bc I’ve received messages asking how to put these together, so I wanted to make a sample that explains good things to include in your RP promo post ;] This is far from complete, I may update it.

Also consult this handy RP Vocab list.


1. Graphic: I made a gif here bc I felt like it and have the skills. But if you can’t, you can just post a pic or gif of your FC (face claim) and that can be your photo. You can do a text-only promo post but I think these promo posts do better with some visual splash!

If you know how to include it, you can give as much info on the graphic as you like, but usually this is all you need (since you’ll provide more info in the text area):

  • Muse name – My sample is Vladislav the Poker from What We Do in the Shadows
  • A decent quote – can be canon or your own creation
  • URL of your muse – I left it [url here]
  • Independent (or Indie) RP – to indicate you are doing this independently of the copyright holder(s) of the character.

2. In the comments area, you can include your URL.

  • Muse name again, and “Independent (or Indie) RP”

3. Age of mun (the “mundane” or human, who is writing the character) and muse (the character you are writing).

  • If you are over 18, you can write “over 18″ rather than specify your age. Please be honest if you are under 18, because some people on this site cannot RP with minors, it may cost them their jobs. Especially people who work with minors, like teachers. Even if the RP thread is G-rated.
  • Also, indicate if the other RPer must be 18+.

4. Types of RP your muse is open to.

  • Multiship – your muse is open to more than one relationship going on in different threads.
  • Exclusive – your muse is in an exclusive ship with another muse already.
  • OC-Friendly – your muse is open to RP with Original Characters.
  • AU-Friendly – your muse is open to RP Alternate Universe situations.
  • Crossover-Friendly –  your muse is open to RP with Characters from other fandoms/media.
  • Selectivity – How open is your muse to RPing with others? See the vocab link for definitions.

5.  Types of RP your muse is NOT open to is there anything your muse will not RP?

  • Examples: smut, violence/gore, drugs, etc.

6. Indicate how much canon you have read/watched, and if you will not RP certain time periods. Some people do not consider some books/movies in a series to be canon.

7. Indicate how much RP experience the mun has.

blackwingedimmortal:

“Cynicism is more enlightening than optimism.” 

  • Mun is 24. 
  • Open to; Drugs, violence, smut, multi-ships, and a few others. 
  • Face claim is myself; @ohlittleowl 
  • Willing to RP with OC’s, AU, etc. Just message me privately first. 
  • Mun and Muse 18+ for those looking to RP with Armand. 
  • Mun has read all TVC books; except Memnoch the Devil and Tale of the Body Thief. And watched both movies. 

Okay, I have been nothing but obsessed with IWTV and have been searching for someone to role play with for what unrealistically feels like forever to me. Would you, or anyone be willing on beginning one?

Hello! Welcome to our little corner of tumblrland 🙂 

So, my Lestat can’t do full RP, there just isn’t the time for it, but he does answer Asks here.

The best way to break into RP is to send Asks to RP characters who CAN do threads, and start a conversation! Some of them prefer to RP with people who have a blog set up for just RP but some of them will have a conversation with anyone 😉

Check out my tags below, you might find some active RPers that way. Go shopping, find one you like, peruse their archive, see who they interact with, and if you want to engage them, send them a private message and try to start a thread. 

VC blogs/RP directories that may or may not be active, but you might find currently active RPers listed on them: