[I don’t know the current SJW definition of the word “problematic” so I’m going with what the dictionary explains, which is smtg “constituting or presenting a problem or difficulty.”]
So AR had commented thusly on her FB, 2014 (might be a different year):
It’s true that she used to attack fanfic authors, there was a war on fanfic in the ‘90s…
…but currently she seems to ignore it. Huzzah, right? I think so!
I can’t recall her having an issue with RPers. Not sure why, but maybe she doesn’t see RP as being fanfiction in that it’s a series of responses. There are fics and published works that write from different characters’ POV (Queen of the Damned did that, for example) but seem to devote whole chapters to each POV.
We had a situation recently in which a VC RPer was sent what we now consider to have been Anon-hate that was written to look like a real Cease & Desist letter (which is what we get when AR wants our grubby hands off her precious bbs). We believe it was a particularly cruel way to send Anon-hate.
So I think you’re clear, no problems. Go RP!
However, your friend may have other reservations about RPing, too. There are a lot of things to consider, among which:
Are you over 18?
Are you willing to RP with people under 18?
Are you willing to RP smut and R-rated scenes?
Are you willing to RP with OC’s and other fandoms?
Are you willing to RP AU?
Is your muse a canon or original
character?
Is your muse multi-ship (can have more than one relationship at a time in different threads)?
“Death for me, has never been a game. Never some quick, forgettable thing of the world. Death had been all I had known. Everyone and everything I brought myself to love was snatched away. I swore death itself must’ve had a fixation upon everything I cared for and when it got its golden opportunity is when it finally struck with a violent disaster and I was left to mourn in its ruin. All of its wreckage and remains of destruction was all I was left with. I didn’t understand the meaning of it at all…”
Independent Louis de Pointe du Lac from Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles.
Why wait for a high milestone number when you can celebrate THE BEST number? Especially when you and your muse are Highly Mature Beings! This is a quick and silly shout out to everyone that decided to follow or interact with The Talamasca’s Number One Nerd. Y’all are the greatest!
The Geek Squad (Folks That Have Tolerated Miller More Than Once):
And I’m sure that I’ve missed people in this but that’s my fault for throwing this together while giggling like an idiot. I haven’t yet had a chance to interact with everyone following me but one day would love to change that. Everyone on this list (and other characters they may play) have definitely helped me to enjoy fleshing out this giraffe of an asshole.
what do y’all have against problematic characters do y’all expect rps to thrive with 30 neutral goods just baking pies and feeding the homeless doin the same stale ass skinny love angst plots like fuck
I know nothing of God… or the Devil.
I have never seen a vision, nor learned a secret, that would damn or save my soul.
The world changes, we do not; therein lies the irony that finally kills us.
I want some more.
And here it is. I hate you both!
Locked together in hatred. But I can’t hate you
I was mortal until you gave me your immortal kiss.
You became my mother and my father, and so I’m yours forever.
But now it’s time to end it. Now it’s time to leave him.
I’ll put you in your coffin!
Your evil is that you cannot be evil. And I shall suffer for it no longer!
Don’t be afraid. I’m going to give you the choice I never had.
Evildoers are easier… and they taste better.
All I need to find you is to follow the corpses of rats.
Evil is a point of view. God kills indiscriminitely, and so shall we, for no creatures under God are as we are, none so like Him… as ourselves.
I assume I need no introduction.
Have you heard enough? I’ve had to listen to that for centuries!
I’m flesh and blood, but not human. I haven’t been human for 200 years.
Most of all, I longed for death. I know that now. I invited it. A release from the pain of living. My invitation was open to anyone. To the whore at my side. To the pimp that followed. But it was a vampire that accepted.
And then I said farewell to sunlight, and set out to become what I became.
Forgive me if I have a lingering respect for life.
I go on, night after night. I feed on those who cross my path. But all my passion went with her golden hair. I’m a spirit of preternatural flesh. Detached. Unchangeable. Empty.
Whiny coward of a vampire who prowls the night feeding on… rats and poodles! You could have finished us both!
You condemned me to hell!
I don’t know any hell.
You should consider yourself lucky. In Paris, a vampire must be clever for many reasons.
But you must know something about the meaning of it all
You’ll soon run out of chickens
Where are we?
Where do you think, my idiot friend? We’re in a nice, filthy cemetery. Does this make you happy? Is this fitting, proper enough?
We belong in Hell.
And what if there is no Hell, or they don’t want us there? Ever think of that?
They had forgotten the first lesson, that we are to be powerful, beautiful, and without regret.
And as much as your invitation might appeal to me, I must regretfully decline.
Drink from me and live forever.
Talking to me is a good start…I’m rather open to conversation and usually don’t mind when others approach for conversation or to engage in some sort of adventure. I would recommend that if you’ve an interest in interacting with someone, that you read their rules on their main page (if they have any…which I mostly don’t) and send an ask or fanmail someone to possibly engage in a story. It’s really that simple and nearly everyone I’ve met within the Tumblr roleplaying circuit is wonderful, open and eager to engage in stories with others!
I hope that I answered your questions adequately….return with any others if you like! I can also introduce you to others if you like….I’m rather new to Tumblr as well.
Anyone else have any advice that they would like to add?
-Lestat
^Yes, very well answered!
I would add: Asking people to promote you by reblogging a brief post about you (which you create about your RP muse, you might indicate whether you are OC-friendly, will RP with others age 18+, 21+, or all ages, if your content may be NSFW, etc., examples can be found mixed into my #bump tag.)
Check the archives of RPers you like, it will lead you to more RPers you might want to interact with and also show you how they RP. Some post "Starters" and "Ask Memes" to encourage other muses to wander into their inboxes.
A friendly thing to do is send a muse an Ask (as your muse or Anon) if you reblog a post of Ask Memes or Starters from them ;]
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