I'll take THE RAPIST for 400
Personal freedom and identity are a huge part of who I am. My wariness of authority and conformity is reflexive, not affected; I don't think about rebellion, it just really happens. People either disagree with my methods, feel threatened by my blithe confidence, or believe that any deviation from the mode is anathema. Whatever the reason, the end
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Insofar as LJ is concerned, I'm always going to be that rare voice in favour of OC RP. The culture here really is geared toward fandom, and even games with OCs are never truly original. 've found it much easier to avoid the trap of the suethor in created settings; borrowed settings become far too tempting targets. If you need an example, simply glance over at the tumultuous history of Harry Potter OC RP.
Now I normally would just stand up and make my own game. Buck tradition, strike the earth, and carve out my own happy niche. Why I don't, though, is because I've yet to believe that such a thing is wanted in enough quantity to justify the effort put into such a project. Mostly, polling around for interest just gets lip service and the approval of one or two good friends... and then a lot of silence. While I do have a lot of energy, there's not much I can do on my own, and even with something I create for myself, I'm not willing to play the role of Atlas. As I've seen said on RPS so often when the OC RP issue is breached, I "might as well be writing a fucking book."
To everything else you said: I have nothing to add because I agree too much with you.
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