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[karaotter]

So I have a question for the people on my flist who RP.

How do you get into it?

I'm kind of curious about the whole thing, and it kind of sounds like a fun thing for me to at least try (random PPC chats from ages and ages ago don't count), but I'm not sure where to begin. Suggestions?

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[deathandvoid]

Ahahha! And I use one of my RP accounts. XD (It's Kippurbird

Generally it depends on what you're interested in. There are fandom based RPs, which are just specific to a certain fandom, like Harry Potter or Transformers. There you play a character from the fandom and they don't usually allow original characters (though not always). Then there are the pan-fandom games which allow characters from all different universes to mix in a certain location.

Pan fandom games seem to come in two flavors: The structured games which take place in a certain location and the unstructured games which have a gimmick, like you have to post something using only six words. Then other characters will respond to it.

I've been playing at mixed_muses a lot recently. It's a place where you can try out different characters and get the hang of the 'voices'.

[karaotter]

Thanks for the info. I think my issue is that I'm kind of shy and worried I'll mess up somehow.

[kippurbird]

One of the best ways to get started is to RP with someone you know who can help you. Also keep in mind the things that you learned from the PPC, ie Mary Sues bad. Godmodding Bad. OOC bad. Keep the In Character and Out Of character line separate (the when you're in play problems separate from the the people playing the character problems.)

I'd be happy to help. :)

[hawkelf]

XD Well. I just sort of never really stopped. When I left the PPC, I was RPing casually with friends in AIM and chats, and some in sagesofchaos when it was still decent, though I never really had the attention span for it.

And then one day, a little birdie came along in the form of psychicsaphie going 'oh hey I remember you! And I see you have the X-men in your journal interests! RP in my game!' and lo I was drafted into LJ games properly. And now, about two, three or four years later, I'm helping run a rather large, multifandom one

[kippurbird]

I suppose we'll just have to drag her off to different RP games then.

[karaotter]

I have no objections to this. Just saying.

[kippurbird]

Hurrah! Do you have my aim? I don't remember. It's Kippurbirdy. Ping me and we'll suck you into the evil time sucker that is RPing.