To celebrate my ten-year anniversary on Roleplay Adventures, I am making a new recruitment thread. This is the place to find all the information you need about starting a roleplay with me! I know it's a bit long, but bear with me and please read up to make sure we'll be compatible!
If you've been on RPA awhile, especially in the private roleplay boards, you've probably noticed my name before. I generally have several roleplays going at once, and you're welcome to check out any of those to get an idea of my current writing quality. I like to adapt to fit my partners, so each roleplay will be different.
A bit about me! I'm a nonbinary editor originally from the United States. I enjoy combining my interests of words and cultures to create new worlds and characters to explore. Roleplaying is easier for me than solo projects, as my motivation doesn't waver so much when someone is waiting on a reply, so let's help hold each other accountable and write some fun adventures!
My roleplays can go on for years. I prefer well-developed worlds and characters with lots of meat in each post. I want to write a book with you, so make sure we're on the same page about expectations going in.
Communication is an absolute must. If you are the type of person to abandon a roleplay without informing your partner, I do not want to write with you. This has happened dozens of times during my experience here on RPA, and it is heartbreaking every time. Do not do this. Feel free to communicate with me about everything roleplay related, including future plans for our roleplay, how you're feeling about anything, if you're not interested anymore, if I'm overstepping any boundaries, anything. I won't be offended if you call me out on something if it makes the roleplay better and more enjoyable for both of us.
Still down? Awesome. If you're interested in roleplaying with me, reply to this thread or privately message me and we can pick up one of the plot ideas in this post, one of your ideas, or create something new together.
Spoiler: Guidelines
A decade is a long time to be on a site. I've been part of my fair share of roleplays that didn't work out. Partners are incompatible, posts fall flat, or for whatever other reason, sometimes roleplays just fail, and that's okay! I've put together some guidelines to try to lessen how often this happens:
1. Literacy is important. My OCD makes me a little strict on that. Obviously, occasional grammar or spelling mistakes are part of the writing process, and I don't mean those. I ask that my partner have a decent grasp of the English language. If your posts are riddled with consistent mistakes that make it hard for me to understand what you want to say, a roleplay would be difficult for me to maintain.
2. Quality over quantity, but we still need content. My posts typically range from three to eight paragraphs, though when something significant is happening in the plot, they can go far beyond that. I'll work with you to match your length, but I ask that your posts be no shorter than three paragraphs.
3. Let yourself be creative! Writing is an art, and I want us both to explore our ideas in our roleplays. If one of us feels like they're coming up with all the ideas, I want to be able to communicate that and fix it. Let's work together to talk about things OoC so that we're clear on plans, goals, plot twists, etc. If ever I write a post you're having difficulty responding with, let me know! I want our story to continue efficiently, and I want us to have fun. I believe communication is the key to that.
4. Do not leave me hanging. It's understandable and valid when things get in the way of roleplays. Life has this funny way of happening at bad times, and muses die, and sometimes a roleplay becomes more a chore than a fun activity. Please don't feel bad if this happens. But please do not just stop responding and assume I'll take a hint. Be an adult. Communicate with me. If you leave our roleplay without warning, I will not start a new roleplay with you, and I'm going to use the ideas we came up with together with someone else or in a solo project.
5. Let's talk! Roleplaying is about meeting new writers and creating things together, so it's more fun if we can make some friends through it! I want to talk about things related to our roleplay, but I want to talk to you about you, too! The best way to reach me is through Discord, but I also respond frequently to PMs. I prefer open communication with all my partners.
Spoiler: Interests
Things I Like to Roleplay:
These are my favorite genres and scenarios, but in addition to the following, I'm open to any suggestions. If you've got an idea you've been itching to try, toss it my way!
Fantasy
Anything Medieval
Adventure
Time Travel
Psychological
Slice of Life (not school)
Alternate Universes (see below)
Things I Do Not Like to Roleplay: Most of these can be trumped with a good plot and a little convincing.
Sci-Fi
Anything Outer Space
Robots/Mecha/Gundam/Sentient Machinery
Vast and Complicated World-Building
Romance as a main plot
Fandoms I Can Roleplay:
Pokémon, all generations
Avatar, LoA or LoK
Harry Potter
Lord of the Rings / Dungeons & Dragons
League of Legends
Fullmetal Alchemist
Fire Emblem
Harvest Moon / Stardew Valley
Animal Crossing
Others (inquire!)
Spoiler: Plot Ideas:
Here are some ideas I've got so far. Feel free to adapt these as you see fit or disregard them entirely in favor of your ideas or ones we develop together!
a) Eight years ago, a man committed an atrocity, and he makes a deal with a scientist to send him back in time. By some calculation error, eight becomes eight hundred, and he finds himself in the medieval era. He quickly realizes his only hope at getting home is through the bitter young man who reluctantly agrees to help him.
Tags: time travel, medieval, fantasy, romantic or platonic
I play the medieval man. The modern man may be a different gender.
b) One man was chosen by the spirits to be the bridge between their world and his. Despite this, he lives most of his days without purpose, until a woman stumbles into his life to show him spontaneity and love in her own way. With a relationship only beginning to form, will she stick with him when she learns his secret? Will he want her still when he learns hers?
Tags: medieval, fantasy, romantic or platonic
I play the priest. Plot contains themes of racism and classism.
c) A pirate stumbles upon an abandoned island and is surprised to find a young boy claiming to be the last survivor of his people. He, along with his pet dragon, have been living on the island, unaware of the world beyond the sea. The pirate adopts him, promising to teach him the ways of the world, even if he isn't quite ready to become a father.
Tags: fantasy, coming of age
I play the boy (about twelve years old) and supplemental members of crew. Lots of opportunity for brainstorming.
d) A bored princess is tired of her royal duties and seeks escape in her favorite fairy tale about a door capable of taking her anywhere in the world. One day, she sneaks away with her trusted servant, and though they are clueless about the world beyond the castle, they adventure together to chase her dream. What trials will they face on their journey, and does such a door even exist?
Tags: medieval, fantasy, romance
I play the servant, who is disabled. Originally based on Howl's Moving Castle, so knowledge of that would help! e) When an angel is thrown from Heaven, he is determined to get back to where he belongs. To do so, he teams up with an impartial demon to fake a war between their kinds. The angel plans to look like a hero as he stops the fake war, but things get tricky when he starts to fall for the demon. Is the demon in love too, or are they using him to make a real war to bring down Heaven?
Tags: angels, demons, fantasy
I would play the angel. Possibly the angel and demon were switched at birth? Angel and demon lore discussed upfront.
f) Lucina and the Shepherds are doing all they can to stop Grima's tirade to prevent the cursed future from coming true, but Lucina and her friends weren't the only ones to return from such a time. One man, declining to join the Shepherds, prefers to stop his future another way. He works alongside a prophetic assassin who seems to know just who will stand in their way. He trusts her, and they both believe they're working towards a brighter future, but what happens when her prophecies get a little too hard to swallow? Will trust be enough to stop the apocalypse?
Tags: Fire Emblem Awakening, fantasy, time travel, romantic
I play the prophet. Knowledge of Fire Emblem, especially Awakening, preferred.
/ The Union is the ruling force and has been since World War III. No one would dare question her. She creates all human life, and she serves all for the longevity of the human race. Everyone is happy within her walls, because in the nuclear wastelands outside, life is not sustainable. So what happens when a group of young adults unravel the dark truths about the system they know and love? What can they do to stop the chaos?
Tags: dystopia, fantasy,
This one would require a lot of worldbuilding and is only for long-term partners. Writing samples and consistent OoC communication required. PM for more details.
~ Who needs a plot? The setting prepared, the genre determined, and the rating assumed; everything else is a mystery. In this type of unorthodox roleplay, very few details are discussed beforehand. Let the plot discover itself, and have a ton of fun playing along!
Of course, I am open to all the ideas you have, too!
How to Role-Play With Me: I'm always up for a new story, and I rarely turn down the opportunity! If you still think we're compatible after all this, I'd love to hear from you! Feel free to contact me in whatever fashion is most convenient for you, and I hope to hear from you soon!
(This post will be regularly updated as plot ideas shift and moods change.)
Updated as of 4 June
Quite an enjoyable summary, and updated posts help a great deal for new faces like myself around here! I especially appreciate the point about meeting new people as that is why I am here to branch out again from just RPing with my partner after so many years. I do not know if you prefer direct messaging, or expect a reply here, so I will try here, but if this is not a place intended for conversing back and forth, I can remove this post.
Currently, several stories I have set up in my signature are not yet started. The Scifi-esque ones hare, but the fantasy ones are not. If they interest you, or you are looking to create an entirely new one let me know! But as per your desire for deeply woven worlds, these are all long standing with many previous stories forming each one. Only other thing I can think of noting is that I check on here daily because I am used to posting many times a day, but most folks I am posting here respond every couple days.
Thanks for your interest in my thread! It looks like the roleplays in your signature and those that you typically participate in are all group roleplays. I am only interested in one-on-one roleplays at this time. Were any of these ideas you had for private roleplays, or did you have any other ideas that would better fit that criterion?
Well as none of them have groups, or require them. They are all technically 1x1 as nothing about the stories has a minimum playing requirement. I am quite happy to do that as it has been mainly what I have found since joining.
If it helps to give a better range of choices, I am setting up all possible RP ideas here as I slowly pick ones from my collection to bring to this website. I am also quite happy to add ones not brought over yet based on anything people are really in the mood for as well. I have far too many stories and characters to pick from, so it has been a matter of prioritizing choices based on the other players interests. Or even just making up a new story with others and picking from the casts to join the fun!
I'm a little scared of putting myself up to play with you, as... well... English is not my first language so I don't want to set off your OCD.
But, instead I would like to offer a reference for Corrik55.
Corrik has been faithfully running effectively a 1x1 game with me for quite a while now and they are funny, creative, and very adaptable to my sudden unexpected actions (hahaha). Most of all, I think the quality you are looking for is reliability and Corrik definitely has that.
So, yeah, I just wanted to give that personal recommendation.
I looked over one of the roleplays you're currently in, and I think you should give yourself some credit! Even if English isn't your first language, you have a beautiful grasp of it, and I don't think that would bother me if we were to write together.
Aye, no worries Ashen! I am always available for a chat if you have got some ideas. After looking at your latest blog, it seems that you have plenty of good ones as well!
Oh, hey Maya! I will second that your writing is more comprehensive than mine and many that I have read. You have no reason to fear approaching new people over that. If anything it is a big reason we are all on here, to improve our ideas and how we communicate them.
I am up for something new. I love to write, hate shortyshort commands, and love to explore new characters and creating a big grand world! I am not afraid to play the non-favorite-storylines that might be upsetting (in the real world I will crush, burn, kill, and possibly burn you again. But it is great fun to play... am I... normal?!)
Love creating fantasy worlds, so world building in a non-set-to-certain-plots-of-something is prefered. Not used to play women (do that in the real world, even there I such at it) but I can do anything, anytime, all day long!
Sorry for the many mistakes, Im a little bit dyslectic. If there are to many mistakes it means my personal translator is having a live. So no worries they will be fixed.
Thanks for your interest in writing with me! Unfortunately, I am not a big fan of world-building, especially not expansive fantasy/sci-fi worlds like you seem to be interested in, so I'm not sure if you'd still be interested? My focus in roleplaying is much more grounded in character exploration.
Beyond that, were there any plot ideas you were interested in pursuing?
We don't neeed to create a world, but sometimes it is fun while creating and exploring your charakter in what kind of world they live.. for fun. Also, Logic be damned! As long as we are having fun, everything is possible!
I like, A, C, D,
This is how easy I am entertained. Would love to play a stuck up princess, just because it is new. Or the future man trying to get back! I mean, what is NOT to like about this! And pirates, what is not to love about this idea.
Sorry for the many mistakes, Im a little bit dyslectic. If there are to many mistakes it means my personal translator is having a live. So no worries they will be fixed.
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