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i need a dane cook fix-like you don't even know! (historyisalive) wrote in rp_tutorials,
@ 2010-11-28 08:54:00

I think I need some help. :/
I was directed here by a nice person at the pbads group. I'll just say the same thing I said there.

Hi! I'm Elizabeth and I have been convinced to get an account here and look into this role play thing. Shells, the persistent friend, said this is like a whole universe in itself. And as I have been reading the entries in this group, I see it is. I don't really know what half of what you all are talking about but I am interest in learning and seeing if there is a group that will let a newb try this role play thing out.

Can anybody help me get started? Or am I in the wrong place? :/

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kopi
2010-11-28 09:25 pm UTC (link)

Hello, there, I'm just here to say that you've definitely come to the right place and I wish that I knew of this place when I just started out three years ago.

I stumbled into the world of RP through a fandom, and loved it. None of my RL (real life) friends RP so I spent a lot of time to learn all the lingo and protocols on my own, step-by-step. I guess I started out okay, because my first time was basically a few people who liked a TV show enough to want to try RP-ing it, though none of us knew what we were doing.

Then I realized that there is a whole world of RP right over here. I have one thing to say though, you're already two steps ahead of me because:
a) You have this comm! :D
b) I had to deal with weirdo timezone issues on top of it all

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	mulciber_frank 2010-11-28 10:20 pm UTC (link)
	Time zones are always a bit hilarious, when you think about it. It's almost midnight where I am. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	historyisalive 2010-11-28 10:30 pm UTC (link)
	How do people work around the time zones? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mulciber_frank 2010-11-28 10:34 pm UTC (link)
	I tend to stay up a bit longer on the nights that I can (weekend, Friday night), but usually I ask of the people I play with to NOT wait until I come online to comment, but to just go ahead. As a Belgian, I've found Australia and the UK to be pretty compatible. Certain timezones in the US (Chicago and hm, Texas, I think?) also sort of work. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	roadmaps 2010-11-29 12:28 am UTC (link)
	Sometimes having a chat board (http://chatango.com/) helps just to talk about ooc stuff. 24/7 chats help, too. RP wise, I know two people who just make a post in the morning and evening back pretty much and occasionally throughout the day. They get up to 50 posts per thread. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	roadmaps 2010-11-29 12:28 am UTC (link)
	^ chaperoned (Reply to this) (Parent)

	opnmouthcroc 2010-11-28 10:42 pm UTC (link)
	(Same person, too lazy to switch) It's...6.41am here. Timezones are why I miss out on one-day plots and events. But I get a nickname 'Future Girl', not as cool as Batman but still pretty hilarious. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mulciber_frank 2010-11-28 10:47 pm UTC (link)
	New Year's always comes earlier for us, which is the only most awesome thing there's to be gained from this. (Unless there's someone from Australia or New Zealand who's faster than me.) But I hear you on missing plot points and events. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	opnmouthcroc 2010-11-28 10:52 pm UTC (link)
	I don't know any Australians/NZs in RP land so I'm the 'earliest' person that I know of. I have met a Singaporean though. Most of the non-American RPers I know are European, so sometimes we band together while everyone is asleep. Make the best out of it, aye? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thetriad_npcs 2010-11-28 11:14 pm UTC (link)
	(Too lazy to log out.) I've actually met two Belgians who RP'ed, one from France, The Netherlands and Spain. They're out there. Once RP'ed with someone from Asia too, although I couldn't tell you the specifics. Might have been Singapore? Hm. Everyone I play with these days is from the US though, which is a bit of bummer. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	syikana 2010-11-29 02:06 am UTC (link)
	Inserts a waves hi from a GMT+12 (+13 at the moment) time zone -New Zealander but yep I'll echo on the missing plot points and trying to figure out the right day that can be a toughie as well. (Reply to this) (Parent)

historyisalive
2010-11-28 10:49 pm UTC (link)

LOL And here I was wondering about what will happen when I am working nights and everyone else is active. I guess it all works out somehow. I'm in Mesa, Arizona. I guess it won't be too hard to interact, not as hard as it is for you at least.

And I personally think that Batman is cool and all but Future Girl is totally unique. :)

I am all amused because I figured out how to add a picture. Is that completely retarded? :?

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	opnmouthcroc 2010-11-28 10:54 pm UTC (link)
	Oh pfft, there are loads of people who work nights and owls who don't sleep at night on my buddy list, in fact, most of the people I know don't sleep anytime earlier than midnight. That's a relief for me. That's awesome! Now go collect a bunch because it's fun :) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	historyisalive 2010-11-28 10:29 pm UTC (link)
	Thank you! I wish my friend had referred me HERE first instead of the other place. :) Everyone is so encouraging. I'm just so chicken because I feel like I will be scrutinized, at least I did before. Now I am seeing that people around here are very helpful and eager to share their knowledge. Where do you live that you have a weirdo time zone? :) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

opnmouthcroc
2010-11-28 10:47 pm UTC (link)

(Same person)

I felt the same way before, and it still feels that way sometimes when I join a new game. But I guess it helps if you can establish some extant of a friendship OOCly with other players, and talk to people. I especially love games that have group chats for this reason, because it helps me feel like I'm a part of the game, and not so much of an outsider.

Some games have something like a scene lottery that lets characters (and players) who otherwise don't have any interaction, either because it's canon or circumstance, thread together.

I live in Asia, so I'm about 12 hours ahead of some Americans :)

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	historyisalive 2010-11-28 10:52 pm UTC (link)
	I had no idea so many other countries were a part of this! I feel extremely sheltered. :O I honestly thought it was a smaller group of people and they were going to be mean. Its nice to be wrong! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	opnmouthcroc 2010-11-28 10:57 pm UTC (link)
	I can't guarantee that everyone is going to be nice, I have met some mean ones. But most of us are not so bad. Also, so far I've met Americans, British, Finnish, Singaporeans, Swedish and Canadians. It's pretty international, but most are Americans. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	thetriad_npcs 2010-11-28 11:16 pm UTC (link)
	Not everyone will be necessarily nice, as opnmouthcroc says, but best thing to do in that case is to either just ignore it, or move to another game. But like 75 percent (or more) of the RP world wants new players! The more, the merrier! I know it's a bit scary especially when you're brand new at it, but have a little faith. Most of us are pretty nice. :D (Reply to this) (Parent)

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