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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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silver_x_cross
2010-11-28 04:38 pm UTC (link)

Heya! Welcome to the crazy world of roleplay!

I guess the first big question is what kind of roleplay are you interested in? They can vary hugely in type! Broadly speaking there are three types:

Celeb; where you roleplay as a celebrity/real person. That's the one I know the least about as I've never done it, but it's very popular so I'm sure someone could help you out!

PB/Original; Entirely original characters, or characters made around a certain face. That's often divided into various genres such as historical, or sci-fi or fantasy.

Fandom: similar to fanfiction and the one I know the most! That can be divided into two big categories, the panfandom or the single fandom. Panfandom games incorporated some or all different types, from movies to comics to books to TV and beyond! Some also accept original characters, or original fandom based (for example a future child in a Harry Potter game, or an original Slayer from the Buffy universe.

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historyisalive
2010-11-28 05:20 pm UTC (link)

Thank you and hello! This is a big help.

I didn't know all of those categories even existed. I believe my friend is into something like the Fandom you described. She is a character from a graphic novel. Would that be the case?

After reading your explanation, I would say I might feel more comfortable in the PB/Original type of thing. Would those characters be in modern (dare I say normal) times? I doubt I would have the immediate creativity to create non-real worlds.

The Celeb thing, is that where one writes as the actual person and lives via the real person's life? That might require a great deal of research and I am afraid I may poop out before I even started. :/

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silver_x_cross
2010-11-28 05:32 pm UTC (link)

Glad I could help! RP is scarily daunting at first. Or sometimes even when you've been doing it for years like I have!

That does sound like fandom, yes. I know of a few games of varying sizes and styles for fandom games.

And there are definitely games out there for modern original characters! There's probably a game for every scenario imaginable by now. As the poster above mentioned, somewhere like

wannarp is a good place to hunt for adverts for various types of games.

As far as Celeb goes, that's the gist of it as far as I know, but I've never played it so I couldn't really comment that much. It does seem to be quite research heavy so it might be quite heavy to get into straight away!

I completely agree with the advice given above too. Most players are nice people at heart, who are welcoming to newbies. So be open to any advice from people who offer (but don't always follow everything!) and be honest with other players. If there's something you're not understanding or not comfortable with, then say so, people will respect you for it.

And a big thing is to remember that we're all people! It can be so so easy to forget that when all you see is typed words (I know I've been guilty of it on occasion!) but we're human, and often from different places with different mannerisms. We might use slang from other countries or areas, so what we mean to say might not be how it comes across. We have crazy lives with work or kids or partners and stresses that as much as we might try to keep out of our game lives, so often creep through anyway. My point is that if you've received an e-mail or message that makes you think 'gah, have I done something wrong?!' or makes you angry, then it might not be what that person intended to put across.

I hope that made some kind of sense (my coffee has worn off so I'm into babbling mode. See, human!!)

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	silver_x_cross 2010-11-28 05:34 pm UTC (link)
	And, go figure, I've found where other people have said much of what I did, but way way better! http://asylums.insanejournal.com/rp_tutorials/121452.html http://asylums.insanejournal.com/rp_tutorials/121666.html#cutid1 (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

historyisalive
2010-11-28 06:03 pm UTC (link)

Thank you again! It is nice to know that everyone was new at this once. :) You've managed to ease my apprehensiveness. I am going to keep looking at the 'games' that are on the fore mentioned groups. I have already been able to dwindle it down to what type of thing I am interested in trying first (much with your help!) and I am positive I will find something. I am getting excited about it now (and a little less nervous). :)

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