[ti]R[/ti][A4A] A grand search for romance and adventure begins!
Posted On: Mar 28, 2016 3:19:55 GMT
Post by Yvu on Mar 28, 2016 3:19:55 GMT
Let Me Introduce Myself
Why it is I, Matia! No, that isn't my real name, but it works for the internet.
It is nice to meet you all. I am a long time rper and generally prefer smaller groups. Proboards has great people in the rp communities but not many places set up for my style. I thought I would make a place for people like me to congregate as well as a place for people to advertise.
Lets see... a little about myself. I am 28 (soon to be 29 on March 30th). I am female and happily married. I do love a good romance story, but prefer there to be more than just simple romance. I enjoy reading, writing, playing games, and doing creative projects.
I have been role playing for about fifteen years. I enjoy playing any gender but tend to only be good at playing hetro couples. I love just about anything that deals with magic or historical fiction. I don't like slice of life unless it is a culture that is different from my own. I rp to escape reality, I don't want to play in it.
Things To Expect From Me
1. I will not bail on you without good reason. If for example, you bitch at me for no reason and say I am the sole reason for why you are not enjoying the RP when you yourself are not adding to the storyline. Do not be surprised if I disappear. Just tell me if you are bothered by anything and we can calmly talk it out like civil human beings. I will do the same.
2. I generally post 2 paragraphs per post. My starters can be lengthy. I have brain farts or shorten things if all that is happening is dialog. I don't need to describe a bug crawling along the ground between two people talking while they simple chat. That is just silly to me.
3. I will role play over pm here, thread here, and if you really interest me over Skype.
4. I will talk to you. I'm not only looking for a good RP, but I am looking for a good RP partner as well. Despite all my requirements and possible nitpicking I'm a softy and enjoy stupid wacky conversations or intellectually stimulating ones. Either way I'm not against becoming friends this is for the fun of it anyway right?
5. I can play either gender but prefer to play in straight pairings. I am not a huge fan of doubling, but I can do it if you just cannot play without doing that. I feel like doubling is really just playing two 1x1 role plays at once.
6. I adore romance. It is fantastic. I will not, however, let my character fall madly in love with yours. Not going to happen. I actually prefer when there is a little love/hate going on or even where the two go from mortal enemies to love birds through the hell of some terrible situation.
What I Expect From You
1. I must stress that you reply consistently. I don't expect us to be sitting around for hours just going back and forth, but a good lengthy reply once a day at a minimum would be nice. Do not worry if you are unable to reply because of work or life, if that is the problem tell me. Besides that once a day at the least. I refuse to accept once a week, twice week and so on. Once per day.
2. NO ONE LINERS!! IF YOU DARE SEND ME A POST WITH A ONE LINER AND IT IS NOT AN ACCIDENT I WILL FEED YOU TO THE TYPO FAIRIES AND YOU WILL BE FOREVER PLAGUED BY CONSTANT ERRORS IN YOUR TYPING UNTIL YOUR EYES BLEED! No... but seriously, put effort into it. If I can't get at least four decent sentences out of you, take a break. Let me know that you have nothing to write that day. I always strive to give your character plenty to work off of what I just posted.
3. Provide ideas to the plot! No one likes to RP with a person that lets them do everything. Throw your own stuff in there shake it up. I usually don't tell people when I plan to drop a plot device unless it seriously effects their character because it ruins the fun and the "holy s**t!" factor. Now if you tell me the ideas you have because your not sure which to use or if you are not sure it is a good idea to begin with that is cool. You have to provide something though if you do not I will poke you in the eye with very hot french fry.
4. Do not respond to this without having an idea of what you want to play. Don't ask me to pick between your favorites. If you are unsure, ask me questions about each of my plots or ideas until you can pick. If you want to do both, lets do both! I equally want to do all of my plot ideas unless I state otherwise. Don't ask me to pick again. That is your job.
5. I am tired of looking for romance RP's and seeing people that want to do a set idea where their world is perfect. For, example if the couple is gay and everyone in that world is cool with it and supports it. Same goes for characters instantly falling in love. That is boring. Do not come to me with a romance involved plot with either of those two things. Wanting romance is fine, but don't expect them to be crazy in love with each other after two weeks. The flip-side to that is your character hating mine for like the first three months in a romance RP. That is as equally annoying as instant love. To be trying to build a relationship between two characters only for one of them to be too emotionally closed makes me not want to continue the RP.
6. Realism. Be realistic as I mentioned before if we have a boy on boy or girl on girl couple be realistic about that. Like one of them having to come out of the closet or if their relationship is public not every person off the street is going to accept that. Also, if your characters gets hit by a bus or shot they will need to get to a hospital. Admittedly it would be funny for someone to get hit by a bus and try and play if off like nothing happened, but keep a sense of reality about things. This doesn't mean we can't use magic. I looooooove magic and fantasy, but there are always rules of a magical universe that should be followed. A kid that just started to do coin tricks shouldn't be able to saw a lady in half. Common sense people.
♦The Rules♦
1. Cursing is fine. Hell, I cuss all the damn time, but don't go overboard. I do not want a line of dialogue where every other word is profanity. I got enough of that when I worked at a horse racing track.
2. No god modding, auto hitting, or your character being able to dodge every last attack sent at them like Neo can dodge bullets. Fighting scenes become tedious when things like this occur, so do not do it please.
3. No text talk unless you character is texting inside the RP. No lol, omg, roflcopter...etc.
4. Proper grammar and punctuation. I am weak in the department of punctuation here and there, but I don't want to see a block of text with two periods, no capitalization, and a complete absence of commas. Try at least.
5. Check your spelling. I don't want to feel like I'm reading some encrypted code. Firefox has spell check. I'm not the best at spelling but I know how to look it up.
♦Characters♦
This is more of a side note that I felt should be separated because of its importance. Have a three dimensional character because I will. Three dimensional means going beyond stuff like this: Joe felt, Joe cried, Joe said. My characters are real people and feel how they feel. They have thoughts and prejudices and are by no means perfect. I don't care if your character is literally an angel they should be flawed because everybody is flawed. So, express your characters thoughts and emotions don't just sum them up in two or three words. They must have quarks, flaws, roughness, ect.
Why it is I, Matia! No, that isn't my real name, but it works for the internet.
It is nice to meet you all. I am a long time rper and generally prefer smaller groups. Proboards has great people in the rp communities but not many places set up for my style. I thought I would make a place for people like me to congregate as well as a place for people to advertise.
Lets see... a little about myself. I am 28 (soon to be 29 on March 30th). I am female and happily married. I do love a good romance story, but prefer there to be more than just simple romance. I enjoy reading, writing, playing games, and doing creative projects.
I have been role playing for about fifteen years. I enjoy playing any gender but tend to only be good at playing hetro couples. I love just about anything that deals with magic or historical fiction. I don't like slice of life unless it is a culture that is different from my own. I rp to escape reality, I don't want to play in it.
Things To Expect From Me
1. I will not bail on you without good reason. If for example, you bitch at me for no reason and say I am the sole reason for why you are not enjoying the RP when you yourself are not adding to the storyline. Do not be surprised if I disappear. Just tell me if you are bothered by anything and we can calmly talk it out like civil human beings. I will do the same.
2. I generally post 2 paragraphs per post. My starters can be lengthy. I have brain farts or shorten things if all that is happening is dialog. I don't need to describe a bug crawling along the ground between two people talking while they simple chat. That is just silly to me.
3. I will role play over pm here, thread here, and if you really interest me over Skype.
4. I will talk to you. I'm not only looking for a good RP, but I am looking for a good RP partner as well. Despite all my requirements and possible nitpicking I'm a softy and enjoy stupid wacky conversations or intellectually stimulating ones. Either way I'm not against becoming friends this is for the fun of it anyway right?
5. I can play either gender but prefer to play in straight pairings. I am not a huge fan of doubling, but I can do it if you just cannot play without doing that. I feel like doubling is really just playing two 1x1 role plays at once.
6. I adore romance. It is fantastic. I will not, however, let my character fall madly in love with yours. Not going to happen. I actually prefer when there is a little love/hate going on or even where the two go from mortal enemies to love birds through the hell of some terrible situation.
What I Expect From You
1. I must stress that you reply consistently. I don't expect us to be sitting around for hours just going back and forth, but a good lengthy reply once a day at a minimum would be nice. Do not worry if you are unable to reply because of work or life, if that is the problem tell me. Besides that once a day at the least. I refuse to accept once a week, twice week and so on. Once per day.
2. NO ONE LINERS!! IF YOU DARE SEND ME A POST WITH A ONE LINER AND IT IS NOT AN ACCIDENT I WILL FEED YOU TO THE TYPO FAIRIES AND YOU WILL BE FOREVER PLAGUED BY CONSTANT ERRORS IN YOUR TYPING UNTIL YOUR EYES BLEED! No... but seriously, put effort into it. If I can't get at least four decent sentences out of you, take a break. Let me know that you have nothing to write that day. I always strive to give your character plenty to work off of what I just posted.
3. Provide ideas to the plot! No one likes to RP with a person that lets them do everything. Throw your own stuff in there shake it up. I usually don't tell people when I plan to drop a plot device unless it seriously effects their character because it ruins the fun and the "holy s**t!" factor. Now if you tell me the ideas you have because your not sure which to use or if you are not sure it is a good idea to begin with that is cool. You have to provide something though if you do not I will poke you in the eye with very hot french fry.
4. Do not respond to this without having an idea of what you want to play. Don't ask me to pick between your favorites. If you are unsure, ask me questions about each of my plots or ideas until you can pick. If you want to do both, lets do both! I equally want to do all of my plot ideas unless I state otherwise. Don't ask me to pick again. That is your job.
5. I am tired of looking for romance RP's and seeing people that want to do a set idea where their world is perfect. For, example if the couple is gay and everyone in that world is cool with it and supports it. Same goes for characters instantly falling in love. That is boring. Do not come to me with a romance involved plot with either of those two things. Wanting romance is fine, but don't expect them to be crazy in love with each other after two weeks. The flip-side to that is your character hating mine for like the first three months in a romance RP. That is as equally annoying as instant love. To be trying to build a relationship between two characters only for one of them to be too emotionally closed makes me not want to continue the RP.
6. Realism. Be realistic as I mentioned before if we have a boy on boy or girl on girl couple be realistic about that. Like one of them having to come out of the closet or if their relationship is public not every person off the street is going to accept that. Also, if your characters gets hit by a bus or shot they will need to get to a hospital. Admittedly it would be funny for someone to get hit by a bus and try and play if off like nothing happened, but keep a sense of reality about things. This doesn't mean we can't use magic. I looooooove magic and fantasy, but there are always rules of a magical universe that should be followed. A kid that just started to do coin tricks shouldn't be able to saw a lady in half. Common sense people.
♦The Rules♦
1. Cursing is fine. Hell, I cuss all the damn time, but don't go overboard. I do not want a line of dialogue where every other word is profanity. I got enough of that when I worked at a horse racing track.
2. No god modding, auto hitting, or your character being able to dodge every last attack sent at them like Neo can dodge bullets. Fighting scenes become tedious when things like this occur, so do not do it please.
3. No text talk unless you character is texting inside the RP. No lol, omg, roflcopter...etc.
4. Proper grammar and punctuation. I am weak in the department of punctuation here and there, but I don't want to see a block of text with two periods, no capitalization, and a complete absence of commas. Try at least.
5. Check your spelling. I don't want to feel like I'm reading some encrypted code. Firefox has spell check. I'm not the best at spelling but I know how to look it up.
♦Characters♦
This is more of a side note that I felt should be separated because of its importance. Have a three dimensional character because I will. Three dimensional means going beyond stuff like this: Joe felt, Joe cried, Joe said. My characters are real people and feel how they feel. They have thoughts and prejudices and are by no means perfect. I don't care if your character is literally an angel they should be flawed because everybody is flawed. So, express your characters thoughts and emotions don't just sum them up in two or three words. They must have quarks, flaws, roughness, ect.