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RP Comfort Memeand the original heeeree!!!!:
The RP Comfort Meme
RP Comfort Meme
A valuable meme for any role-player!
Come display your comfort levels so your role-play partners are aware of what they can do, and of what they should avoid! A healthy relationship between role-play partners is the key to a good time.
While this meme shows the basics, please remember to communicate with your role-play partners.
Role Play Basics
Locations
I am comfortable doing:
anything with a constant notification that i'll see - because i am terrible at remembering to post. It's best to sit me down for a realtime RP, or I forget really easily!
- Comment - bbbbbbad idea bad bad forgets to post a thousand times i am sorry
★★★ Chats - This is usually the easiest method for me! I remember to post (always good) and I quite enjoy the idea that the scene can be wrapped up neatly in a few sittings.
- Notes - Hah boy
- Forum - I actually got started with forum RPing - but i tend to forget really easily ....
★★★ Skype - anything with a beeping noise is good
★ Google Docs - It's good for logging! - but I need a notification on skype or something when you're done with your post
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so sorry - Other
I don't actually mind doing long-term RPs, like docs or (oddly enough) tumblr posts - but I do need a bit of a kick to get my posts finished.
OOC/Headcanoning/RP Planning Methods:
(hc = headcanon, which is essentially saying our charas will do a thing/have done a thing without actually RPing it out in depth necessarily)
I'm much prefer realtime communication for RP planning! That way, I can throw a bunch of terrible jokes around and people don't get the chance to properly realize that I'm really not funny.
★ Skype - The easiest way to contact me!
- Google Docs - I'll store notes on google docs! - but it might not be the best way to start the conversation for me.
- Notes
★ Twitter - DM works! - but I tend to move over to IM if I want to continue the conversation.
★ Text Message - This one's actually a little surprising, I think - but I'm alright with giving out my phone number/letting people text me (to friends only, though), especially to people that have met me in person. ... friends only, though!
Participants
I am comfortable with:
★ One on one role plays. - please remind me to post
★ Up to three people. - generally forces me to remember to post ....
★ Up to four people.
★ Five or more people!
- As big as possible! - I'd actually say bigger isn't better: especially when it's a long-term roleplay. But I really like large group RPs, so I'd be happy to participate in them!
RP StyleI am all right with:
★ Lit/Para - I have to admit that I don't really think I'm a good writer - and I don't think I can really deliver a good meaty paragraph rife with interesting introspection and character motivations
I say this even more because I have lots of friends who seem to do this with too much talent. but I don't mind doing lit, and I don't mind doing para! - so long as the other person doesn't mind that i am slow and my posts are boring as dirt
★ Script - Script works for me! expect post to be full of shitty anime icons because i am a sucker for shitty anime icons
Voice - nnnnno nonononononoonononononononnnnnnn
Post Length
I usually write about:
- One or two sentences.
★ One or two paragraphs. - I think it depends on the length of the other person's RP: for the most part, it seems like I instinctively length-match other people's posts. Generally, my RP stays under two paragraphs, though! In casual situations, it's likelier to stay around one paragraph.
- Two to five paragraphs. - I'm fond of badly-written introspection (.... anyone who's RPed with Aelia knows . . .. .. . . .. . ), so in serious situations I think I tend towards posts of this length.
- More than five paragraphs. - it happens once in a blue moon
- A few pages worth. - it happens once in ten blue moons and by that i mean haha
I am comfortable role-playing with people who write:
★ One or two sentences.
★ One or two paragraphs.
★ Two to five paragraphs.
★ More than five paragraphs.
★ A few pages worth. - ah god i probably won't be able to match though.... i am sorry
My partners are welcome to write posts of any length! I just... apologize when my posts aren't up to par
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Role-play Requests
I like getting requests from:
★ Anyone and everyone at any time! - let's go let's go!
★ When I ask for role-plays. - let's go let's go!
★ From friends and acquaintances. - LET'S FUCKING GO
- From friends only.
Corrections:
I am comfortable getting corrections when:
★ I missed something in your/someone else's post: I.... SCREAMS I 'M S O RR Y PLEASE SA Y S O M ETHIN G
★ I missed something about your/someone else's character: PLEeeEASEEe saY SOME TH I N GI AM S O SO RRRY
★ It's realistic/factual: Feel free to let me know! It's strange to say, but even feel free to condescend - if I'm wrong, I'm wrong! I don't mind. Especially if my character has done something you think isn't quite plausible!
★ Other - Maybe I misread a line - or maybe I'm not having my character act appropriately to something? Go ahead and let me know! But I also consider my characters to be very separate from myself, so even if your app has certain information on it, I won't roleplay my characters with that prior knowledge until they've learned it for themselves. (do let me know if i've overstepped a boundary, though - I'm happy to retcon posts!)
- Never
Expectations:
I expect my RP partner to:
have read my character app before we RP - haha nope don't bother to read it all it's just drivel
- NOT read my character app at all before we RP
★ read as much of my character app as is reasonable to go on before we RP - I'm always quite flattered when people read my app, though. I think it's at least important to know some general personality/appearance!
- read more of my character app as it becomes relevant/necessary
Romantic Relationships
** Important: Communication is the key to a real life relationship, it shouldn't be abandoned for a fictional on either! Be sure to talk to your partners when considering romance!
Shipping
I am comfortable shipping my characters:
I think something that's important about my "shipping" is that it doesn't always mean a romantic relationship? When someone tells me they ship our characters, I won't take it as a contract sealed, or anything: i'll just assume it means the idea's cute/nice/fun to entertain, and you're free to do that as much as you'd like without me being upset!
(I say I ship everything quite frequently, because I do! I hope it isn't taken the wrong way - I know it can be easily misunderstood as homewrecking
..... Sometimes it's just really intense platonic shipping. i am sorry)
I think if people are interested in actually pursuing a romantic relationship with one of my characters (... iN WHICH CASE I'M SORRY
) it's just best to let me know that you'd like to ship together - maybe in private, if you're embarrassed! or i might manage to approach you instead, if I manage to muster the courage.. . ; ; ; hgdfgdfg hah god
- Never.
★ Our character know each other deeply.
★ Our character know each other deeply, and I know I can trust the role-player - A lot of times, I'm happy to just let the characters do as they will - but I think it's likelier that I'll wait until I feel like I can trust the other party a little more before I devote myself to it. It's always nice if we've been talking in private here and there, even if it's not about the RP or the ship!
★ At the first sign of flirting! - I'll admit that I do have characters that're insufferable flirts. I'll ship it in a heartbeat, but whether I'll pursue it is more up to the flow of the narrative than anything else!
★★ Only if the role-player and I plan it. - this part is important to me, because I don't want to overstep my bounds or make anyone uncomfortable: so at the least, I might ask for consent! It's alright if it's onesided on my end.
★ It depends on the character. - some of my characters are just dumpster trash and can't really be functionally shipped with anything at all
If you want to ship with my characters:
- Talk to me about it from the start.
- Talk to me about it once our characters know each other.
- Talk to me about it once they both have some feelings for each other.
- Talk to me about it when they finally decide that want to go beyond hugging.
you can just talk to me whenever it's coo'
sometimes i feel like characters just develop feelings for each other and then we as rpers just sort of sit back like concerned parents, "what do we do with these children? I don't know" and that's always a party
you can just talk to me in general, i'm a lonely person anyways
Speed
When shipping my characters, I like the romance to happen:
- Swift as lightning!
- Fast, but not super fast.
- Happens in about three months.
- Slow and steady wins the race.
- Slugs know what's up!
★ My relationships know no speed. They happen if they happen. - It's usually based on what's happened in RP. I think that tends to take a lot of time. With RPers that I know, the relationship might happen a little faster because we're accustomed to the way we write our characters!: but for the most part, I really prefer it when the relationship is formed naturally, romantic or not.
It also matters which character it is! Some of my characters fall in love quite easily, with multiple people, stupidly and without thinking. (And for my characters like this, I really like it if their first relationship is horrifically dysfunctional....). Other characters simply don't fall in love ever! It all sort of depends on which one of my terrible dirtbags you end up being forced to interact with
sorry....
Smut
When my characters get intimate, I prefer:
- To skip the act entirely.
- To write the build up, but skip the act.
- To write the act only if it is very special, but otherwise skip it.
- To write the act all the way through.
I really don't have a preference actually, I think it all depends on the RPer I'm writing with. I think I'm more comfortable to adjust to whatever my partner is comfortable with!
Romantic Artwork
When it comes to artwork depicting our relationship please:
- Do not post it at all without talking to me.
★ Post it if it is cuddles and hugs.
★ Post it if it is kisses.
★ Post it if it is much more.
★ Do not post it at all if it depicts sexual acts! - I don't mind if you draw it, but please don't post it somewhere public, especially without asssking first /)
★ Do not post it where I can see it, but draw what you like!
anything is all OK! I really prefer to see the things you draw though, only because I'm horrible and I love to see people drawing character interactions /)(\......
Dramatics
** Important: Always be sure to communicate with your partner individually if you think you are about to go outside their comfort zones even just the slightest bit!!
Violence
When it comes to violent situations, I am comfortable with:
- No violence at all!
★ I'm fine with verbal arguments! - Actually, I'm a sucker for in-RP verbal arguments. I love a bit of tension.
★ Some violence, like a paper cut, or an accidental elbow to the face.
★ Mild violence, such as punching, kicking, hair pulling.
★ Violence, such as stabbings. - If it's something permanently violent, you're welcome to ask first if you're worried. Just make sure it's plausible, and that it makes sense with the flow of the narrative!
★ Beyond violence, such as torture and more. - ah you're best off asking for this one, I'm actually quite alright with it though
If you are going to do something violent, please:
- Don't do it at all.
★ Talk to me about it first. - If it's anything permanent, please ask! If it's something you feel worried about, please ask!- for the most part, I trust the judgement of my RP partners. But make sure it's plausible if you can!
- Surprise me! - So long as it's not like, hacking off one of my character's limbs or smacking them in the face with a knife, surprise me all you'd like! I'm perfectly happy to adapt.
Dramatic Artwork
- Do not post any dramatic scenes that that happened between our characters.
★ Talk to me about it before posting!
★ Post what you like!
Other
Touching
I am okay with my characters being touched if...
★ It's not romantic/sexual. - I'm fine if a character decides it's absolutely necessary to put their hands where they really shouldn't. But emphasis on a character;; - if your character's just a real natural creep, then feel free. I just can't promise a positive reaction (depending on the character, of course!).
Romantic touchy is usually okay.
★ It's not violent. - violent touching is also okay, though - do as you please within reason!
★ It's something that usually happens (e.g.: shaking hands when you meet someone).
★ You check with me first. - No need to check, but you're welcome to if you're worried!
★★ It depends on the character - I don't really mind as an RPer, but some of my characters might have personalities that do quite mind! Generally I'll just play these situations by ear.
Tag
Now tag a few individuals, if you like, so you can better understand your partners!
... hi sorry if you actually read this, very sorry.