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RP preferences

Posted 9 years, 4 months ago by pinlin
✔ - Yes
✘ - No
♥ - Preferred
? - Not Sure/Meh 

Roleplay Basics


The places I RP at are...

 ✘ - Comment 
 ? - Chats
 ✔ - Notes
 ✘ - Forum
 ✔ - Skype
 ✘ - Discord
 ♥ - Google Docs
Google docs is really nice. I like to record all my RPs into a logbook.

My preferred headcount is...
♥ - 1x1
✔ - 2-3 people
? - 4-5 people
✘ - 5+ people
If there's 5+ people, it often ends up with 1x1 anyway. Though, I will do it for meeting new people.

I Post...
 ♥ - 1-2 sentences per post
 ♥ - 1-2 paragraphs per post
 ✔ - 2-5 paragraphs per post
 ✘ - 2-3 pages per post
1-2 sentences are short and quick rps. They are like short chapters, I prefer not an rp going on forever with the same settings. I don't have time to write 2 or more pages.

I Prefer to read...
 ♥ - 1-2 sentences per post
 ♥ - 1-2 paragraphs per post
 ✔ - 2-5 paragraphs per post
 ? - 2-3 pages per post
I prioritize content over words count. 

I like getting requests from...
 ? - Total strangers
 ♥ - Friends and acquaintances with OCs unaffiliated with groups.
 ✔ - Members of RP groups I'm in that I've RPed with.
 ? - Members of RP groups I'm in that offer to write the starter.
 ✔ - Members of RP groups I'm in that I haven't RPed with.
I give everyone a chance. Though it depends on someone's character and first impression to give in or not. 
Our personality and style might not match. 

If I mess something up in RP, I'm comfortable fixing it when...
✘ - Logical foundations don't exist for why I should be correcting something.
✘ - It's out of character and it doesn't benefit all participating RPers to some degree.
✘ - Too much RP-time has passed. At this point I just look for a reason for why it happened rather than fix it.
✔ - I missed something in someone's post.
✔ - I missed something about someone's character.
✔ - It makes a whole lot of sense.
✔ - There's a great opportunity to make plot/story.
I usually don't mind fixing things.

I expect my RP partners to...
✔ - Reply within 3 days if possible.
✔ - Keep a linear chronology.
✔ - Have decent grammar and spelling.
✔ - Work with constraints instead of complain about them.
♥  - Communicate with me if anything comes up.
♥ - Take an assertive interest in building the story and not only be reactive (this can be done with the setting, even if the OC is really passive).

Roleplay Pace


I usually reply within 36 hours.
If I'm fast, I reply within 1-3 hours.
When I'm slow, I tend to reply within 5 days.
When I'm really really busy, I will reply withing 1-2 weeks.

I prefer that people reply...
 ✔ - Immediately.
 ✔ - Within 4 hours.
 ♥  - Within 12 hours.
 ♥  - Within 24 hours.
 ♥  - Within 3 days.
 ✔ - Within 1 week.
 ? - 8+ days.
As I reply slow, I don't mind my partner replying at the same pace.

I'm okay with getting reminders to reply to an RP...
✘ - 1 hour after the last post.
✘ - Within 6 hours of the last post.
✔ - Within 24 hours of the last post.
✔ - Within 3 days.
✔ - Within 7 days.
I don't like getting reminds within the same day. I have not read it yet or I'm busy to reply immediately. When reminders happen too frequently, I tend to forget.
It gives a reverse effect.

I tend to remind people to reply...
✔ - If I need something from the RP for something.
✔ - If I feel like I'll lose grasp on the RP if the RP doesn't stay active.
✔ - If 7 days have passed since the last post.
With people who are busy and can't post often, I might start reminding in the beginning, then stop eventually because it feels like I'm beating a dead horse. They know they have RPs to reply to. Reminding them doesn't change that they're busy. So I basically trust everyone I RP with to remember I exist and that system's been pretty decent for the most part.

The maximum number of RPs I have at a time is...
5

Romance


I'm comfortable shipping my characters...
 ✔ - Never. (I don't rp for the sake of shipping.)
 ✔ - Our characters know each other deeply.
 ✔ - Our characters know each other deeply and I know I can trust the other RPer.
 ✘ - At the first sign of flirting.
 ✔ - Only if the RPer and I plan it.
 ? - Crack ships.
 ♥  - It depends on the character.
My characters are loyal and not into cheap love. When we haven't communicated for a long while, I assume their ship has ended. Some of my characters are exceptional as their personality is flirty. 

I'm okay with my characters being touched if...
♥ - Anything goes as long as it's in-character.

If you want to ship with my character...
 ♥ - Talk to me about it at the start. (Tell me about your intentions.)
 ✔- Talk to me about it once our characters have interacted 1 on 1 a couple of times. (A few times is not enough for building a relationship. They are hard to get mhahahahaha)
 ✔ - Talk to me about it once they both have some feelings for each other.
 ♥ - Talk to me about it once they both have a good deal of feelings for each other and you're prepared to be shipped with me as an RPer.


How fast I ship characters...
- It really depends on the characters, but unlikely under 30 replies.
It depends on character development.

Smut...???!!!!
- It depends on the character. I don't mind smut.

When posting romantic artwork...
 ✘ - If our OCs aren't in a relationship.
 ✘ - Sexual in nature (Only if you have talked with me about it or it is canon. I prefer not random artworks with this nature)
 ? - If our OCs kinda feel a thing for each other maybe.
 ? - Kisses
 ✔ - Hugs and cuddles
 ♥ - My character remains consistent with his/her personality and appearances.
I prefer interesting interactions and friendships over lust. It rarily happens, but if I'm really comfortable with you and you're ok with it, I can surprise you with something spicy.
 

Dramatic Stuff


When it comes to violent situations in RPs, I'm comfortable with...
 ✘ - No violence at all. (Of course I want in on the action!)
 ♥ - Mild violence. (I guess I can living having only two bruises or something...)
 ♥ - Punching, kicking, brawls and scuffles.
 ✔- Blood gets spilled.
 ✔- Torture, disembowelment, flying limbs (sign me up here please).
I sound maso with my characters.

If you're going to do something violent...
✘ - Autohit (then I'll add auto-dodge)
✘ - Don't do it (JUST TRY TO HIT ME)
♥ - Surprise me without autohitting
✔ - Talk to me about it first.

If you're going to post dramatic artwork...
 ✘ - Misleading facial expressions. (PLEASE STAY IN CHARACTER)
 ? - It didn't actually happen in RP or head-canons (if the concept is logically)
 ♥ - It happened in RP and the illustration strongly represents the RP scene.

I promise that I'm a gentle person ^_^ Not sure if my preferences say so...


Other Stuff


When you post general art work of my characters, I'm fine with it if it's...
 ✘ - Out of character.
 ✘ - If you haven't at least looked at my OC's profile/app.
 ✔ - If you don't know me and haven't RPed with me. (I enjoy fanarts even if I haven't met the person before.)
 ♥ - If you know me and my character.
 ✔ - If I commission the piece (obviously)
 ✔ - If you RP with me and the character you're drawing.
I prefer to draw when I feel it fits. Even though I'm an artist, I don't always think visually thus words are enough to describe. Sometimes an illustration takes away the thrill of words as everyone pictures it differently.

Pet Peeves...
- When an RPer doesn't communicate and leaves an RP hanging for two weeks.
- Mary Sue characters/events. Like when a character knows nothing or everything. I like originality. It doesn't have to be 100% original as this is impossible, but I don't want to rewrite an existing play.
- When only I take the lead of RP. Please surprise me.
- When I'm the only person initiating conversations between myself and another RPer for a long period of time.
- When there's too much OOC things happening. What is a character profile for?

Ironclad Rules...
- Plot and staying in-character are equally important to me.
- Communication and comments. I love comments.