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  1. K

    Creating Roleplay Opportunities & Progressing Plot

    Creating opportunities for your roleplay partners is an essential part of roleplaying. If you would like a roleplay to progress, and/or you are simply roleplaying for yourself while you wait for someone to interact with you, you're doing it wrong. Waiting for plot progression and other...
  2. Minibit

    Well that was rude

    To create a well-rounded character, it helps to imagine them in different situations, and figure out how they'd respond and why. In this exercise, write a scene/post where someone has just been very rude to your character, for example: "Shouldering" past them while walking Snapping/whistling...
  3. Minibit

    Feeling Regret

    A good way to round out and "get to know" your characters is to put them through various situations and figure out how they would deal with them. In this exercise, choose a character, and write a scene where they deal with feelings of regret. The rest of the details (such as whether or not...
  4. fatalrendezvous

    Acting for other characters (aka "hijacking")

    "Hijacking" is the act of controlling other characters in a roleplay that weren't created by you or that aren't typically played by you. This can be a subject of controversy among roleplayers, so I would like to talk a bit about hijacking, its merits and downfalls, as well as ways to make sure...
  5. Jorick

    Collaborative Posts

    There was an outstanding request in the Request Workshops and Exercises thread from about a year ago for a workshop on how to collaborate with roleplay partners and groups. I've done a lot of collaborating in my day, so I figured I might as well share what I know. What is a Collaborated Post...
  6. Minibit

    Meta Knowledge (or '"Sensing" things')

    An uncanny number of roleplay characters seem to possess a sixth sense which allows them knowledge of things they should be clueless about. When ESP is a thing in the roleplay, or when there are subtle clues that the character could feasibly pick up on unconsciously which would make them feel...
  7. A

    Post Boosters: Length

    Have you wanted to increase you average post length, but weren't sure what to include if there weren't many context clues in your partner's post? Then use this handy Post Booster Guide to help increase your post length. LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION One thing you should try if you're ever...
  8. Hydronine

    Height Comparison site

    I just found out about this thing- if it's helpful, cool. I figured this was the best place to put it!
  9. Brovo

    A Deconstruction of Posts: The Action-Reaction wheel, and more!

    This is one of the most common errors I've seen players make as a GM, across multiple forums and mediums. So let me teach to you the importance and nuances of actions, starting with the action-reaction wheel. The Action-Reaction wheel is a fairly simple concept: Player A commits to an action...
  10. Minibit

    Transitioning from Tabletop and Chat RPGs to Forum

    Roleplaying is roleplaying, right? Very much so! And because of this, it's usually quite simple for someone to transition between chat, forum, and tabletop roleplays. However, each form has their own nuances that may be foreign to someone new to this method, so here's some particulars about...
  11. ☆

    Random Story Challenge

    This challenge is quite simple. Inside each of these two spoilers, I have 20 more spoilers. Roll a D20, or equivalent. Then open up the corresponding spoiler. If you encounter a capital x or y, it is intended for you to fill in(they can be the same thing if you want). Do this for each section to...
  12. Minibit

    We Have to Amputate

    A great way to flesh out and get to know your characters, is to learn how they would react in various situations. For this exercise, write a scene in which a character is informed one of their body parts must be amputated. While you are writing, think about: How has my character dealt with...
  13. Diana

    LESSON A Post of Value

    Go look at your roleplay threads. Pick ANY random post that you have made recently. Don't pick one that is an obvious "big plot content" post. If that post was deleted from the roleplay thread, would it matter? Would it be confusing if someone read through the thread? If they got to the spot...
  14. Minibit

    Body Language Cues

    Compiled here is a list of visual cues people generally give as to what mood they're feeling; use it to help yourself write body language! Many characters also have particular quirks that you can use, once established, to easily show what they feel. ie: A character who cannot lie because she...
  15. Minibit

    Top 5 Tips For General Roleplaying

    I'm not sure if there's already a guide out there like this, and if there is somebody can feel free to either let me know or remove this post, but I felt like this might be useful to some folks. Everybody writes in their own style, and everybody has their own preferences for what they like in...
  16. Astaroth

    LESSON Ten Reasons Why Your Sex Scene Is Terrible

    Sex scenes are hard. (Pun intended.) Many new writers balk at the idea of writing sex scenes. It’s one reason why erotica, romance novels, and adult roleplaying remain among the most maligned genres out there. Getting people invested in reading about sex is no mean feat, because one little...
  17. Esthalia

    It's the little things...

    Ok, I'm taking an honest approach to this one: We're trying our hardest to not come off as a bunch of elitist assholes, but there really is a place for everything. The staff and community have worked very hard to organize and spruce up the place, which makes me think we should follow up and...
  18. Esthalia

    Expressions-What do they really mean?

    Sometimes, in roleplay, we find a loss of words for expressing emotion. This workshop should help when examining the simple expressions of the human body and make conveying emotion much easier! We all know the saying "Eyes are widows to the soul", right? Well, It's said for a reason. Your eyes...
  19. Dip

    Music Theme Challenge: Create a Character or Scene

    Take a moment to think over the song The lyrics, the instruments, and what it all means to you! Create a character or a scene based on all of these things, and post them below!
  20. Esthalia

    Flirtation

    Flirtation is not always verbalized conversation. If you take a listen to the people around you, depending on the time and place, the way we communicate varies greatly. Conversations, regardless of outside factors, are generally hard to follow. Don’t believe me? Take a trip to any local coffee...
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