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wren.

wren.

elegance is more important than suffering
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Posting Speed
  1. Multiple posts per week
  2. One post per week
  3. Slow As Molasses
Writing Levels
  1. Adept
  2. Advanced
  3. Adaptable
Preferred Character Gender
  1. Primarily Prefer Male
Genres
Slice-of-Life, Gothic, Horror, Fantasy
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Introduction
Hello and welcome to Iwaku! We're thrilled to have you.

Since Iwaku has so much to offer its members, it can be easy to get lost amidst the forums and the many threads. To help you navigate better, here is a list of some of the most useful resources and some brief explanations on the different forums. Hope it helps!

Helpful Resources to Start

  • ↳ the main hub for getting answers to common questions and links to corresponding resources​

  • ↳ acquaint yourself with Iwaku's main policies and rules​

  • ↳ see how Iwaku uses your data​

  • ↳ acquaint yourself with Iwaku's policies when it comes to sexual content on the site​

  • ↳ how to get started in roleplaying on Iwaku​

  • ↳ a list of forms for contacting staff, reporting members, requesting thread moderation, and more​

  • ↳ the people you can turn to with any questions and concerns, we're happy to help! c:​

  • ↳ where you can report any bugs you come across on the site​

  • ↳ where to go if you're having some technical difficulties with the site​

  • ↳ where you can ask questions you can't find answers to and where you can make suggestions for the site​

The Forums
Moving from the top to the bottom of the site, here are the forums:

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS:


↳ where you can keep up on the latest updates and news for the site​
↳ important resource(s): Announcements: Rules and Info​

↳ where you can find information about contests and other special events, or host your own​
↳ important resource(s):
Events: Rules and Info​

↳ where you can introduce yourself on the site, announce any hiatuses, or say goodbye​
↳ important resource(s): Official Iwaku Discord Server​

↳ the main hub for community interaction; this is where you can participate and post discussions, posting games, and more​
↳ important resource(s): General Chatting: Rules and Info​

↳ where you can post your collection of characters, writing, plots, etc​
↳ important resource(s): Showcasing: Rules and Info​

↳ where you can advertise your off-site roleplays, discord servers, or personal websites​
↳ important resource(s): Off-Site Ads: Rules and Info​
where you can check out the newest announcements, events, chat with the community, store your characters and solo writings, and advertise your off-site roleplays.

SUPPORT:


↳ where you can ask questions you can't find answers to and where you can make suggestions for the site​
↳ important resource(s): look at the list above​

↳ where you can read and post writing resources and ask for writing help​

↳ where you can sell and buy creative works​
↳ important resource(s): Media Shops & Requests: Rules and Info​

↳ where you can test your BBcodes for styling your text posts​
where you can find help for both site issues and roleplaying issues, find art commissions, and store your codes.

ROLEPLAY CONNECTIONS:


↳ where you can post interest checks and brainstorming threads for group roleplays​

↳ where you can post signup threads for your original safe-for-work group roleplays​
↳ important resource(s): Original Group RP Signups: Rules and Info​

↳ where you can post signup threads for your fandom-based safe-for-work group roleplays​
↳ important resource(s): Fandom Group RP Signups: Rules and Info​

↳ where you can post safe-for-work search threads for one on one partners​
↳ important resource(s): Partner Connections: Rules and Info​

↳ where you can plan and participate in roleplays held in the chat rooms​
↳ important resource(s): Chat Roleplays: Rules and Info​

↳ where you can post out-of-character threads, character indexes, and lore indexes for your roleplays​
↳ important resource(s): Roleplay Extras: Rules and Info​
where you can find group roleplays signups, one-on-one roleplay partners, chat roleplay events, and store your info threads for your roleplays.

ROLEPLAYING IN CHARACTER:


↳ where you can post the IC threads for your original safe-for-work group roleplays set in the past​
↳ important resource(s): Original Group Stories: Rules and Info​

↳ where you can post the IC threads for your fandom-based safe-for-work group roleplays set in the past​
↳ important resource(s): Fandom Group Stories: Rules and Info​

↳ where you can post the IC threads for your safe-for-work 1x1 roleplays​
↳ important resource(s): One on One Stories: Rules and Info​
where you can find the in-character threads for one-on-one and group roleplays.

ROLEPLAY REALMS:

An area where previous Worldbuilding and Roleplaying (WaRP) contest winners get to post their large-scale group roleplays for people to join.

REDSTAR ROLEPLAYS:


↳ where 18+ members can post signups and interest checks for not-safe-for-work-focused group roleplays​
↳ important resource(s): Redstar Group Signups: Rules and Info​

↳ where 18+ members can post and explore search threads for not-safe-for-work-focused 1x1 roleplays​

↳ where 18+ members can post out-of-character threads, character indexes, and lore indexes for not-safe-for-work-focused roleplays​
↳ important resource(s): Redstar Extras: Rules and Info​

↳ where 18+ members can post IC threads for their not-safe-for-work-focused group roleplays​
↳ important resource(s): Redstar Group Stories: Rules and Info​

↳ where 18+ members can post IC threads for their not-safe-for-work-focused 1x1 roleplays​
↳ important resource(s): Redstar One on One Stories: Rules and Info​
where you can find group signups and one-one-one partners for roleplays featuring NSFW content, designed for members that are 18+.

BLUESTAR ROLEPLAYS:


↳ where 17- members can post signups and interest checks for not-safe-for-work-focused group roleplays​
↳ important resource(s): Bluestar Group Signups: Rules and Info​

↳ where 17- members can post and explore search threads for not-safe-for-work-focused 1x1 roleplays​

↳ where 17- members can post out-of-character threads, character indexes, and lore indexes for not-safe-for-work-focused roleplays​
↳ important resource(s): Bluestar Extras: Rules and Info​

↳ where 17- members can post IC threads for their not-safe-for-work-focused group roleplays​
↳ important resource(s): Bluestar Group Stories: Rules and Info​

↳ where 17- members can post IC threads for their not-safe-for-work-focused 1x1 roleplays​
↳ important resource(s): Bluestar One on One Stories: Rules and Info​
where you can find group signups and one-one-one partners for roleplays featuring NSFW content, designed for members that are 17-.

ARCHIVES:

When threads go a long time without activity (that amount of time varies depending on the forum the thread is in), they will wind up in the archives. Safe-for-work threads go to the Thread Archives section while not-safe-for-work threads go to the Star Graveyard.

The (Optional) Roadmap
For those who like a step-by-step starting guide, here's the order of operations that I'd recommend:

1. Customize your profile and fill out your roleplay preferences through account details (which you can find by clicking on your username at the top of the webpage)

2. Go to the new arrivals forum and introduce yourself

3. Acquaint yourself with Iwaku's rules and check out the various resources listed above

4. Acquaint yourself with the site layout

5. Make a partner search thread in the partner and/or the redstar or bluestar connections forums to start attracting partners

6. Browse other partner searches to see if any current members share your interests

7. If you enjoy group roleplays, check out the the original group rp or the fandom original group rp signups and/or the redstar group or bluestar group connections to see if there are any open group roleplays that interest you

8. Check out the general chatting and events sections to get more involved with the Iwaku community
 
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