when the wolfsbane blooms

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Months ago, the infamous pirate ship, The Laqueus, crashed on the far end of the galaxy with its crew, captain, and the loot of a hundred worlds aboard. Since the crash, countless vessels have ventured deep into space towards the ship’s last known coordinates, but none returned.

                                    To go after The Laqueus meant certain death.

But now the crew of the pirate ship, The Spectre, is preparing to set sail in search of the Laqueus and its treasure. Fascinating planets, dangerous creatures, and high adventure are just a few of the many things awaiting the daring crew. But the question on everyone’s mind is: Will the crew of The Spectre make it back alive with the treasure in hand or will the crew and ship vanish like all others before it?

The Spectre is an original, space pirate, roleplay inspired by Treasure Planet. This plot and character-driven roleplay implements a levelling system inspired by Exalted and D&D that rewards dedicated players with in-game rewards. We are currently looking for dedicated writers who are interested in character development and exploring this vast, high adventure universe we’ve created. If you have any questions, need help creating an OC, or have any FC requests, stop by and leave us a line in our inbox. Come join us here at The Spectre.

                                           We can’t wait to have you aboard.

yeah so aight, i did one of these like. last year, here’s the original post right here so yeah. there’s been a lot more stuff that’s been going on in terms with writing black characters and nonblack people being the authors and ones running the blogs since then and a lot of it is just garbage and needs repair. like, i just been thinking, jesus, we need to fix this, how’s it gonna happen. he told me to make another guide so here we are.

ONE. stop expecting brownie points for having a black character/faceclaim anywhere, and i mean ANYWHERE on your blog.

that shit is corny. why should you be gassed up and praised for having a black character? i’m black and i don’t get praised for having a black character, so why are you different? no one gets gassed for using a white faceclaim, so you shouldn’t get gassed up for using a black one? diversity shouldn’t be praised or gassed up, deviating from the norm of a very white/nonblack roleplay environment or any general media, writing, what have you doesn’t deserve an award. you’re supposed to step outside of that and write different characters, you don’t get a cookie.

TWO. stop acting like you own black faceclaims.

that shit is just weird and uncomfortable. if people wanna use a certain faceclaim, then they’re gonna do it. you don’t own them as a person or faceclaim, so don’t get mad when you see duplicates of them and act entitled. black celebrities have their own agency and really don’t act or do anything really just so you can feel like you own their resources on tumblr dot edu.

THREE. use other faceclaims that aren’t light skinned or “racially ambiguous.”

kehlani? kiersey? zoe? zendaya? tinashe? nicki? bey? rihanna? they need a rest. they’re tired, okay, listen to me. your character being black or you using a black faceclaim does not mean they have to be light skinned. use someone different? i promise it’s not gonna kill you, i swear it won’t. if resources and icons are the only things holding you up with using black people with darker skin as your faceclaim then maybe you just don’t need to write a black character at all. there’s people on here that make icons, go ask for some requests if it’s really an issue and you don’t know how to make them? go on pb_updates, look outside of tumblr for icons, like, there’s just zero excuse for it.

FOUR. stop using poc in the place of black.

that shit is aggravating too. black isn’t a bad word like i said. don’t be afraid to say your character is black? poc and black aren’t interchangeable all the time like please stop.

FIVE. if you aren’t black and you’re writing a black character, you need to cool it on talking about black issues/culture.

what i mean by this is if you’re not black, you don’t need to stick your nose where it don’t belong. don’t think just because you write a black character, you can speak up on black experiences or things specific to black people. don’t talk about aave and using it or antiblack slurs, it’s not your place. don’t think you know everything about black culture because you possibly could not know. just. don’t speak over black people and what we go through. you’re free to bring attention to black issues and things like that? but if someone asks you, go ahead and direct them to an actual black person so you don’t get in trouble on here.

SIX. be aware of antiblack/colorist tropes.

your only evil character being dark skinned? bad look. always shipping light skinned femmes with dark skinned masculine people while leaving dark skinned femmes without any kind of relationship/connections? bad look. your light skinned characters being regarded as pure and beautiful and brown/darker skinned ones being regarded as ugly and mean? bad look. there’s tons of other tropes that play into colorism and antiblackness and if you aren’t sure that you’re about to do it, ask someone who’s black and/or do your research just to make sure you don’t contribute to these harmful stereotypes and tropes.

SEVEN. get it together with your graphic designs of your black characters.

if you do art or make your own icons, that’s dope, big ups to you for having that kind of talent and determination. what isn’t dope is when you have your art of your black characters and it just looks like a recolor of a white character. yeah, not all black people have “black” features or they have”white” features those of which that are usually considered to be more “delicate” like having smaller lips or noses and is already a shitty and racist ideal in itself, but its enough of us that do for you to get it together and learn how to draw them. black people have big noses and lips, afros, braids, dreads, twists, discoloration, like! we’re not a monolith and don’t all look like we’re white painted black, get it together. if you can’t draw black characters that look black, maybe you need to step your art game up considerably.

EIGHT. stop ignoring what black writers say concerning struggles with their black characters.

i’m sorry, but we all know the roleplay community is racist. we all know at this point, there’s no way you can’t. if you’ve gone your whole time on here writing white characters and having them praised then going to writing a black character that gets little to no recognition, don’t even be surprised at all. you’re gonna get ignored, you’re gonna struggle for interactions, just keep that in mind because unfortunately in this community, it comes with the territory. it’s going to take time and you’re not going to get a thousand followers in three weeks like you would with a white character. people are gonna be racist and disrespectful towards your character at some point, there’s really just no getting around it most if not all the time as sad as it is. if we can’t surpass any of these problems, don’t think that you can.

NINE. step your character concepts up.

the stereotypes are tired, ok. the drug dealers/lords, the violent rap artists, fashion bloggers with bad attitudes, like? why? and it’s not that black people like that don’t exist, because they certainly do. the big problem is that no one bothers to develop these characters at all? it’s just a trope pasted on a face, they have no emotional agency or ties, the audience has no emotional ties with the character. outside of that, black people do the same stuff nonblack people do? we’re doctors, teachers, lawyers, stay at home parents, models, business owners, anything nonblack people do, black people do too. stop just pasting stereotypes and tropes on to your black characters without developing anything at all and expecting it to just be cool and not shitty or boring and think you’re gonna get by that way.

TEN. please chill with the fetishization and hypersexualization of black bodies.

this shit is aggravating. aggravating and nasty. if all you can do with your black character is reduce them to how their body looks and how sexy they are or how much they have sex you need to get it together. this is not me saying not to write hypersexual black characters, but this isn’t even the same thing. like if all you talk about is how “thicc uwu look at her ass uvu” your character is and how much they love to fuck it’s like, gross. the history of black people being fetishized for their bodies and being unnecessarily hypersexualized is a horrible and disgusting one, so you need to be careful not to do any of that period.

Send a number and character to my ask box ;) Specify ‘sentence’ or ‘dialogue’ with the number.

Sentence:

“I was just kind of hoping that you’d, y’know…fall in love with me.”

“When I said ‘Whatever helps you sleep at night.’ I didn’t mean this.”

“You know…that’s not what an apology sounds like.”

“I love you from the bottom of my heart, but I don’t trust your cooking. Stay out of my kitchen.”

“I am under no obligation to make sense to you.”

“I taught you how to pick locks, and this is how you use that skill?”

“There are only so many times I can watch you break before I start to crack.”

“We wouldn’t be having this conversation if you had just listened.”

“We need to talk about your life choices.”

“Stop getting crumbs all over my bed.”

“I’m sure that sounded different in your head, but please never say that again.”

“Well, if you had woken up properly the first time I kicked you, I wouldn’t have had to do it four more times.”

“We shouldn’t be here.”

“I think I broke him.”

“If we get arrested, it’s your fault.”

“All I know is, one of us is right, the other is you.”

“Don’t. Move.”

“I will be the first to tell you I’m a terrible liar.”

“So why did I have to punch that guy?”

“You’ve got to stop saying that.”

“You just give off the impression that you want to murder everyone you look at.”

“You’re lucky you’re cute…”

“Are you always like this or is today a special occasion?”

“Why are you hiding behind me? What did you do?”

“Oh, so you’re on their side now?”

Dialogue:

“If someone gets nosy, just shoot ‘em.” “Shoot them?” “Politely.”

“Can I ask a dumb question?” “Better than anyone I know.”

“Shut up.” “I didn’t say anything!” “Don’t care. Shut up.”

“How long have you been standing there?” “Longer than you’d like.”

“Do you even know how to drive this thing?!” “Considering the fact that I almost flew us into that building, I’m going to assume you know the answer.”

“This is bad.” “You said that already.” “It seemed worth repeating.”

“You’re really drunk right now.” “No I’m not, you’re just blurry.”

“Come here.” “Why?” “Just come here.” “No. You’re gonna hit me.”

“Don’t you have to be stupid somewhere else?” “Not until four.”

“Well, this is a nice change of scenery.” “It’s a jail cell.” “I was being sarcastic.”

“You don’t have to do this.” “I wish that were true.”

“What now?” “I don’t know, I didn’t think we’d get this far.”

“You look…” “Beautiful, I know. Can we move on?”

“You’ve gotta stop doing that.” “What?” “Saying things that make me want to kiss you.”

“When did you become so smart, oh wise one?” “Since I stopped listening to you.”

“I thought you forgot about me.” “Never.”

“Give it to me.” “Only if you promise not to kill anyone with it.”

Rate // Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands (2016)

Portrayed by David Ajala

Watch it now here

If I follow you back I want to rp with you.

If I post an open starter I want to rp with you.

If I am in the mood for one-liners I want to rp with you.

If I reblog a random meme I want to rp with you.

If I have 5,000 and a half threads with you, I want 5,000 more. I want to rp with you.

If you’re a gender bend, crossover, or any other version of a muse and I follow you, guess what, I want to rp with you.

You’re all wonderful people. And you shouldn’t be nervous about approaching me, ever. We all have enough struggles in real life and shit gets difficult, this is our chance to escape and interact and just have fun. No stress. So, let’s have some fuckin’ fun. 

You can never have enough threads.

Because unless I’ve specifically told you otherwise, I want to rp with you,

Under the cut are #115 gifs of Adina Porter. None of these gifs were made by me; all credit goes to the original makers.

Content warning: violence

Every group comes up with their own way to describe things. Over time, terms change. Ask me what a mun is and I’ll look you straight in the eye and tell you no. Face claims used to be play bys. Literate was just another word for “super good at writing.” More examples, blah blah blah. However, there is an ultimate list of RP Terms You Didn’t Know Existed. But they totally do. Trust me, I’m science. And now you can use them too!

McFinal Burger: This is when new members of an rp immediately search out an endgame ship. It is often their only priority and will be the only person they speak to throughout the entire RP. It’s like ordering love at McDonalds. Thus, McFinal Burger.

Nina Dobrev'd Being Nina Dobrev’d is terrible. If you are the one Nina Dobrev'ing people you need to stop. It’s not cool. This occurs when one or more face claims from a television show or movie appear in a roleplay and suddenly a love interest from that tv show/movie appears as a new character and constantly pressures you to ship with them because their are photos of your face claims kissing. No. NOT COOL.

Package Deal Member / PDM When at least two people join a group RP with the intention of roleplaying together but probably not with anyone else and have totally already plotted out their entire existence. You can’t accept one without the other and you can’t boot one without the other following suit. They’re like a moldy PB&J sandwich.

Grannies These are people who have been roleplaying for so long they’ve begun to notice that everyone else in the RP is younger than them. Grannies (or grampies) are fabulous and full of rp related knowledge. It is often grannies that make the best roleplays. You might be unfamiliar with their rules or how they set up their rp but you’ll get used to it. They know what works and what doesn’t, so sit down and let me tell you a story sonny boy.

Poacher Most commonly found in the askboxes of fandom roleplays, poachers are admin from other groups that have been staking out people who play certain characters. They’ll tell your member how great they are and try to get them to join their rp because they “need” that character. Go home, poachers. You’re assholes.

What the fuck?! This isn’t a term. This is just what most grannies say when you ask them what a mun is or when you call your character a muse. It especially happens when you ask an oc rp what their most wanted face claims are or if you have to make your own character (yes you do, come on). Stop asking admin dumb questions before you even look around. Don’t use abbreviations when asking questions. I don’t know what the fuck “mwf? :333” means and neither does anyone else over the age of 15.

For now, this is all. It is possible in the future there will be more.

                            THE PARK IS OFFICIALLY OPEN!

To the world, The Spookshow amusement park is a year-round Halloween-themed amusement park providing scares and thrills for children and adults all year round. Where their motto is “We make scary so fun, you’ll be dying for more.” But little does the public know that all the employees working the park: the wolfmen, the ghosts, the skeletons, the zombies, the winged and hoofed creature with red skin, that one witch using her magic to create balloon animals, they’re not clever tricks and people in makeup…

                                         THEY’RE ALL REAL

The Spookshow RP is a  supernatural, literate roleplay that is currently looking for dedicated writers who are interested in character development and creating meaningful and interesting relationships between characters. Here at The Spookshow RP, we have game days, writing prompts, and fun events that are sure to keep you interested! We are currently accepting apps for our pre-made bios as well as OCs. If you have any questions, need help creating ocs, or have fc requests, stop by and leave a question in our inbox. Come join us at the Spookshow Amusement Park!