Fire Emblem RP Positivity Project!

No, of course it’s not an issue! There do seem to be quite a few underage people, but the majority of them are totally fine with interacting with adults… I also happen to know that there are more people who are of age than you’d think. I interact with a bunch of them, myself.

If it helps ease your worries, both myself and Suzukaze are somewhere in our twenties and I know several people right off the top of my head who are older than I am. We both have written with people both older and younger than us, too.

Personally, I believe that you should play whomever you feel is the best match for you. If Takumi and Leo are the two you have the most muse for, then go for it! I doubt anyone would be annoyed. In fact, most people would likely love seeing another blog for either of them. Since they’re popular characters, they’re also loved, which is why so many people have chosen to write them.

However, there are plenty of amazing, less popular characters that desperately deserve more attention, particularly those outside of the two royal families. If any of them speak to you, I’d definitely love to see your take on them as well! But it’s ultimately your decision - you write the characters that you want to write!

I’m afraid not. We do offer advice, if that’s what you need, but if it’s something else, we can’t help you. I apologize.

Not to worry, Anon. Our rules already state, “Submissions that claim a blog is “the best of all the _ RPers” will also not be accepted because it may be discouraging to writers of the same muse,” and our summarized rules on the submit positivity page says, "On the same hand, please refrain from using terms such as “_ is the best RPer of their character” as these sorts of things can be discouraging to writers of the same muse.“

The last thing we want is to discourage people, since this blog focuses on building others up, and we have even consciously changed submissions to exclude such phrasing. However, Mod Nishiki has added an amendment to our rules clarifying the difference between stating that someone is “the best” vs stating that someone is “one of the best,” as the second statement is not an absolute, and can include others.

- Mod Suzukaze

I’d like to add that the biggest reason we choose to exclude those terms is because we’ve witnessed it ourselves. For example, even I have had my confidence broken by seeing a duplicate labeled “the best” on more than one occasion. Not through our own blog, obviously, but through other means. It’s an awful feeling that I wouldn’t wish on anyone. I also don’t like being labeled the best, since I don’t want anyone to feel bad because of me and it makes me feel a bit awkward.

However, if I see “one of the best” instead, I know that there’s still countless others who are on the same level, and it makes me feel reassured. “The best” or “the best out of everyone” makes it seem like the person in question is being put on a pedestal, as well, and I doubt many people enjoy feeling like they’re not equal with the rest of the fandom.

@suicunerider is an asset to the community. She's talented and good at RP. And while she does an OC, she's right there with the FE4 community, which needs more love.

Submitting @royal-botanist as one of the best damn Leo RPers ever. Nessa has great headcanons and is a great person who I just love talking to so much. And her portrayal of Leo is so spot on.

Hello. If you’re looking for partners, you’re in good company. Many of the people who are mentioned on this blog are in the same situation as you are, so I would recommend that you try following and approaching some of them and see what happens. Good luck!

@wanclerlust is really nice, and deserves to be happy and given lots of attention

Hey, don’t forget to show OCs some love (especially looking at you, @host-to-the-wind, @stormweavcr and @lambentlodestar)! They’re so willing to character develop and so down to write, even when canon character threads may be hard to come by. The muns are always so excited about their muse ‘children’ and if you’re not interacting with some, then you’re missing out.

dropping some love for @of-invisible-ties! i haven't written with them yet but from what i can tell i think they're new in the community but they're really nice and friendly and they're doing a super great job so far!

i know @fatalimusae has gotten a shout out or two before but i wanted to add my own. ritsu has been such a blast to write with and she's super friendly to boot. im glad to see her on my dash and i just wanted to let her know she's appreciated in the fandom!

@outlawarcher has a very friendly, and nice Mun! I feel like I can talk to them about anything! Also they do an excellent job portraying Niles! I just love them!

First off: I totally understand. Like, 100%. I’ll put this under a read more for you because I might babble! Actually I’m almost guaranteed to so I’m sorry if I get off-topic or don’t make sense. If anyone else has advice, you all are free to give it.

@roaming-ranger is rlly good and hes got an entire world written out and a really cool chara and weapon but for something like his fe verse, i am in awe by the fluidity and ease he writes it in.

Can I just love @armsthriift? Like honestly, Rey is one of the few people in the fandom I will always love (for now and forever) and her writing style is always just so well thought out and she puts so much heart into her muses. She deserves so much love for Laslow and Maribelle and her interpretations are just breathtaking. 

@saint-of-swords takes a wonderful approach on Mia. The mun, incidently called Mia as well, is very kind and fun to speak with, as she is always so enthusiastic about things. It is her portrayal of Mia that brings me to appreciate the character so much more. Stay beautiful~

I can’t speak for anything but Awakening and Fates, I’m afraid, but I know that I personally would recommend picking up a character that doesn’t necessarily get much of the spotlight. I of course love characters such as Chrom, Robin, Kamui/Corrin, Aqua/Azura, and the Hoshido and Nohr royal families, but let’s not forget that Fire Emblem games have a very large cast full of unique characters. Consider characters like Gregor, Sully, Kjelle, Brady, Benoit/Benny, Harold/Arthur, Kagero/u—they don’t have much impact on the plot itself, and there are little to no blogs for them—however I don’t doubt that someone out there could take a character like them and expand on that which the game did not.

Of course, that’s only a few characters from two games. Fire Emblem is a big series, and the final decision of who to play falls to you and your level of confidence, but I feel it would be interesting both for you and whoever decides to follow you if you were to pick up a less popular muse regardless of what game they may be from.