misfit of ice and snow

this is roughly the post i wish i had when i was diving into discord a while ago and i had no idea what any terms meant relative to what i was used to in tumblr. there are probably better resources out there for this already. idk.

so from what i’ve seen in discord, you’ll usually have:

a server per partner. discord is mutual follows or bust, more or less

‘making a server’ may sound intimidating but the hardest part is deciding who’s going to do it and then coming up w/ a name tbh

rping without a server and inside discord dms is possible, just might just make ooc chat awkward. it’s basically rping in tumblr ims

after you make a server (big plus button on the left), you’ll need to send your partner an invite to it

at least one channel in the server for ooc chat (the default #general works well for this)

roughly a channel per thread overall

channel categories to organize things w/ if you want. not required. i’ve seen all sorts of permutations for ooc chats and ic threads across categories. a good starting point may be just “ooc” and “ic” categories. general chat and nsfw/inspo channels in the ooc category, and rp threads in the ic category. you can also do per-ship categories with channels (threads) within them

historically i think there’s been less focus on visuals as part of discord threads compared to tumblr. it was a bit more laid back because there’s not as much room for formatting in discord, and including images is a bit more awkward. that may change considering any exodus from tumblr to discord will be nontrivially centered around visuals ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

basic formatting: *italics*, **bold**, __underline__, ~~strikethrough~~

*for italic use one of these on  either side* * **for bold use two of these on either side** * ***Use three on either side for bold italics*** * ~~for strikeout use two of these on either side~~ ~ `for this use one of these on either side` ` “`whilst for this use three of them on either side”`  __for underscore you use two of these on either side__ _ _You can do one of these on either side for italics too_ _ ***__“`you can combine various ones to get something like this”`__***

Here’s it in discord:

Send questions about yourself

Ask questions to/about your characters

Ask about your headcanons 

Send questions about your works (fanfics, art, music, RPs, etc) 

Ask about popular ships/headcanons

Ask about plot ideas you’ve had but haven’t acted upon yet (snippets of AUs, a scenario you wish to write/draw but haven’t gotten to yet)

Questions about other ships/headcanons that aren’t as popular or are rarepairs

Does sleep come easy to them or no? What does their bedtime routine look like?

If they could only have one food for the rest of their life, what would it be?

What would the bring with them to pass the time on a long flight?

Do they play an instrument? If not, have the ever wanted to learn?

What movies are the most nostalgic for them?

Do they know how to cook? If so, what’s their favorite thing to make?

Sweet or savory?

How do they like to unwind after a long day?

What is their relationship with their extended family like? Are they the kind of person who’s very close to aunts, uncles, and cousins? Or are they the kind of person who barely remembers they exist?

If they had to pick to one song to listen to for ten hours straight, what would it be?

What is their morning routine like? Are they a morning person or no?

What is their pain threshold like? Will a stubbed toe take them down, or does it take something much more drastic?

Are they a binge watcher or do they prefer to stretch shows out? What kind of shows do they like? Are there any that they rewatch with any kind of frequency?

Do they have read receipts on?

What does your muse smell like? Do they wear cologne or perfume?

What is your muse’s fondest childhood memory?

Are they more likely to have large circles of friends, or are their social groups more tightly-knit? Why?

What is their personal style like? Laid back and comfortable, or more chic and influenced by what’s fashionable at the time?

Does your muse eat breakfast?

What is your muse afraid of?

Are they more likely to cook when they come home after a long day, or order in?

What kind of snacks does your muse keep around, if any?

How quickly does your muse respond to texts/emails/etc?

How is their bedroom decorated?

Does your muse have any smells they strongly associate with particular memories?

Do they play video games? If so, what kinds?

If they could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?

What does your muse listen to, to help them relax?