THIIEVESANDBEGGARS

generator here quotes compiled from here inspired by

feel free to change to fit your preferences as need.

“ Kids just don’t fall out of the sky. “

“  Is there a reason you’re here early or do you just enjoy busting my chops? “

“  What are we gonna tell people? “

“  I’m not really a team player. “

“  I don’t care about the past - I believe in the power to reinvent yourself. “

“ I just want to know what you stand for. “

“ if you could see anything, what would you do? “

“ I’m not familiar with this child. “

“  Hello, citizens. “

“ I don’t want to do good things, I want to do great things. “

“  The hardest thing in the world is telling someone you love, that you like them.  “

“ It was supposed to be an intimate occasion. “

“  No, I think I’ll play it by ear, you know, fly by the seat of my pants… “

“ You can learn a lot from someone you hate. “

“ It’s not about the ending, it’s about the journey. “

“ What kills me is that I know that I’m right. “

“  You don’t feel any differently about me now do you? “

“ Can you imagine waking up one morning and having powers? “

“ Your gifts are… well, they’re part of you but they don’t define you. “

“ I just want to say I’m sorry. “

“ That turned out all right. “

“ I saved you, didn’t I? “

“ You can’t just go snooping around someone’s house. “

“  The question is, how’d they get inside? “

“  I do stuff… “

“  My biological parents are either dead or didn’t want me. “

“  This isn’t you. “

“  Do you have a family photo? “

“  You never know what the future will bring you. “

“  I hope for your sake you’re wrong. “

“  You can get hurt now; you’re vulnerable. “

“ Isn’t that what it means to be human? “

“ Once a hero, always a hero. “

“  Destiny’s just another word for not having a choice. “

“  Am I dead? “

“  The life of someone close to you will be exchanged for yours. “

“ The sacrifice would’ve been not coming back at all. “

“  You aren’t mad, are you? “

“ You know why there’s no heroes today? It’s because at the end of the day, people don’t respect them; they envy them. And they’re just waiting for them to screw up. “

“  I sincerely hope your trust hasn’t been misplaced. “

“  I think the trick is just to live your life to its fullest. “

“  Do you think I’d look better with hair? “

“ We are not gods. “

“ If You Look At History, The Great Men And Women Of The World Have Always Been Defined By Their Enemies. “

“ You Can Quit If You Want, But Remember: Quitting’s A Very Hard Habit To Break. “

“ You Are Your Own Worst Enemy. ”

“ There’s Nothing Wrong With A Good Fight.”

“ We Don’t Have The Privilege Of Mistakes.”

“ Even If We Don’t Expect Perfection From Ourselves, The Rest Of The World Does.”

“ In Every Epic Tale, There’s Always One Person Who Believes In The Hero First, Someone Who Helps Inspire Them To Greatness. “

“  Because you’re my greatest weakness and I’m afraid that I’ll be yours. “

Cry havoc.                     Let loose the dogs of war.

send me one of the following symbols and i’ll make a moodboard for my character.

✿ for a general moodboard about my muse

💛 for a moodboard about our muses’ relationship

❤  for a moodboard about a romantic relationship of my muse 

💗 for a moodboard about another significant relationship in my muse’s life

💕  for a moodboard on my muse’s view on romantic and/or sexual relationships 

👗 for a moodboard about my muse’s fashion style

👶 for a moodboard about my muse’s childhood

🏠  for a moodboard about my muse’s home aesthetics

🍕 for a moodboard about my muse’s favorite foods

What would prevent you from following someone?

Are aesthetics important to you? If they are, why?

What current rp trend do you hate?

How do you explain rp to someone in the real world?

Do you prefer interacting with male muses or female more? Why? 

Do you prefer writing male muses or female more? Why?

What’s your opinion on call out posts? 

Name any three things about the rpc that bother you.

What is your opinion on exclusivity? Do you practice it? Why / why not?

Have you ever had a bad experience with commissions? As either someone who makes them or as someone who buys them?

What do you know now about rp that you wish you knew when you first started?

Have you been involved in drama? Do you regret it?

Have you ever thought about leaving rp? What caused it? What changed your mind?

Do you think rp has had a positive or negative affect on your life or you as a person?

How has rp changed you personally?

If you could change one thing about rp on tumblr, what would it be? Why?

Have you ever sent a message to yourself on anon? Why?

Have you ever sent hate to yourself on anon? Why? 

Do you delete anon hate or post and address it? Why?

Have you ever felt pressured to write something you weren’t comfortable with?

Have you ever followed someone because you felt like you had to, not because you wanted to?

What would make you block someone?

Have you ever stolen something from someone else?

Have you ever had something stolen from you? If so, how did you handle it?

Are you open to duplicates? Why / why not?

How do you feel about vague posting? 

Do you follow people even if they don’t follow you back?

Do you read people’s rules before following or interacting?

What is your opinion on “reblog karma” and do you practice it?

How have you responded to popular slang used on tumblr? Do you use it in every day life? Do you use it at all?

Is there something you don’t know the meaning of but you haven’t asked anyone because you think it’s supposed to be general knowledge? Was there ever something you had to ask someone to explain? 

Have you ever experienced discrimination? 

How do you feel about personal blogs following your rp blog?

Have you ever cried while writing a reply?

Do you read other people’s threads or do you only read your own?

What’s one thing that other people seem to hate that doesn’t bother you?

How do you feel about tagging triggers? Do you tag them? How do you determine what is triggering content and what isn’t?

The stereotypical pirate accent is a Hollywood invention. 

If you’re looking to make your muse’s speech more prate-y check out old nautical slang instead ( glossaries: here & here ).

Pirates very rarely made people walk the plank. 

Historical examples of walking the plank are scarce and can be boiled down to a few isolated cases in the Baltic towards the end of the 1700s. It was far more common that a pirate would maroon his enemies. Where someone was marooned ( an island in the middle of the ocean with no vegetation or an island closer to civilization ) and what they were marooned with ( a pistol with one shot or a week’s worth of provisions ) varied according to the gravity of the offense and the mercy of the captain.

Pirates were democratic.* 

The “pirate code” was a real thing–a set of articles drafted and ratified by every member of the crew outlining the rules for the ship and the general modes of resolving disputes. All administrative positions aboard the ship were elected–the two most important of these positions were captain and quartermaster. Quartermaster served as the voice of the crew when making decisions with the captain and often held the power to outright veto any action the captain decided to take if the crew demanded it. Ultimately, every decision ( even choosing where to sail next ) was subject to a vote. The captain only had absolute authority in times of war or life-threatening disaster.

* Democratic models were popularized and implemented almost exclusively by the Buccaneers and Caribbean pirates of the 17th and 18th centuries, they were not universal among all pirates throughout history. The form of democracy practiced by pirates is considered more pure than most modern models of democracy because it operates on a “one man, one vote” system that does not prioritize or favor any one vote more than another.

The terms “pirate,” “privateer,” “corsair,” and “buccaneer” are not interchangeable.

Pirate - a legal category applied to anyone who “robs and murders on the high seas.” Privateer - An individual with a letter of marque ( or legal document from the government of a certain country ) which allowed them to attack and plunder merchant ships from rival countries during times of war. Any prizes taken by privateers were subject to “prize law” which split profits between ship captain, crew, and issuing sponsor. Corsair - Privateers that operated primarily along the southern coast of the Mediterranean between the 16th and 18th centuries. Buccaneer - Privateers and Corsairs who later formed a loose coalition called the Brethren of the Coast that operated in the Caribbean Sea during the 17th and 18th centuries ( these are the pirates that were popularized by P.irates of the C.aribbean and B.lack S.ails )

The pirate code often curbed stereotypical pirate vices like gambling and lust with limited tolerance to zero tolerance policies.

Excessive drinking was still incredibly common but codes issued punishment for sailors that were drunk while on duty because drunken mistakes could jeopardize the safety of the ship and crew. Codes also outlined basic safety rules like forbidding sailors from “snapping” a pistol in the hold ( to do so was a fire hazard ).

For poor mariners or sailors, piracy held real appeal. 

The pirate lifestyle offered better pay and better working conditions than most legal merchant ships.

Women aboard ships were not a good thing. 

Sailors’ superstitions held that women were bad luck because men might be prone to jealous outbursts and infighting in the presence of a woman. Similarly, members of pirate crews were strongly discouraged from marrying because marriage had the potential to split a man’s loyalty to the crew and make him anxious to return home.

Pirates were dangerous criminals. 

Although life as a pirate seems pretty great, pirates were still ruthless killers by definition ( the term “pirate” was coined as early as the 14th century and has consistently been used to legally define sailors who commit murder and theft on the high seas ) and in practice. C.harles V.ane in particular was known for his practice of beating and torturing anyone aboard ships he captured.

Not all ports were unfriendly to pirates. 

Many ports in European colonies ( like Philadelphia, Boston, and New York ) welcomed trade from pirates because this trade often promised a wider selection of foreign goods that cost significantly less than the highly taxed goods from legal European merchants.

It was quite common for pirates to be missing limbs. 

Pirates who lost limbs were afforded a sort of “compensation” pay for their injury and were often allowed the choice to remain aboard the ship or return to port. Those that chose to stay served in essential ( but less physically taxing ) roles like ship cook.

Caribbean Piracy in the Golden Age of Piracy. 

During the Golden Age of Piracy ( approximately 1650 to 1720 ), pirates were most active in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific because of unstable colonial holdings in the Americas, numerous small scale conflicts between European powers, and an excess of privateers left, suddenly, without letters of marque.

Unfortunately, pirates didn’t legalize gay marriage. 

The practice of matelotage ( which stirred up this rumor ) was really just a financial agreement on distribution of assets in the case of death. It was far more common that homosexual relationships were met with swift and harsh punishment ( often death for sailors involved ).

Female pirates were real. 

A.nne B.onny, M.ary R.ead, and M.adame C.hing actually lived and were incredibly successful. But, female pirates were incredibly uncommon, and those women should be taken as a very small and very interesting exception to the rule against having women aboard a ship.

Online Resources

The Republic of Pirates

P.irates of the C.aribbean

The Brethren Coast

Print Resources

Under the Black Flag by David Cordingly

If A Pirate I Must Be… by Richard Sanders

The Republic of Pirates by Colin Woodward

Pirate Women by Laura Sook Duncombe

The History of Pirates by Angus Konstam

Podcasts

Rping with ADHD

You either hyperfocus on a thread or ignore it. There is no in between

“…What was I typing again?”

Five tabs of drafts open. Half a sentence in each.

“I don’t need to draft that. I’ll remember it.” (Spoiler alert, you won’t. )

“Oh look an ask/im! Let’s just open that and leave and get distracted and forget to ever answer it”

“…No seriously, what was I typing again?”

Aggressively spamming partner in excitement in caps and scaring them away

*writes a word* Time for youtube.

Begs for starter. Never answers it.

“Like this post for a starter!!” Never writes starters.

It’s suddenly 5:am because you spent all night hyperfixating on one thread

“It’s not that I don’t like our thread, it’s just not my hyperfixation so I can’t focus on it.”

*can’t sleep because you can’t stop thinking of said hyperfixated thread*

*writing lines for said thread in your head when you should be sleeping*

*sweats nervously while staring at 467546 unanswered ims/asks*

*melt down because you can’t just answer drafts like a functional rper*

“Hey let’s rp! …I don’t know what but let’s rp!”

“Friend: So did you make the starter yet?” “…What starter?”

“What’s a queue?”

“I was about to tell you an idea but I spaced out”

“Can’t write, gotta wander the house”

*chewing things while writing*

“….WHAT THE FUCK WAS I TYPING??”