#rp groups

Thinking about RP groups. Skip to the bottom if you want my current thoughts and not how it's rehashed.

I have to start with a shout out to Pokémon Echo, which is my one successful rp group. It is a labor of love and there's only four players right now but it's so good. The image links, if you're interested in seeing the blog and pinned post.

There were two others I tried to put up, both of which did ultimately fail.

CRYSTAL LEGENDS

Crystal Legends was my first experiment, actually, and several friends humored me -- I think they liked it, even, but ultimately there just wasn't... enough. Enough interest, enough setup. Enough. It failed.

MIRROR MIRROR

There was actually decent interest in Mirror Mirror, and I think it had more to it by far in the sense of potential plotline. It was open to all Final Fantasy Games, and you would play a canon character or an OC (either way, well developed) and they would be from an AU of their original canon. Everyone would be, meaning that if it echoed ye olde RPC and there were like ten Sephiroth's, ten Clouds, an any number of others, you could still play your character without having to fight for the role. In fact, it made it better because you could more easily work together in-character to figure out what was going on.

Despite the interest no one actually bit. The premise was too story heavy, perhaps? Too confusing? I don't know. I was sad not to get to play in that sandbox. Maybe I'll turn it into a fic... [tagging my writing blog, @ladykf-writes for later!]

HONORABLE MENTIONS

ZRPG

It's not around anymore, but there was a brilliant forum based rp group (that's such a small word when they were so many) set around the games -- by the end, it was situated post Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. You played OCs, with OC level starting powers, and you grew with a consistent, forum-wide story line. I cannot do it justice but it was amazing.

PELAGO ISLANDS

PI was my first Tumblr RP group; I played two characters and had an amazing time. It was farm sim based, where you took the characters from a farm sim and dumped them all into a different but similar world... not unlike Mirror Mirror, actually...

Anyway both of those left an imprint on my thoughts.

A FINAL NOTE

My dream is to find a way to unite the RPC in a way that Tumblr really... doesn't? And have a real sense of community and belonging. (Raise your hand if you were there for the SOLDIER Olympics x-years ago) It would be amazing. Final Fantasy is my home, but there's other fandoms I adore too. I'd lean into a generic fantasy, shaped by whoever is interested. Or broaden Mirror Mirror's setting.

But I don't really know that the climate of the RPC is right for this right now. I think it'd be easiest in the long run to keep straight on a forum, but I don't know that most people remember -- if they ever knew -- how to function in a forum. Hey, it's been a long time for me too.

Still want it. XD

But I don't really know. Does anyone run, participate in, have participated in, or are curious about RP groups? Is there even an audience for this kind of play? I wish I knew. Mirror Mirror's blog turned 2 today and I've been feeling a way about it. I'll reblog this to get other fic writers opinions, some that aren't currently in the RPC, maybe some that couldn't get traction.

If you're interested in any of this, I would greatly appreciate a reblog with comments / tags OR just a comment on here. Likes ❤️ are great for telling me I've been heard, but it tells me nothing about if you liked it or not. You can also pop into my ask, here or on @ladykf-writes or even @ladykittenfair I don't mind wherever. But I'd really, really appreciate some input.

are you interested, and if so in what fandom / genre?

tumblr vs forum vs discord / any

My friends and I have created a roleplay server for an aged-up miraculous roleplay and we want YOU to join us! It’ll be a fun and engaging community with intense but fun roleplay for everyone! 

Requirements: 

. You MUST be 18 or older 

. You must audition for a character before roleplaying

. You must be a super cool Miraculous fan!!!

If you are interested in joining us, please reply to this post or DM me. I will send you the link to the server and you can begin the audition process! Auditions are very relaxed, so don’t worry about not getting the part! List of Characters We Are Searching For:  Adrien (most important!!!)

Nino

Chloé

Kagami

Gabriel

Nathalie

Plagg

We just recently started a fun, no pressure Haikyuu RP group chat, and we're looking for more characters.

It's open to everyone, so far we have five people. The characters who have been taken are as followed:

Oikawa

Kuroo

Asahi

Daichi

Everyone else that's not listed above are still available! We don't have a schedule, you can come and watch or participate. The only thing that I ask is if you want to join and want to roleplay NSFW stuff, that you are 18+ or PM with the person you are RPing with.

(For legal and comfortability reasons)

Anyone who wants to join, just search for the HQ RP group in chat, it's run by me, so message me if you can't find it and want to join!

This is the cover: