#shrpgimportant

It has come to the attention of the admods that many players in the RPG are feeling excluded. They had pointed out they feel left out, not because anyone is purposely attempting to exclude them, but because they notice certain people are only writing with one another. It has also been noted that many starters are ignored, or, someone will post a starter and then disappear- never replying to any of them.

Unfortunately, we have been attempting to avoid this rule since Serenity opened, but due to the consistency of it’s mentioning to us- we are going to have to make some rules about starters.

Before you can post a starter of your own, you must reply to TWO DIFFERENT STARTERS! Different meaning starters made on characters by two different muns!! The starter you reply to must also have LESS than 3 notes!

**You are not allowed to post a starter and disappear/ignore certain replies/drop threads. Starters are not a loophole to get out of activity checks.

Activity now counts only for interactions between you and another player. If a character has posted a starter, but has not done any replies- they will be unfollowed.

**You cannot post a starter on each of your characters at once. Your limit is 2 starters for your characters a day. This is to prevent tag flooding and abuse of starters to get out of activity checks.

**These rules do not apply to CLOSED starters**

Hopefully these rules will help starters get more attention, stop the flooding of the tag, and encourage members to interact with different people than they usually do.

As for the “clique issue” - us admods have noticed it as well. We ourselves can sometimes be guilty of bubble rping and we personally apologize. It is something all of us have to work on. This is a ROLEPLAY GROUP! Not a 1 x 1, or a 2 x 2, or a 3 x 3. A group. You should be interacting with EVERYONE. Plotting with EVERYONE!

We are not going to mention any names, but if the bubble rping does not stop- we will be personally addressing those who we’ve taken notice on and there will be consequences. It is against the rules that you pledged to follow when you joined by submitting those two passwords to bubble rp, so the easiest way for this problem to be resolved is to not do it. Branch out. Shoot a message to a mun you’ve never spoken to before.

It is no fun to have starters ignored, threads dropped, etc etc. We know we aren’t that large of a group, but we have about 26 members and almost 50 characters- there is absolutely NO REASON and NO EXCUSE for not interacting with other players/members.

We get it, you’re going to have people you are closer with and are more comfortable plotting with, trust us, that’s how the three mods became friends in the first place. But, having friends and writing partners should not stop you from writing with other characters and reaching out to other members. It isn’t cool.

Helpful hint? Go down the OOC list! Shoot a “Hey, let’s plot!” message to someone you’ve never spoken to! That’s the whole point of being in an RPG and not writing on an indie blog- we’re a group! We write together. 

We love you all and we really do not want to take further action on this issue. We know it is something we can easily fix if we all do our part and work together.

Remember, these are the absolutely baselines.... there are so many dynamics involved within each idea! 

Are both parties aware? Is only one person involved? Is the feeling mutual? Does one hold a position of power? How? Why? Do they remain friends/enemies by the end? Do they become friends/enemies?

Platonic (both positive & negative)

Best friends- a partner in crime, more typically attached by the hip, consult each other, and couldn’t live without one another.

Bad influence- best friends who constantly encourage each other to do bad things 

Good influence- (opposite of above)

Friendzoned- a friend who wanted to be something more but was denied.

Partying buddies- a friendship that relies on nothing more then alcohol, drugs, going out and having a wild time. you could add more to this by having them occasionally hook up with intoxicated or something like that.

Frenemies-  were friends up until a certain point, but either realized they never really liked each other or something specific happened? 

Enefriends- friends who used to be enemies.  

Love triangle- two are fighting for the affection/attention of the same person.

Follow the leader- A Queen/King Bee and their minion, a relationship base on demand and fulfillment.

Overinfatuation- one person has an obsession with the other, knows far too many details, maybe even stalker-esque-ish?

Unfaithful friends- always spilling each others secrets/envious of the other

Trust the mistrusted- One friend is loyal and faithful, while the other is careless and (intentionally or unintentionally??) hurts the other.

Financial aide- one is financially supporting the other though they may or may not know

Default- people who hate each other have no choice but to work together in a situation

Termination- a friend ship has to end for/because of x reason

Romantic

Actual love triangle- two are fighting for the affection/attention of the same person, but end up falling for each other instead.

Beard- dating, but only to cover up one (or both’s) true sexuality. Sometimes the beard is informed of the situation.... sometimes not :o

Unrequited- a one sided crush

Ended silent treatment- exes who have been avoiding each other but are finally forced to face each other

Might as well- couple where they’re both only in a relationship because they don’t want to be labeled as single

MerDer- meant to be a one night stand, random hookup, but turns out being something more

Powerplay- Couple who’re only dating because one was blackmailed into the relationship

Toxic- could be two way or one way; their relationship is more harmful than good or beneficial

Skinny Love- both have feelings for each other, but are too afraid to admit it

Overinfatuation- one person has an obsession with the other, knows far too many details, maybe even stalker-esque-ish?

Pumpkin Eater- character cheats on or with another. Cheater cheater...

More help!

MUSIC. Music is a great inspiration for relationship and plot ideas...

Listen to a new song, or just read lyrics

Anazlyze them think of what kind of position a person would be in

THIS. FREAKING. TAG.

Pick a random character in the rp, read their bio, take a look at their convos and what they’re like, and figure out a plot that you could do with them!! (highly recomend this, honestly)

Given the nature of our rp, use your character’s niche’s to your benefit! Each dynamic is different. Remember the questions we posed at the top--

Are both parties aware? Is only one person involved?  Is the feeling mutual? Does one hold a position of power? How? Why? Do they remain friends/enemies by the end? Do they become friends/enemies?

Put your own spin on it, make it unique, take it to the next level! The key to doing this is to have a HOW and WHY. This list/post will likely be updated, and we’re sure to reblog it in the future as it expands :) Feel free to send in your own ideas too, if you’d like them added!

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