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[notkrispy]

I just thought of the coolest vr game ever.

I would call it town of tumbleweed. The way it would work is 50-100 users would join into a server, it would be playable without vr. upon joining the game you randomly get issued a role. Cook, Farmer, bartender, sheriff, bandit, banker etc. Or you get the opportunity to chose but each game has a limit to has many people can have a set role. A set amount of people would be tasked with solving a specific crime, or duty. But these tasks would take real time to complete on an open world large scale map. Players if they are going to join a game are required to use a microphone, as you have to interact with other players often to get closer to finishing your task. each game would last a week or even more. The game would finish who ever completed the most tasks, and gained the most money in the end would be declared the winner. You would lose points and have yourself displayed as a vilian if you commit crimes you weren't meant to. Such as killing random people, and such. And this would out a bounty on your head, sending an alert to every other players in the game. There would as a be a game manager. So like a realistic rts rpg strategy open world pvx pvp pve mmo

[mewo]

i’ve completely forgotten my roleplaying days- i kinda miss it but now i barely know how to do it qwq

[Cookies__]

I love how everyone is saying like, a bunch of common apps, such as Discord, Amino, Twitter etc.

But then there’s me, chilling on Wattpad with like, I dunno, 50+ of my rp buddies, with really descriptive role plays that I want more people to join because d a m n I love them!

[BooksToAshes]

I searched roleplaying because I was curious if anyone talks about it. I've been roleplaying since I was 17, I'm 28 now and still do it from time to time. I'm a writer on my own time now, but RP'ing really helped me with my writing. I've grown SOO much and can write paragraphs at a time in my replies. To have someone match that is always difficult but it's *so* good once it happens.

[abbyz]

the best advice i can give to new roleplayers is to not be afraid of asking for things or tell people things that bother you. if you don't like the plot you have decided on when you get into it, don't ghost them, tell them. it's frustrating to be ghosted about something you can fix or change.

also make sure you are always asking for peoples triggers before even starting! it's important to make sure you don't make other people uncomfortable or relapse into something.

[naomi.colours]

Cannot wait to see more of these! Right now Discord is where I solely roleplay for the convenience of it. I can still enjoy the hobby while bound to mobile via the app. As for what I wish I’d known going in... probably a list of general dos and don’ts.

[stanj]

Just discovered this channel due to a comment you posted in another video. I've never done this type of role playing, but I've heard of it and seen others doing it. Amino is a mobile app that features some of these communities based around fictional properties, like anime.

You do make this sound more interesting than I originally thought it would be. Definitely something to consider.

[buniverse]

I remember when I used to text roleplay in the gacha studio chat. It was good times

Nowadays I roleplay at discord and yeah, it’s chill.

[weirdeyez]

Nice to see that there are still roleplaying fans. I mostly use discord but its hard to find a normal server that isnt to strict and has no drama. I am also a bit anxious to ask people to roleplay because i mostly do elaborate chaotic roleplays with surrealistic hints in them. Sorry for my rant. I wish you all a happy day

[STARPHASE]

I started on DeviantArt, for OC groups, met a few people there and moved on to one on one RP, and last year got back into group roleplay, thanks to discord. Discord is now where I was able to bring my long time plot to life, with some help from some of my RP friends, and I love it. It's so great to see this plot I've had for so long, and used in one on one RPs come to life with other people, and feels great to see people enjoying this world I spent so much time creating and evolving over time.

I am completely sold on Discord now. The way servers can be organized was MADE for roleplay. It's so great for organization. I have some one on one RPs there, and my group has been going strong for almost a year now.

For me, as far as struggles go, I struggle to be play the 'bad guy.' Just the straight villain, no matter the motives, I never do well. I have trouble getting into that mindset. I can play an antagonist, someone who might do bad things, but isn't necessarily a bad person, and have no issues playing the 'good guy' who has plenty of issues and moral conflicts, but could never just play the downright villain.

I also never enjoyed playing female characters, despite being female myself. I feel that this is due to the fact that I have always been more drawn to male characters, in all of media. I have very few characters, in anything I'm a fan of, who are female. I can think of only TWO off the top of my head. My favorites are male 98% of the time, and most often are support characters as well.
So, I think because of that, I was drawn to create and play male characters, as soon as I discovered roleplay.

[SerenaSpaulding]

What a beautiful explanation! I'm so glad I stumbled across your video because I am a HUGE text-based roleplay fan and I have been doing it since *gasp* the Yahoo! chat Vampire Tavern days...I miss the incredible stories we write together and I still have dreams of them as though they are distant memories. While being on the hunt for a new way to just chat/rp freely, I keep finding numerous empty Discord servers and old dusty forums. Where my nerds at?!

[vampireraccoon]

Thanks so much for this video! I used to roleplay back on Amino (ugh) and it's been so long I needed a refresher, but only could find videos on "do's and don'ts" or tips, where none actually explained in depth what it is or the process.

[itsKarenTerry]

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[rosieanox]

I rp on Instagram, and through text only

[DecepticonLeader]

I remember RP-ing on chatango a long time ago when I was still in my 20's. Probably haven't used it in a over a decade.
Gaia Online rings a bell in my memory. A lot of people used it, but not quite sure if I ever joined that community.
Text-based roleplaying is pretty fun. I remember creating campaigns with friends in my early teens. I didn't have any D&D stuff like they did, so I had to make everything from scratch.
I created Hiveworld. A campaign where the heroes (my friends) were given the goal to infiltrate and destroy an evil alien planet and it's inhabitants.
They died during their first encounter. I was very disappointed. I had made their opponent too powerful. Lesson learned. Oh well... I think the campaign with all my notes is still in a box somewhere.

[meowlandish]

This is actually very interesting I might say, it's pretty uncommon to see the discord RP community come together sometimes.

[dellsbells]

Honestly instergram is good for roleplaying, if your interested in rping as a anime character or movie character, ig is great for that

[nobabe]

I’ve used Kik and Discord. But it’s so hard to find someone who is good. 🙄

I love writing, so roleplaying is a good outlet for pleasure and less stress! And even though it’s a pain in the ass to find a good partner, it’s so worth it.

Personal tip: understand what you want, and make that very clear, if you partner is not making that clear, then make sure they knows!

[valkyrian]

I really get the feeling that text based roleplay is dying out....maybe I'm just searching in the wrong places...but it's my favourite thing to do. I'm kind of afraid to join any group because im insecure about my characters and me, and how people will pick it up...maybe that's another issue of mine

[seven]

If you haven’t already, I’d love to possibly see a video of you going over different broad ideas one could use for any rp. :)