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love
Artwork by @gxxberkit
When you take a look into the sky, and you see the stars what do imagine the constellations think about the universe around them? Do they love like we do? I would believe the love of stars to be rather powerful; it makes you wonder. What if the stars and the constellations and the universe loved us? Would we love it back?
Love exists in so many forms romantic or platonic, it is strong and ethereal. Love makes us raise our hand to help, it volunteers our hearts to those around us; just like...
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2024
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Artwork by @AEONmeteorite
Tornado Warning
A low, ominous whine begins to cut through the stillness of a quiet afternoon, growing into a haunting scream which urges all to seek immediate shelter. Just as dark, foreboding clouds churn and swirl, billowing into the sky like a monstrous blacksmith’s forge, each one reaching higher and higher until they strike an unseen barrier, flattening and spreading wide across the horizon. They form a vast anvil, poised to be struck by the hammer of Mother Nature herself.
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friendship
Artwork by Bennett
A soft ray of sunshine illuminated a living room that was occupied by a woman and her child. She was positioned sitting down on the carpet with a book in her hand while the little boy next to her was coloring on a picture book on the floor. There was a comfortable silence surrounding the two until an opportune and random question popped into the child’s mind.
“Hey Mom, what is a friend?”
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Hi all,
The site's been down for a few days this week. The short of it is that we've again experienced the same sort of issue as about a year ago, detailed here: News & Updates - It's a Bad Time for Computer Trouble
This all started a few weeks ago but we were able to keep running with some periodic interruptions. It turned out that not only did we get data corruption on the server, but hardware components were causing crashes as well, so it has been a "fun" time of troubleshooting and trying to keep more data from being lost. Our server provider over the course of this few weeks has now replaced the power supplies, motherboard, and CPU on our server.
I am hopeful the hardware is stable and the corruption has been dealt with as best...
Today, sometime in the evening CST, we will be bringing down the site for a bit while we run some tests on the server to diagnose and investigate the stability that has been happening over the last couple of weeks. We can't give an exact time due to schedules, I apologize for the short notice, since we like to give advance notice usually for any scheduled downtime.
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Hello User-senpai!
The Newsletter team has decided to adjust the frequency of publishing interviews for Member of the Month and Roleplay of the Month. Instead of a monthly schedule, we will now be releasing this content on a quarterly basis. This decision was not made lightly, and we are enthusiastic about engaging more with the community. We believe this adjustment will provide us with additional time to feature a broader range of content, including discussions, art, and much more! For more information, please...
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vintage
The everpresent tick tick tick tock of a grandfather clock ricochets down a dark hallway as razor sharp rays of sound, bouncing off the walls in odd angles until vanishing into marching whispers, set to the decay of time.
The faint musty smell of old books and stale wood fills every room aside from the kitchen, a room much more lively and warm than the rest, radiating scents of cinnamon and turkey, pushing back against the droning haze in defiance. It's grainy coarse incandescent glow blazing into the darkness of the...
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The Newsletter team has decided to adjust the frequency of publishing interviews for Member of the Month and Roleplay of the Month. Instead of a monthly schedule, we will now be releasing this content on a quarterly basis. This decision was not made lightly, and we are enthusiastic about engaging more with the community. We believe this adjustment will provide us with additional time to feature a broader range of content, including discussions, art, and much more! For more information...
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Dear User-Senpai,
Happy New Year's! It has been quite the journey, hasn't it? There may have been some lows and some highs, some wins and some losses, but all in all, you're still here and I thank you for that. We appreciate every single one of you here on RPNation. We enjoy interacting with you all when we can and love seeing the creations and wonders that all of you can create and have created. We always want to show appreciation for our members and their creations which is what we try to do every month in...
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Mystery
Animation by MysteryBen27 - "Ghost" by Mystery Skulls
Enigma buried in the sand, a question mark with broken wings that lies in silent grace as a marker in a desert shrine. Odd how the real consorts with the shadows, how the present fuses with the past. How does it happen? The question is on file in the silent desert. And the answer? The answer is waiting for us in the Twilight Zone.
The Twilight Zone Season 2, episode 1 by Rod Serling
Standing on the edge of the unknown, gazing into the darkness beyond the light of...
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2023
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matter
Image by Gerd Altmann
First, we met the boundaries and constrictions of time.
Then, we ventured into the infinite wonders of space.
Next, we unfolded the powers of energy.
Now, we close this chapter with what really matters the most--matter.
Everything you see in front of you at the moment, whether it's a computer, a phone, a mouse, a chair, a cat, a half-eaten sandwich, a toilet paper roll, a cup of milk, or another person, if weight can be measured and space has been taken up, then there is matter. Matter, on a...
RpNation Merchandise
RpNation StoreYou'll be able to find hoodies, t-shirts, stickers, mugs, totebags each in different styles and colors! You can find all of our official merchandise here!
RpNation is not just a roleplaying site, we are a center for amazing creativity, from writers to musicians and artists alike. Being able to support that was a huge priority for us when we researched and setup merch. Our RpNation Store will regularly be updated with new merch and art to help support and fund the site, with a portion of the sales going to each artist that made the design.
Our current offerings are made by the amazingly talented @AEONmeteorite who has helped us set this all up. They have made a wide selection of shark based...
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2023
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soul
"A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people." -Mahatma Gandhi
The part of us that we cannot see. There are many ways it has been described. It's our personality, our feelings, our source of actions, our foundation, our core. It is our very being.
Our soul.
Everything we think and feel stem from who we are. The essence of a person. It is a unique thing. No two people are ever alike; yet, we are all still the same in that we understand and grasp the enigma known as the soul. What is the very...
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sleep
"Sleep is not a waste of time. It's a time to recharge your batteries and dream new dreams" -Unknown
What is sleep?
Sometimes, an ironic, rhetorical question used when someone's sleep-deprived.
But, what is sleep?
Sleep is a state characterized by altered consciousness, inhibited sensory activity, and reduced muscle activity. It is beneficial to our physical and mental health as it's a way to re-charge our 'battery' and have energy for the new day.
In the quiet moments between waking and dreaming, where reality...
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2023
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energy
Energy is a powerful force that drives all life forms and fuels actions and movements.
In the realm of physics, Newton's law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another. For example, the Earth receives energy from the Sun, windmill blades harness energy from the wind, and objects like an apple on a table possess potential energy that can lead to kinetic energy, causing them to roll off the table.
However, energy goes beyond the physical realm. It encompasses the...
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“If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.”
— Carl Sagan
Space; the twin of time; space, the ultimate frontier; space, the embodiment of our reality, the realm we yearn to explore, the domain within which we exist.
Space encompasses unparalleled fascination, formidable awe, and intricate complexity. Whether defined as the three-dimensional plane we reside within or the vast expanse of the universe we call home, its allure never ceases to captivate us. Space abounds with adventure and fuels our imagination, seamlessly blending scientific marvels with a touch of magic. Since time immemorial, the stars have served as narrative catalysts...
You know, most of the time, when there's a server outage and the site goes down, it's due to some mundane thing like planned software updates or the typical datacenter fire. But this week, we had some rather annoying issues that really give fuel to the old System Admin adage: "Well, I've never seen that before."
Monday started off with a classic server hang. Everything just went offline like the server had been unplugged. And, in a way, it was. And of course, it was my office day. Though I couldn't look into it until the evening, I was prepared for a scenario where something had gone Quite Wrong™. In reality, it hadn't. The server was simply not responding and needed a power cycle. It booted right back up without issue. Hours of...
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Hey all,
The time has finally come, for us iPhone users who use the site to get something we've never had on our phones, and that's Push Notifications. Apple has released this for iPhones (you'll need to update to ios 16.4+) and use the safari browser for this process.
Go to the hamburger icon menu in the top left and look for the install the app button (you have to be using safari for this, this is an apple restriction).
Bigger Screens (iPad): If you can't see the hamburger menu due to a larger screen like an iPad, the instructions are the same. Safari > Share Menu > Add to Home Screen > Login to the site on this new app on your home screen, and the site will ask for permissions to send you notifications.
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“Yesterday’s the past, tomorrow’s the future, but today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present.”
— Bil Keane
Tick, tock, tick, tock...
Well my, my, my is that the sound of a clock? And what can a clock tell us? Time.
Time, an old concept that continues to dictate many lives to this day. It helps to measure the longevity of an idea, object, or action. Time is said to help heal wounds. Time is said to standardize work days. Time is said to establish continuous movement of life. With this universal measurement, we see seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, and years pass. And within all those measurable moments, insurmountable experiences happening all at once. We are all...
Hey All,
One of the site's most popular and yet inconsistent features is the fact that when someone replies to something, the post comes in a few seconds later without having to refresh the page. This feature is powered by an old plugin that we've been looking at replacing for a long time now, and we've finally succeeded. Replies to threads should be in real time currently now, as we've swapped to a new real-time system that handles it for us.
As part of this update, the following has appeared:
You'll be able to see when someone is typing in real time at the bottom of the thread. This update also comes with real-time alerts.
Note: Private Messages will receive this update in the foreseeable future.
If you have any questions or...
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“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly;
what is essential is invisible to the eye”
— Antoine de Saint-Exupery
There's no denying that stories, books, and movies frequently use the adage "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" (or something similar). But what exactly does it mean? When it comes to the beauty inside of us, appearances can be particularly deceptive.
Both the words we tell ourselves and the reflections we see in the mirror are misleading. I challenge everyone of us to take a quick look in the mirror and ask, "What do I see?"
Do you ever find yourself looking for bad things? What if we began to value them by replacing those self-doubting phrases with "I...
Hello everyone! As we mentioned a little bit ago in a site-wide alert, we've recently updated the RpN rules. In general, most of the changes are just rewordings meant to help users better understand what the rules are and what they mean. However, many people have asked for a list of specific changes, so here's a changelog to sum up.
Introduction/Mission Statement
- Adding this was one of the main changes. The purpose is not just to give a bit of info about us, but also to explain the purpose of the rules, and explain that users are expected to behave in accordance with the spirit as well as the letter of the rules. We wanted to make it clear that users who deliberately skirt the rules but are still displaying toxic behavior will still...
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Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never. In nothing, great or small, large or petty. Never give in.
—Winston Churchill
What is determination? The part of us that rises against the rage of the machine, an unyielding force that shines brightest in the dark.
Determination is what allows us achieve our goals and overcome our challenges. A powerful resolve that makes us willing to take risks, to push ourselves to our limits, and to stand up for what we believe in, even in the face of opposition.
Most importantly, determination gives us the strength kind to ourselves and to others. Determination is not just about achieving our own goals, but about lifting others up...
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“Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.”
—Seneca
It can be presented at any moment, with any action, decision, or consequence that an individual participates in. An opportunity. Can it be from luck? Or was it due to chance? Well, everyday we are all faced with various situations whether they are challenging or simple. How we decide to approach them can bring about many outcomes. From there we can either take it as an opportunity for something to come out of it. Some may simply not have to acknowledge the opportunities they were presented and ride along with what they feel is luck but as Seneca said, this may just be them being prepared for those opportunities.
So if a chance...
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“A little consideration, a little thought for others, makes all the difference.”
—Eeyore, Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
As 2023 makes its mark, new hopes, goals, and resolutions are shared. They can be tangible at times, but more often than not, they are actions and changes within ourselves.
Kindness.
Life is full of stumbling blocks without an instruction manual. Some days will be better than others. Kindness spreads from one person to the next by surrounding ourselves with good deeds, generosity, and upbeat attitudes. We are social beings, and we have our love language. It includes words of affirmation, acts of service, gifts, and more.
How do you spread kindness? Is it donating...