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News & Updates Regarding Omegaverse/ABO

If you are here, this means you have clicked on the alert to find out more about the rule update specifically for Omegaverse/ABO. We have officially forbidden this genre from RpNation; This decision wasn't made hastily and we want to be clear that we are forbidding this genre because at its core and focus it is an erotic genre. We know there are those who are interested in the social dynamics of this genre, but the problem is that we cannot clearly determine between someone using the term sexually or non-sexually. If you have any suggestions for what a non-sexual Omegaverse term could be let us know. Create your own new genre! We want to work with you to keep our users and site safe! EDIT: You are more than welcome to continue...

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Newsletter RpNation Newsletter: January 2023

━━━━ 𝘏𝘌𝘈𝘋𝘌𝘙 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌 ━━━━ ━━━━ 𝘐𝘕𝘛𝘙𝘖𝘋𝘜𝘊𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕 ━━━━ The Moon and the Rabbit have long been prominent figures in the storytelling traditions of various cultures around the world. In East Asian folklore, for example, the Chinese story of Chang'e, the Korean celebration of Chuseok, and the Japanese tradition of Tsukimi all feature the Moon and Rabbit prominently. Indigenous Native American traditions also connect the Moon and Rabbit. These stories, which are often as beautiful as the Moon itself, are often inspired by the rabbit-shaped outline on the lunar surface and center on themes of mystery and love. One of the reasons the Moon and Rabbit have such enduring appeal is the rich symbolism and meaning that each holds individually, and the...

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Newsletter RpNation Newsletter: December 2022

━━━━ 𝘏𝘌𝘈𝘋𝘌𝘙 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌 ━━━━ ━━━━ 𝘐𝘕𝘛𝘙𝘖𝘋𝘜𝘊𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕 ━━━━ Ever heard of the five basic tastes? Sweet, sour, spicy, bitter, and umami. See the first word? That's right---SWEET! Surely we've all tried something sweet once right? What are the first things that pop into your head when you think of the sweet? Candy? Baked goods? Maybe even your pet? Well, I mean not in the sense of consuming them! Rather describing them as a creature whom you have adoration for. There's a certain type of feeling that sweets and anything sweet can offer you. Some may feel contentment while others may feel a warm fuzziness. Maybe even something close to comfort. So during the periods where the current year is coming to the end, we start reminiscing back to different...

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News & Updates Server Migration Saturday Morning (EST Time)

Hey All, We are upgrading our server this weekend on Saturday morning on 12/03/22, we can't give an exact time since there's always a bit of prep work to do before an actual live migration, no matter how much we prep, and we also need to wake up which can vary a little bit, but it should be before noon est. The migration should be rather quick, but assuming it's on the slow side or something goes wrong, we will safely give an estimate of 2-3 hours. We will have a page up For those of you who like the technical side of things, the specs for the new server are in the spoiler. For those interested, our Discord server will be around, please feel free to join with the invite link at the top of the site or the sidebar on the forum index...

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Newsletter RpNation Newsletter: November 2022

━━━━ 𝘏𝘌𝘈𝘋𝘌𝘙 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌 ━━━━ ━━━━ 𝘐𝘕𝘛𝘙𝘖𝘋𝘜𝘊𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕 ━━━━ Worldbuilding. Creating a world from scratch can be difficult. Being inspired by a favorite book, show, or movie you love and researching and having information on an author’s work and muse can help brainstorm concepts and ideas for your world. By constructing questions about the world we want to build, like a jigsaw puzzle, the world can come to life little by little! Is the world in space? On Earth? As roleplayers, we have the best ingredient imagination. As writers, we can weave words together to carve details. Will flowers bloom as you walk across the desolate land? With a touch, will the gates open and buildings appear? For this month, we challenge you to create your world...

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Newsletter RpNation Newsletter: October 2022

━━━━ 𝘏𝘌𝘈𝘋𝘌𝘙 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌 ━━━━ ━━━━ 𝘐𝘕𝘛𝘙𝘖𝘋𝘜𝘊𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕 ━━━━ With the end of September in sight, and the beginning of a new October, the autumnal harvest season has come for some pastures throughout the globe. And though no two places are the same, and the seasons vary, it is nonetheless a good opportunity to take consideration of the bountiful fruits which one's labor has produced; autumn now begins, and a new year begins to etch itself closer by the day. Though it may be colder, it is still a time for many ventures to be had, and much beauty to be seen. Just like the leaves drop, another Newsletter now falls down for you to read. ━━━━ 𝘈𝘕𝘕𝘖𝘜𝘕𝘊𝘌𝘔𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘚 ━━━━ 🎃 ANNOUNCEMENTS Patch Notes: 🥮 Organizational Update: Tags Tags for roleplays...

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News & Updates Organizational Update: Chapters

Introduction - Update Hey all, Roleplayers have many tools at their disposal to organize and present information in an organized manner to their fellow roleplayers via many different methods from linking several threads together, to BBCodes, to thread marks and so forth. Today I announce one more tool to aid in our efforts to make the best presentations possible for our roleplays and that is Chapters. If you look at this thread, it should currently be working. Switch to the next chapter to see how it works. How it Works Chapters are pretty easy to use, it's just a simple BBCode. Chapter name When you use chapters, it makes a table of contents for you at the top of the post. Note: Chapters can only currently be used in the first post...

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News & Updates Organizational Update: Tags

Hey All, Today, we are bringing you a quick update to the way roleplays and the search system works. Until now, we've had the following required when you submit a recruitment or roleplay thread: Tags Sub-Genre Filter System Both were closed systems, meaning that to add new options, it took staff intervention. Over the years, we've come to realize that this kind of curation wasn't the best system because it meant that we couldn't keep up with the trends and tags and listings that users wanted to use for their content. The second issue was that the filter system was a poorly coded third-party add-on that caused performance issues to just display the sidebar filter that most of the site was unable to use because it didn't work well on...

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Newsletter RpNation Newsletter: September 2022

━━━━ 𝘏𝘌𝘈𝘋𝘌𝘙 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌 ━━━━ ━━━━ 𝘐𝘕𝘛𝘙𝘖𝘋𝘜𝘊𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕 ━━━━ The world's oceans are vast, dark, cold, and empty. An environment representing the very definition of loneliness and despair, and yet the gentle leviathans we know of as Whales live their entire lives within the ocean depths, singing songs to each other across the vast expanse. Keeping each other company in an otherwise impossibly isolating existence. Music is, as with whales, a form of communication that is unique to us in that it doesn't need to be understood to be effective. The very idea of music is one which can fill our hearts, spill from our eyes, and rise up in our fists. Music reaches you in a way so unique that it's nearly indescribable. Pure emotion, be it pain...

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Newsletter RpNation Newsletter: August 2022

━━━━ 𝘏𝘌𝘈𝘋𝘌𝘙 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌 ━━━━ ━━━━ 𝘐𝘕𝘛𝘙𝘖𝘋𝘜𝘊𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕 ━━━━ A glass slipper, a poisoned apple, a golden goose–you hear all these odd descriptions but immediately connect them to stories, fairytales to be exact. What makes a story a fairytale? They’re tales that take place in a fantastical setting with notable characters of humans and supernatural creatures being present in the same world. We have Little Red Riding Hood with a young girl dressed in a striking red hood who visits her grandma only to find out that it’s a wolf in her place. Or in another world, a young girl with beautiful, golden hair stumbles upon an empty cabin, eats some porridge and eventually falls asleep on a bed. These are just two examples of the many existent stories...

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News & Updates Distress & Crisis Resources

Hello roleplayers and happy Monday! I am thrilled to share with you our new Distress & Crisis Resources thread. We believe in keeping a positive and safe community for all of our members. Many of us have known someone who has needed help, have had personal struggles in the past, or still struggle today. We know these resources have been benefiting people for many years and encourage you to access them if you need help. It is always ok to ask for help. You are not alone. ❤️‍🩹 Thank you for being a part of our community and may we continue to support each other as we grow and heal. https://www.rpnation.com/threads/distress-and-crisis-resources.516042/

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News & Updates Profile update: Roleplay Preferences

Have you ever met someone on the site and wondered if they were looking for rp, but were too shy to ask? Wonder no more, as RpN just got a brand new quality of life update: Roleplay Preferences! This is a neat little addition to the user profiles. It is intended to give you a quick reference on a user's basic roleplay preferences and availability. And if you need more information - you can click the link to see their interest check thread! Setting up Head to your Account details and scroll down a bit. You will see a colorful new section! Customize your RpN profile and show off what kind of roleplayer you are! Here is a quick overview of what you can set there (screenshots are from Dark Mode but they look the same in Light Mode)...

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Newsletter RpNation Newsletter: July 2022

🏛️ MYTHOLOGY Mythology has been a part of Human culture since the dawn of the species, culminating into an endless wealth of stories, legends, religions, and philosophical ponderings about the world we all exist in together. From Gods and Goddesses to Mud Men and Faerie Women, there is always something so captivating and fascinating about the myths and legends we share with each other. Many in the West first think to Greek Mythos, of Zeus and the pantheon of Greek deities, or to modern myths of Bigfoot, Mothman, or Loch Ness. Though there are so many more stories to tell, and never enough time to hear them all. Native to North America are the more widely known stories of the Wendigo spirit, the god-like Thunderbird, and the Inuit...

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News & Updates Patch Notes (6-16-22) - Self Delete Interest Checks and Disable Accounts

Hey all, The following changes are new. - Thread Creators can now delete interest checks without needing to poke the staff*. - Users can now self-disable their account permanently without needing staff intervention. The system will give you a 7-day grace period in case you change your mind. To do so please visit here. *Thread creators still need staff intervention to delete/archive actual roleplays since it has other people's content. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to post below :)!

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Newsletter RpNation Newsletter: June 2022

june 2022 newsletter COSPLAY Through cosplay, one can expect to find blossoming friendships, bouts of confidence, and everlasting memories. More importantly, it brings the satisfaction of impersonating a different persona, even if only for a brief moment. Let's face it—we've all had moments in our lifetime where we idolized a character to the point where we wanted to be them. By achieving such a desire, we would temporarily be freed from the reins of reality, a society where strict social norms and expectations are placed upon us. Cosplay serves as a form of safe haven, where these expectations are removed in the world of fiction, where one can assume whichever personality they wish to portray...

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Newsletter RpNation Newsletter: May 2022

may 2022 newsletter MEMORIES “I still hear you in the breeze, see your shadows in the trees, holding on, memories never change” - Monody by TheFatRat ft. Laura Brehm Memory is essential to the human condition, whether it is good or bad. They are forged and forgotten, but their impact on the world endures; there is something worth remembering in every day of our lives, sometimes we miss it, but sometimes we catch it. Either in a photograph, a recording, a scent, a shirt, a notebook, and so on. We'll find it again, somehow, someday. What we do still has an impact and it is important. What we do, what we experience, what we lose, and what we find are all eternal. In some way, they are etched into our...

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News & Updates Technical Issues Resolved - 4/24/22

Hey all, I wanted to apologize for the site being internment since yesterday and for the inconvenience that has been. Everything is resolved now and the site is currently in the process of rebuilding the search index which will finish automatically in the next few hours. This is what powers the site search system and the ability for you to see your own threads and posts via your profile tabs. No PMs, Posts, or Data have been lost, we just had downtime is all. Thank you for being patient and thank you for the amazing work @Ghan put in nonstop this weekend to get it fixed. As usual he's been taking care of us and making sure the site runs properly since 2008 <3 Happy roleplaying everyone, if you have any questions or concerns, please...

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Newsletter RpNation Newsletter: April 2022

--- //. Newsletter's Title Newsletter 2022April / Rain //. !Not Important! //. Extra (Image above theme title) --- //. Theme Title & Description RainDark clouds and wind. Those words alone immediately associate in our minds to a familiar weather occurrence, rain. It is a force that can aid or harm us, from light showers that romanticizes environments to tsunamis that tears apart lives, there is no doubt rain plays an important part in the world. Even an absence of rain has an influence of various organisms thriving in environments that see little to no rain. But thinking back to the idea of rain, scientifically, it is the precipitation of collected water in the sky that was formed together from evaporated water. However, rain, in...

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News & Updates Patch Notes (2-5-22)

Hey All, First of all, I'd like to apologize for the fact that I did not send out an alert today or even several weeks in advance like we normally do in-regards to big changes. As most, if not all of you have noticed, the site themes (for both Light and Dark) got a major overhaul today. In the past, we mentioned that the current site themes were falling apart. These were preventing us to do major site upgrades in relation to the software and addons. This means that the old styles had to go which were in the way of 7 months of updates that needed to happen. While doing my best to fix and work on stuff that didn't require any major upgrades, I bumped into issues that required a board software upgrade finally and it wasn't something that...

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Newsletter RpNation Newsletter: March 2022

CARNIVALMarch 2022 Newsletter Step right up! Step right up! Come one, come all, to the grand carnival! Grab your popcorn, grab your soda, your cotton candy, and your best friends. It’s time to celebrate! Try your luck, take a swing or shoot down some rubber duckies for some fabulous prizes that will leave you a better person today than you were yesterday. Or just have a jolly ol’ fashioned good time. Whatever this month brings- may the odds be in your favor! 🎪 SITE ANNOUNCEMENTS: 🎈 Staff Position Changes Congratulations to @Alteras and @Onmyoji for joining RpN's Administrative team! Thank you for all of your amazing work through the years and for many more to come! 🍿 RpNation's Themes At the beginning of the month, RpN Staff rolled...

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Newsletter RpNation Newsletter: February 2022

BLOSSOMINGFebruary 2022 Newsletter “The flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all.” -Mulan As the new year comes into full swing, new challenges appear. Although the past may not be forgotten, embedded in our memories and shown in our growth, new expectations and motivations surface. With blessings of a chance to grow, blossoming into who we would like to be, wonderful memories and prosperity may find its way to us. Or, perhaps new adventures await us. Would it be blossoming friendships, love, partner? Or, even a baby’s first steps, a first cry, love, and so much more. What will this new year bring and how will you blossom? fas fa-scroll Announcements 🎉 A huge congratulations and a happy...

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Newsletter RpNation Newsletter: January 2022

PowerJanuary 2022 Newsletter "With great power comes great responsibility" - Uncle Ben (Spider-Man) Power can be many things, though in its most basic form it represents the ability for something to happen. Just like how a battery gives a toy the ability to move or the power of music can inspire and motivate us to get out of bed in the morning, dance in the living room, sing in the shower, write our newest character, and so much more. Power is something everyone has and it's something that gets us moving, physically and mentally. In many animated shows power is often displayed both ways simultaneously, growing stronger with their emotions and rising up to the challenge in front of them while usually glowing bright colors, and...

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Newsletter RpNation Newsletter: December 2021

MagicDecember 2021 Newsletter A shimmering butterfly flutters past your vision. It lands onto a dark bulbous object, but the moment its legs graze the surface, a blinding, violet glow brightens from within. Following the momentum of the sudden surge of light, the hue spread across the object, revealing wide, waxy petals. The movement of the vibrant petals almost appeared like a calm dancer, swaying gently side to side. One moment it was a bud, the next, a blooming, glowing flower. All happening from the small touch of a dazzling butterfly. It’s unexplainable with the logic we know. It’s other-worldly and different. In some form, that is what magic is viewed as. Throughout the time of human consciousness, the weird, peculiar things...

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Newsletter RpNation Newsletter: November 2021

Living Connections:November 2021 Newsletter The connections we have in life vary greatly in many ways, from friendships and family, loved one’s and partners. No matter where, who, what, when, why, or how, these connections can mean everything to us - found families, polyamorus relationships, queer platonic relationships, the people who care for us and those we care about. Be they a mother, a neighbor, or just a kind stranger. Not every connection is perfect and some are certainly healthy, but there is always someone out there. For every missed connection another opens. Much like a station with trains coming in and out on their own time, some last forever and some just a moment. Hopefully for a good time, not necessarily a long time...

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Newsletter RpNation Newsletter: October 2021

You and your friends had decided to head out one afternoon to finally investigate rumors you heard of an old abandoned mansion in the woods. According to the crude map the mansion would be an hour walk from the edge of the thick forest. It was only two in the afternoon so there was plenty of time before dark. To pass the time you all start talking about what you may find there. One of your friends suggests it could be haunted and the conversation shifts to what even counts as haunted in the first place. What does it mean to haunt?. Haunt in its most basic terms is for something to linger in a space, or for something to frequent often. Though we all know it's much more than that. It can be a feeling, one of unease, of anxiousness and...

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