Jump In RP Section?

[BeyondOblivion]

I used to rp on Iwaku, and the very first roleplay I did on that site was a jump in roleplay.


The point is that they were for everyone. You posted a character, then just jumped right into it. The plot meandered and would move around. Normally it'd be something like 'high school rp' or a 'stranded on an island'.


Jump in roleplay allows for people who have never rped before to get a taste of it. The section is usually updated frequently and it allows for members to have fun at random. These rps usually also provide a constant stream of entertainment for rpers between their professional rps, which then aids them while they wait. Overall, it seems like a good idea.


The main argument I can see arising is that jump in rps would be either un-needed or they do not help rpers. Yes, jump in rps usually are not favorable by people who are literate rps, as they normally serve as areas for first time rpers to just post up simple one liners. Yet it should also be said that on Iwaku, the number of rpers increased once a jump in rp section was introduced. It not only aides in experimenting with rp styles, but it also gives them a basic sense of how to make a character and do plots.


That is my opinion. I shall leave this up to our mods and administrators to take into consideration this new idea.

 

[Miz]

Excuse me for my confusion on this, but I am not sure what the difference between a "jump in" roleplay on Iwaku and a "simple" roleplay on our site is?


Simple roleplays are not necessarily for just new people to join in, which I am not sure if that's always the case for "jump in" roleplays. However Simple roleplays don't have any posting requirements and by not using the closed prefix: they are open to anyone who wants to play them. So I believe they seem to accomplish the same goal with different names?


The simple roleplay prefix can be found in every group roleplay genre forum (Fandom, Fantasy, Futuristic, Realistic). 1x1 don't use that system because of their nature.


Not saying its a bad idea, I am just curious what the difference is because I feel like I might have missed it.

 

[PureKor]

I am still a member on that forum and that section is ways crowded xD ha ha


It is not a bad idea here , if they decide to have it ^^


The difference is basically, like the other member have said, it is for the Beginners to just Jump in a rp . Not like the other stories where you have the OOC/IC\ CS all separate.


It's basically " jumping in a story without at times reading much .. And simply post as you adjust to the simplistic writing. For the new people starting of to get into Role play "


That's how I see it anyways ^^

 

[BeyondOblivion]

There is a difference between Simple and Jump in.

 

[Captain Hesperus]

There is a difference between Simple and Jump in.

So what is the difference? Do 'drop in' RPs use CS's? Or is it just a place where an RPer simply makes a post out of the blue without any sort of character sheet, description, etc,?


Captain Hesperus

 

[BeyondOblivion]

[QUOTE="Captain Hesperus]So what is the difference? Do 'drop in' RPs use CS's? Or is it just a place where an RPer simply makes a post out of the blue without any sort of character sheet, description, etc,?
Captain Hesperus

[/QUOTE]
In a jump in rp, it's a group rp where you just drop in out of the blue and post a picture of your chraacte,r then just insert yourself into the story.

 

[Captain Hesperus]

Right so it's a Simple RP without a requirement for a character sheet.


Gotcha.


Captain Hesperus

 

[BeyondOblivion]

Yes sir! A person makes the thread and just starts the story, people jump in without cs's and just start rping. IT's a good way to start learning the basics of rping.


Thank you for considering my suggestion.

 

[Captain Hesperus]

So to create a 'drop-in RP' an RP creator makes the thread using the site's automatic creator and in the overview simply writes:


"No character sheet required, post a pic and get RPing!"


I don't think we'd need a separate section for that.


Captain Hesperus

 

[BeyondOblivion]

I guess the reason I would seperate it is someone who as never rped before comes to this site, if there is a section called 'Jump-In' and the description is' New to rping? Jump into a roleplay!', it'll help them.

 

[Auren]

I guess the reason I would seperate it is someone who as never rped before comes to this site, if there is a section called 'Jump-In' and the description is' New to rping? Jump into a roleplay!', it'll help them.

But that's exactly what our Simple prefixes lean towards. I have quite a few jump in RPs in my section, and they are all under the Simple label. :3