New guy on the block

[The Stranjer]

Hi there. I've been roleplaying for more than twenty years, having started as a young boy. I've done it all--I've done tabletop RPG's, LARPing, those "mass games" like Wanton Wicked or so on, play-by-post and one-on-one, the list goes on. All kinds of stuff. Freeform. I can't think of everything.


I've got three things I'm interested in here, primarily:

• Finding new play-by-post roleplays (you guys seem to call it "forum roleplaying") to join on-site,
  
• Finding similar roleplays off-site (if there is an active advertisements board), and
  
• Meeting new people who I get along with.
  

Hopefully these three goals are reasonable by the standards and culture prevalent on this forum. I hope I don't make any major etiquette breaches, and that the help documents I've read are sufficient to jump in without much issue.


To all three ends, however, feel free to:

• Private message me,
  
• Invite me to your roleplays, on or off site,
  
• Make constructive criticisms that will improve how I'm perceived by people here,
  
• Anything else I forgot to mention.
  

As for specifics of the kinds of roleplaying I enjoy most, I will break it down into a few genre types from fiction I like:

• Horror. This usually implies non-consent to brutality. I read the rules and found that "sexual" content is unacceptable. I'm fine with this. What about extremely violent, deliberately disturbing content? You know, like horror is meant to be. It's meant to creep you out at the very least. Examples of good horror in my view: Ginger Snaps & Ginger Snaps 2, The Books of Blood by Clive Barker, and The Devil's Rejects.
  
• Realpolitik. Fiction that goes into the nitty gritty of politics and has elaborate setting descriptions for the political structures of the world are fascinating to me, and I enjoy them quite a bit. Examples of fiction that deploys a great deal of realpolitik analysis in its core would be Dune by Frank Herbert, A Song of Ice And Fire by George R.R. Martin, and Warhammer 40,000 by various authors.
  
• Mind-bending. I like works of fiction where something otherworldly, "meta' (self-aware; breaches of the fourth wall), or plainly paradoxical is deployed. This is often done in series that take place in a multiverse, make the use of circular causation in time travel, or are visually stunning portrayals of fictional worlds. Examples might include Rick and Morty, Predestination, and Enter the Void.
  

 

[Daisie]

Hi there, Stranjer! 20 years?! Wow! That's a long time!! I'm sure you wouldn't mind passing down a couple of tips to a newcomer, would you? Anyway...


We're glad to have you here! I'm sure there are tons Roleplayers who would be happy to start a RP! And I'm also sure it shouldn't take long to find those people.


Anyway, welcome to RPnation! Warmest of welcomes! ( )

 

[The Stranjer]

Sounds great. I'll probably click around and do a bit of reading while I'm at work today.


EDIT: I am curious, though. How does RP Nation feel about horror?

 

[Daisie]

Well, I'm personally not a big fan. As long as it isn't too gruesome, you should be able to find at least a couple people. No R-rated stuff or anything.

 

[The Stranjer]

The thing is, by banning truly shocking content, you effectively ban the entire horror genre. It's supposed to horrify you. So the reason I raise this question is because if an RP involves, say, werewolves ripping people limb from limb and consuming their still-twitching, half-alive bodies, am I going to find myself either ostracized, or banned outright? Assuming of course I'm above board about the content therein.


The same can be said for any other horror antagonist.

 

[Daisie]

Well, I'm not sure what the 'gruesome limit' is. You can probably ask the mods about it. Myself, I'm a bit queasy. But who am I to talk on others' behalf? Anyway, the truth is, I haven't tried to do anything overly gruesome, nor have I seen anybody push that limit, so I wouldn't really know. I don't usually find anything horror on here. But who knows? There's probably a lot of people who's be happy to.


So my answer? I'd say ask the mods about it before doing anything too gruesome. That's all I really have for you, sorry.

 

[LocoMetal]

Hah hah, welcome seasoned veteran. Sure hope you like seasoning on your BBQ becau- ooooooooooook that was horrible.


I'm the local doctor, if you experience anything weird come see me and I'll gut you out.... i mean get you out... of my clinic fast because I'm effective and efficient.