Obuzeti
Professional Wordsdoer
Let's set the mood.
I'm Obuzeti, a newcomer to this site. I've been putting pen to paper professionally for almost fifteen years now, and for RP longer; I'm no tyro when it comes to the written ring. Most of my roleplaying history is strung across Discord, but I've curated some examples here, or in my signature.
I've come to bargain, RP Nation!
I love writing adventures, and strange places, and strange worlds. I'm the kind of person that spends hours trotting around in Breath of the Wild catching frogs and insects, or in World frantically attempting to catch those lousy Molys and Crakes. I desperately wish I had enough money to visit the Star Wars hotel (even if, I hear, it sucks), and Andor was the best thing I've watched on television in ten years. Cyberpunk 2077 and Edgerunners set me on fire for their own settings too. All of these things, they're amazing. Whole worlds, dreamed and sketched and filled in with literary filigree until their syntax hearts beat with ink. I love heart-pumping action, too, and I write some excellent choreography when it comes time to put some pedal to the metal.
These are the kinds of worlds I want to write, both within established fandoms and sculpting originals wholesale. And I want a partner to do it with.
Now: let's talk specifics.
I write male lead characters; intense, Byronic, driven men, with deep thoughts and layers, who don't always tell the truth; who crack jokes, or hold their tongue; who have lives and histories before you came along, and who will have them afterwards. I enjoy torrid connections, that spark of chemistry under the skin, when someone says just the right thing that means something. I like characters that grow with us, with their dents and their scars healing and scabbing over with time. I'm obviously not adverse to writing bit and side characters of other genders - but I like a masculine POV. Additionally, while I'm not a stickler on romantic subplots and their presence or lack thereof, my characters are straight.
I write exclusively third-person distant, which means you're not going to see inside my character's heads at any point. I take a lot of care to illustrate body language; how they pose, how they stand, orient themselves, what their hands are doing, and facial expressions, all things that give hints, but IMO the suspension of disbelief is better there. I also write present tense, which can cause people to trip up a little. You can write however you want, of course, but this is my own preference, and it's not going to budge.
I am, in fact, a grown man, and I write mature fiction. That means violence, sensuality, and dark themes are possible, and depending on genre, even likely (is there even such a thing as uplifting cyberpunk, for example?) I'm here to write with other adults.
In terms of post length: well, it varies. If I'm writing a conversation, it can get down to a couple paragraphs, because of the limitations of my chosen perspective. On the other hand, if I'm writing a monologue or an environmental description, or a loredump, or a fight scene - entire pages are not out of the question. Look at my writing examples to get an idea. Generally speaking, I try to give my partner a steady platter of things to respond to, regardless of the situation, and I'm not tremendously picky about your post length as long as you return that favor.
I like to trade PMs or talk about elements of the world we're designing! If you prefer your partners quiet, I'm probably going to aggravate you in short order, but if what you want is a communicative partner that loves to soundboard or brainstorm, then we'll do great.
I tend to post either daily or every other day, depending on what deadlines I'm working on in my IRL job. I'll respect your time, and that you have other hobbies, friends, and things to do; give me the same respect. That's not to say if I go silent for like, a week or something, you can't poke me to see what's up; I'm just saying, be reasonable.
Now for the fun part: fandoms and settings! I'm going to list genres, and then fandom examples within I've enjoyed or would enjoy playing in, and a handful of plot examples. I'm entirely capable of writing original works in those settings up too, and if I have an example on hand, I'll link it. Unless I note otherwise, I'm both comfortable taking canon roles or writing OCs in that universe; honestly, it doesn't make much difference to me. There's also a general fandoms list at the end, if you want to just reference that instead of digging through genres.
I'm Obuzeti, a newcomer to this site. I've been putting pen to paper professionally for almost fifteen years now, and for RP longer; I'm no tyro when it comes to the written ring. Most of my roleplaying history is strung across Discord, but I've curated some examples here, or in my signature.
I love writing adventures, and strange places, and strange worlds. I'm the kind of person that spends hours trotting around in Breath of the Wild catching frogs and insects, or in World frantically attempting to catch those lousy Molys and Crakes. I desperately wish I had enough money to visit the Star Wars hotel (even if, I hear, it sucks), and Andor was the best thing I've watched on television in ten years. Cyberpunk 2077 and Edgerunners set me on fire for their own settings too. All of these things, they're amazing. Whole worlds, dreamed and sketched and filled in with literary filigree until their syntax hearts beat with ink. I love heart-pumping action, too, and I write some excellent choreography when it comes time to put some pedal to the metal.
These are the kinds of worlds I want to write, both within established fandoms and sculpting originals wholesale. And I want a partner to do it with.
Now: let's talk specifics.
I write male lead characters; intense, Byronic, driven men, with deep thoughts and layers, who don't always tell the truth; who crack jokes, or hold their tongue; who have lives and histories before you came along, and who will have them afterwards. I enjoy torrid connections, that spark of chemistry under the skin, when someone says just the right thing that means something. I like characters that grow with us, with their dents and their scars healing and scabbing over with time. I'm obviously not adverse to writing bit and side characters of other genders - but I like a masculine POV. Additionally, while I'm not a stickler on romantic subplots and their presence or lack thereof, my characters are straight.
I write exclusively third-person distant, which means you're not going to see inside my character's heads at any point. I take a lot of care to illustrate body language; how they pose, how they stand, orient themselves, what their hands are doing, and facial expressions, all things that give hints, but IMO the suspension of disbelief is better there. I also write present tense, which can cause people to trip up a little. You can write however you want, of course, but this is my own preference, and it's not going to budge.
I am, in fact, a grown man, and I write mature fiction. That means violence, sensuality, and dark themes are possible, and depending on genre, even likely (is there even such a thing as uplifting cyberpunk, for example?) I'm here to write with other adults.
In terms of post length: well, it varies. If I'm writing a conversation, it can get down to a couple paragraphs, because of the limitations of my chosen perspective. On the other hand, if I'm writing a monologue or an environmental description, or a loredump, or a fight scene - entire pages are not out of the question. Look at my writing examples to get an idea. Generally speaking, I try to give my partner a steady platter of things to respond to, regardless of the situation, and I'm not tremendously picky about your post length as long as you return that favor.
I like to trade PMs or talk about elements of the world we're designing! If you prefer your partners quiet, I'm probably going to aggravate you in short order, but if what you want is a communicative partner that loves to soundboard or brainstorm, then we'll do great.
I tend to post either daily or every other day, depending on what deadlines I'm working on in my IRL job. I'll respect your time, and that you have other hobbies, friends, and things to do; give me the same respect. That's not to say if I go silent for like, a week or something, you can't poke me to see what's up; I'm just saying, be reasonable.
Now for the fun part: fandoms and settings! I'm going to list genres, and then fandom examples within I've enjoyed or would enjoy playing in, and a handful of plot examples. I'm entirely capable of writing original works in those settings up too, and if I have an example on hand, I'll link it. Unless I note otherwise, I'm both comfortable taking canon roles or writing OCs in that universe; honestly, it doesn't make much difference to me. There's also a general fandoms list at the end, if you want to just reference that instead of digging through genres.
- Fantasy and Adventure!
- Cyberpunk and Sci Fi
- Crime and Superheroes
- Post-Apocalyptic
- Urban Fantasy
- Fandoms List
Fantasy / Adventure!
For roleplays that like to sprawl; long descriptions of fantastic vistas, places and people too strange for the real world, customs and magibiology, the study and consideration of magic as a field of discipline and how it interacts with the living world. Long, PM-ridden discussions of how the system works, both for the inevitable adventurers, and for the common people living out in the world. A place that inhales wonder and exhales prose.
(Zelda: Breath of the Wild; Monster Hunter; Wheel of Time)
Writing Example: The Realm Atavistic
Plot Concepts:
The Sheikah Way (Breath of the Wild): in a world where Zelda and Ganondorf achieved a mutual defeat, sealing both Triforce wielders into the Sacred Realm, what remains of the Sheikah must voyage to the Great Plateau, wake the last bearer of the Triforce, and defend the monster-ridden ruins of Hyrule against both the monsters left behind by Ganon's malice, as well as foreign interests from across the sea.
The Green Seas: A biologist's journey across the world of Monster Hunter - cataloguing the natives of a world ruled by mighty beasts, those that ride, hunt, and live beside them; their native habitats and clashes with each other; and the nature of a planet that can support such life. A voyage for two, about the wonder of discovery.
Cyberpunk / Sci-Fi!
Grimy cities, and glistening chrome; shades of grey in every direction; jobs that twist and turn, clients that betray you, and the overwhelming power of the corpos overhead, looming and too strong to ever break. Life, just getting by, and the snatches of something good you can glean in the shadows of giants. Fantastic hair colors, outrageous body mods, and sincerity both rare and fleeting.
(Cyberpunk 2077, Edgerunners; Shadowrun; Mass Effect)
Writing Example: The Zohar III Exegesis
Plot Concepts:
In Unison- Castis Vakarian has a change of heart, and chooses not to block Garrus's nomination into the Spectre program. Years later, Jennifer Shepard is placed under the wing of a different Turian on the Normandy's virgin flight.(Claimed!)
Pygmalion (Sci-Fi, Original): In a post-scarcity society, where intuition and genuine sentiment are the only non-replicable substances, a heartbroken programmer types his last love letter into his laptop and deletes it after sending it to a null destination, accepting his loss. Years later, as he prepares for a long-distance voyage to another planet - the time dilation of which will have him landing long after everyone he knows is dead, to send back information on a distant garden planet to a government that may not even still stand - he finds that the shipboard AI knows an unusual amount of things about him. And that it's very inquisitive. And that spare resource packets keep going missing, like it's building itself something in secret.
Crime / Superheroes!
Costumed capers and the chase of justice! The double life of the extraordinary, with villains to swat down and a civilization to keep safe. A clear divide between civilian lifestyles and the few blessed; the loneliness of a life behind the mask, and the few ways to soothe it. Consultation between the government, friendly or not, and the strongest; crime scene investigation, bureaucratic politicking, tense investigations, worldbuilding into the seedy crime underbed. The life of the underside, in a political system built to profit from your jailing; how villains persist and flourish against superpowered foes. The double life, and why it goes on.
(My Hero Academia, Worm)
Writing Example: Athwart History
Plot Concepts:
Underneath and Underground (My Hero Academia): A compare and contrast between the world of the underground heroes against the sparkling, billboard world of the Top 100 Heroes, through the goggles of a vigilante who never so much as marked a chalkboard, much less graduated from hero school.
No Further (Worm): A thoughtless stopover by the Slaughterhouse in a Midwest town leaves a family shattered and one more poor migrant heading to the town of Brockton Bay - where a vicious teenage survivor spots Taylor Herbert's ongoing abuse and decides, no further.
Post-Apocalyptic
Life after. Ruined roads and cities, rust and stagnation; buildings full of empty spaces and hardened survivors. A population on the decline and in retreat, with either little hope of reversing the tide, or desperate for the one chance they have at it. Danger looming in abandoned gas stations, train yards, in the overgrown terminals and supermarkets and suburbs. Humans falling one rung lower on the ladder of predation, on the run from violent, predatory life. Careful stealth and deliberation, prudence, and savage determination to overcome what has befallen so many others.
(Fallout, Zombies, Destiny, Elden Ring (or anything From Software, honestly)
Writing Example: Know When to Fold 'Em
By Grace Spurned (Elden Ring): A Tarnished warrior visits mighty Malenia in her secluded grove, but not to fight - rather, to bear the tale of her brother's kidnapping, and to request her aid in reclaiming her brother from the Lord of Blood.
Whosoever Falls (Zombie, Original): Eight months after the CV-21 virus consumes mankind in a frothing rabid fury that leaves 80% of the species dead, what's left of the world governments have pitched in together to pool resources and people, regardless of what the people themselves think about the matter. Labor is rationed and assigned, and disobedience, now an active threat to the continuation of the species, is punished with execution. The only escape is out, into the shambler-filled countryside, out into the wild forests already starting to reclaim the tiny towns and homes sprawling through the countryside, where a rebellion pulses its first angry heartbeats. And though this, our characters stumble: heading west, ever west.[/collapse]
Urban Fantasy
The magical mixed with the mundane. Extraordinary things behind every corner, either made commonplace or hidden from public eyes; the average man on the street buying his groceries from the market djinn and brewing his headache potions in the tea kettle. Strange people and strange beings coming to peace with one another and living together; the meeting of the ways. Learning to get along, telling stories. Domestic slice-of-life, or at least the fight to keep such.
(Harry Potter, Dresden Files, Hazbin Hotel, Witcher)
Writing Example: A Lamp at the Door
Grim Tidings (Harry Potter, Post-Marauders Era): Severus masters his dislike in time to warn Lily and James about the raid on their house; they go into hiding shortly thereafter, and the prophecy completes with the death of the Longbottoms instead - which, in turn, means that Pettigrew never has a chance to betray them and frame Sirius into Azkaban. With his former master laid low, his ties cut, and few hopes for his future, Snape navigates his first few years as Potions professor - and among allies that have little taste for him, now that his use as a double-agent has expired.
Static on the Wire (Hazbin Hotel): Without the support of her parents for her beloved Hotel, Charlie is forced to cut a deal with Alastor the Radio Demon instead - finding herself drawn into his politicking among the denizens of Hell, the confusing differences and similarities between Hellborn and Sinner, and the question of not just whether demons can be rehabilitated, but whether they even deserve to, and whether Heaven is an appropriate destination for them even past that.
Fandoms List
A ready-to-use list of all the various fandoms I'm interested in and familiar with, and where you can find them in my genre listings.
- Zelda, Breath of the Wild (Fantasy)
- Monster Hunter (Fantasy)
- Wheel of Time (Fantasy)
- Cyberpunk 2077 (gee, I wonder)
- Shadowrun (Cyberpunk)
- Mass Effect (Sci-Fi)
- My Hero Academia (Superheroes)
- Worm (Superheroes)
- Fallout (Post-Apoc)
- Anything From Software (Post-Apoc)
- Harry Potter (Urban Fantasy)
- Hazbin Hotel (Urban Fantasy)
- Dresden Files (Urban Fantasy)
- Witcher (Urban Fantasy)
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