JadeGreen17
Chimeric Spirit
Which ones have you seen? Which one is most like you? I might add more if I think of any; I had a giggle writing these.
1. The Marty/Mary Suer
The Mary Suer is exactly what you'd expect. The RP orbits around them. I don't really need to detail this one too much because we all know who they are already. They are the main character, and they are unstoppable. They have the strongest weapons, the best powers which they have perfect mastery of, the perfect looks. When they come to an obstacle that isn't part of their skillset expect them to to either power through it with brute force or pull a new ability out of their bumcheeks. If ever their character ever feels too strong and too powerful expect them to bring up some overly tragic backstory about how much pain they're in and how grizzly their hidden scars are just to gain sympathy points from the other characters, but don't expect the backstory to actually hamper the character or give them any actual weaknesses or vices.
2. The Ghost
This person will show up to your RP. They will seem very enthusiastic about your RP, probably being the first to put up a character sheet. You'll start off the IC and a page or two, thinking everything is off to a good start, then one day they'll be merrily typing out their latest post; being midway through a sentence th
3. The 'Exotic Lover'
The exotic lover is an eloquent term for that RPer who's mind is always in the gutter, and who believes their characters' greatest conquests occur in the bedroom rather than the battlefield. This person might be fun to RP with if you share their particular vision, but if you don't you can expect them to grow tired of your RP rather quickly if their needs aren't met. The exotic lover can be identified by the way they create overtly attractive characters with clothes that cover less than they should; and that they will describe these characters at great length given every opportunity. Expect them to frequently flirt with other RPers characters of their preferred gender, and for their posts to be laden with subtext. In partner RPs where romance and the various things that follow are expected this can be a perfectly acceptable RPer to play with, however the Exotic Lover refers to someone who admits their tendencies in a public group RP.
4. The Dictator
This is another one that doesn't need introduction. The Dictator GM knows exactly where the story is going from the first post and will completely lose their mind if anyone tries to deviate from the arc they have planned. In reality, the dictator GM would probably be better off pursuing writing than roleplaying since they more than likely have the entire roleplay's story outlined in a 200 page google doc somewhere. Expect them to probably have a strict requirement for post length, grammar, character portrayal and adherence to the lore if there is any.
5. The Snob
The snob prefers the finer things in life, and is someone who takes on roleplaying as seriously as if it were their professional hobby or job. They expect only the highest quality writing and directing of the roleplay. They can seem somewhat similar to the Dictator GM, and share some of the same qualities. If not every post rhymes like poetry and doesn't connect to the main theme they have established, they will go completely bananas. If you accidentally make use of a cliche expect them to either leave the RP or berate you for doing so. The snob is typically a grammar dictator and the mortal enemy of the Mary Suer. The snob is typically seen as the Dictator GM, but as a player and not the GM of an RP.
6. The person who writes things that go on for too long.
This RPer is typically a good RPer turned product of having roleplayed with too many snobs or dictator GMs, and is the Yin to the Yang of the "Ghost". They feel the need to explain everything in exquisite detail, even when it has no relevancy on the plot of the RP. Expect them to post 50 page dissertations on aspects of the lore or characters and rattle off half-baked suggestions for plot developments in the RP, as well as reference specific aspects of a settings lore, because it is extremely important that everyone in the role play knows that their Venator Class Star Destroyer is manufactured at Kuat Drive Yards and is 1,137 meters long rather than the 1,155m version and has 8 dual heavy turbolaser turrets, 2 medium dual turbolaser cannons, 52 point defense laser cannons, 4 heavy proton torpedo tubes and 6 tractor beam projectors, and that it carries 192 Alpha-3 Nimbus Class V wing starfighters, 192 Eta-2 Auctis-class Interceptors, 36 ARC-170 walkers and 40 AT-TEs. They will repeat this information ad nausieum. This person may ask a lot of questions, but the best way to identify them is that their posts will be noticeably longer than every other post. This is typically because their posts are full of redundant information. The fastest way to spot a person who writes things that go on for too long is to look for anything in their post that they take it upon themselves to repeat more than one time, because they frequently do this to make their post look far longer than it actually is. Strangely this person may also be less than fully skilled. Typically this RPer will be fairly dedicated and consistently post to the role play, but they will often drive others away due to producing giant walls of confusing unbroken text and poorly structured run on sentences that go on and on forever. They might even copy entire sections of posts in order to make their post of adequate length and duration to be deemed as an acceptable length by their fellow role players in this present moment, just so that they can remind them that their Venator Class Star Destroyer is manufactured at Kuat Drive Yards and is 1,137 meters long rather than the 1,155m version and has 8 dual heavy turbolaser turrets, 2 medium dual turbolaser cannons, 52 point defense laser cannons, 4 heavy proton torpedo tubes and 6 tractor beam projectors, and that it carries 192 Alpha-3 Nimbus Class V wing starfighters, 192 Eta-2 Auctis-class Interceptors, 36 ARC-170 walkers and 40 AT-TEs.
7. The Worldbuilder
Like the snob and the dictator can be sister species, the Worldbuilder and the Person that writes things that go on for too long are often closely related and have a lot of overlapping qualities. Expect them to show you a map of countries that looks more like a failed jackson polluck painting, and expect that they will have detailed the music, history, religion, language, government structure, laws, criminal justice system, royal lineage, philosophy, technological development, terrain, weather conditions, cuisine, holidays, clothing, architecture, military, literature, poetry, painting, marriage rites, burial rites and interpretive dance of EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. of the dozens nations on their map, even the small ones on the far side of the planet that have NO relevance to the plot, checking with historical sources that the timeline of development in their fictional world is extremely accurate to real world history. How interesting read through these tomes of information can vary on the skill of the world builder and the patience possessed by the person reading through it. But the world builder typically comes up sorely lacking when it comes to roleplays, especially character-centric ones as their characters are often less interesting to RP with.
1. The Marty/Mary Suer
The Mary Suer is exactly what you'd expect. The RP orbits around them. I don't really need to detail this one too much because we all know who they are already. They are the main character, and they are unstoppable. They have the strongest weapons, the best powers which they have perfect mastery of, the perfect looks. When they come to an obstacle that isn't part of their skillset expect them to to either power through it with brute force or pull a new ability out of their bumcheeks. If ever their character ever feels too strong and too powerful expect them to bring up some overly tragic backstory about how much pain they're in and how grizzly their hidden scars are just to gain sympathy points from the other characters, but don't expect the backstory to actually hamper the character or give them any actual weaknesses or vices.
2. The Ghost
This person will show up to your RP. They will seem very enthusiastic about your RP, probably being the first to put up a character sheet. You'll start off the IC and a page or two, thinking everything is off to a good start, then one day they'll be merrily typing out their latest post; being midway through a sentence th
3. The 'Exotic Lover'
The exotic lover is an eloquent term for that RPer who's mind is always in the gutter, and who believes their characters' greatest conquests occur in the bedroom rather than the battlefield. This person might be fun to RP with if you share their particular vision, but if you don't you can expect them to grow tired of your RP rather quickly if their needs aren't met. The exotic lover can be identified by the way they create overtly attractive characters with clothes that cover less than they should; and that they will describe these characters at great length given every opportunity. Expect them to frequently flirt with other RPers characters of their preferred gender, and for their posts to be laden with subtext. In partner RPs where romance and the various things that follow are expected this can be a perfectly acceptable RPer to play with, however the Exotic Lover refers to someone who admits their tendencies in a public group RP.
4. The Dictator
This is another one that doesn't need introduction. The Dictator GM knows exactly where the story is going from the first post and will completely lose their mind if anyone tries to deviate from the arc they have planned. In reality, the dictator GM would probably be better off pursuing writing than roleplaying since they more than likely have the entire roleplay's story outlined in a 200 page google doc somewhere. Expect them to probably have a strict requirement for post length, grammar, character portrayal and adherence to the lore if there is any.
5. The Snob
The snob prefers the finer things in life, and is someone who takes on roleplaying as seriously as if it were their professional hobby or job. They expect only the highest quality writing and directing of the roleplay. They can seem somewhat similar to the Dictator GM, and share some of the same qualities. If not every post rhymes like poetry and doesn't connect to the main theme they have established, they will go completely bananas. If you accidentally make use of a cliche expect them to either leave the RP or berate you for doing so. The snob is typically a grammar dictator and the mortal enemy of the Mary Suer. The snob is typically seen as the Dictator GM, but as a player and not the GM of an RP.
6. The person who writes things that go on for too long.
This RPer is typically a good RPer turned product of having roleplayed with too many snobs or dictator GMs, and is the Yin to the Yang of the "Ghost". They feel the need to explain everything in exquisite detail, even when it has no relevancy on the plot of the RP. Expect them to post 50 page dissertations on aspects of the lore or characters and rattle off half-baked suggestions for plot developments in the RP, as well as reference specific aspects of a settings lore, because it is extremely important that everyone in the role play knows that their Venator Class Star Destroyer is manufactured at Kuat Drive Yards and is 1,137 meters long rather than the 1,155m version and has 8 dual heavy turbolaser turrets, 2 medium dual turbolaser cannons, 52 point defense laser cannons, 4 heavy proton torpedo tubes and 6 tractor beam projectors, and that it carries 192 Alpha-3 Nimbus Class V wing starfighters, 192 Eta-2 Auctis-class Interceptors, 36 ARC-170 walkers and 40 AT-TEs. They will repeat this information ad nausieum. This person may ask a lot of questions, but the best way to identify them is that their posts will be noticeably longer than every other post. This is typically because their posts are full of redundant information. The fastest way to spot a person who writes things that go on for too long is to look for anything in their post that they take it upon themselves to repeat more than one time, because they frequently do this to make their post look far longer than it actually is. Strangely this person may also be less than fully skilled. Typically this RPer will be fairly dedicated and consistently post to the role play, but they will often drive others away due to producing giant walls of confusing unbroken text and poorly structured run on sentences that go on and on forever. They might even copy entire sections of posts in order to make their post of adequate length and duration to be deemed as an acceptable length by their fellow role players in this present moment, just so that they can remind them that their Venator Class Star Destroyer is manufactured at Kuat Drive Yards and is 1,137 meters long rather than the 1,155m version and has 8 dual heavy turbolaser turrets, 2 medium dual turbolaser cannons, 52 point defense laser cannons, 4 heavy proton torpedo tubes and 6 tractor beam projectors, and that it carries 192 Alpha-3 Nimbus Class V wing starfighters, 192 Eta-2 Auctis-class Interceptors, 36 ARC-170 walkers and 40 AT-TEs.
7. The Worldbuilder
Like the snob and the dictator can be sister species, the Worldbuilder and the Person that writes things that go on for too long are often closely related and have a lot of overlapping qualities. Expect them to show you a map of countries that looks more like a failed jackson polluck painting, and expect that they will have detailed the music, history, religion, language, government structure, laws, criminal justice system, royal lineage, philosophy, technological development, terrain, weather conditions, cuisine, holidays, clothing, architecture, military, literature, poetry, painting, marriage rites, burial rites and interpretive dance of EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. of the dozens nations on their map, even the small ones on the far side of the planet that have NO relevance to the plot, checking with historical sources that the timeline of development in their fictional world is extremely accurate to real world history. How interesting read through these tomes of information can vary on the skill of the world builder and the patience possessed by the person reading through it. But the world builder typically comes up sorely lacking when it comes to roleplays, especially character-centric ones as their characters are often less interesting to RP with.
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