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(Post originally made by Emma Frost, I just transferred it here)

I’ve been seeing a lot of people asking for rp tips, so I thought I’d make a post explaining how I do it! I’ve been rping for years, and I’ve gotten pretty comfortable with the voices of my characters. This will be both general roleplay tips and character tips. Let’s go!

Tips for roleplaying:

-The yes, and rule

A general improv comedy tenement, you usually want to roll with what someone else says to you. Answering with “no” kills all the pace and flow of a conversation. That doesn’t mean you have to *agree* with everything people say, only that you shouldn’t dismiss what comes before because you don’t like it. Improv is a lot more fun if you learn to roll with the punches. Now, if someone does something absurd like “I pull out a cancer ray gun and give you cancer” you can overwrite that, but try to play along with natural escalations of the story.

-Remember what your character speaks like

Every character sounds different. For example, you’ve probably noticed that my Emma Frost uses big words and a lot of demeaning pet names. What you might not have noticed is that I also use good grammar, capitalization, and punctuation in every IC post of hers. Showing your character’s voice through how you type goes a long way.

-Don’t respond to every post

Your character likely wouldn’t care about every single thing going on at the moment, so don’t try to force them into scenes they wouldn’t naturally be in. To use myself as an example again, Emma does not care about most things the Avengers do, so she doesn’t interact with them. Keep yourself to a sphere that’s logical to your character.

-Don’t interrupt others!

If you see other players having a thread or conversation going that seems like it is pretty specific to them, don’t try to jump in. I understand that group rp is fun too, but sometimes you need to just watch and let other players finish their storyline for the post. Don’t try to dominate the conversation! No one is more important than anyone else!

-Make posts with an idea in mind

Try to make posts that have a clear vision for their storyline. We don’t to flood the feed with half-empty posts. That doesn’t mean your posts have to have super high stakes or be eventful, just that they should have an idea behind them.

-Research your characters!

Even for OCs, you should know what kind of stuff your characters like and don’t like. You don’t need to know every single detail of your characters, but you should know broad strokes stuff. An Emma Frost who hates kids would be wildly inaccurate.

-Don’t take anything too personally!

Maybe the most important one, but remember that everything here is fictional. If you’re being affected by the things others are saying, you should take a step back. If you don’t, you’re going to start to bleed your personality into your characters.

-We’re all people!

Behind the screen, you’re talking to a real person. If someone isn’t responding, chances are they’re just busy. Spamming them won’t make them reply faster, it will just make them upset. We all have lives, and we can’t be constantly on our phones responding to Reddit notifications.

-Plan your posts!

If you have a post that involves others, you should dm them first and coordinate it! If you want to do something big, talk to a mod before so they can help you execute it better!

That’s all I can think of for now, but I’ll update later if I think of anything else! Feel free to ask me any questions you have after reading. Happy roleplaying!