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As an outgrowth of its enormous fandom contingent, [[Live Journal]], and now [http://insanejournal.com InsaneJournal] and [http://dreamwidth.org Dreamwidth], has a large and lively roleplaying community. No, not [[Tabletop Games|that kind of roleplay.]] Or [[RPG|that one.]] Or, well, mostly not [[Fetish Fuel|that one.]]

Essentially, it's a cross between the [[Play By Post Game]] and [[Character Blog]]. Original characters may also be seen, but these are less common, and banned entirely in some games for fear of [[Mary Sue~~|Mary Sues~~]].

Essentially, it's a cross between the [[Play By Post Game]] and [[Character Blog]]. Original characters may also be seen, but these are less common, and banned entirely in some games for fear of [[Mary Sue]]s.

Also, roleplayers have a penchant for drama. It's like high school, in a way.

=== A list of games: ===

== A list of games ==

See the full list on [[:Category:Journal Roleplay]]

=== Tropes applying to LJRP in general or very commonly used in games: ===

== Tropes applying to LJRP in general or very commonly used in games ==

* [[Alternate Character Interpretation]]: Given LJRP's fandom roots, players frequently come into conflict over whether a given player's interpretation of a character is true to the original.

* [[Alternate Universe]]: Most games that aren't "[[spooky jamjar]]s" are AUs where the canon characters' backgrounds have been altered to fit the setting.

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* [[Brought Down to Normal]]: Many games tend to depower or nerf overpowered characters to put them in line with other characters. However, there tends to be imbalances due to the state of different series.

* [[Cast Herd]]: Inevitable in big games (who can interact with everyone?) but tends to lead to accusations of cliquishness.

* [[Celebrity Paradox]]: Resulting from this style of roleplay usually using existing fandom characters. This often creates awkward situations, particularly if someone is playing a well-known character referenced in many other works (like [[Sherlock Holmes]]) or is playing a character who regularly references other works (like Konata from ''[[Lucky Star]]''). Ways to handle the Celebrity Paradox vary; many games have a "no fourth-walling" ~~rule--i~~.e., one character can't reveal to another character that they're fictional, or use knowledge of their original canon to their advantage. Others (looking at you, [[Drama Drama Duck]]) take the fourth wall and bomb it to rubble, usually with permission from the players involved.

* [[Celebrity Paradox]]: Resulting from this style of roleplay usually using existing fandom characters. This often creates awkward situations, particularly if someone is playing a well-known character referenced in many other works (like [[Sherlock Holmes]]) or is playing a character who regularly references other works (like Konata from ''[[Lucky Star]]''). Ways to handle the Celebrity Paradox vary; many games have a "no fourth-walling" rule—i.e., one character can't reveal to another character that they're fictional, or use knowledge of their original canon to their advantage. Others (looking at you, [[Drama Drama Duck]]) take the fourth wall and bomb it to rubble, usually with permission from the players involved.

* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: In big games, the friends of dropped characters may angst for awhile about their friend's disappearance, but then they are sometimes never mentioned again.

* [[Closed Circle]]: Most dramatic RPs forbid characters leaving the setting of their own volition (because many of them have no plausible motive for staying).

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* [[Most Fanfic Writers Are Girls]]: It's not uncommon to see complaints about people [[Serious Business|"ruining" games]] with [[Yaoi|sparkly buttsex.]] (Not that they're any kinder to people who play lesbians.)

* [[Naked on Arrival]]: Not uncommon in Spooky Jamjar settings.

* [[Nice Character, Mean Actor]]: In contrast to above, there are plenty of people who play nice characters in comms, but are complete [[Jerkass~~|Jerkasses~~]] out of character.

* [[Nice Character, Mean Actor]]: In contrast to above, there are plenty of people who play nice characters in comms, but are complete [[Jerkass]]es out of character.

* [[No Social Skills]]: Some characters arrive with the little knowledge they had in social conventions. Part of the fun in their [[Character Development]] is having them win them with cross-fandom characters that, at times, could even be complete Foils.

* [[NPC]]

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* [[Painting the Fourth Wall]]: [[Useful Notes/Fonts|font]] color, face, and size is sometimes played with.

** Many players go as far as mimicing a character's style, such as various [[Homestuck]] character's computer typing and [[Deadpool]]'s "little yellow boxes".

* [[Perspective Flip]]: Inevitable when characters talk about their ~~past--not~~ everybody was the main character back home.

* [[Perspective Flip]]: Inevitable when characters talk about their past—not everybody was the main character back home.

* [[Plot-Relevant Age-Up]]: Sex games usually require the aging up of child/teenage characters to legal age to protect the players from legal shenanigans and/or squick.

* [[Real Life Relative]]: Siblings do occasionally play together.

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* [[True Companions]]: Sometimes formed between characters, [[Dysfunctional Family|but these aren't always the most stable]]...

** Also formed between players, which more often than not leads to complaints about people being cliquish.

* [[Watch It for the Meme]]: A ~~variant -- many~~ people get into new series because of the characters they've interacted with in panfandom games.

* [[Watch It for the Meme]]: A variant—many people get into new series because of the characters they've interacted with in panfandom games.

* [[What Is Going On?]]: The cry of a new character to a jamjar game.

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[[Category:New Media Tropes]]

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[[Category:~~index~~]]

[[Category:Index]]

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