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As an outgrowth of its enormous fandom contingent, [[ |
As an outgrowth of its enormous fandom contingent, [[LiveJournal]], 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.]] |
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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. |
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. |
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** [[Overnight Age-Up]]: Characters are physically aged up or down. |
** [[Overnight Age-Up]]: Characters are physically aged up or down. |
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* [[Archive Trawl]]: "Canon review", the process of re-experiencing a series (or portions of a series) to better play a character. |
* [[Archive Trawl]]: "Canon review", the process of re-experiencing a series (or portions of a series) to better play a character. |
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* [[Back from the Dead]]: Many games do not treat death as permanent, so that a player can keep on playing them. |
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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. |
* [[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. |
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* [[Cast Herd]]: Inevitable in big games (who can interact with everyone?) but tends to lead to accusations of cliquishness. |
* [[Cast Herd]]: Inevitable in big games (who can interact with everyone?) but tends to lead to accusations of cliquishness. |
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* [[Loads and Loads of Roles]]: Some players play several characters, sometimes across several games. |
* [[Loads and Loads of Roles]]: Some players play several characters, sometimes across several games. |
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* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]: It's an unwritten rule in almost any game that "IC =/= OOC". Meaning, even if a ''character'' is a complete [[Jerkass]], the player might still be a pretty decent person. [[Fan Dumb|That doesn't stop some people]] from taking it personally, however. |
* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]: It's an unwritten rule in almost any game that "IC =/= OOC". Meaning, even if a ''character'' is a complete [[Jerkass]], the player might still be a pretty decent person. [[Fan Dumb|That doesn't stop some people]] from taking it personally, however. |
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** And therefore in many games it's stressed at every opportunity that if a given character is a [[Jerkass]] to your character it doesn't mean the player hates you. |
** And therefore in many games it's stressed at every opportunity that if a given character is a [[Jerkass]] to your character it doesn't mean the player hates you. |
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* [[Mega Crossover]]: Panfandom games, by nature. |
* [[Mega Crossover]]: Panfandom games, by nature. |
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* [[Memetic Mutation]]: Loads, usually stemming from the anon meme and/or roleplaysecrets. |
* [[Memetic Mutation]]: Loads, usually stemming from the anon meme and/or roleplaysecrets. |
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** Any RPers that write examples on TV Tropes? I feel like the only one. |
** Any RPers that write examples on TV Tropes? I feel like the only one. |
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* [[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. |
* [[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. |
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* [[NPC]] |
* [[NPC]] |
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* [[OC Stand-In]]: Generally known as "Canon OCs", these are used for all they're worth in many games. On the other hand, others may only accept characters that have a sufficiently distinct canon personality or history. Matt from ''[[Death Note]]'' was, at one time, particularly infamous for being used this way. |
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* [[Odd Couple]] / [[Odd Friendship]]: Many! |
* [[Odd Couple]] / [[Odd Friendship]]: Many! |
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* [[Omake]]: Players sometimes play out extra scenes with their characters outside of the main game, or draw art, write fanfiction, make fanmixes, etc. for their game characters. |
* [[Omake]]: Players sometimes play out extra scenes with their characters outside of the main game, or draw art, write fanfiction, make fanmixes, etc. for their game characters. |
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** Some RPs have "crack communities" for silly stuff outside outside of the main games. |
** Some RPs have "crack communities" for silly stuff outside outside of the main games. |
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* [[Ontological Mystery]]: see [[Spooky Jamjar]]. |
* [[Ontological Mystery]]: see [[Spooky Jamjar]]. |
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* [[The Other Darrin]]: The result of different players playing the same character over time. |
* [[The Other Darrin]]: The result of different players playing the same character over time. |
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* [[Replacement Scrappy]]: When apping a character who was previously at the game you're looking at, it's considered common courtesy to wait a little while after the previous player has dropped, especially if they dropped all their characters in one go. Otherwise, you risk becoming one of these, especially if you're a new player. |
* [[Replacement Scrappy]]: When apping a character who was previously at the game you're looking at, it's considered common courtesy to wait a little while after the previous player has dropped, especially if they dropped all their characters in one go. Otherwise, you risk becoming one of these, especially if you're a new player. |
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* [[Romance on the Set]]: Very often, players seem to form romantic relationships... |
* [[Romance on the Set]]: Very often, players seem to form romantic relationships... |
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* [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here]]: On a game scale, it's when a person decides to flounce from a game, usually due to a number of things, from the stupidly simple to the complex. On a net-wide scale, the many games listed here actually jumped ship from [[ |
* [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here]]: On a game scale, it's when a person decides to flounce from a game, usually due to a number of things, from the stupidly simple to the complex. On a net-wide scale, the many games listed here actually jumped ship from [[LiveJournal]] to DreamWidth when LJ's system changed to the point where playing there was impossible. |
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* [[Serious Business]]: Just look at [http://community.livejournal.com/bad_rpers_suck brps], [http://roleplaysecrets.dreamwidth.org roleplaysecrets], [http://rpanoncomm.livejournal.com anon], [http://rpanons.dreamwidth.org memes], [http://asylums.insanejournal.com/rpvents rp vents], and [http://asylums.insanejournal.com/quitroleplay quit role play]. |
* [[Serious Business]]: Just look at [http://community.livejournal.com/bad_rpers_suck brps], [http://roleplaysecrets.dreamwidth.org roleplaysecrets], [http://rpanoncomm.livejournal.com anon], [http://rpanons.dreamwidth.org memes], [http://asylums.insanejournal.com/rpvents rp vents], and [http://asylums.insanejournal.com/quitroleplay quit role play]. |
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* [[Shoot the Money]]: Many people are reluctant to drop dying muses until their paid accounts run out. |
* [[Shoot the Money]]: Many people are reluctant to drop dying muses until their paid accounts run out. |
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[[Category:Web Original]] |
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[[Category:Index]] |
[[Category:Index]] |
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