Hello! Obsidian Hornet here with a question for my fellow RPers out there. To preface this though, let me tell you a little about myself.
I've been RPing for a loooooooong time. This isn't meant as a brag, but meant to state that what I'm about to put forth is a way of being that has 20 years or so of weight behind it. And that thing is, I am a 'Reactive' RPer.
Personal definition time!
Reactive to me, in an RP sense, means that my characters going back to my first time RPing in AD&D games with my brother have never been the drivers of a plot. They've never taken the reigns and pushed things forward. Their roles have been support. To react to what is going on around them and provide assistance to those who are driving the plot.
Active RP then naturally means that a person is actively driving plot. They are the one behind the wheel. They do the things that push the story forward while people like myself are in a role of support and advice.
The point of this is not to say that it is better to be Active than Reactive in an RP sense (as I've defined it). Both Active and Reactive RPers are vital to plot. Without Reactive RPers Active RPers would be working in a vacuum. And without Active RPers Reactive RPers wouldn't have much to react to. We need both.
We now come to the whole point of why I am writing this. I have been a Reactive RPer. I want to try to push and become an Active RPer.
Obsidian Hornet is my girl. My heart and soul in this game. Love her to pieces. But I've been feeling stale the last couple of weeks or so. She has some wonderful moments on the horizon (looking at you Gharen Wolfsong
) but most of the plots she was involved in have wound down. She has her interpersonal RP with other characters and those are all wonderful but I feel like I can do something bigger with her.
But my question is, how do I plot? I have a few ideas, seeds really, but I don't know how to implement them. I am terrified of appearing self-centered or like I want to make Hornet the center of attention. How do you balance that? How would a plot that involves some shadow from Hornet's past coming back to make trouble NOT make Hornet seem like a special snowflake?
Reaching out to you here, hoping for some advice.
I've been RPing for a loooooooong time. This isn't meant as a brag, but meant to state that what I'm about to put forth is a way of being that has 20 years or so of weight behind it. And that thing is, I am a 'Reactive' RPer.
Personal definition time!
Reactive to me, in an RP sense, means that my characters going back to my first time RPing in AD&D games with my brother have never been the drivers of a plot. They've never taken the reigns and pushed things forward. Their roles have been support. To react to what is going on around them and provide assistance to those who are driving the plot.
Active RP then naturally means that a person is actively driving plot. They are the one behind the wheel. They do the things that push the story forward while people like myself are in a role of support and advice.
The point of this is not to say that it is better to be Active than Reactive in an RP sense (as I've defined it). Both Active and Reactive RPers are vital to plot. Without Reactive RPers Active RPers would be working in a vacuum. And without Active RPers Reactive RPers wouldn't have much to react to. We need both.
We now come to the whole point of why I am writing this. I have been a Reactive RPer. I want to try to push and become an Active RPer.
Obsidian Hornet is my girl. My heart and soul in this game. Love her to pieces. But I've been feeling stale the last couple of weeks or so. She has some wonderful moments on the horizon (looking at you Gharen Wolfsong
) but most of the plots she was involved in have wound down. She has her interpersonal RP with other characters and those are all wonderful but I feel like I can do something bigger with her.But my question is, how do I plot? I have a few ideas, seeds really, but I don't know how to implement them. I am terrified of appearing self-centered or like I want to make Hornet the center of attention. How do you balance that? How would a plot that involves some shadow from Hornet's past coming back to make trouble NOT make Hornet seem like a special snowflake?
Reaching out to you here, hoping for some advice.
