(10-12-2014, 03:23 PM)Flickering Ember Wrote: I don't do it. At all. I have absolutely no interest in sex in real life, and I have no interest in it in any form of my entertainment. I don't even really like it as a story device, either. Most of the time when I see it in movies or there is any kind of fanservice (like in anime) I get extremely agitated.ÂI was going to give my 2 gil on the topic but then I saw this post and well... no point repeating the same stuff. I 100% agree with this, and every word in it stands for my own completely.
I don't participate in ERP and am not interested but don't like talking about it either. I don't like listening to others poke fun at ERPers or insult them. I just don't like to talk about it. Suddenly, this post is very ironic.
As long as people don't tell me that I can't RP romance without ERP, then I don't care what anyone else does as long as they don't involve me in it.
Edit: Adding the PoV for all of my characters..
Blue: She was raised isolated by the outside world, and those who raised her (along with those who now travel with her) have always cautiously avoided the topic around her. As of now, she is clueless about romance or mating and struggles to understand when she overhears comments related to these subjects on her travels.
Jet'a Vann: Much as any emo-badass stereotype, Jet'a seems completely asexual and not interested in having a sexual partner. He was hit on by others several times already IC ((Which is what pushed me away from open RP, got tired of meeting new RPers only to find out they were only interested in the bedroom...)) , and he always rejected them. I honestly cannot see that changing.
Vincent Laucent: He is the Pure&Innocent stereotype, and just turned 18. As of now, he is not interested in romance, and he doesn't seem to attract women either ((which is hopefully a sign I can RP a teenager well)).
Chiara Foschiani: She was married, so obviously she had sex at one point in her life ((with an NPC which I did not RP since this would be about her past history background)). Being the high society citizen she is, talking about intimacy among people is taboo and she gets very flustered when people around her bring it up.
Dylise Rontremont: A materialistic thief. Maybe she would resort to her beauty to steal something off of others ((though it never occurred to me to RP that)), but she is otherwise too interested in making money and claim pretty things without being taught to distract herself with boys.
Kujh'a Lihzeh: While he is currently engaged into a relationship, Kujh avoids bringing the topic up with others. He is more interested in epic adventures.
Clive Stark: Perhaps the most sexually-driven character I have. Clive avoided commitment like plague, preferring prostitutes and one-night adventures with strangers rather than having a real relationship ((again, none of this stuff was actually RPd. I'm too shy.)). However, since he got to travel with Kara, and had to deal with her crush on him, he has been holding back on flirting with others or looking for whores, slowly letting himself grow fond of the girl.
Valeria Idavoll: Valeria did get the attention of several characters up to this point, but always sternly rejected them, even with some annoyance. Clive theorized that she might be gay, but who knows if that is true.
To be an interesting, intriguing, well-written character, there needs to be something to allow the audience to relate to them. That is what the problem is with who wants their character to be "perfect". Perfect characters will never be strong, and strong characters will never be perfect, because WE (those who read, who watch, who RP) are not perfect.
"What makes a strong character is how they deal with their flaws, their fears, their turmoils, their troubles that get in the way. That's what makes them relatable." -- N.C.
"What makes a strong character is how they deal with their flaws, their fears, their turmoils, their troubles that get in the way. That's what makes them relatable." -- N.C.
