I do like sad (or tragic) RP. I think you can tell some really interesting stories, and having bad things happen to characters people care about can really increase the emotional impact of a story.
This doesn't only apply to sad stories: It's important that everyone participating in an RP is able to affect the story. That doesn't mean that they should be able to pop in like a rainbow pony and make everything better, but they shouldn't feel like they're helpless to change the story at all.
(08-31-2015, 01:31 PM)Laike Wrote: I actually really upset a good rp friend of mine because they felt helpless to change the story.
This doesn't only apply to sad stories: It's important that everyone participating in an RP is able to affect the story. That doesn't mean that they should be able to pop in like a rainbow pony and make everything better, but they shouldn't feel like they're helpless to change the story at all.