First off, there's nothing wrong with just being a reactive RPer for awhile. That's been my role for most of my MMO roleplaying career. Sure, I occasionally come up with stories that I want to have people help me tell... But that's like once every six-eight months. And half the time they never really went anywhere.
However, the advice someone gave really struck a chord. Find another player you like RPing with and ask, "How can I help you further your story?".
People who can do that? Worth their weight in gil to an RP group. Twice their weight. Because if you successfully do that a couple of times and word gets around? I guarantee your RP dance card will not empty fast. And once you get him tied into a few plots, then feel free to play off them. Shoot, look at all the RP going around and see if there's ways to make things tie together. Always make sure that crossing plots is okay OOCly first, of course... Some people have issues with other players you might not know of, some people might just want things resolved a specific way, but I'll bet that better than half of the people will go, "Sure! That sounds fun!".Â
Help other players, build bridges between groups, and don't be afraid to leapfrog off other people's RP ideas. Especially if you can turn around and suck them right back into it. Because the one thing we all love is More RP!
However, the advice someone gave really struck a chord. Find another player you like RPing with and ask, "How can I help you further your story?".
People who can do that? Worth their weight in gil to an RP group. Twice their weight. Because if you successfully do that a couple of times and word gets around? I guarantee your RP dance card will not empty fast. And once you get him tied into a few plots, then feel free to play off them. Shoot, look at all the RP going around and see if there's ways to make things tie together. Always make sure that crossing plots is okay OOCly first, of course... Some people have issues with other players you might not know of, some people might just want things resolved a specific way, but I'll bet that better than half of the people will go, "Sure! That sounds fun!".Â
Help other players, build bridges between groups, and don't be afraid to leapfrog off other people's RP ideas. Especially if you can turn around and suck them right back into it. Because the one thing we all love is More RP!
