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Sigyn Shieldbreaker · **09-10-2013, 02:28 PM**

I'm glad to know there are other mature and worldly RPers in the world... I knew they were there but it just reinforces my confidence and pride to be part of this community.

*deep sigh*

....On a side note, let's get married, River.

Lost River · **09-10-2013, 02:34 PM**

(09-10-2013, 02:28 PM)Siobhain Wrote: ....On a side note, let's get married, River.

Oh? Get married? So soon! Now that'd be quite the interesting thing to see! And for some reason, I find myself wanting to write it. A Roegadyn lesbian couple, thoughts for plots! And for doom for others.

Muahaha. ^_^

Tonberry

Sini'to Shadar · **09-10-2013, 02:48 PM**

Thanks for the hint at these articles! They do help me a lot.

Im Rping now for a 3/4 year online and am not erxactly new to it, as i already RPed 2 or 3 RLS, the longest going half a year. But that was basically all sweety-doody sugar-sweet romantic RP, and that was pretty easy (yeah, i like it super sweet romantic).

I have a great partner with whom i RP on Balmung, but as her character is greatly different from what i was used to before, it feels for me like our Chars RLS is quite a rocky road.
That article sheds more light on do's and don'ts (like how to keep it interesting and non-boring) and i think that will greatly help me when i keep this article in mind.

I would also advice to have a look at that dude's other RP help-sections:
http://rpedia.tumblr.com/archive

Lost River · **09-10-2013, 02:57 PM**

(09-10-2013, 02:48 PM)Sini Wrote: Thanks for the hint at these articles! They do help me a lot.

Im Rping now for a 3/4 year online and am not erxactly new to it, as i already RPed 2 or 3 RLS, the longest going half a year. But that was basically all sweety-doody sugar-sweet romantic RP, and that was pretty easy (yeah, i like it super sweet romantic).

I have a great partner with whom i RP on Balmung, but as her character is greatly different from what i was used to before, it feels for me like our Chars RLS is quite a rocky road.
That article sheds more light on do's and don'ts (like how to keep it interesting and non-boring) and i think that will greatly help me when i keep this article in mind.

I would also advice to have a look at that dude's other RP help-sections:
http://rpedia.tumblr.com/archive

For me, for some reason, I am drawn to the tragic romance more than the lovey-dovey sort of thing. Lucinne's theme if I was to pull a song about her love life and perhaps life as a whole, would be R.E.M.'s Losing My Religion: Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ2yXWi0ppw

Living the life of a Duskwight all by herself in an awkward place (She's in Ul'dah), dedicating herself to her country and losing more of herself as time passes on. Filling her emptiness with duty, so tragic. Perhaps someone will be brave enough to pull her away from this hollow shell of a life and make her feel alive.

Oh my. *fans self* :3

Sigyn Shieldbreaker · **09-10-2013, 02:59 PM**

(09-10-2013, 02:57 PM)Lost River Wrote:
(09-10-2013, 02:48 PM)Sini Wrote: Thanks for the hint at these articles! They do help me a lot.

Im Rping now for a 3/4 year online and am not erxactly new to it, as i already RPed 2 or 3 RLS, the longest going half a year. But that was basically all sweety-doody sugar-sweet romantic RP, and that was pretty easy (yeah, i like it super sweet romantic).

I have a great partner with whom i RP on Balmung, but as her character is greatly different from what i was used to before, it feels for me like our Chars RLS is quite a rocky road.
That article sheds more light on do's and don'ts (like how to keep it interesting and non-boring) and i think that will greatly help me when i keep this article in mind.

I would also advice to have a look at that dude's other RP help-sections:
http://rpedia.tumblr.com/archive

For me, for some reason, I am drawn to the tragic romance more than the lovey-dovey sort of thing. Lucinne's theme if I was to pull a song about her love life and perhaps life as a whole, would be R.E.M.'s Losing My Religion: Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQ2yXWi0ppw

Living the life of a Duskwight all by herself in an awkward place (She's in Ul'dah), dedicating herself to her country and losing more of herself as time passes on. Filling her emptiness with duty, so tragic. Perhaps someone will be brave enough to pull her away from this hollow shell of a life and make her feel alive.

Oh my. *fans self* :3

*gathers River and her Elezen up and strides away~ To consider maybe making fanart.*

Thank you for linking the other helping RP sections, Sini. I would like to look into dem.

Lost River · **09-10-2013, 03:03 PM**

(09-10-2013, 02:59 PM)Siobhain Wrote: *gathers River and her Elezen up and strides away~ To consider maybe making fanart.*

Oh mai! What fun! Hehe. Lucinne may be more tragic, but a song that would be suitable for Lost would be this one. Be warned, it does have some strong lyrics. Lost is just lost.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0POZBcCuG0

Also, thank you Sini for the wonderful links! I love all new things to learns. ^_^

Martiallais · **09-10-2013, 03:10 PM**

You folks are all great. Seriously. Big Grin

But on topic, this was a nice read, even as someone who's run the rp gamut (pretty literally). And it's always nice to see like opinions (and even differeing ones!) regarding this sometimes touchy topic. After all, some people are very shy/uncomfortable/etc about discussing sex in real life, so online and roleplay can and does mimic that at times.

Roleplay is about breathing life into a character and making them 'real'. That very much includes relationships with others (which often allow characters to reveal all kinds of things about themselves that wouldn't happen otherwise), and *gasp* actual relationships. It's all about comfort level for me though, both your own and that of anyone else you're rp'ing with. Live and let live and keep what goes on in public at least 'passingly' respectful and generally all will be well, I've found.

Cato · **09-10-2013, 03:18 PM**

My concern is that all too often 'romance' in role-play is simply sought after and used as an excuse for the player behind the character wanting to get their rocks off. It's usually easy to tell Â when this is the case, but that doesn't make it any less frustrating. Another issue is guilds that exist purely for the sake of ERP. It's pretty creepy, no matter how many attempts are made to dress them up as something completely different.

Another common issue I've encountered is that many role-players have a habit of ignoring everyone else when their character's partner is around. Sometimes this is on an IC basis, other times it's on an OOC basis instead. I've lost count of the amount of times I've stumbled across a 'generic mercenary' who simply walks off the moment a potential ERP partner arrives on the scene.

I'm not going to get into the whole debate regarding ERP, but to touch upon it lightly I firmly believe that it should be kept in private between consenting partners and shouldn't be layered with strange and unusual fetishes. Players passing by a tavern whilst questing don't need to see descriptive emotes detailing what a tavern wench is doing to a mercenary under a table.

Which is a common problem - many role-players seem to take the stance that because they aren't bothered by explicit stuff everyone else should just grow a thicker skin. That isn't exactly fair and I say this as someone who isn't afraid to touch on mature themes in my own role-play.

Naunet · **09-10-2013, 03:25 PM**

I've never been one to go actively seeking "romance RP", mostly because my attitude towards roleplay is more of a "If something happens, it happens, be it an affair, an assassination attempt, a betrayal, a secret, a booze binge, a lasting relationship, a friendship, or anything in between and all around." It's all just roleplay to me!

Two characters in my previous RP experiences have been involved in "romantic" relationships, but the romance itself was never really the center of any plot. Well, that's not entirely true. There was a huge plot many years ago that had centered around my character desperately attempting to find my partner's character who had gone missing (and ended up being involved in some really evil stuff) which resulted in my character realizing she actually cared about this crazy elf as more than just a friend. That was such a strange RP relationship, though. xD He was lucky if she let him hold her hand or touch her waist! But it was fun, and though the relationship itself was certainly significant, the best part is including those layers of interactions on top ofÂ whatever else is going on. It wasn't just a Forsaken and a Blood Elf poking at dangerous druidic corruption on a misguided science adventure in the Barrens. It was a damaged woman stuck between wanting to be close to someone and wanting to hide for shame of her existence and a man who was quite capable of and had partaken in evil in the past but was wholly smitten by someone who seemed more interested in trying to ignore her feelings than anything - both attempting to work together to uncover a very dangerous mystery!

Of course, those kinds of layers of interaction are present even if the relationship between any given set of characters is platonic. The point is really: A lot of times, the most fun you'll get out of roleplaying a relationship is roleplaying aroundÂ that relationship.

K'nahli · **09-10-2013, 03:50 PM**

(09-10-2013, 03:18 PM)J Wrote: My concern is that all too often 'romance' in role-play is simply sought after and used as an excuse for the player behind the character wanting to get their rocks off. It's usually easy to tell Â when this is the case, but that doesn't make it any less frustrating. Another issue is guilds that exist purely for the sake of ERP. It's pretty creepy, no matter how many attempts are made to dress them up as something completely different.

Ah, indeed that would be rather creepy though I'm sure most people here would only do such things with people they have known for some time IC and/or OOC. Can you imagine sharing such an intimate scene with a stranger you met a couple of hours ago? wwww

@Naunet
Ah, I am a little guilty of seeking/planning things, at least to a partial extent. I don't force scenarios or relationships of course, but I do intentionally seek out that my characters have some relation to my friend's character(s) since I love her RP and character design. Of course, I'd never alter a designed character just so they can get along or force relationships that simply wouldn't work(in fact I am hoping that her character can get along with them(have yet to RP them)) but if it doesn't work then it doesn't work ^^/

Rinh Hallani · **09-10-2013, 04:01 PM**

That link was very useful, thank you!

I love romance but Rinh is quite snippy, blunt and abrasive. It takes a very determined, very understanding person to break through all the walls she's put up. I never set out with the goal of getting her into a relationship but it's definitely opened up an interesting avenue of RP now that she has. I've had sickly sweet romances in the past as well but I have found this darker, conflict-based romance more rewarding, personally.

As for ERP and PDA, I don't mind the former so long as it's private and between consenting adults, nor the latter as long as it isn't excessive. A quick kiss here, holding hands there, sure, but don't make it become your character's sole reason for existence. I think it has the potential to deepen a relationship and the RP but of course it depends on the person.

Now I wonder if my Seeker alt will wander the wilds alone or find a certain someone?Â Wink

Clover · **09-10-2013, 04:20 PM**

I've onlyÂ read the beginning of the post linked, b-but... it sounded like common sense to me @_@? Any kind of emotional scene (be it about romance or about anything else) is naturally going to require some emotional writing. I actually have yet to see anyone RPing things of the sort "he saw his best friend's dead body and felt sad"... *laughs*.

As for my views on romance (I mean romance, not ERP!), I'm not someone who actively pursues it. Just like real life, I simply wait until any character impacts and inspires me. I actually have never RPed an originalÂ character in an active relationship,Â asÂ the love my past characters have experiencedÂ was difficult, twisted, and quite impossible/platonic. I doubt they'd even engage in any simple and easy relationship for the sake of it; I rather search for meaningful (for good or for bad) bonds with other characters.

In any case, I still don't know what will happen in FFXIV, if anything. I'll just let the story flow and see where it takes my characters!

Qhora Bajihri · **09-10-2013, 04:22 PM**

Enjoyed the read~

I tried to make an Inara-type, but her training was poor, I guess, 'cause she ended up quitting her job to fall in love with a pirate. Ohho!

I never look for the romance. Even the above mentioned "companion" character, while I openly acknowledged the likelihood of feelytimes RP because of her concept, that was her day job, maintained offscreen mostly.

But if the romance happens, despite a character's quirks and negative personality traits, I love to follow and see where it goes. It's a great way to learn about a character. But for my part, I try to keep it slow and let the other person set the boundaries of acceptability.

erosskye · **09-10-2013, 04:40 PM**

There has been an addition if you wish it. Please open your textbooks and return to the main thread for ----V

------ Part 2 ------

Thank you all for your great input.Â It really makes me happy seeing everyone enjoy these topics as much as I do and hopefully some great stories come of it in the future!

Lan Darklyn · **09-10-2013, 05:51 PM**

I figured I'd add my 2 Gil. As far as online RP I started back in chat rooms and forums and it was not uncommon for one of my characters to become involved in some sort of romance. I've done all sorts of styles with relationships too, after all, in real life there areÂ relationships that start off slow and shy but there are also whirlwind romances that hit someone like a train (sometimes leading to clothes being torn) lol

Romance can help bring all kinds of funÂ elements to an RP. What happens ifÂ someone is kidnapped? Maybe the romance is a secret one becauseÂ one of the participants if married to someone they don't love...etc..etc.

As far as the "sexy" stuff goes. I have done bothÂ the fade to black part, and the actual RP of what happens when the lights go down. It's up to the RPers to decide just how they want to proceed when it reaches that point and I think you should just goÂ with what works for you.

AndÂ yes, remember that there is a boundry between RP and RL, be wary of skirting that line. I've seen some creepy things happen in the past lol.

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