Personally I no issue most of the time rping with villain, especially since my characters less then a saint herself. Since I started rping with Lacey she's played both sides of the fence, a hero and a villain, or a villain whose worked for another villain. Nearly every interaction as a villain or Lacey being attacked by a villain/enemy has ended in some sort of delicious character development for my character (and sometimes their's as well) which I find thoroughly enjoyable. I do get that there is a stigma though. I've had a few bad interactions with players taking ooc thing icly which results in me quirking an eyebrow a bit. I generally back off after that because if someone can't see the line between ic and ooc they aren't worth rping with since I abhor real life dramatics. 9/10 though it's been a great damn time for all of us and we've had a good relationship ooc.Â
I have noted though that a lot of role players aren't comfortable with horrible things happening to their character. When Lacey was violently attacked last year, resulting in some temporarily brain damage, by her former employer I had more then one rper contact me and ask me if I was okay with it or why I let it happen? Why'd I let it happen? Months of good character development, my friend. Why wouldn't I? My character turned over a new leaf after that and decided it wasn't wise to work for those sort of people anymore. She got into a long last romantic relationship and started on the road to redemption and trying to be a better person because of it. It was damn interesting.Â
I think establishing boundaries are important though before delving into any darker rp. While I've never let Lacey personally torture anyone, I'm aware that not everyone is comfortable with that. And as for rape...I just...no. That's just something I'd walk away from cause it crosses a personal line for me. I think such things are important to discuss before delving into them ic. Everyone has different boundaries and I think as a rper they should be respected. You never really know the personal history of the rper and how you may trigger any real life trauma's.
I have noted though that a lot of role players aren't comfortable with horrible things happening to their character. When Lacey was violently attacked last year, resulting in some temporarily brain damage, by her former employer I had more then one rper contact me and ask me if I was okay with it or why I let it happen? Why'd I let it happen? Months of good character development, my friend. Why wouldn't I? My character turned over a new leaf after that and decided it wasn't wise to work for those sort of people anymore. She got into a long last romantic relationship and started on the road to redemption and trying to be a better person because of it. It was damn interesting.Â
I think establishing boundaries are important though before delving into any darker rp. While I've never let Lacey personally torture anyone, I'm aware that not everyone is comfortable with that. And as for rape...I just...no. That's just something I'd walk away from cause it crosses a personal line for me. I think such things are important to discuss before delving into them ic. Everyone has different boundaries and I think as a rper they should be respected. You never really know the personal history of the rper and how you may trigger any real life trauma's.
