Intro-thingie
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storytellersHi, I'm Dray (or Terry, or any mix of those) and while I don't RP nearly as much as I used to, I still itch for it once in a while.
I started roleplaying when I was seventeen or eighteen, back in the days when tables and HTML were still the big thing, and making scripts for posting characters (along with all of these other newfangled things like 'PB's) were still glimmers in the eyes of future teens and preteens.
I found my first RP group at ezboards, a fantasy-based forum game where I could make all the typical newbie mistakes and get a feel for how RP worked. From there, I hopped through several message-board style forums (The Furry Dragons of Korknack, 'Agony Cometh', and other games where big furry dragon-creatures were the main characters, and everything was overpowered up the wazoo!)... I went through the usual angsty-characters phase, learned more RP etiquette, and eventually petered out as the forums ground to a halt.
For a long time I looked for other places to RP, but never really settled. Eventually I hopped over to instant messengers, still focusing largely on fantasy-based games, though the characters focused less on dragons and monsters and more on people. I'm still doing that today, though I largely only RP with my girlfriend, as we're both in the same house and can tell when the other is busy -- with college nearly done, we're both really short on time, and I hate to leave people I barely know hanging.
I loathe games where characters have to meet for the first time. I have played these kinds of threads dozens and dozens of times. :c It's so boring and awkward, I love storied characters, ones where plots are ongoing and characters are familiar enough with one another that the players can get to doing 'fun' scenes. I suppose that's why I've dropped so many games... XD A large amount of them wind up being 'Character A meets Character B' and they never interact again. Blegh!
I admit that the meme's advertised were what drew me here. I've got a soft-spot for filling them out, so I'm curious to see where that goes. Maybe once college is finally over with, I'll have a touch more time to actually roleplay, make friends, and create new plots and interesting happenings... but you know how growing up eats your time like delicious muffins. XD *crosses fingers*
Anyways! *waves* Hello!
I started roleplaying when I was seventeen or eighteen, back in the days when tables and HTML were still the big thing, and making scripts for posting characters (along with all of these other newfangled things like 'PB's) were still glimmers in the eyes of future teens and preteens.
I found my first RP group at ezboards, a fantasy-based forum game where I could make all the typical newbie mistakes and get a feel for how RP worked. From there, I hopped through several message-board style forums (The Furry Dragons of Korknack, 'Agony Cometh', and other games where big furry dragon-creatures were the main characters, and everything was overpowered up the wazoo!)... I went through the usual angsty-characters phase, learned more RP etiquette, and eventually petered out as the forums ground to a halt.
For a long time I looked for other places to RP, but never really settled. Eventually I hopped over to instant messengers, still focusing largely on fantasy-based games, though the characters focused less on dragons and monsters and more on people. I'm still doing that today, though I largely only RP with my girlfriend, as we're both in the same house and can tell when the other is busy -- with college nearly done, we're both really short on time, and I hate to leave people I barely know hanging.
I loathe games where characters have to meet for the first time. I have played these kinds of threads dozens and dozens of times. :c It's so boring and awkward, I love storied characters, ones where plots are ongoing and characters are familiar enough with one another that the players can get to doing 'fun' scenes. I suppose that's why I've dropped so many games... XD A large amount of them wind up being 'Character A meets Character B' and they never interact again. Blegh!
I admit that the meme's advertised were what drew me here. I've got a soft-spot for filling them out, so I'm curious to see where that goes. Maybe once college is finally over with, I'll have a touch more time to actually roleplay, make friends, and create new plots and interesting happenings... but you know how growing up eats your time like delicious muffins. XD *crosses fingers*
Anyways! *waves* Hello!
