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Anonymous asked: So how would you rp a powerful character with a rather short temper?

With great caution! ;)

I jest.  However, there is a note of truth to that.  Don’t forget the famous Uncle Ben quote: “With great power comes great responsibility”.  It’s your responsibility to not let your character’s power become too overwhelmingly out of control, or let his temper become his whole personality.  Making a character whose whole existence is based purely around his bad temper and powerful power without taking special care to flesh him out otherwise will quickly turn him into a caricature, like what somebody who has never watched Dragon Ball Z and knows nothing about the personalities of the individual characters might think about the Sayans.  (They would seem a bit silly to the uninformed, wouldn’t they?)

A character with a quick temper has a great opportunity to grow as an individual, provided you take into consideration that his temper is his weakness, not something that bolsters his strength or something positive about his character.  People have to walk on eggshells around someone with the propensity to blow their lid at any given moment, and eventually, if he keeps it up, nobody would realistically want to spend time around him at all.  What is he doing to try to keep his temper under control?  Is he making that effort, or is he simply barrelling through life with the “if you don’t like it, get out of my way” mentality that a lot of underdeveloped characters, unfortunately, tend to carry around with them?

Another thing to consider is, does his power directly connect to his temper?  I, myself, have a character with a fiery temper and a strong power, and the two are directly connected, which means that when he loses his temper, it has disastrous results, which gives him more motivation to keep his temper in check.  What is your character’s motivation to keep his temper in check?  What exactly sets off his temper in the first place, and is there any possibility that he might be able to develop as a character to try to work through whatever it is that gets him worked up?  Does he have a tendency to abuse his power when he is angry, and does he feel guilty about using his power when angry, afterward?

This does not mean, at all, that your character should never lose his temper, or abuse his power, whether the two instances are connected or not!  People make mistakes, and human (or, mutant, as the case may be) error is a part of growing up and developing as a character.  Just make sure that if he does lose his temper, there are comparable consequences.  Too many times I’ve seen a character lose their temper or abuse their power and not even receive a slap on the wrist for it because “she can’t help it, she’s too powerful/so angry/a klutz/it’s who she is”.  If I or you or anyone else were to blow up a city block, we would definitely not get off with an “oh you silly mutant” and a good-natured shake of the head.

Even if your character is a villain, you don’t want to turn him into a gravel-chomping parody of a more fully-developed version of himself (unless you do, but judging from your question, I take it that you don’t).  Where does his anger stem from?  Is somebody else abusing his tendency to blow his lid for their own gain?  Is the fact that he has a short temper just a halfway crutch that makes it easier for him/you to abuse his powerful power?  Try taking away his powerful power for a bit, and see how he reacts – and how it makes him feel about his temper after he realizes just how ineffective he is when all he can do is throw a tantrum without the ability to punch through a wall, or… whatever his power is.

Experiment!  Mess with him!  Throw him some curveballs and see how he comes out in the end.  You might just be surprised by his development (or he may stubbornly resist development – some headstrong characters do – in which case you simply have to switch tactics on him).  You control him, not the other way around!

And don’t forget the most important part of roleplaying – just have fun. :)

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miss-tick asked: Hi! I'm pretty new at tumblr roleplay, and I have one big question (which may be a bit stupid, but i ask anyway). I'm more into OC and was wondering if making a tumblr dedicated to an OC with which you gonna play in various background and fandom is something common ? Thanks in advance!

Hey now, never forget rule number one of FYRA: there is no such thing as a stupid question!  Every question is just as important and relevant as the last.  So no disclaimers! ;)

To answer your question, I have seen plenty of OC accounts here on Tumblr, though most of them were made for one particular fandom, rather than for fandom-jumping.  However, I don’t see why you can’t make an OC account for multiple fandoms, as long as the OC’s adventures don’t clash/overlap too terribly!  Also, depending on whether the OC is a fully-fledged OC or just a fantasy extension of yourself, you might not even have to make a separate account at all (though I would strongly recommend it).  I’ve seen some bloggers whose personal blogs double as roleplaying blogs for characters powerfully similar to themselves, that play with their favourite fandom characters by interacting with character blogs.

However, for a character that is meant as an individual, and not as a part of yourself, I would definitely recommend making a separate account/character blog for them.  It’s easy enough, plus you don’t have to worry about losing other peoples’/characters’ responses among all the other blogs you follow on your personal account!  And when you do make your account, take the first step – reach out to those other accounts you want to interact with and let them know you are there and you want to play!  Keep doing that until you get some positive hits back, and then settle into a nice pattern.  The roleplaying community should do the rest from there.  You’ll be surprised how many blogs will eventually come to you! :)

(What is your OC, by the way, if you don’t mind me asking?  I love hearing about peoples’ characters!)

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+ UPDATE:

I’M BACK!

I have successfully moved, and though it has taken a bit of getting used to, I have all but settled in here in Texas.  Things are… still a little bit tough, but we’re working it out.  The first couple of weeks were the toughest, but I think we’re doing better now.  We’ve worked out a schedule that gives me some free downtime during the afternoon unless something important comes up, which means more time to dedicate to other things – like this advice blog!

I’m going to continue to answer these backlogged questions in large groups until I have answered each and every one of them, and then this blog will start actively taking advice questions again.  You are more than welcome to send in questions right now, but they may not get answered immediately because of the other questions I am working through.  That doesn’t mean you should hesitate to send them in, though – I’m here!  (Can’t get rid of me, haha.)

Thank you to everyone for sticking with me through all of this.  It really means a lot.  Now— LET’S ANSWER SOME ROLEPLAY QUESTIONS! :) <3

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district13rp asked: How do I get publicity to my new group?

Advertise on your main blog!  Ask friends to advertise on their blogs for you!  Advertise on blogs like this one, or any of the blogs listed on my main blog page off to the side (preferably the ones pertaining to finding roleplay groups - this one is more for advice, but hey, consider this free advertisement, hehe)!  Let people know you’re there! :)

I wouldn’t recommend advertising in the Hunger Games tag because you might peeve some people looking for Hunger Games stuff, but you could certainly advertise in the tags of every variation of RP, roleplay, roleplay blog, Hunger Games RP, Hunger Games roleplay, Hunger Games roleplay blog, Catching Fire RP… anything you think might catch and hold attention (that is honestly relevant to your blog).  Go nuts!

I guess my best advice is - BE SHAMELESS (but not annoyingly so, haha)! ;)

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Anonymous asked: Good websites to find face actors?

Findmyface is my absolute favourite resource for finding face actors, though they crashed recently so their inventory is not as extensive as it once was… still, lots of really great playbys to choose from!  Once you find a good one, Hollow-Art is a great place to find icons and icon sets for them (if you are on a RP site that uses icons).  I hope you find your perfect playby! :) <3

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neonalbatross asked: for your poll: I have two RP blogs as total separate entities from my main, I find this way easier because it can have its own personal dashboard of other RP blogs and not crowd out posts by the non-RP blogs I follow, it also makes it easier to reply to Asks to the RP blog. It's free to get a custom hotmail email for your blog, too, so that's always a plus. Side accounts are better suited for things like Ask blogs or storage for writing or pics anyway.

^^^ Here you go, xxpurplestargazerxx and Anonymous!

Thank you so much, neonalbatross (and I totally agree with everything you’ve said - it’s just tidier)! C: <3

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Anonymous asked: Do you know any rpers who would use Kendall Schmidt FC on a glee site?

I’m not really certain what is being asked here, since I’m not familiar with that person or the show Glee, but I think this Glee RP has someone playing a character with that faceclaim - I will keep looking, though!  I hope that helps, if only a little! :)

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