Mini RPs!

[museofspeed]

I love RPing. However, there are two problems I often have with it. First of all, I want to play everyone. Second of all, I hate applying and huge amounts of rules and that sort of thing. I'm in a roleplay right now that's pretty fun. (on_thecouch. Join it! We need more DC people!) But even as unstructured as that can be, there's one RPing community I've discovered which I think has the potential to be even more random crazy fun. It's very new, but check out mini_rps.

I wasn't sure whether I wanted to get myself into a new RP community, but then I read this in the userinfo:

The Final Word


I think of this community as the sketch-comedy/improv equivalent of the grand theater that is online roleplay. Self contained and minimally scripted. Therefore I share with you the single best piece of improv advice I've ever received. This came from an improv teacher who was part of Chicago's famous Second City troupe, the one that regurgitates SNL stars after breakfast each morning.

Rule #1 of Improv

NEVER SAY NO.


It may not be what you had in your head but if the other person offers you an opening, take it. If someone comments on your ugly-ass pajamas, you are not allowed to protest that you are in fact wearing a suit and tie. That's what makes it challenging and exciting. That's what makes it improv instead of scripted theater. In this case, that's what makes it RP.

FINALLY an RPing community that understands Improv! I absolutely love this part of roleplaying, and yeah, sometimes you simply have to protest in bigger RPs if the other person is godmodding or whatever, but I almost never do. Just accepting what happens is how it works, and why RPing is fun. I mean, it goes both ways, sure, but just saying yes is how it works best.

So yeah, join up. It's pretty small right now, and it'd be cool if there were more DC people. You can just use your normal journal and everything too.

Comments

[thebetch.livejournal.com]

I am ever intrigued... who do you play on the comms?

[museofspeed.livejournal.com]

On this new one? No one. You play someone new each post. On OTC, though, I'm Kon, Jaime, and Dick. We could use more people! :D

[thebetch.livejournal.com]

Ooh that is intriguing! You play Dick? AWESOME. >.> I might have to check it out now.

[museofspeed.livejournal.com]

I do! He's pretty awesome.

Who might you play? *bounce*

[thebetch.livejournal.com]

I play a various number of people on different sites... I've ranged from Black Adam to Wonder Woman to Beast Boy, so I have a weird repertoire. But I'm going to have to figure out the site later when I have more time. Heh

[museofspeed.livejournal.com]

I thought I'd answered you here. Huh.

Well, fleur_de_liz thinks you should be a JLIer. (I think you should be a Titan. But do whatever you want! XD)

[thebetch.livejournal.com]

I do take requests if I can fill them. And I do need to actually explore these comms to avoid confusion.

Did either of you have a specific person in mind?

[museofspeed.livejournal.com]

...actually, if you wanted to do Bruce, it would be amazing. The problem is there is a movie verse Dick, but he hasn't posted in a while...

[thebetch.livejournal.com]

I would like to play Bruce for you guys! If you can explain it to me a little, it'd be awesome. I fail at the internet sometimes.

[museofspeed.livejournal.com]

Do you have AIM? I'm shananagin1618. We can talk.