Category: Forum RP
Text-Based Roleplay Tips for Larpers
For many people like me, the foray into the world of role playing as a young adult began with...
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Intrigue & Independence Prologue: The Pamphlet
“God Save the King.” Mercy bid farewell to the tailor as she exited the shop. She had,...
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5 Things I Learned By Writing a Star Wars Mary Sue Character
Is Rey from Star Wars: The Force Awakens a Mary Sue character? Does it matter? Like most...
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Announcing The Geek Initiative Podcast
Click to listen to The Geek Initiative’s first podcast! A look at the problem of the...
Read MoreRole Playing on Tumblr for Beginners
In the past few years Tumblr, known for blogging, has become the new “It Place” for RPing (role playing) and flocks of people take up a new blog for the purpose of stepping into the shoes of an existing character in...
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Tips for Running Your Own RP Group
Are you interested in running a role playing group of any kind? If you enjoy participating in RP...
Read More5 Things I Learned About Tumblr
My universe was incomplete because I wasn’t on Tumblr! Okay, maybe that’s a little dramatic, and that’s why I thought I did not want to be on Tumblr–the drama. Since it looks like Tumblr is for the...
Read MoreWomen and Leadership Roles in LARPs and Other RPGs
Stereotype of a woman at a LARP.Photo: Petr Kratochvilpublicdomainpictures.netLizzie Stark posted an excellent article about women and their leadership roles (or lack thereof) in LARPs (live action role playing games). She...
Read MoreFemale Geeks Are Not Always Healers
“I can have fun now that I’m not playing a healer!”Photo: Petr Kratochvil, publicdomainpictures.netTime to tackle another stereotype: female geeks always like to play healers in RPGs (role playing games).There...
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