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On RP Etiquette

While this post is mostly intended for the Pokemon IRL RP community, the basic rules and thrust of this post should apply just as well to all RP.

(Written with help from @wingsofachampion!)

On “Yes, And”

RP, when you get right down to it, is a form of improvisational theater. Comedy, drama, the exact genre doesn’t matter, but it’s still improv all the way down. And that means the golden rule of improv still applies.

“Yes, And” is the basic rule of improv. It means: ‘Accept what came before without just shutting it down’ (“yes”), and then build on it and continue to iterate on The Bit (“and”). Sometimes, ‘Yes, But’ works just as well. What’s important is that you build on what came before without simply shutting it all down.

“No, And” can also work well. What doesn’t work is a flat ‘no’.  Those are generally discouraged, because it shuts down the RP-  Where do you go when your contributions have simply been discarded and swept away like nothing? This isn’t to say you can’t ever refuse; keeping your boundaries is just as important in RP as it is in life. But RP is a collaborative sport, and you have to keep the other party in mind as well.

As Professor Oak says, there is a time and place for everything.

Building off the previous post in a constructive way, even if it is denying it, is what is important.

To use an example:

If Sophora says legendary Pokemon do not exist, a reply of “Really? But what about [a specific legendary]?” can be acceptable or fun. So can “Yeah, and neither do flying-types!” or something similarly ludicrous. But what is not fun, is when a reply is simply “[a picture of legendary Pokemon waving at the camera right now]”. 

Similarly, for those playing sapient Pokemon or humans-turned-Pokemon, the post could be “I hate having a tail!”, and the responses could fall into several categories. “Humans don’t have tails!” would be acceptable, or “the furry RPers are weird” would be… less so but still on the safe side of the line. “[picture of you as a human right now] STOP LYING” wouldn’t be. Because, it goes back to the same thing: How is your RP partner supposed to reply to that?

Which brings us to our next point.

On Thinking Two Replies Deep

When I reply in a post, one thing I always try to keep in mind is that I have some sort of ‘hook’ in my reply for the other person to reply to. If it’s just shutting someone down entirely, there’s no possible reply other than a ‘nuh-uh’ ‘yuh-huh’ chain that would be more at home on an elementary school playground. 

It is related to “yes, and”, but still distinct. The point of it is that when you reply, you be sure to consider how others can reply. You can think of a few ways people can reply, and then go even deeper, and try to predict entire conversational flows. This way, you’re prepared, and you have a constant supply of ‘hooks’- And that means you can keep the RP going, and not shut it down.

In my case, the most common cause of me stopping replying in an RP thread is simply that I do not have anything I feel I can reply to. I have no contributions, and so I do not contribute. If there’s no hook, I can’t reply. On the other hand, just because you have a hook, doesn’t mean the thread will go exactly how you think, and a lot of the fun in RP is seeing how things go differently from what you expected.

But it’s always best to try to think two replies deep- Never just consider your reply, but consider how others will reply to your reply. 

On Checking the Pinned Post

This one, I’m not sure needs to be said, but I will re-emphasize it anyway. If you’re going to be interacting with someone to build off them, please be sure you read their pinned post. So many times I get people who are directly contradicting everything in my pinned post and it’s difficult to deal with.

On Giving and Receiving Engagement

Many people do wonder why they aren’t getting engagement. The secret answer to that is not actually secret: People will interact with who they know. If you want engagement from others, you have to give engagement to others yourself. 

If you have a new blog, no one will really know anything or interact with it until you get out there and start interacting more. And even if you are a well-established blog, that can still dry up fast if you don’t keep it going. RP is a communal sport- You have to give in order to get. This is true for engagement, for interaction, and even for the replies I was talking about from the start- You can’t get replies if you don’t give hooks.

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this is going to end up becoming a hub blog FYI! no roleplaying will be done here, instead I'll now be using sideblogs;

@anaptian-champion - Blog for my sort-of trainersona, Ryu Anthizo. Champion of the fanmade region of Anaptis who kind of just wants to be some guy; is basically a glorified ranger.

@thatguyfromsinnoh - Blog for a Unovan OC named Samuel "Sam" Greyson. Bird Pokemon enthusiast who has some pretty controversial ideas about training Pokemon in general.

@ascension-corp-official - Blog for a group that's probably up to no good. Stationed in Anaptis and probably protected by the region's governing body.

@cutsthru-darkness - Blog for a Kalosian OC named Félicien Lefèvre. Steel-type specialist with a passionate hatred of Dark-type Pokemon.

@gday-from-tasmaloa - blog for Pokemon world versions of characters from the TY the Tasmanian Tiger series.

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i think i have developed feelings for this bug. shes literally waiting for me to jump up and give her kisses. i cant stop staring at her i love her so much

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deino and trubbish for @grossfleshcomputer :) thank you so much!

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Day 30: Rush

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1984

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I love being able to reply with sideblogs now! can we do this with asks next please

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sometimes i see hatsune miku content here, think 'oh nice i want to reblog this!!', then realize there is no pokémon in it or anything. i think they should make her canon in the games and anime to sidestep this personally

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There do exist, much more frequently than shinies but still quite rare, odd-colored Pokemon that are known as "Partial Shinies" (or sometimes called "Pseudo Shinies"), where often the only difference a normal colored specimen and a Partial Shiny is that part of their body is a different but still reasonably similar color, but they still retain the base pattern and design of the species' coat; an example of this are regular Houndour and Houndoom with cream colored muzzles and underbellies, Purrloin with fur a somewhat different shade of purple, red-orange Charmander, etc.

Pokemon with alternate patterns that are known to occur naturally in that species (such as Liger Shinx, "Tiger" Charmander, and Spotted Froakie) can also occur as Partial Shinies but less frequently, as with them also occurring as true Shinies. Genetics plays a big part in all this I'm sure.

The canon Shiny Garchomp would absolutely be considered a Partial Shiny due to how similar it looks to Garchomp's base palette if not for the fact that Shiny Gible 100% qualifies as a true Shiny (due to genetics) and therefore Gabite and Garchomp do too since Pokemon will stay Shiny or Partial Shiny for life.

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Don’t mind the mistakes, my hands shake like crazy

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going to sleep now, night guys

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Holy wunk

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Bonjour, Rotomblr. I am Félicien, native Kalosian and Steel-type specialist. I hate Dark-types. My opinions may be controversial, but I do not really care.

My Pokemon are as follows:

Arsène the Steelix (♂)

Cyrill the Metagross (⦰)

Joffrey the Aggron (♂)

Léonce the Bronzong (⦰)

Sabre the Aegislash (♀)

Gaëlle the Tinkaton (♀)

Domitille the Duraludon (♀)

Apollinaire the Lucario (♂) (Mega)

Mardochée the Gongatune (♂)

I trust that we can have civil conversations, no?

Yet another Pokemon IRL blog, this time for yet another (typically) antagonistic character with a superiority complex and a hatred for Dark-type Pokemon! For personal reasons, Félicien despises the Houndoom, Bisharp, Weavile, and Hydreigon lines the most.

Blanket unreality TW, as well as TW's for the following: Pokemon death and Pokemon abuse!

Feel free to reblog to spread the word!

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time of year i remind every cane user to get an ice pick so you dont fall and die

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Plum's new Pokemon: Strudel

Ever since the ranger days, Plum loved Bob the Torkoal, and Bob loved Plum. despite their trainers not getting along well, those two really hit it off. Imagine the old torkoals joy to see the ranger return to his trainers life once more, many years later, this time permanently.

When its cold everyone puts their feet on Bob's big warm shell, and he serves as the finest egg hatcher on the whole island. But his egg duties sometimes leave him without space for feet in the winter, and he's very serious about hatching those little ones. SO, with him following Peach around, Plum is left a little cold as the autumn draws in, working away in her office close to the docks. Until that is Peach sees an egg hatch that is less than normal. A dunsparce with torkoal traits, no wonder Bob took special care of that one egg. It imprints to the big nanny pokemon instantly and follows him around for the day as the professor observes just what this thing is, other than fat and cute, of course.

Peach takes the weird hybrid home and shows everyone, Both Grey and Plum fall madly in love with it, as do all the house mons give or take. So, until the little one shows signs of wanting a change in pace, they decided to keep the little hybrid around. She's registered to Plum, seeing as she has the least mons of the trio, and it took an instant shine to her thanks to Bob having a soft spot for her too. Where Plum goes, Strudel goes. Best travel companion you could ask for.

She seems mostly ground typing, but can produce a small flame, enough to start a campfire, or heat soup, but past that is not suited to battle. Likes to nap!

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//Just another thing saying that

THIS BLOG DOESN'T REFLECT ME. I'M AN AUTISTIC TRANS WOMAN WHO IS A FIRM BELIEVER OF ACAB.

THIS IS A VILLAIN BLOG.

GO DO PIRACY. REMOVE COPS FROM PRIDE. SEED BOMB YOUR LOCAL POLICE STATION WITH NATIVE SEEDS. ALL GOOD.

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// unsure if this would be considered a faller blog or a straight-up AU but

// feel free to reblog this if you're interested in interacting with Pokeverse/Rotomblr versions of Ty and Sly from the Ty the Tasmanian Tiger series!

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