#improv roleplay

[coonhoundcat]

Reminiscing about Warrior Cats RPs

I used to be really into the Feral Front WCRPG play-by-post site back in the day (anyone else remember that?)-- I checked back a couple days ago, and apparently they shut down in 2020.

And that's really unfortunate. I don't know any other sites anywhere near as expansive-- you could find almost any warrior cat clan premise, and any skill or activity level.

I had been considering getting back into a role-play, but all of the setups I've found so far are way too established or have extremely developed lore.

I'm a tired, tired adult with no attention span-- I really don't have the energy to learn all about the history of the territory or the previous relationships or whatever plot people are in the middle of.

I want an extremely improve-based role-play. I want to come in with just a name and an appearance, and we won't even know the clan's name is until it comes up in-character. Who's the leader? We won't know until someone mentions it. What's that? You say I'm the medicine cat? Well, YES, AND I used to be the deputy, but I had a mid-life crisis and I keep trying to insert myself into the medicine den, despite the fact that there are already THREE fully capable medicine cats, and two apprentices to boot. Why yes, I do have severe hay fever--- no, what do you mean? Why would that make handling herbs a bad idea?

[toasts-httyd-hyperfixation]

Ya think for a while after Berserk, after having to speak with a French accent for over a year, Alvin ever tried to talk and instinctively used the accent?

Cause im just imagining him doing it with Excellinor and her being like 'What the actual fuck are you doing'

[fountainpenguin]

Etho and Scar's interactions in LimLife are golden to me... that painful inhale Etho does before whispering "I'm about to go out of roleplay" when Scar flipped his ender porter and Etho wanted to strangle him... The way that Etho attempts to improv by pulling the "Has your mom told you you're adopted?" card and Scar just says "Oh I know that's not true because we've got something in common: failed traps <3" and a longsuffering and exhausted Etho just sighs and leaves... Love that for them.

+ The dichotomy of Cleo ''You are definitely Etho's child'' @ Scar vs ''Please please don't be my kid'' Etho SDLKFJSDKFL

[mishapen-dear]

i love it when bad is very specifically a good roleplayer by giving other people good prompts. like casually bringing up wilbur now to tallulah. or when he put missa in the petting zoo. or all those times he Tormented the Lesbians so they could protect each other from him. its just so !!!! I love watching roleplayers be considerate of other roleplayers and gleefully hand over something they Know the other person's character can react to. i've seen cellbit do it, too (that time he handed his knife to bbh. oh my god). it's not a rare thing, and it's possible to be a good roleplayer without keeping that sort of considerate back and forth in mind, but its one of my favourite things to notice. foolish does it too, sometimes- i haven't watched him much, but i did take note of when he Made Sure to bring jaiden along with him on a cucurucho quest. and basically every interaction he had with bad when the eggs were missing. its just so so good

[goosters06]

Where were you when hlvrai fans compared not seeing Scorpy and Wayne roleplay as half life characters as the hlvrai equivalent of a national disaster..

...so hyped for hl2vrai...totally...

[pistachi0art]

This is what a hyperfixation does to a mf when there’s no new content you have to make your own

[smoozie]

The Swedishbeans breakup is wild

[sm64mario]

EVIL MARIO BRUDDAHS attack

"Mario. These guys look like shit." Toad exclaimed, rather bluntly.

"Toad, don'ta say that." Mario replied in a disappointed tone, holding up a polygonal finger and wagging it at his friend. "You'a know better. These'a were lovingly found off google images because'a someone was too lazy to open Gmod and color a Mario model in'a shadow, and'a knew NOT including a picture would'a get him no attention."

"...Y-You're not supposed to know about that?"

There's no need for a tutorial here. These are prey for The Mighty Plumber. As if a switch had been shifted in his tiny italian brain, Mario begins to move automatically towards the figures. He walked calmly, gazing at the pair with his unblinking textured eyes. Toad watched on, in partial interest and partial horror, as Mario revealed his true intentions.

In a week.

[ruggiebucchiii]

@the-better-retainer we need to find the murder weapon- it’s been awhile since I’ve played clue

[sonnet-of-anarchy]

Julian, lying down on the bed: It’s just roleplay, baby; it’s sort-of like improv club.

Robin, straddling him: … improv?

Julian: yeah, like you practiced, remember? So, are we going to do this?

Robin: yes… and… me going to fuck you?

Julian: … right.

Robin: yes, and call me Daddy.

Julian: Christ.

Robin, shrugging: that work too.

[demodraws0606]

You know every once in a while I watch that q!BBH breakdown stream(s) and like...

Holy SHIT did we move on from this way too quickly, the acting is genuinely phenomenal.

cc!BBH needs an oscar for managing to like act out a person going insane for MULTIPLE hours, like how does one do that ??

[whump-kia]

everyone. everyone. this is not a fandom specific blog but you all need to see this clip from the ravening war trailer

the scream. the imagery of the blood coating the fingers. the "...why?" Matthew. Mercer. i am losing my MIND

[rotten-vivs]

i'm rewatching impulse's third life, and there's something so sad about how the little swamp group was divided by the end of the season. they give me the vibe of a coming of age movie about three guys who were very close friends slowly being drifted away from each other by the forming war. with etho joining dogwarts, tango joining the crastle, and impulse joining dogwarts only to betray them. honestly, that is part of the beauty of third life as a whole. everyone remembers it being a war-based season, but it slowly builds up until suddenly everyone must pick sides and loyalties. it is just so tragic that the swamp people didn't separate by a fight or a betrayal, they just grew out of their white wool castle

[peachpepeach]

You look so cute, can I hug you? (Please don’t eat me XD)

Pe peach peach pe peach.

[I can't make any promises.]

[He probably won't hug you back, but you're welcome to hug him lol]

[slipping-is-doing-things]

If you seen the poll I set up, this is the aftermath. I really can't not gush about my favorite characters and whatnot. Though, rather than just giving you one topic you're getting both with overlap! Four for the price of one of you will. If you're looking for what caused this post go look here!

Word count: 1,158

Trigger warnings: Not applicable, if there are any please let me know.

Fandom: Honkai star rail

Route ≗ backstory

Sampo had joined the mourning Actors rather young, decades before Aha would turn their gaze towards them and give them emulator status. Rather than joining the Fools he had been taken in by the actors during one routine stop to perform.

The then director found Sampo rummaging through their equipment, only to learn later on Sampo had stolen personal objects of value and a few masks. The director hadn't seen a teenager already walking the path of Elation without actively having a mask. The director would later on give Sampo an ultimatum, be turned in to the police or return what he had stolen and help clean up the mess he made. Sampo took the ladder.

It wasn't a complicated decision for either party in the end, the Mourning Actors welcomed Sampo into the group as an actor. The director and multiple actors of a course of three days saw the skill Sampo has and could better. While they didn't particularly like what he was using his skills for, the director wanted to see Sampo grow more than what this dying planet held. The rest was relative history, Sampo traveled with the group on their gondola. As his skills progressed and he showed interest they allowed him to perform, to wear one of these masks.

Towards his end of the time with the group he became the director, the previous stepping back due to age yet still helping. Only when Aha would look towards the group and make them emulators would Sampo leave. The original director took the role once more while Sampo left to truly learn more about Aha now that he was an emulator himself and IX.

To this day The Mourning Actors would welcome him, they know of him under different names; different faces but they'll always know him. The person behind the performances. The man who would cry with them in sorrow and effortlessly bring everyone together.

Route ≗ headcanons

The mourning Actors still have the mask he would use, it's one of the few in their possession that they won't use.

Sampo’s broken heart motif in my opinion comes from the Mourning Actors, while he holds no regrets over the path he has taken he still mourns like they do. Watching Jarilo-IV slowly die even with its preservation hurt him deeply, why else would he have helped the trailblazer’s? He doesn't wish to see it become a wasteland, watch those he genuinely cares about perish.

When Sampo is an active Emulator and is actively showing it has two different appearances. Comedy and tragedy which are shown by the snake and broken heart alongside his mask which can while being worn move to take either an expression of Elation or Melancholy. While taking on Melancholy he heavily plays into what the mourning Actors have become, while it might not be his true emotions deep down his acting can make everyone believe without any assistance from being an emulator.

If any of the mourning Actors shown up on Jarilo-IV Sampo would make himself as scarce as physically possible. He wouldn't be able to keep the act around those who he genuinely can call family. Though if they were to perform he would attend, it certainly would be a sorrow filled performance for him.

Route ≜ Backstory

Aha had seen many different kinds of dolls, puppet's and the like yet they never have seen a human one. One that can act without its puppeteer guiding them at all times. In truth Aha didn't think they would keep the human around, an once cute teenager with blue hair and vivid green eyes. Seeing the potential in their human puppet the joke just kept running and running until the puppet was more human than Aha ever intended. For many years Aha played with him, instigated truble on many different planets while watching what trouble the human could make on his own. A proper fool amongst the tavern. Created namelesly the teenager took roles flawlessly, performed with his whole heart and very soul to make such moving acts that brought both Elation and Melancholy it was only rightful that the human was quietly given the emulator status. He was already made by Aha, his body was built from the very start to take the tainted divinity.

The faint scar-like marks that curl around his wrists and ankles are flawless played off; a criminal is bound to have scars after all, even going as far to cover them with useful gloves. The very fact Sampo has been given an perfect replica— perhaps even the actual mask Aha themselves has in their collection while appearing places should have been an indicator to anyone with an lick of knowledge that Sampo Koski, the true nameless actor was nothing more and nothing less than an Elating actor. Perhaps IX is even aware of such facts and allows the actor to follow both paths from keeping Aha themselves away.

Route ≜ Headcanons

While Sampo is human in the traditional aspect, his very being down to his genetics make-up is a joke. He relates to no one, only his human form and blood is what gives him any ties to humanity as it's known. Something that Aha finds hilarious.

Sampo has a true love hate relationship with Aha and IX, the deeper the love the deeper the hate. His whole existence is a joke, a background actor who'll never get the sweeter lines or care from the audience. Nothing matters yet his own morals against hurting the helpless keep him from jumping in the same direction so many fools have.

While odd, Sampo has perfect circular scars around his wrists and ankles. If Aha for lack of better terms is forcing our darling criminal to do something the marks take on a golden hue.

The mask Sampo does have that is from Aha’s personal collection is genuine against what Sparkle or anyone else might say. The Mask itself can exist in two places at once with the gem itself being able to be rapidly swapped for a fake which unless one knows how to appease precious gemstones wouldn't notice.

When Sampo was younger he had a more positive relationship with Aha, being unaware of the reality he was facing at that time he was much more willing to fully follow through with stage directions. The older he has gone and the more he follows IX the less control Aha activity has over Sampo.

I don't care, this might as well go for Sampo regardless but he can pull flowers; particularly roses, from thin air. It's his calling card regardless of the performance. Much like Aha where you always hear the faint sound of bells and laughter you have roses and rose petals for Sampo if not the smell of fresh roses. Pretty boy likes his roses damnit and you'll never pry this from my hands even if I'm unable to express it.

[driftingjazzbard]

@needlenxggin from this

It wasn't the worst place she'd slept, it was at least indoors, but that was about the best that could be said for it. Hadn't exactly been quiet nor restful, and she woke up with what she hoped would only be a temporary headache. Stretching barely helped, yawning was inelegant but mandatory, she still had a smile for Vash, and tripping was not at all intentional.

It wasn't exactly quiet, and someone stuck their head out of a different room with an irritated look and a crass "Go the fuck back to bed if you need to do that shit" before popping right back in again.

"I'm sorry," Erin focused on the man she'd fallen on, trying to give him some space. "I'm a little off this morning. I'd almost say we should've slept outside instead, we might've gotten better rest."