Why do you RP?

February 27, 2008, 1:16 AM

I thought about it, and found out that this was the best place to place this.
Also, I didn't know I could post here ^^
(If it is to be moved, so be it)

So, the questions is;
what is the reason that you RP.
Don't reply wit ha "because it is fun" or something short.
please explain
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I RP because it gives me the opportunity to actually be someone.
In read life, I am a nobody, and average geek, that sits in all day.
I have close to no friends, and the ones i have, have jobs, and their own lives.

I am firstly a gamer by heart, but games are limited to what the creators allow you to do.
A RP has no limits.

If I would like to do something that was possible in real life.
I can do it in a RP.
No games are 100% accurate. And RP's don't have bugs.

I have always wanted magical abilities, or other skills.
The skills I know in real life. Is mostly computer and gaming. The rest is hardly legal (lock picking, assassination, such things)

So. I get to live out a few dreams, as well as let out a little steam from now and then.

So. shortened.
I RP because for that time I am writing, or reading.
I am away from my worn miserable life, and can be somebody.

February 27, 2008, 2:03 AM

I RP because I love writing and I love reading. Easily two of my favorite things. This is an easy way to do both, and also a good way to let out my creativity. I go to an Art School, so I have plenty. I'm actually going to post an RP soon, based on a Tonberry Culture, if anyone is interested, please PM me. I know you all love Tonberries, right? Check it!

February 27, 2008, 2:23 AM

I RP because I enjoy writing, and sharing my imagination.

I only participate in RPs that I view as challenging in some sense, and strive to always pull surprises and tricks within the Storylines to make it all worthwhile.

I've been RPing since I was 9 years old, and I've been addicted to it ever since. It's great to be able to write, yet have the fun of interacting with another writer, or several writers, and seeing how your characters interact, and what events will spawn as a result.

February 27, 2008, 2:28 AM

Like everyone else, a love of writing is the reason. I love reading other people's stuff about as much as I like writing my own, so RP is the natural way to go. Casual RP is one of the best ways for a writer of any skill level to get some practice.

February 27, 2008, 2:29 AM

I love to RP for a few reasons, but my main one, is because I feel like I can really express myself and my true emotions through my character. It's like I don't have to hold back, and I can really show my other self through RPing. I'm also a hardcore gamer, so that's another thing that makes it awesome. I love to write, and I actually have based some of my characters off of RP's I've been in, and the ideas people bring into RP's inspire me each day, so I always look forward to new posts from people, and being able to respond and create a wicked awesome tale.

February 27, 2008, 9:56 AM

I RP because:

- One I don't like the boringness of our world so its allways nice to justimagine not being in it for a short while.

- Two, I get to express myself.

- Three I get to be someone else for a change, someone who can do things out of the ordinary.

February 27, 2008, 10:17 AM

I RP because I'm a writer, and it's the best way to release my imagination. I've been RPing since I was 11 (a couple less years than Contra, darn

) and since then, I've grown to like writing and storytelling and all that jazz. Now I have a quasi-intense form of carpal tunnel, so I can't RP nearly as much anymore... but I still do, because it's kind of addicting.

February 27, 2008, 5:45 PM

I rp as I find it quite enjoyable. In real life I am constantly stuck in and have next to nothing exciting to do. When I rp I can be anyone, I can do anything without concequence. I also do it as I have a lot of imagination that needs to be put to good use. Being a hardcore gamer I get plenty of time to improve my ideas and expand upon them, I also try my hand at writing at times which lets me create my own world, my own problems, my own story.

February 28, 2008, 10:34 PM

For some unknown very evil reason, I have a very crazy imagination which is forever in hyperdrive. Well except for when I am playing vid games or sleeping.

I also love reading tales about fantasy based elements. I read for the story, I play RPG's for the story, I watch movies for the story.

So the main reason I RP is to be a part of an evergrowing story.

February 28, 2008, 10:39 PM

I Role-Play because it is fun. It is an excellent tool for sharpening the mind, and it is enthralling to write stories and fiction.

But, more than any of that, I write because it is social. Outside of FFF, I'm a social guy, and love to hang with my friends. This is another way of doing that, albeit with e-friends instead of RL-friends. It's just very interactable, and it drives my mind to come up with new ways to interact with the people (or their characters).

Also, I'm going to sticky this. It's an excellent idea for a topic.

*Stickies*