The Stuff Roleplays are Made Of
There are a couple of questions that a person may have when it comes to roleplaying. How do I roleplay? Where can I meet people to roleplay with? And the most common: What on earth is a roleplay? Well, if you google the word "roleplaying" you are likely to find a definition like, The acting out or performance of a particular role, either consciously (as a technique in psychotherapy or training) or unconsciously, in accordance with the perceived expectations of society with regard to a person's behavior in a particular context." (I know, because I just googled it.) So, basically, roleplaying is kind of like acting, you step into a character's shoes and act like them, or in our case, write like them. Or, if it makes it easier, you can use the definition that I always give people when they ask, "What is a roleplay?" I say, "It's kind of like writing a story with another person." You and one or two or however many other people decide, "