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enablemeplz) wrote2025-06-14 11:29 pm
enablemeplz) wrote2025-06-14 11:29 pm
June EMP Meme
FOR GAME ADS: ➤ Put an ad up with the characters / crew / pairings / kink you want for your game under the correct game header. This meme is primarily going to be focused on DWRP games but IJ and LJ games are allowed. ➤ PLEASE NOTE A RULE CHANGE HERE. ABSOLUTELY NO obnoxious coding (no font size > size 4 or 3 "big" tags, no oversized banners (they must be 250px in height or less), no blinking text, no obnoxious table html that doesn't collapse easily, no fonts and other html that make ads super long, no sparklies, no large pictures). Use all the colors you like, but please remember 3 "big" tags is the limit and that's only for headers or title text rather than for all the text in an ad. FOR GAME QUESTIONS: ➤ RPers interested in a game can create a header for the game and ask questions about that game that aren't easy to find on faqs, such as the actual pace vs. what's listed/what kind of plots are run/if the game leans more towards plotty or slice of life/if a game leans more towards network or logs, etc. Both anon questions and anon answers are welcome in this section just like in the rest of the meme. ➤ This thread is not for speaking about wank or drama in a game. There are anoncomms that exist for that. This thread is specifically for general questions about a game that rpers want to get perspective on from players already in the game. Answers can be slightly negative (such as saying app response is slow or that the plots are repetitive or similar things) but this should at least be worded politely. Unnecessary vitriol, any mention of personal drama or wank, or mod teams/individual mods/players being singled out, will be either frozen or screened (based on what seems right based on the content). FOR CHARACTER ADS: ➤ Put up an ad about the characters you are offering. For PSL ads, there is a separate subthread but for character ads for games, post directly to the meme post. Others will comment to you with the games/casts they want you to join. ➤ There is a "Find a Castmate" section, where you can talk about a cast you play in at a game, and try to lure people to join it. Not all games post to the meme or have a "wanted" section, so players that want to tempt people to their cast on their own can use this section for it. Please format this the same as the PSL section, where you post your character's canon in your subject. For the actual text of the ad you must use the "Find a Castmate" form provided at the bottom of this post so that these ads don't get huge. When listing who's currently in a cast, please do this in sentence form (with commas) rather than in list form. ➤ There is a "Find Crosscanon" section, where you can talk about a character you play and and desired crosscanon for that character. Please make sure this is not too generalized a search, because just wanting general crosscanon can be accomplished with the other sections of the meme. This is for specific characters or character types you're looking for. In the subject, please list the "Looking for [canon you're looking for]" rather than your character's canon. If looking for a character type, list the character type in as few words as possible. Do not make the subject huge or I'll screen your comment. For the actual text of the ad you must use the "Find Crosscanon" form provided at the bottom of this post so that these ads don't get huge. This section is only for game crosscanon as in the psl section people can list their preferences. ➤ Examples of crosscanon you can search for: You play The Flash from DC Comics and your dream CR is fellow speedster Quicksilver from Marvel. Or you might play a witch and want cr with other witches in general. Or maybe you play a good character messed up by evil parents and want to play against a villain character you know has evil parents, because you know it'd lead to some interesting negative CR. ➤ There is a "Pairings You Want to Play" section, where you can ask for castmates or crosscanon you'd like to ship with. Please format this with "[YOUR CANON] seeking [CASTMATE/OTHER CANON (if crosscanon)/SEE DESCRIPTION (if a general character type)]. For the actual text of the ad you must use the "Pairings You Want to Play" form provided at the bottom of this post so that these ads don't get huge. 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Me too! It's not really slice of life or the most plot heavy, but players can lean more one way or the other based on their preferences. Either way, it's really focused on that character development.
I hope you have fun checking it out! And if you link me, I can hit you up on it.
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I've been reading what I can to learn about the game and the premise in the mean time and it certainly looks to be my cup of tea. I'll have to see about trying out on the TDM to see if I'd be a good fit. Though it looks to be invite only? Or are those who vibe well with the TDM often allowed an invite?
Thank you! I'll see what I can come up with and let you know.
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So playing on the tdm and being active there is the way to go. If you do that, you can definitely reach out for a mod invite. The game's really open to that. Especially since you're new to DWRP, you wouldn't be expected to know current players. (It's not scary to send the mods a message, promise).
You're welcome! Have fun!
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Oh good to know because this premise and character relations focus feels very much like what I used to play years ago, so I'm very interested! I don't know like any players personally and have only bounced around Dear Mun/Dear Player a bit and Bakerstreet to get some interaction in. So knowing that the mods allow for newbies too is awesome.
You asked for a link so here you go! I hope I did alright with the prompts. No rush of course; I appreciate the insight and recommendation!
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That's great! No matter the game, the character development's always what I care about. For invites, if you have a plurk or some kind of list of muses, that's generally asked for. It doesn't need to be extensive for newbies, just something to be like "Hey this is me!"
You did great! Happy to help. I know it can be hard to break into things after a long break, etc.
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Oh man I can only imagine how awesome that must be playing V against a Vergil. The character types are so similar but different enough that it must be really interesting to see how they play off of each other.
I do have a plurk! I had to dust off the cobwebs when I started getting back into this, so I'm not sure if that'd be a detriment or not, but I usually used it for RP stuff back in the day so it should be okay.
Thank you so much! It feels very much like riding a bike though - you never really forget. I've been having a lot of fun so far and hope to maybe get an invite in the future.
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Oh it's great. Especially when they went to the cutesy cat cafe and stood out like whoa while having a tense conversation XD wonderful.
That should be good! I only got a plurk like in 2020. Was previously not on DW for RP, and wasn't in places that used it.
Cool. We're actually... pretty into the monthly app cycle right now. Today (23rd) is the last day to ask for an invite, with apps open 24-28th. However, it was announced the next event is fourth wall aka open to people not in the game. So don't feel pressure to have to do everything NAO. The next invite cycle starts July 13th with the apps then opening July 24th. Whichever you want works! (you obviously have samples lol)
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That sounds HYSTERICAL. It must have been a riot to do.
My old squad used it before we all kind of drifted away from RP because life. So it's familiar enough to me to know general stuff about plurk. It's also helpful since then I can watch the mod plurkies for information.
Yeah, I saw that invites and apps were like, this week and mentally went OH NO because I'd rather not rush one. Apps are very new to me too so I'd want to take my time to make sure it's written well as I am really interested in it. And that cycle isn't that far away either. :|a It'd give me time to keep poking threads if people want to continue them, as well as this event that you've mentioned being open to the public? Might be able to get another swing at the fences for it with Raph. I figure the game's only community viewable since I was going to lurk read a thread or two with people but can't see them XD Which is fine; I'm getting a good feel for it on the TDM.
Will probably wait a bit for the next round - it'll let me strengthen my voice with my dorks and be able to figure out an app and everything.
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Absolutely. The similar but different. You get me, but also woah you're missing this shit. It's great.
But yep, you can see on Plurk when things are happening besides looking at the info pages directly. Which is nice for sure. Woo woo.
Haha, yeah, I tagged you and was like "waaaaaait a moment, that's like now." So no rush! Take the time you need. Main app advice I'd give is 1) follow instructions (including word ranges) and 2) answer all parts of questions asked (role reasoning and most personality questions have multiple parts). And have fun! I'm the weird one where I enjoy writing apps (ask me about my blorbo!). However, I also have a stroooong preference to have the app mostly done before I reserve a character, so it doesn't stress me out. We each do it our way.
Both TDMs and various memes are in the meme comm and open to the public. If you're looking to lurk and read some threads, you can also look there. I can't speak for other players, but I've definitely had text turn to action in my TFLNs and the like. I know it can be a pain when comms are private, but hopefully that provides something. And lol, yes, there's some long threads with older Leo on the TDM if you're digging for turtle content.
No worries. This is fun times, so do it the way that lets you have the most fun.
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That sort of thing is really fun - I know some of my favorite RP from back in the day was throwing a completely different type of character against like, a brutal hardass from someone else's bag of characters. That stuff slaps.
I see! That'll be helpful to keep an eye on when to prepare since I kind of missed out this round. But luckily people seem more interested in continuing right now.
Yeah, that's what I would have done if I wasn't introduced to this right before app cycle in terms of having an app ready. Just slightly bad luck on my part, but if I'm considering a game, I'd want the app ready before reserving, just so I didn't rush it. And noted! Thanks for the tips. There's a wide range of things that people want from apps so it's been really interesting to look into various games.
Awesome - that's so helpful. I thought all of it was private and I like to read a few things to get a vibe for the game, but the TDM has been great for the feel of the game so far and I've been really enjoying it. It's been fun to read other interactions there so far.
I do appreciate all the advice though! I've been having a blast and I'm looking forward to what might come next :)