Tell us about how you like to virtual role play. We can start another thread on real life role play too.
Do you prefer chats or instance messaging like YIM? If you do chats, are you always private or sometimes do it in front of other people?
Do you do it by e-mail?
Are the posts very long and detailed or short and quick, mostly in real time?
Have you ever considered doing it on the board in front of everyone? The role play being a story everyone can follow.
1. Do you prefer chats or instance messaging like YIM? If you do chats, are you always private or sometimes do it in front of other people?
Yes -- YIM exactly. I started out with YIM because Yahoo offered the sexual roleplay rooms, which is where I found all of my partners. I dabbled with AIM but they didn't offer the public rooms, so I didn't see the point. As far as privacy goes, almost everything I've done has been private, with the one exception of one night I was in a YIM room, tied up on a couch, and various members of the room were taking turns with me. It was an experience, but I didn't enjoy it enough to do it again.
2. Do you do it by e-mail?
I've yet to roleplay via email.
3. Are the posts very long and detailed or short and quick, mostly in real time?
A little of both. When I'm in a scene 100%, they're long and detailed and ALSO in real time, because I possess a high typing speed. Usually, because I'm immobilized and have little control over the situation, my posts consist of 1-2 sentences reacting to the moment, and then exposition.
4. Have you ever considered doing it on the board in front of everyone? The role play being a story everyone can follow.
I've done one RP in public on a different board, but it lost momentum because I wasn't particularly interested in the scenario. I'm unsure about the idea. I like the short, intense, immediate gratification that a YIM roleplay offers, but I'm still open to the idea of a longer scenario.