Operations Mod Dragon 673 Operations Mod Share Posted October 11, 2019 I come from the sort of background where many people pretty much equate D&D with satanic animal sacrificing, and who see RP as related to either devil worship or sexual deviance. The kind of place where the PTA petitions the school to have Harry Potter and His Dark Materials taken out of the library because they're anti-biblical witchcraft. So I'm pretty much conditioned to avoid discussing it. Most of the time the closest I'll get is just saying I like to write. Even with people I trust, I don't care to talk about it because I don't want them asking to see it. This is my corner to get away from the day to day BS, and I want most of the people I know to keep their damn noses out of it. 1 1 Icon & Profile set by The Inquisitor of Dragon Age: Absolution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophey 15 Share Posted October 12, 2019 On 5/24/2019 at 12:57 PM, Elena said: Some colleagues were asking me about story progress for their favourite characters every morning. I love this so much! What wonderful colleagues. I would love this. “Oh! Guess what Such and Such character did yesterday!” 1 Join us and find your balance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rahzilla 8 Share Posted October 17, 2019 I told one of my college teachers (after I'd graduated) about one of my sites. And she saw my character list and asked why I played all men except for one female and I had to explain to her that all my men are gay... it was an interesting conversation xD I eventually told the site's discord and they all said they would die from embarrassment... Maybe I'm a little too open? Lol 1 My sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honorem 219 Share Posted October 23, 2019 I just tell them it's something like Dungeons & Dragons, and leave it at that. ☩ FORGE - GUNPOWDER FANTASY ☩ ☢ VECTOR - CYBERPUNK / SPACE WESTERN ☢ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huskerdust 625 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I’m still not shy about it. I’m trying to get my mom to do it now. Hehehe 1 Reality is an illusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugs 63 Share Posted October 24, 2019 It's not something I really talk about all that much with my friends who are outside of my RPing circles. I write for a living but I'm bizarrely terrified of my friends seeing my RPing. I have no idea why. I have mentioned it in passing a few times to my group of friends who I have been doing a pathfinder game with, since other than some surface differences, it's not really all that different from doing a tabletop game. That's pretty much it, though. Administrator, Star Wars Universe RP An AU Star Wars Roleplay set in the Old Republic era Story | Cast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flick 10 Share Posted November 2, 2019 I merely refer to it as 'my writing', and kind of group it that way. My partner seems a bit bewildered by it at times, but he understands it is my outlet and something I need to do! Join us on the FRONTIER, a brand new Star Trek RPG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanz 0 Share Posted November 21, 2019 I have definitely used "collaborative writing" as a synonym for roleplaying. Once that Step 1 is done, I upgrade to Step 2 and use the actual term and explain it to them. Surprisingly, they understand me... Maybe I don't get strange looks because the first language here isn't English and the word "roleplaying" doesn't have connotations. coming in 2020: a fate-inspired panfandom roleplay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelkova 12 Share Posted December 2, 2019 "Oh, I run a collaborative writing forum online, hawhaw. /Pinocchio nose" "What? That sounds cool! What exactly does that mean?" "Hawhaw, I'll tell you. >:3 " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-S 21 Share Posted December 6, 2019 I explained to some people what I was doing, when I was around 15 or 16, and ended up derided by some, and with my parents threatening to limit my computer time should this affect my studies 😐 Nowadays, I say I do some collaborative writing, or that I am on a writer club. It somehow make it seems better in the eyes of non-initiates when taking out the "game" element and making it more some sort of highly literate pursuit instead 😄 I just am careful to not sound as if I was boasting either, since my intention is rather to avoid the judgement, not cause another Devil's Tattoo - Clan politics, bikers, urban legends, cougars, wolves, coyotes, badgers and more... Now open! Come check us out! Plenty of canons available, and OC are more than welcomed as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinymonstrosity 4 Share Posted December 7, 2019 i used to not be super open about my hobby for similar reasons other people have mentioned; they would think i was talking about something different. however in recent years, i decided i don't care and i blatantly tell everyone i RP and play D&D lol 😁 Gaolea - A Fantasy RP Based on D&D5e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdelynnWilde 0 Share Posted December 7, 2019 I usually relate it to DnD, which most people these days at least understand as a concept. I used to just call it "roleplaying" but that got me a lot of weird looks and gross questions 😅 Hi there! Nice to meet ya ^_^ Current Sites: Wizarding Wireless Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never 16 Share Posted January 1, 2020 I usually run with something like "Collaborative writing" or "co-authoring a story". If people ask beyond that I'll gladly explain but as I've had a few very negative/nasty replies to this hobby in the past I tend to keep things global. Not that I'm ashamed of my hobbies, but I'd just rather avoid the drama that some people create around it. My anxiety makes me feel like crap enough thank you very much 1 Active threads Iridor Roleplay - interest check for an OC fantasy site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everglow 30 Share Posted January 2, 2020 I usually roll with collaborative writing as well... people usually think it's really cool when I explain it... but I know if I called it 'roleplaying' I'd lose them right off the bat. 1 You can find me at: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camy 4 Share Posted January 11, 2020 It once came up in college and I just say collaborative writing as well. Family is used to my interesting hobbies so I just be upfront whenever I'm talking about a commission or something else related to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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