As a creative writer/roleplayer, I have been around (constantly) a longgg time, (like since AOL Hell Daze at the Rhydin Inn, Medieval Tavern, or the plethora of other chatrooms... and yes, I have seen, and endured, a lot of changes...
I have run my own groups, both as sole owner and co-partner... and have been a plain member in quite a few others. So, my background in creative writing/roleplaying and managing thereof, is not lacking... I am not the expert in one thing, but a Jack-of-all-trades, Master of None.
My choices of Roleplay? Oh, lets see…
Alternative History: Medieval, Renaissance, Old West, Regency, Victorian,
Low Fantasy: Low Fantasy... medieval, desert adventure, archipelagoes adventure, lost histories adventure...
I believe I must consider my favorite genre as AHISTORICAL.
What the heck is that, you may ask?
First is the Real Life genre… and being around a while, I have, and do, live it... and that itself comes the needed escapism. To me RP is a hobby... a way to relax telling a story... paradoxically living a character vicariously through my writing. Real Life RP is like RL... pass...
And with that, comes the fact that I have delved mainly into historical and Ahistorical themes, 1870s Old West, 16th century Venetian Empire, Napoleonic and Victorian eras, Pompeii (70AD), Britannia (circa 470s AD), and yes, even attempts at the Fantastical: light desert fantasy, Gothic Fiction, and even a *tiny* bit of medieval fantasy (but not too good at the fantasy or magical aspect).
For me, fantasy and magic is my weakness... as it varies soooo much... and to join a fantasy genre group or one with magic, there is so much, much-too-much, to learn for group is different… especially if it is big group, which fantasy and magic usually are... Soooo, if I a fantasy group, I limp along until I hook up with a writing partner that understands me and urges me onward in fantasy or magic... and yes, maybe I will LEARN something....
Whereas, Historical and Real Life offer much more of a solidified structure, I must defer to history as the preferred subject of the two… with it I can massage it, change it, push dates and times one way or another to suit the plot and story, hence making History = HIS STORY... my character’s story !!
With that in mind, tis why I prefer history... to take facts as they are... then at some point where I want to RP, I begin to alter it toward my envisioned theme or ideas of characters and plots... then I twist it more, if I deem it so, to make it an alternate history !!!!
Then one day, several years ago, I came across a word --- AHISTORICAL --- and it made me think !!!!
And the more I dug into the definition, relating it roleplay, the more interesting it became... books and movies took on a whole new aspect in my mind… and with such, I found that more folks used it, not realizing it !!! Could I have been so blind, so ignorant to the fact? Probably so. LOL
So to me, Ahistorical Fiction is a roleplaying genre where we deviate from history, even to the disregard of historical facts, in which the literary plot and setting inclines toward an altered path of history, historical development, and tradition. Of course, in today’s RL, being “Politically Correct” is often averse to historical roleplay, thus the Ahistorical RP genre, regardless of era or theme, is our way being contrary to the perceived idea that the historical genre is non-inclusive and limiting to minority groups and women.
And with me, though I, the writer and roleplayer, will primarily use essential elements of historical accuracy of the selected periods of roleplay such as the prior history, social and governmental structures, manners, traditions, and other details of the depicted time period, where I and my co-writers may have chosen to explore the melding "historical" and "fictional" into our roleplay period and base the fictional works of our characters' lives, even possibly reshaping the plot and setting; all for the personal, non-profit, enjoyment for our creative writers and roleplaying audiences.
Also, my emphasis on RP is welcoming diverse participants, regardless of background or experience level, with the intent to foster a friendly and enjoyable roleplaying environment by offering them with a“work-favorable” and "hobby-based" approach to RP, encourage people to create diverse characters from different backgrounds, cultures, and social status, enabling a rich and dynamic storytelling environment.
INTERESTS:
In writing stories, I love to do romance and love-stories…
Why you may ask?
Because for every great adventure and fantastic story such is derived from or comes forth, from a type of love and its nemesis, hate... whether is love lost, abandoned, in search of, or feared to love, or actions and reactions caused by it, or motivated by it... or if it is countries lost, wars fought... love has the ability to mar minds, cause likeable folks to be mean, for mean folks to be kinder... for greedy men to be more giving... the giving to be more stringent...
I have run my own groups, both as sole owner and co-partner... and have been a plain member in quite a few others. So, my background in creative writing/roleplaying and managing thereof, is not lacking... I am not the expert in one thing, but a Jack-of-all-trades, Master of None.
"Write something to suit everybody and scarcely anyone will care for it;
Write something to suit yourself and many people will like it."
Write something to suit yourself and many people will like it."
My choices of Roleplay? Oh, lets see…
Alternative History: Medieval, Renaissance, Old West, Regency, Victorian,
Low Fantasy: Low Fantasy... medieval, desert adventure, archipelagoes adventure, lost histories adventure...
I believe I must consider my favorite genre as AHISTORICAL.
What the heck is that, you may ask?
First is the Real Life genre… and being around a while, I have, and do, live it... and that itself comes the needed escapism. To me RP is a hobby... a way to relax telling a story... paradoxically living a character vicariously through my writing. Real Life RP is like RL... pass...
“Real life has taught me that in the adult world, fate is chaotic and ambiguous.
Strategies for success are subjective.
But in the world of Creative Fiction, at least there is role-playing,
where we are in control, and our characters...
wander through places of danger, their destinies,
superficially, within our grasp.”
Strategies for success are subjective.
But in the world of Creative Fiction, at least there is role-playing,
where we are in control, and our characters...
wander through places of danger, their destinies,
superficially, within our grasp.”
And with that, comes the fact that I have delved mainly into historical and Ahistorical themes, 1870s Old West, 16th century Venetian Empire, Napoleonic and Victorian eras, Pompeii (70AD), Britannia (circa 470s AD), and yes, even attempts at the Fantastical: light desert fantasy, Gothic Fiction, and even a *tiny* bit of medieval fantasy (but not too good at the fantasy or magical aspect).
For me, fantasy and magic is my weakness... as it varies soooo much... and to join a fantasy genre group or one with magic, there is so much, much-too-much, to learn for group is different… especially if it is big group, which fantasy and magic usually are... Soooo, if I a fantasy group, I limp along until I hook up with a writing partner that understands me and urges me onward in fantasy or magic... and yes, maybe I will LEARN something....
Whereas, Historical and Real Life offer much more of a solidified structure, I must defer to history as the preferred subject of the two… with it I can massage it, change it, push dates and times one way or another to suit the plot and story, hence making History = HIS STORY... my character’s story !!
With that in mind, tis why I prefer history... to take facts as they are... then at some point where I want to RP, I begin to alter it toward my envisioned theme or ideas of characters and plots... then I twist it more, if I deem it so, to make it an alternate history !!!!
Then one day, several years ago, I came across a word --- AHISTORICAL --- and it made me think !!!!
And the more I dug into the definition, relating it roleplay, the more interesting it became... books and movies took on a whole new aspect in my mind… and with such, I found that more folks used it, not realizing it !!! Could I have been so blind, so ignorant to the fact? Probably so. LOL
So to me, Ahistorical Fiction is a roleplaying genre where we deviate from history, even to the disregard of historical facts, in which the literary plot and setting inclines toward an altered path of history, historical development, and tradition. Of course, in today’s RL, being “Politically Correct” is often averse to historical roleplay, thus the Ahistorical RP genre, regardless of era or theme, is our way being contrary to the perceived idea that the historical genre is non-inclusive and limiting to minority groups and women.
And with me, though I, the writer and roleplayer, will primarily use essential elements of historical accuracy of the selected periods of roleplay such as the prior history, social and governmental structures, manners, traditions, and other details of the depicted time period, where I and my co-writers may have chosen to explore the melding "historical" and "fictional" into our roleplay period and base the fictional works of our characters' lives, even possibly reshaping the plot and setting; all for the personal, non-profit, enjoyment for our creative writers and roleplaying audiences.
Also, my emphasis on RP is welcoming diverse participants, regardless of background or experience level, with the intent to foster a friendly and enjoyable roleplaying environment by offering them with a“work-favorable” and "hobby-based" approach to RP, encourage people to create diverse characters from different backgrounds, cultures, and social status, enabling a rich and dynamic storytelling environment.
INTERESTS:
In writing stories, I love to do romance and love-stories…
Why you may ask?
Because for every great adventure and fantastic story such is derived from or comes forth, from a type of love and its nemesis, hate... whether is love lost, abandoned, in search of, or feared to love, or actions and reactions caused by it, or motivated by it... or if it is countries lost, wars fought... love has the ability to mar minds, cause likeable folks to be mean, for mean folks to be kinder... for greedy men to be more giving... the giving to be more stringent...
What binds a man to his land?
What power within allows him to give his life to preserve his land and the lives of the families who work it?
It can only be LOVE!
Love is... Love does... Love has...
And no world, fictitious or real... can do without it !!!!
What power within allows him to give his life to preserve his land and the lives of the families who work it?
It can only be LOVE!
Love is... Love does... Love has...
And no world, fictitious or real... can do without it !!!!
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