[rp/general] Question(s), plurk! How do you guys typically deal with rp slump? Like, character voice is fine, but you have no motivation to play them and it feels like all your tags are bland, etc.
Do you just deal with the fact that you don't want to play the character and drop, or do you try to find ways to salvage the situation?
...Oh sorry that is more than one question, hold on. xD
I try talking to people that I frequently RP with and try to plot deeper things with them.
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If that doesn't always work, then I take a short hiatus. If I all around just forget about the game, then I drop.
This seems like sound advice. 
If the game is still on my mind and I hear about an event upcoming that I know I could really sink my teeth into, then I'll stay in.
I typically try not to go around asking to plot with people when I don't at least have some type of plot in mind.
I don't want them to feel like I'm placing all the work on them.
Aww...
When I ask to plot with people, I usually ask for them to brainstorm with me.
Yeah, it's definitely a stale feeling.
You might need to bust out a bit and do something a little more dramatic. Something to yank at your character's emotions.
^
Jaew gets fired up over anon, news at 11.
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oh my Jae
but sob um yes. I can't offer much advice since I'm kind of dealing with the same thing, but. /holds
New CR could do it, since it also feels like all the interactions have been exactly the same, lately.
Yar!
But I wanted more general advice than stuff specific to him because I've dealt with it in other characters.
That's pretty much exactly it.
That was the problem I had with Moro, actually
Everyone reacted to her the same way, which was to kiss her bum and hope they don't get eaten
Fun now and then but done with a whole game's CR? Yaaaawn.
Throw Chibi at Sol in Vatheon. Can pretty much guarantee it won't be "you're adorable" or "awkwardly getting along".
But yes, putting Chibi in new situations with different reactions may do well. If all else fails, we can try another game.
I've been game-shuffling a bit as-is and I already feel a lot better about my set-up.
I just need to get into more games in general, instead of just plotting to and then never ending up there.
Indeed!
But yeah, more variety is what I need for Chibi. Negative CR and in-between CR...
I've admittedly started to feel a bit stale with Ammy, but that's because I haven't come up with anything new for her and I don't have a single character goal
A canon review would do me well too, I know I'm starting to forget stuff. I just have to make myself do it.
Character goals is something I always have a problem with, ahaha.
I've never been good at plotting so I mostly app just to play someone and hope CR and game plots will suffice.
I did pretty well when I had Ammy's goal as building up to that Yami plot
But I think I blew my load, harr harr
Harr, KP |D
We are =(
/pats you all
If you guys move to a new game, I'll follow, but I'll probably pick a different character.
Like Waka or Issun...
Yes, the "well, what now?" is what's killing me in Vat
I'm sure I can think of something, I've already got a handful of good ideas, but Ammy's just dry at this point
*good ideas for Brisby
I'd be happy anywhere if KP and Jaew CR wasd assured, I do admit this.
And with nothing new to work toward... it's just "what do."
Belatedly KP, I'd happily play with your Waka or Issun 
Though I think I'd pick a different character too if we moved, hrm
Same canon, same people, new cast.
I know this feeling, I feel like I'm pretty booked myself. Actually following through on said plans, though...
It's sad, I really don't like writing apps but I still want to do that more than Chibi's tags right now. ^^;
The most worsterest.
I'm not sure if this plurk has convinced me to try harder or convinced me to drop.
Yeah, I think that's what I'll do! Also plotting with Jaew 
But, hmm, brainstorming...
He's had it pretty easy. All his new friends are pleasant and no one's had any drama he feels the need to butt his way into.
Ammy was involved in Karkat's melodrama for a while, but that sort of petered out
Worst comes to worst, I did have the thought of him literally painting the town out of sheer boredom in the hope that someone would get mad at him, or even help maybe. 
Because I'd like Chibi to have more mischievous CR, too.
start a string of Pesky Dog antics?
Ammy did that for a while, lmao, I once had a post of her just barking loudly at 3 am
I don't think he'd be rude enough to poop in anyone's yard but becoming a graffiti vandal sounds fun. xD
Cover everyone in ink
no regrets
because inking people doesn't cost him any ink jars
Well Chibi certainly wouldn't win any points in artistry, his painting isn't exactly... beautiful...
A contest to get the most people...
Bonus points of being relatively harmless since the ink always disappears after a little bit.
yes perfect
shall we do this, KP
I think some point soon, yes
Sweet! I'm busy this weekend, but I am otherwise available for the timeslot that is most convenient to you.
Since everyone else has said the hiatus/canon review etc. thing, what works for me most of the time is to actually force it.
I give myself an hour long soundtrack and I basically do as many tags as I can in that time.
and just the act of doing the tags helps to deal with the RP slump
I've tried this with varying success! Sometimes it's just what I need, and sometimes it makes me feel worse. Usually better, though.
This is true.
yeah. if I've been on a long break, like 3 weeks plus, i tend to drop all my old threads and start fresh because I can't remember what's even going on anymore
if it was something important, i chat to the player
Old tags are awful, yeah. I always feel bad about it, but apparently not bad enough to break the tag slump.
Not that I ever have any problem with people tagging back my stuff a week+ later.
I'm not very good at closing threads myself xD
I used to be like DON'T DROP ANY THREADS ever but I sort of learnt that it's okay to drop them sometimes
So difficult. 
FFATS
It was your excitement...!
Such enthusiasm!!!
WHOO!!!!
too fast for you
Too fast for the "s" to get to the sentence on time.
For me, it's hiatus, brainstorming, and/or waiting to see if new things happening help.
... if not, then I either drop completely or do a muse shuffle thing.
I just imagined you like... actually doing a shuffle.
The dance.
lol
Moro and all the muses doing the Charleston.
that was an interesting time to enter this plurk
lkfhhgkjkjgkjasdf ROFL
Quetz... XDDDDD
I'm sorry, my brain's not all here anymore...!
Here, will this work.
Or this.
Or this...
Or even this?
