Bad Roleplayers

Icalasari · 2011-09-06 01:56:20

I started a one on one rp with someone on another site. She tried to be, "A half elf/half mystical dragon with powers beyond comprehension"

Considering the setting, I told her, "Nope. Your choices are a human with normal magic and a different human with normal magic. Mary Sues are an extinct species" (not those exact words, but more or less the point)

This reminds me of when I had an rp character that was a banished half phoenix/half dragon who was anthropomorphic and the potential saviour of his people *shudders*

Now I get to experience it from the other side. Any tips on dealing with it and guiding them to being a better role player?

Legionnaire · 2011-09-06 02:02:50

I know those feels bro.

Not having GM'd much, all I can recommend is refuse to let them join until they're made their characters less Sueish and if they start GMing themselves, penalise them.

Malkavian · 2011-09-06 02:03:54

Need I bring up my current True Brujah drama. >_>

Icalasari · 2011-09-06 02:05:34

^^ Well, it's a one on one rp, and they are a friend, so refusing to rp was out of the question. I'll keep that mind for future use, however

For specifics, here was her post and here is mine (land edited out to make google search more of a bitch):

"My name is Raine, I am half elf half mystical dragon. I rain from the
land of [EDITED OUT]. In human years i am the age of 20. I have powers far
beyond ones comprehension including my own. I wish to learn what i am
capable of. I was abandoned when i was younger and live on my own. It's
all i have ever known and will ever know."

"Sorry, no elves in the setting. And it is genetically impossible to be half dragon in this setting as well Tongue

You're a plain old magic casting human. And powers beyond comprehension
is also unlikely. If you're going to rp with me, I'm going to keep you
from being a Mary Sue *shudders at remembering the years where I was a
half phoenix half dragon from an ancient race*"

^ Please do

Bob · 2011-09-06 02:08:08

Lol, thought this was about me at first. Thank god I'm not that bad. O_O

Icalasari · 2011-09-06 02:08:43

^ If you were Bob, I'd have to slap you ^^ I have to be nicer to this person because I know her in real life and she could beat me up

Legionnaire · 2011-09-06 02:18:38

"My name is Raine, I am half elf half mystical dragon. I rain from the
land of [EDITED OUT]. In human years i am the age of 20. I have powers far
beyond ones comprehension including my own. I wish to learn what i am
capable of. I was abandoned when i was younger and live on my own. It's
all i have ever known and will ever know."

Icalasari · 2011-09-06 02:26:01

^ I know. Why do you think that I only edited out the land? She could do a google search and NEVER find this thread because of... Dear lord I shudder at the thought of their being more posts out there like this

Legionnaire · 2011-09-06 02:26:54

And there are people who think that this is an example of good roleplaying.

Bob · 2011-09-06 02:28:03

~~Children don't count as "people" in this case, Legionnaire.~~

Icalasari · 2011-09-06 02:28:25

^^

I plan to teach her that this is horrid role playing and that she should feel PHYSICAL, EXCRUTIATING pain cause by her OWN BRAIN if she EVER makes a character like that again for ANYTHING but making fun of

Legionnaire · 2011-09-06 02:29:40

-snort- Yeah, good luck with that.

Icalasari · 2011-09-06 02:32:04

^ One of my characters a long time ago was a blonde haired blue eyed man who attracted everyone and could cheat on his girlfriend but be forgiven because he is just THAT damn awesome and was a master swordsman and magic user and only ever lost once but the injury wasn't debilitating and attracted all the women who wanted to swoon over him and help him get better and he was the last of his race AND could defeat gods with ease

If I could recover from THAT, then she can recover from this

Bob · 2011-09-06 02:34:07

Excuse me for asking, but how old is she?

If she's between 0-15, I'd say there's a 90% chance she'll grow out of this pretty quickly.

Icalasari · 2011-09-06 02:35:13

^ ...She's around 19

Is she gonna make it, Doc Bob?

Legionnaire · 2011-09-06 02:37:38

...At this age, I think the only sane, merciful option is to euthanise her.

Bob · 2011-09-06 02:38:34

-Doctor Bob flips through a few papers on her clipboard before putting it on the table next to her and sighing heavily. After a long silence, she looks Icalasari in the eyes, her expression grim.-

Mister Lasari, I don't know how to say this, but...

Her chances of recuperation are slim. You might want to take this time to say your goodbyes. I'm sorry.

Icalasari · 2011-09-06 02:38:35

Nuuuu. She had such a promising future too ;.;

Legionnaire · 2011-09-06 02:39:06

From this evidence? No, no she didn't.

Icalasari · 2011-09-06 02:40:09

She had such a promising non roleplaying future too ;.;

Counterclock · 2011-09-06 02:41:01

ITT: Melodramatic readings.

Icalasari · 2011-09-06 02:42:24

ITT: A Wild CLOCKY appears!

Bob · 2011-09-06 02:43:16

-Sympathetically places a hand on Icalasari's shoulder-

I'm so sorry. I truly wish that there was more that we could have done for her. If it's any consolation, up until her final hours, she was thinking of you.

Counterclock · 2011-09-06 02:43:46

I'm not clocky!

I'm Mistress Counterclock the magical princess of the Timelords who has taken the role of the heroine of the dragons to save them from intergalactic space monkeys.

Icalasari · 2011-09-06 02:44:11

^^ Are you sure there was the capacity to think? I mean, take a look at the character

^ And I'm Mister Nukey, the Mary Sue Nuker!

Counterclock · 2011-09-06 02:47:18

I'm not a mary sue though. I was given this title because of an intense political struggle that's happening at the top of the food chain, I'm really only trying to help the dragons, but they seem to think that my feeble powers can really win a war that's not even my own to be in from the beginning.

Bob · 2011-09-06 02:47:24

Well, our expert mental analyst had a bit of trouble deciphering her thought process, but we're pretty sure she was thinking of you. Either you, monkeys or drums. It was pretty much an equal chance between all three.

Icalasari · 2011-09-06 02:49:17

^^ Oh Clocky. Don't worry, everything will be ok. This is just a temporary bout of insanity that you're suffering from

^ *sniff* At least she'll die happily thinking of maraca monkeys who have taken over my body ;.;

CommandoDude · 2011-09-06 02:51:17

Never had a mary sue character.

But I DID have a Mary Sue GUNDAM (which I acquired in total legality by buying all the parts in the Roleplay pointbuy shop)

It was 1.5x the size of a normal suit. Had armor which could deflect both normal and beam weapons, on top of having two deflector shields that could rotate 360 degrees or just make a complete deflector bubble of impenetrability. It had gatling guns and ARTILLERY gatling guns in its chest, had two huge beam cannons it could combine to make an even BIGGER beam cannon or combine with railguns to create a railgun hailstorm. Also, its hands were claws that had the strength to literally crush anything in the game if it got ahold of you. Did I mention it had TWO extended batteries (mobile suits really only have 1, mine was the only exception) AND a nuclear power plant to recharge them?

I regret making it, even if it was the most pwntastic Gundam ever fucking designed. It was horribly overpowered and I don't understand why our GM allowed me to make some of the modifications that made it possible. It was so bad, that the only gun that could even come close to being able to defeat it were two instapwn guns that were designed to have 1-3 shots to avoid having them kill everyone hella easy.

Counterclock · 2011-09-06 02:51:26

~slaps Ica~

Seriously, I'm outta this thread though, bye.

Icalasari · 2011-09-06 02:52:55

:< Ow, that hurt ;.;

Cya Clocky!

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