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Role-play

2011-07-27T23:27:45Z

HouseEros:

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'''Role-playing''', or '''RP''' for short, as it relates to the [[furry]] culture, is an activity in which one or more people each assume the role of a character in an imaginary situation, and narrate and/or act out that character's dialogue, responses, and motivations. Role-playing is done for a wide variety of reasons-- it has roots in theatre and theatrical training and improvisation, in certain religious practices, as a business training method, and as a psychotherapeutic technique. It is often done purely for entertainment, as a form of collaborative storytelling.

A number of useful innovations have been developed and put to use in recreational roleplaying.

==Role in the furry fandom==
Role-playing as an established form of entertainment played a strong developmental role in the history of the furry fandom, having allowed for the introduction of many early non-artists into what was previously the funny animal fandom. The history of modern-day role-playing began in the 1970s with the creation of Dungeons and Dragons (the first tabletop roleplaying franchise) and the MUD1 (the first multi-user dungeon for telnet), and the meeting of role-players (and costumers) with the artists and writers of the funny animal fandom at the science fiction conventions of the 1980s led to the first [[furry party|furry parties]] and [[convention]]s. Role-playing also helped in the development of the [[fursona]] as a core concept of the fandom as well.

==Published role-playing games==
[[Image:Ironclaw_cover.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Ironclaw]], an example of a critically acclaimed furry roleplaying game]]
Several games designed around role-playing, like ''[[Ironclaw]]'', ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', and ''[[GURPS]]'', have been published. They include rules that help players better understand the abilities and limitations of their characters (and balance them out with other players' characters and the challenges presented during play), as well as descriptions of settings. Also known as tabletop roleplaying, these games commonly use dice or some other form of random number generator to create outcomes for the character's actions. One player will act as a game host, sometimes referred to as a "game master" or GM. This player is the storyteller, and controls the flow of the game along with any nonplayer controlled, or NPC, characters. There are two well known furry RPGs, Ironclaw (and its sequel [[Jadeclaw]]) and [[World Tree]], as well as others, including [[Furry Outlaws]] and [[Furry Pirates]].

==Online role-playing==

Online chat technologies, including IRC and other chat rooms, and instant-messaging clients, are often used for the sake of roleplaying online. '[[MU%2A|MU*s]]' are also popular for online roleplay. 'MMOs,' an acronym for 'massively multiplayer online games,' are computer games with many players who connect to a server with a program that usually gives them a graphical representation of an environment through which their characters navigate, alongside other players' characters, as part of role-playing.

==Miscellaneous terms==

''Pencil-and-paper'', ''tabletop RPGs'' and ''Pen-and-paper'' refer to using published gaming systems, which require some record-keeping with paper and pen or pencil, including a [[character sheet]]. Usually done offline.

''Roll-playing'' is a malapropism referring to the nearly ubiquitous use of dice (which are rolled) in published role-playing games; often it is used disparagingly to describe players who let random dice rolls dictate things whose outcome should depend upon reasoned-out sequences of events.

''Table-top'' and ''Face-to-face'' refer to role-playing conducted offline, with all participants together in-person (usually around a table), as opposed to online role-playing.

''[[Live-action roleplaying|LARP]]ing'', an acronym for ''live action role-playing''. Much like table-top role-playing, except that it is usually conducted in larger areas, outdoors, and/or in more public places, and involves acting out body language; it's closer to theatrical improvisation.

''Freeform'' role-playing is roleplaying conducted explicitly withOUT formal or published rules.

== Other roleplay methods ==

Other methods of roleplay used by furries include:

* [[Forum-Based Roleplaying]], or Play by post (or PBP)
:Played using a message board, forum, or over e-mail. Each member roleplays their own characters in separate posts in response to the actions and words of other characters.
* Text-based [[MU*]]s, including [[MUD]]s, [[MUCKs]], and [[MUSH]]s.
* [[Chat room]]-based roleplaying.
* [[Fanfiction]] (fanfic) - Roleplaying is done through members writing stories and sharing them (sometimes in paper [[fanzines]]).

The above types of roleplaying games are categorized as [[:Category:Multiplayer worlds|multiplayer worlds]] here on [[WikiFur]].

==See also==

*[[:Category:Roleplaying games|Roleplaying games]]
*[[:Category:Multiplayer worlds|Multiplayer worlds]]
*[[:Category:Multiplayer world terms|Multiplayer world terms]]

==External links==
*[http://quarantineroleplay.weebly.com Quarantine] Forum-based roleplay universe for Anthros only
*[http://www.rpg.net RPGNet]
*[http://elliquiy.com Elliquiy Sexual Roleplaying Forum] The largest and most active on the Internet, furry friendly.
*[http://www.catgirls.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=148 How to Create Catgirls in RPGs]
*[http://www.city-of-unity.com City Of Unity] IRC-based furry role-play in a dystopian sci-fi setting.
*[http://therequiem.weebly.com The Requiem] Great IRC roleplay for both Anthro and Human players.
*[http://houseeros.com/ House Eros Adult Roleplay] Forum-based Adult Roleplay
*[http://elysiumroleplay.com/forum/ Elysium Yaoi Sexual Adult Roleplay] Forum-based Roleplaying!
*[http://hightailcafe.proboards.com/index.cgi] A little-known Forum-based roleplay universe where you can create your own unique character and explore with no set story line. Recommended for people new to the world of Furries and for people who want to do their own thing.
*[http://www.midnightrealms.net/ Midnight Passions] Adult Fantasy Chat
*[http://www.f-list.net/ F-List] Website for the kinks of the characters.
*[http://twilightus.net/feila/ The World of Feila] Forum-based role-playing that is open to all time periods and settings, and the most active PG13 area for furry role-playing
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[[cs:Roleplay]]
[[es:Juego de rol]]
[[fr:Jeu de rôle]]
[[ru:Ролевая игра]]
[[sv:Rollspel]]
[[zh:角色扮演]]

User:HouseEros

2011-07-27T23:26:28Z

HouseEros:

Webmaster of http://houseeros.com and http://elysiumroleplay.com/forum/

House Eros K-List

2010-02-22T23:28:23Z

HouseEros:

'''House Eros K-List''' is a database of [[Wikipedia:Kink (sexual)|kink]] listings for [[RPG]] players for purposes of sexual roleplay. As of Feburary 2010, the project is currently in Alpha testing. House Eros also features an active forum for play-by-post roleplaying.

* '''Address''': http://houseeros.com/
* '''Creator''': [[User:HouseEros]]
* '''Ran from/to''': Feburary 14, 2010 - present

== See also ==
* [[F-List]]
* [[The Rabbit Hole]]

{{website-stub|House Eros}}

[[Category:Forums|House Eros K-List]]
[[Category:Websites|House Eros K-List]]
[[Category:2010 births|House Eros K-List]]

House Eros K-List

2010-02-22T23:27:04Z

HouseEros:

'''House Eros K-List''' is a database of [[Wikipedia:Kink (sexual)|kink]] listings for [[RPG]] players for purposes of sexual roleplay. As of Feburary 2010, the project is currently in Alpha testing. House Eros also features an active forum for play-by-post roleplaying.

* '''Address''': http://houseeros.com/
* '''Creator''': [[User:HouseEros]]
* '''Ran from/to''': Feburary 14, 2010 - present

== See also ==
* [[F-List]]
* [[The Rabbit Hole]]

{{website-stub|House Eros}}

[[Category:Forums|House Eros K-List]]
[[Category:Mature websites|House Eros K-List]]
[[Category:2010 births|House Eros K-List]]

House Eros K-List

2010-02-18T21:50:13Z

HouseEros:

'''House Eros K-List''' is a database of [[Wikipedia:Kink (sexual)|kink]] listings for [[RPG]] players for purposes of sexual roleplay. As of Feburary 2010, the project is currently in Alpha testing. House Eros also features an active forum for play-by-post roleplaying.

* '''Address''': http://houseeros.com/
* '''Creator''': [[User:HouseEros]]
* '''Ran from/to''': Feburary 14, 2010 - present

== See also ==
* [[F-List]]
* [[The Rabbit Hole]]

{{website-stub|House Eros}}

[[Category:Forum|House Eros K-List]]
[[Category:Mature websites|House Eros K-List]]
[[Category:2010 births|House Eros K-List]]

House Eros K-List

2010-02-18T21:49:14Z

HouseEros:

'''House Eros K-List''' is a database of [[Wikipedia:Kink (sexual)|kink]] listings for [[RPG]] players for purposes of sexual roleplay. As of Feburary 2010, the project is currently in Alpha testing. House Eros also features an active forum for play-by-post roleplaying.

* '''Address''': http://houseeros.com/
* '''Creator''': [[User:HouseEros]]
* '''Ran from/to''': Feburary 14, 2010 - present

== See also ==
* [[F-List]]
* [[The Rabbit Hole]]

{{website-stub|House Eros}}

[[Category:Mature websites|House Eros K-List]]
[[Category:2010 births|House Eros K-List]]
[[Category:Forum|House Eros K-List]]

User:HouseEros

2010-02-18T21:48:58Z

HouseEros: Created page with 'Webmaster of http://houseeros.com'

Webmaster of http://houseeros.com

House Eros K-List

2010-02-18T21:48:38Z

HouseEros:

'''House Eros K-List''' is a database of [[Wikipedia:Kink (sexual)|kink]] listings for [[RPG]] players for purposes of sexual roleplay. As of Feburary 2010, the project is currently in Alpha testing. House Eros also features an active forum for play-by-post roleplaying.

* '''Address''': http://houseeros.com/
* '''Creator''': [[HouseEros]]
* '''Ran from/to''': Feburary 14, 2010 - present

== See also ==
* [[F-List]]
* [[The Rabbit Hole]]

{{website-stub|House Eros}}

[[Category:Mature websites|House Eros K-List]]
[[Category:2010 births|House Eros K-List]]
[[Category:Forum|House Eros K-List]]

House Eros K-List

2010-02-18T21:47:48Z

HouseEros:

'''House Eros K-List''' is a database of [[Wikipedia:Kink (sexual)|kink]] listings for [[RPG]] players for purposes of sexual roleplay. As of Feburary 2010, the project is currently in Alpha testing. House Eros also features an active forum for play-by-post roleplaying.

* '''Address''': http://rh.greydawn.net/
* '''Creator''': [[Seppel]]
* '''Ran from/to''': Feburary 14, 2006 - present

== See also ==
* [[F-List]]
* [[The Rabbit Hole]]

{{website-stub|House Eros}}

[[Category:Mature websites|House Eros K-List]]
[[Category:2010 births|House Eros K-List]]
[[Category:Forum|House Eros K-List]]

House Eros K-List

2010-02-18T21:47:03Z

HouseEros:

'''House Eros K-List''' is a database of [[Wikipedia:Kink (sexual)|kink]] listings for [[RPG]] players for purposes of sexual roleplay. As of Feburary 2010, the project is currently in Alpha testing. House Eros also features an active forum for play-by-post roleplaying.

* '''Address''': http://rh.greydawn.net/
* '''Creator''': [[Seppel]]
* '''Ran from/to''': Feburary 14, 2006 - present

== See also ==
* [[F-List]]
* [[The Rabbit Hole]]

{{website-stub|House Eros}}

[[Category:Mature websites|House Eros]]
[[Category:2010 births|Rabbit Hole, The]]

House Eros K-List

2010-02-18T21:46:41Z

HouseEros: Created page with ''''House Eros K-List''' is a database of kink listings for RPG players for purposes of sexual roleplay. As of Feburary 2010, the project is curren…'

'''House Eros K-List''' is a database of [[Wikipedia:Kink (sexual)|kink]] listings for [[RPG]] players for purposes of sexual roleplay. As of Feburary 2010, the project is currently in Alpha testing. House Eros also features an active forum for play-by-post roleplaying.

* '''Address''': http://rh.greydawn.net/
* '''Creator''': [[Seppel]]
* '''Ran from/to''': Feburary 14, 2006 - present

== See also ==
* [[F-List]]
* [[The Rabbit Hole]]

{{website-stub|House Eros}}

[[Category:Mature websites|Rabbit Hole, The]]
[[Category:Furcadia|Rabbit Hole, The]]
[[Category:2010 births|Rabbit Hole, The]]

The Rabbit Hole

2010-02-18T21:43:54Z

HouseEros:

'''The Rabbit Hole''' is a database of [[Wikipedia:Kink (sexual)|kink]] listings for [[Furcadia]] and other [[RPG]] players for purposes of sexual roleplay. As of September 2009, The Rabbit Hole lists over 226,000 characters with more than 210 different kinks.

The Rabbit Hole features Dens, which are forums where like-minded individuals can chat and find roleplayers.

* '''Address''': http://rh.greydawn.net/
* '''Creator''': [[Seppel]]
* '''Ran from/to''': May 1, 2006 - present

== See also ==
* [[F-List]]
* [[House Eros K-List]]

{{website-stub|Rabbit Hole, The}}

[[Category:Mature websites|Rabbit Hole, The]]
[[Category:Furcadia|Rabbit Hole, The]]
[[Category:2006 births|Rabbit Hole, The]]

F-list

2010-02-18T21:43:47Z

HouseEros:

[[File:F-List.jpg|right|250px]]
'''F-List''' is a directory of [[fursona]]s and [[paraphilia]]s associated with them for the purposes of [[roleplay]]. It allows people to list multiple characters for each account, join groups relevant to their interests and chat on the forums and their shoutboxes.

* '''Address''': http://www.f-list.net/
* '''IRC''': [irc://irc.furnet.net/f-list #f-list] on [[Furnet]]
* '''Staff''':
** '''Founder''': [[Hexxy]]
** '''Administrators''': [[Casca]], [[Hiro Judgement]], [[Jamii]], [[Silverkun]]
* '''Ran from/to''': July 2, 2009 - present

== See also ==
* [[The Rabbit Hole]]
* [[House Eros K-List]]
{{website-stub}}

[[Category:Mature websites]]
[[Category:2009 births]]

Role-play

2010-02-18T21:25:08Z

HouseEros: /* External links */

{{cleanup}}
{{context}}
'''Role-playing''', or '''RP''' for short, as it relates to the [[furry]] culture, is an activity in which one or more people each assume the role of a character in an imaginary situation, and narrate and/or act out that character's dialogue, responses, and motivations. Role-playing is done for a wide variety of reasons-- it has roots in theatre and theatrical training and improvisation, in certain religious practices, as a business training method, and as a psychotherapeutic technique. It is often done purely for entertainment, as a form of collaborative storytelling.

A number of useful innovations have been developed and put to use in recreational roleplaying.

==Published Role-Playing Games==
[[Image:Ironclaw_cover.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Ironclaw]], an example of a critically acclaimed furry roleplaying game]]
Several games designed around role-playing, like [[Ironclaw]], [[Dungeons & Dragons]], and [[GURPS]], have been published. They include rules that help players better understand the abilities and limitations of their characters (and balance them out with other players' characters and the challenges presented during play), as well as descriptions of settings. Also known as tabletop roleplaying, these games commonly use dice or some other form of random number generator to create outcomes for the character's actions. One player will act as a game host, sometimes referred to as a "game master" or GM. This player is the storyteller, and controls the flow of the game along with any nonplayer controlled, or NPC, characters. There are two well known furry RPGs, Ironclaw (and its sequel [[Jadeclaw]]) and [[World Tree]], as well as others, including [[Furry Outlaws]] and [[Furry Pirates]].

==Online Role-Playing==

Online chat technologies, including IRC and other chat rooms, and instant-messaging clients, are often used for the sake of roleplaying online. '[[MU%2A|MU*s]]' are also popular for online roleplay. 'MMOs,' an acronym for 'massively multiplayer online games,' are computer games with many players who connect to a server with a program that usually gives them a graphical representation of an environment through which their characters navigate, alongside other players' characters, as part of role-playing.

==Miscellaneous terms==

Pencil-and-paper, tabletop RPGs and Pen-and-paper refer to using published gaming systems, which require some record-keeping with paper and pen or pencil, including a [[character sheet]]. Usually done offline.

Roll-playing is a malapropism referring to the nearly ubiquitous use of dice (which are rolled) in published role-playing games; often it is used disparagingly to describe players who let random dice rolls dictate things whose outcome should depend upon reasoned-out sequences of events.

Table-top and Face-to-face refer to role-playing conducted offline, with all participants together in-person (usually around a table), as opposed to online role-playing.

[[Live-action roleplaying|LARP]]ing, an acronym for live action role-playing. Much like table-top role-playing, except that it is usually conducted in larger areas, outdoors, and/or in more public places, and involves acting out body language; it's closer to theatrical improvisation.

Freeform role-playing is roleplaying conducted explicitly withOUT formal or published rules.

== Other roleplay methods ==

Other methods of roleplay used by furries include:

* [[Forum-Based Roleplaying]], or Play by post (or PBP)
:Played using a message board, forum, or over e-mail. Each member roleplays their own characters in separate posts in response to the actions and words of other characters.
* Text-based [[MU*]]s, including [[MUD]]s, [[MUCKs]], and [[MUSH]]s.
* [[Chat room]]-based roleplaying.
* [[Fanfiction]] (fanfic) - Roleplaying is done through members writing stories and sharing them (sometimes in paper [[fanzines]]).

The above types of roleplaying games are categorized as [[:Category:Multiplayer worlds|multiplayer worlds]] here on [[WikiFur]].

==See also==

*[[:Category:Roleplaying games|Roleplaying games]]
*[[:Category:Multiplayer worlds|Multiplayer worlds]]
*[[:Category:Multiplayer world terms|Multiplayer world terms]]

==External links==
*[http://quarantineroleplay.weebly.com Quarantine] Forum-based roleplay universe for Anthros only
*[http://www.rpg.net RPGNet]
*[http://www.catgirls.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=148 How to Create Catgirls in RPGs]
*[http://www.city-of-unity.com City Of Unity] IRC-based furry role-play in a dystopian sci-fi setting.
*[http://therequiem.weebly.com The Requiem] Great IRC roleplay for both Anthro and Human players.
*[http://houseeros.com/ House Eros Adult Roleplay] Forum-based Adult Roleplay

[[Category:Terms]]

[[cs:Roleplay]]
[[es:Juego de rol]]
[[fr:Jeu de rôle]]
[[ru:Ролевые игры]]
[[sv:Rollspel]]

Role-play

2010-02-18T21:24:45Z

HouseEros:

{{cleanup}}
{{context}}
'''Role-playing''', or '''RP''' for short, as it relates to the [[furry]] culture, is an activity in which one or more people each assume the role of a character in an imaginary situation, and narrate and/or act out that character's dialogue, responses, and motivations. Role-playing is done for a wide variety of reasons-- it has roots in theatre and theatrical training and improvisation, in certain religious practices, as a business training method, and as a psychotherapeutic technique. It is often done purely for entertainment, as a form of collaborative storytelling.

A number of useful innovations have been developed and put to use in recreational roleplaying.

==Published Role-Playing Games==
[[Image:Ironclaw_cover.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Ironclaw]], an example of a critically acclaimed furry roleplaying game]]
Several games designed around role-playing, like [[Ironclaw]], [[Dungeons & Dragons]], and [[GURPS]], have been published. They include rules that help players better understand the abilities and limitations of their characters (and balance them out with other players' characters and the challenges presented during play), as well as descriptions of settings. Also known as tabletop roleplaying, these games commonly use dice or some other form of random number generator to create outcomes for the character's actions. One player will act as a game host, sometimes referred to as a "game master" or GM. This player is the storyteller, and controls the flow of the game along with any nonplayer controlled, or NPC, characters. There are two well known furry RPGs, Ironclaw (and its sequel [[Jadeclaw]]) and [[World Tree]], as well as others, including [[Furry Outlaws]] and [[Furry Pirates]].

==Online Role-Playing==

Online chat technologies, including IRC and other chat rooms, and instant-messaging clients, are often used for the sake of roleplaying online. '[[MU%2A|MU*s]]' are also popular for online roleplay. 'MMOs,' an acronym for 'massively multiplayer online games,' are computer games with many players who connect to a server with a program that usually gives them a graphical representation of an environment through which their characters navigate, alongside other players' characters, as part of role-playing.

==Miscellaneous terms==

Pencil-and-paper, tabletop RPGs and Pen-and-paper refer to using published gaming systems, which require some record-keeping with paper and pen or pencil, including a [[character sheet]]. Usually done offline.

Roll-playing is a malapropism referring to the nearly ubiquitous use of dice (which are rolled) in published role-playing games; often it is used disparagingly to describe players who let random dice rolls dictate things whose outcome should depend upon reasoned-out sequences of events.

Table-top and Face-to-face refer to role-playing conducted offline, with all participants together in-person (usually around a table), as opposed to online role-playing.

[[Live-action roleplaying|LARP]]ing, an acronym for live action role-playing. Much like table-top role-playing, except that it is usually conducted in larger areas, outdoors, and/or in more public places, and involves acting out body language; it's closer to theatrical improvisation.

Freeform role-playing is roleplaying conducted explicitly withOUT formal or published rules.

== Other roleplay methods ==

Other methods of roleplay used by furries include:

* [[Forum-Based Roleplaying]], or Play by post (or PBP)
:Played using a message board, forum, or over e-mail. Each member roleplays their own characters in separate posts in response to the actions and words of other characters.
* Text-based [[MU*]]s, including [[MUD]]s, [[MUCKs]], and [[MUSH]]s.
* [[Chat room]]-based roleplaying.
* [[Fanfiction]] (fanfic) - Roleplaying is done through members writing stories and sharing them (sometimes in paper [[fanzines]]).

The above types of roleplaying games are categorized as [[:Category:Multiplayer worlds|multiplayer worlds]] here on [[WikiFur]].

==See also==

*[[:Category:Roleplaying games|Roleplaying games]]
*[[:Category:Multiplayer worlds|Multiplayer worlds]]
*[[:Category:Multiplayer world terms|Multiplayer world terms]]

==External links==
*[http://quarantineroleplay.weebly.com Quarantine] Forum-based roleplay universe for Anthros only
*[http://www.rpg.net RPGNet]
*[http://www.catgirls.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=148 How to Create Catgirls in RPGs]
*[http://www.city-of-unity.com City Of Unity] IRC-based furry role-play in a dystopian sci-fi setting.
*[http://therequiem.weebly.com The Requiem] Great IRC roleplay for both Anthro and Human players.
*[http://houseeros.com/] Forum-based Adult Roleplay

[[Category:Terms]]

[[cs:Roleplay]]
[[es:Juego de rol]]
[[fr:Jeu de rôle]]
[[ru:Ролевые игры]]
[[sv:Rollspel]]