END SCHIZO RP: A Critique on Today's Roleplay

[Nozgoth 2991]

END SCHIZO RP: A Critique on Today's Roleplay

 

** I just want to note, this is not a jab at anyone in particular. I am just as guilty of this as the rest of you. Some of my favorite writers and rpers on this platform are considered “schizo rpers”.

 

This post is meant to be a motivation to seek new ways in which to express your character and their beliefs and goals. To be honest, I think that we need to cut it out with the schizo rp. Literally every dark mage and CA has been doing it for YEARS and I am sick and tired of it. I’ll admit to it as well. Schizo rp was the only thing I did for like 3 years straight. I used to think I was a God because my rp was soooo “complex” and “incomprehensible”, but as I look back at it, I question whether or not I was even doing a good job. 

 

On the occasion, schizo rp can be exciting, thrilling, interesting, and if done well, thought provoking. However, I fear it has become bland with the sheer amount of people that do it these days. In my opinion, if that’s what you’re going for, you should try your best to make your RP thought provoking and leave somebody with a lasting impression of terror in their minds (especially in the context of dark magics). But I think we need to move on from schizo rp. Why don’t we find something new and unique to do? Something creative that still fits the theme of dark magic. Something that allows our characters to be more than babbling and raving lunatics, or zealous followers of a God they don’t truly understand. I find many people imitate what they think is cool on this server, but often schizo RP is lazy, boring, and stale at the best of times. 

 

Why do we always need to involve THEOLOGY and PHILOSOPHY into our roleplay. WE ARE NOT INTELLECTUALS. I’M NOT AN INTELLECTUAL AND NEITHER ARE YOU. When I did that type of roleplay I was literally pretending the whole time, I had no idea what I was talking about. I’ve never read an alchemical text in my life. It was cool for a while but it’s gotten way out of hand. 

 

Can’t we give our characters something new to motivate them to do what they do? For dark mages/villains, there are numerous other reasons to commit villainy than to do it for some theological/philosophical reason that you’ve brainwashed your character into believing. Obviously it’s fine to roleplay theology and philosophy, I just mean to say it’s gotten real boring when literally EVERY character does it. Every character uses it as an excuse to drive their actions. PLEASE LET US FIND SOMETHING NEW. Emotions, history, personality, money, illness, etc. Speaking of personality, I find that many schizo RPers/dark mages/CAs have ZERO personality in their characters. So that is another thing to consider.

 

I think we also need to bring back more common forms of villainy. We need burglars, murderers, drug dealers, bandits, etc. I would love to start up a group involved in this sort of thing, so if you are interested, hit my discord: priestofworms

 

Imaginative and fun simplicity will always be better than lazily roleplaying something complex! We don’t all have to be HP Lovecraft, some of us can be Tolkien too! (poor example because I know the Tolkien lore is quite complex, but you know what I’m getting at). Anyway, that’s all I have to say. I’d love to hear any thoughts in the comments.

[sam33497 3201]

holy based

[Jihnyny 2643]

bait bait bait bait bait bait bait bait bait shut up bait bait bait bait bait bait shut up

[Goblinmancer 4129]

schizo post about schizoing +1

[FlemishSupremacy 5063]

@Jentoshe's shooting at u

[Nozgoth 2991]

Just now, Jihnyny said:

bait bait bait bait bait bait bait bait bait shut up bait bait bait bait bait bait shut up

it's not bait I promise im being dead serious

[Sean_VEVO 1424]

bro is coping not understanding the demiurge and palebeast outvoker vargher lore LOL

 

whats so hard to understand abt a yakubian space pig that collects magic items? 😂 

[Wizry 510]

WE MUST DEFEND SCHIZOPHRENIA ON LOTC! 

[Pallodium 659]

sad jentos noises

[Werew0lf 12590]

so ur telling me that malik the freak cant be schizo?

[Johann 1494]

NOZCON 2 IS CANCELLED NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[TreeSmoothie 5136]

Real and true

It's horrible trying to read thru ppl's Deep & Thought Provoking thesaurus spam and worse when it's philosophy that doesn't make sense. I miss villains that are villains for the kick of it 

[Nozgoth 2991]

2 minutes ago, Pallodium said:

sad jentos noises

I love jentos and I schizo rped alongside him for many years, legend has it we even balled up together one time

 

2 minutes ago, Werew0lf said:

so ur telling me that malik the freak cant be schizo?

nah go for it, I just think it's lazy that EVERY character these days does the same schizo rp

i havent really rped with u much so I cant comment on ur character specifically, im just saying in general

 

 

[Damnit_Delmar 1218]

6 minutes ago, Nozgoth said:

For dark mages/villains, there are numerous other reasons to commit villainy than to do it for some theological/philosophical reason that you’ve brainwashed your character into believing. Obviously it’s fine to roleplay theology and philosophy, I just mean to say it’s gotten real boring when literally EVERY character does it. Every character uses it as an excuse to drive their actions. PLEASE LET US FIND SOMETHING NEW. Emotions, history, personality, money, illness, etc.

This is so real though

 

This is why I prefer my niche of being an evil capitalist undead merchant. 

[hemomancy 2906]

i want to be evil and go on evil rants with no thoughts. head empty.