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Month: February 2023

Roleplaying: 5 Challenges of Playing a Villain

Posted on February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 By Brody No Comments on Roleplaying: 5 Challenges of Playing a Villain
  1. Maintaining Consistency: One of the biggest challenges of roleplaying as a villain is maintaining consistency in your character’s behavior and motives. Villains often have complex backstories and motivations, and it can be challenging to portray a consistent and believable character.
  2. Avoiding Overacting: Another challenge is avoiding overacting or hamming it up. It can be tempting to play a villain as over-the-top and exaggerated, but this can come across as caricatured or unbelievable. Finding the right balance between menacing and realistic can be difficult.
  3. Conveying Evil Intent: It can be difficult to convincingly convey a villain’s evil intent without coming across as cartoonish or stereotypical. Finding ways to communicate your character’s menace and danger without resorting to cliches or obvious tropes can be a real challenge.
  4. Dealing with Consequences: As a villain, your actions will have consequences, both for your character and for those around them. You will need to be prepared to deal with the fallout of your actions, both in terms of in-game consequences and in terms of how other players perceive you.
  5. Staying Engaged: Roleplaying a villain can be emotionally draining, and it can be difficult to maintain engagement with the game and with other players. You may find yourself struggling to stay invested in the game or to connect with other players if your character is consistently causing trouble or alienating others. Finding ways to stay engaged and invested in the game, even when your character is causing chaos, can be a real challenge.
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Roleplaying: 10 Benefits of Being Someone Else

Posted on February 15, 2023 By Brody No Comments on Roleplaying: 10 Benefits of Being Someone Else

Roleplaying is a creative outlet that allows individuals to explore their imagination and creativity in a safe and supportive environment. There are many ways that roleplaying can benefit you. Here are 10 of them:

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Necromundus: Return to Afterlife?

Posted on February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 By Brody No Comments on Necromundus: Return to Afterlife?

A long time ago, we tried building a MUD within a MUSH framework called Necromundus. A wide variety of characters were possible, and could explore four different realms, completing quests and battling mobs (including some rather challenging bosses). But the game never quite fit in its MUSH skin. It always deserved to be closer to…

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