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( * RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 PROMPTS !
feel free to change pronouns as needed !
❛ we’re thieves in a world that don’t want us no more. ❜
❛ guess about all i got left now is doubts. doubts and scars. ❜
❛ they’re chasing us hard. because we represent everything that they fear. ❜
❛ don’t try anything stupid and we won’t do anything unkind. ❜
❛ if we have to fight, we fight. if we have to run, we’ll run. ❜
❛ if we must die, we’ll die. but… we’ll stay free. ❜
❛ if they so much as put one bruise on him, i swear… ❜
❛ i’ll bring the fires of hell on them myself. ❜
❛ the people are happy and well fed. i think perhaps we’ll be okay. ❜
❛ running scams, robbing banks, screwing over the rich and horrible. ❜
❛ most of us grew up hungry and scared and alone. one way or another. ❜
❛ i believe there’s winners and losers… and nothing else besides. ❜
❛ living free out here, like this… i wouldn’t have it any other way. ❜
❛ nobody’s taking nothing from me ever again. ❜
❛ you’re playing a dangerous game. ❜
❛ i had real suffering and i lost everything, my vocation, my faith, my family… ❜
❛ people call me lazy. i’m not lazy. just don’t like working. there’s a difference. ❜
❛ gentlemen, i think i’ve got something good. ❜
❛ it’s a nasty world out there, and it’s catching up with us. ❜
❛ i swear half of you would just rot in your own filth if nobody kept you in check. ❜
❛ did you catch the bad guys? ❜
❛ how can romance ever be silly? it’s all we have. ❜
❛ just leave it to me. i can talk a dog off a meat wagon. ❜
❛ i wish i had acquired wisdom at less of a price. ❜
❛ maybe life ain’t such a thing to cling to so tightly. ❜
❛ we’re more ghosts than people. ❜
❛ be loyal to what matters. ❜
❛ i discovered i had a heart because it was broken. ❜
❛ oh, you fool, you sad deluded fool. ❜
❛ torn in two by different ideas of who you were, and it turns out you weren’t neither. ❜
❛ i possess things that you will never understand. ❜
( * BIOSHOCK PROMPTS !
trigger warning for murder.
❛ i choose something different. i choose the impossible. i choose… rapture. ❜
❛ now you’ve rattled the monkey cage. here they come. ❜
❛ what excuse do we have not to sculpt, and sculpt, and sculpt, until the job is done? ❜
❛ what if now it is not my skill that fails me but my imagination? ❜
❛ chin up, now. the lord hates a quitter. ❜
❛ i’m here to show you a new kind of beauty. ❜
❛ the path of the righteous is not always easy, yes? ❜
❛ the reward will become clear in time: be patient. ❜
❛ whichever way you slice it, good men died. ❜
❛ i thought this would be a better life for us. can you imagine a bigger fool than that? ❜
❛ if you press that button, you’ll learn what it means to truly be my enemy. ❜
❛ you ooze in like an assassin and then try to sneak out like a thief. ❜
❛ there’s two ways to deal with the mystery: uncover it, or eliminate it. ❜
❛ i come to this place to build the impossible. ❜
❛ that’ll take you straight to the devil himself. and then all debts will be paid in full. ❜
❛ so there are no innocents. there are heroes, and there are criminals. ❜
❛ who says you can’t teach an old hound new tricks? ❜
❛ i believe in no god, no invisible man in the sky. ❜
❛ even in the gathering dark, you light a candle. ❜
❛ i feel… hatred, like i’ve never felt before, in my chest. bitter, burning fury. ❜
❛ the artist has a duty to seduce the ear and delight the spirit. ❜
❛ who could hate me so much they’d ruin me like this? what did i do to them? ❜
❛ if you can’t come in from the cold, then you gotta grow ice over your heart. ❜
❛ you’re not a moth… you’re an angel. i’ve never painted an angel… maybe i should! ❜
❛ you give them hope. and for this, i am grateful. ❜
❛ i don’t need to be judged by you… by anyone… screw you! ❜
❛ i haven’t chosen a spot for you on the wall yet. let me know if you have a preference. ❜
❛ if i have to kill one to save the other, so be it. ❜
❛ thank you for reminding me that the light of the world has not yet been snuffed off. ❜
❛ it’s about who can become less of a man and more of a monster. ❜
❛ imagine the will it took to create a place like this. ❜
❛ is there blood in the streets? of course. ❜
❛ the great chain moves slowly, but with wisdom. ❜
❛ as you drag me closer to the abyss, you pull yourself right along with me. ❜
❛ i offer you a quick death. it will be preferable to what you will learn if you win. ❜
❛ think about it for a second, and maybe the word will come to you: nostalgia! ❜
❛ mark my words — your only reward will be a knife in the back. ❜
❛ my strength is not in steel and fire, but in my intellect and will. ❜
❛ in the end, all that matters to me — is me. and all that matters to you — is you. ❜
❛ even in the book of lies, sometimes you find truth. ❜
❛ a season for all things: a time to live, and a time to die. ❜
❛ a man chooses. a slave obeys. ❜
❛ you know what they say… never mix business with friendship. ❜
❛ kills me to turn my fist to you, but business is business. don’t let it get you down. ❜
❛ they say to save one life is to save the world entire. ❜
❛ now there’s nothing left for you but a long cold nothing. ❜
❛ you know, you should be thanking me! i brought you here! i showed you who you are! ❜
❛ nobody never told you nothing but lies till i came along! ❜
❛ i’d turn tail if i were you, kid. ain’t nothin’ here for you but tears. ❜
❛ to question is to surrender. i will not question. ❜
❛ they offered you the city… and you refused it. and what did you do instead? ❜
❛ you saved them. you gave them the one thing that was stolen from them. a chance. ❜
❛ and what was your reward? you never said. but i think i know… a family. ❜
❛ would you kindly? ❜
Gif Pack | Masterlist
(TODOS|ALL)
A
Abigail Cowen
Addison Timlin
Adelaide Kane
Alexandra Daddario
Alina Kovalenko
Alisha Boe
Alissa Salls
Allie Marie Evans
Ana Coto
Andy Biersack
Annalise Basso
Ash Stymest
Ashley Benson
Ashley Moore
B
Bella Heathcote
Bia Arantes
Brant Daugherty
Bridget Satterlee
Bruna Linzmeyer
C
Charlize Theron
Christen Harper
Cody Christian
D
Dakota Johnson
Daniel Brühl
Dominic Sherwood
Dylan Sprouse
E
Eiza González
Elle Fanning
Emilija Baranac
Emily Blunt
Emily Browning
Emily Rudd
Emma DeLury
F
Flavia Sayuri
G
Gabriella Wilde
Gigi Hadid
Gloria Groove
Grace Holley
Grace Phipps
H
Hailee Steinfeld
Hera Hilmar
Hermione Corfield
J
Jane Levy
Jenna Thiam
Jessica Chastain
Jessica Stroup
Judah Lewis
Julia Johansen
K
Karsyn Bartruff
Katherine McNamara
Keenan Tracey
Kristine Froseth
L
Laura Berlin
Li Bash
Lili Reinhart
Liv Tyler
Luca Hollestelle
Lucy Boynton
Lucy Hale
Lydia Graham
M
Mackenzie Foy
Madelaine Petsch
Maiara Walsh
Marina Ruy Barbosa
Michele Alves
Molly Quinn
N
Neels Visser
Nina Dobrev
O
Odeya Rush
R
Reece King
S
Sarah Grey
Scarlett Leithold
Shailene Woodley
Shelley Hennig
Sophia Abrahão
Sophie Skelton
T
Timothée Chalamet
Toby Hemingway
Z
Zoey Deutch
RESIDENT EVIL ( 2002 ) SENTENCE STARTERS
i want to know who you people are and i want to know what’s going on here.
you and i have the same employer.
your marriage is a fake.
they live and work underground. their research is of the highest importance.
our position on the map is indicated by heat signature.
why can’t i remember anything?
so you’re saying this place was attacked?
i’m afraid things are a little more complicated than that.
what happened here?
get out! get out! you can’t be in here!
she’ll try to deceive us, confuse us.
i implore you.
implore away.
you’re all going to die down here.
what was all the shooting?
because blood doesn’t do that until after you’re dead.
where are the bodies? where did they go?
all the people working here are dead.
when you cut the power, you unlocked the doors. you let them out.
we’re never going to make it to the surface.
some of us provide information, others give their support.
what kind of research?
maybe she trusted the wrong person, maybe they set her up.
where are you taking those?
that homicidal bitch killed my team.
tell us what’s going on down here.
even in death, the human body still remains active.
it brings the dead back to life?
they are driven by the basest of impulses, the most basic needs.
how do you kill them?
you mean shoot them in the head.
why did you kill everybody down here?
it’s almost impossible to kill.
whoa, we’re not infected.
just one bite, one scratch from these creatures is sufficient.
i was trying to stop them.
no, nothing ever changes.
i don’t want to be one of those things walking around without a soul.
i’m missing you already.
bitch wouldn’t open the door so i had to fry her.
i’m not dead yet.
i could kiss you, you bitch.
i shot her five times. how is she still standing?
you’re going to have to work for your meal.
when i get outta here, think i’m gonna get laid.
your boyfriend’s a real asshole.
no pressure, guys.
i’m not sure i want to remember what went on down here.
i don’t deal in chance.
she was right. we are going to die down here.
yeah, you like how i taste, don’t you?
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𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐌 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐒 𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐄:
this tutorial at least medium difficulty. it’s not super complicated, but you do need a basic understanding of html.
i can’t stress this enough as disclaimer you may need to ditch aesthetic formatting and icons. if you know your way around html you’ll know how to keep those but it will be dependant on how comfortable you are with html. this post isn’t a tutorial on html and there are a lot of guides out there and this is long enough.
even if you don’t know how to work around formatting if you follow this step by step you will be able shorten reblogs and reply to threads without clogging the dash and your blog.
i’ll try to make this as concise as possible so i won’t bore you with why it works the way it works, long story short it has to do with tumblr changing the dashboard to be responsive to screen size and forcing the new post editor on mobile browsers (as well as the app)
the new post editor on mobile does not support removing reblogs or html editing, both of which you need in order to trim your post and add the last reply before adding your own. even when you switch the browser view to “desktop mode” tumblr’s responsive design will adapt the regular mobile layout.
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first you’re going to login on a regular mobile browser, whichever you use the most (chrome, safari, opera, etc). i’ll refer to this browser as your main browser, you’re going to use this to edit most things later.
for now just log in there and draft your partner’s reply. don’t bother turning on the desktop mode on this browser, it won’t make a difference. only draft the post (you can draft the post from the tumblr app as well)
next you’re going to download and install the puffin browser (available on android and ios). this is the only browser that i’ve found has a true desktop mode. login here as well and make sure to turn on desktop mode on this browser.
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i’ll refer to puffin as your “trimmer” browser from now on.
open your drafts from the trimmer browser, edit the post, tap lightly on the post until the red x button shows up to remove reblogs. remove the reblogs and save the draft.
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now close the trimmer browser and go back to your main browser, in my case it’s chrome.
here you’ll find that tumblr defaulted to keeping the original first post ever. i don’t really know why it does this but you can remove it the same way you just removed the reblogs.
you’ll notice the layout looks different from the responsive design. this is because you saved the draft from the trimmer browser which forces the true desktop view, saving the post in the regular old text editor format we use on the desktop version. now html editing is supported !
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here is where you copy and paste your partner’s last reply and add your own. again, how much of their formatting you’ll retain depends on how comfortable you are with html and how much patience you have to replicate their formatting.
here’s the bare basic html you’ll use for a simple trimmed post:
<a href=“POST LINK”>PARTNER URL</a>:
<blockquote>
copy-paste your partner’s reply here
</blockquote>
write your reply here
other useful html tags you can use for simple formatting:
<p> this is a paragraph </p> <small> this text is small </small> <b> this text is bold </i> <i> this text is italicised </i>
if you really want to include icons you can use the code <figure data-orig-height=“ICONHEIGHT” data-orig-width=“ICONWIDTH”><img src=“ICONURL” data-orig-height=“ ICONHEIGHT” data-orig-width=“ ICONWIDTH”></figure>
replace the following as follows:
ICONHEIGHT = the height of your icon in pixels ICONWIDTH = the width of your icon in pixels ICONURL = the url of your icon
for your partner’s icon just copy the url from their reply and to add a new icon of your own on your reply i’d suggest preemptively uploading a bunch of icons to a hidden page on your blog or a drafted post from your computer so later on you can use them from your phone just copying the url the same way.
aaand that’s it! in only a few clicks you’ve successfully trimmed your post. i hope this helps!
So... I made an icon frame for Elain that I'm not going to use anymore because I'm putting Elain over here... would anyone want it?
so does anyone know someone that have a hooty rp icon
i am really leaning on roleplaying as hooty owo
Currently looking for an rp that doesn't have an 18+ age limit if anyone's part of an rp open to minors or is aware of one pls lmk tysm
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01 - GOOGLE SLIDES ┊"Let's go to the beach!"
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Introducing "Let's go to the beach!" (Okay Starships by Nicki Minaj...) a simple single-muse Google slides template. Taking heavy inspiration from a beach-like aesthetic, all ready for the summertime. It isn't a very "writing based" template, as i said it is very simple. But it looks cute if I do say so myself! Clicking the highlighted text in the title will send you to my payhip, from there you will have a better-quality preview of each slide. You will also be able to pay from there, of course, the price is set to £2+. (I felt as though some of my templates are a little overpriced, which is why they're going to be kept as affordable as possible in the future!) Any issues, feel free to dm me on Tumblr or contact me through discord @/jhopez (however, I might not be able to respond straight away!)
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There are 6 slides for a decent amount of character information, if you are a more literate and detailed person, this template might not be for you!
The object png's are all from Tumblr, courtesy of the people who post them! however, the Tyla ones were made by me, using this website, it's free and really simple to use! however, if that isn't your style, feel free to edit the slides as much as you like!
try to not go over the space given to write in, it may cause the layout of the slides to shift and look out of place.
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Anyone know where I can find RPers for Hulu’s The Great? Just started it tonight and I’m enthralled!
your muse is allowed to underestimate my muse
your muse is allowed to disrespect my muse
your muse is allowed to provoke my muse
your muse is allowed to be a little asshole to my muse
and more – !!
So long as you, the mun, understand the consequences of your muse ticking off my muse your muse is allowed to be not nice to mine. Confrontation can be interesting and fun to rp! I welcome it! While you, the mun, should know better than to provoke my muse your muse might not and that’s okay! Mun does not equal muse and vice versa. When your muse provokes mine, disrespects mine, underestimates mine, I am trusting that even if your muse doesn’t know the consequences that you, the other mun, understand there are repercussions for your muse being an asshole.
you want your muse to be an ass to mine? that’s fine – just don’t whine when your muse doesn’t come out of it unscathed.
Tips on writing good starters.
In the roleplay scene, it can be hard to handle the task of writing a starter or a greeter for someone else. Especially when your partners have different preferences, and you just aren’t sure if you can handle it. When you have a lot of starters to do all at once —— it can be quite daunting. So, with my years of roleplay experience — I gathered a few of my own tips that help myself when writing starters ( although, now I need to get over the obstacle of laziness ). I figured, hey — maybe someone else can get help from this.
1. Consider aspects of their muse. It sounds lame, but you need to kind of look at someone’s muse ( whether you know them well or not, canon or OC ) and figure out answers to questions such as “what kind of first impression do they give off?” and “how would they react to a stranger walking up to them?”. It’s best here to avoid topics that you feel may grow REPETITIVE. To you and your muse, a topic such as “who/what are you” or “why are you here” may be new, but to your partner it may not be. Try to avoid something as bland and repetitive, and try to find a new edge that makes a conversation or greeter all the more exciting that kind of grabs your partner’s attention more so than a thought like “oh another starter like this??”.
2. Think of how the starter will carry onward in a thread. Some people like shorter things, while others like to expand more. You want to try to fit a starter with your partner in this sense length wise, but all in all we should all agree we’d want a starter that could get your muses somewhere. Whether it’s knowing each other better, or developing a whole new plot on the fly — it all matters on the topic. Whether it’s a one-liner, single-para, multi-para, etc., it’s your responsibility as the one writing the starter to get something going, not your partner you’re writing the starter for. Avoid starters that makes them step up and get things going — or something too vague that no one knows what’s going on. Be clear, be interesting, and find something that can expand longer than just 2 or 3 replies. So you may write something like “hey, im lost. can you tell me where i am?” which could be quickly solved by your partner responding with directions or something — instead, aim for something more like “you’re lost too?? lets try sticking together to find our way back!” which will allow the muses to have potential bonding. Bland example, but it’s an example nevertheless.
3. Grab your partner’s attention. Try to write a starter that you feel will excite your partner ( but make sure you’re excited for it, too ). If you check out their blog // wishlist // etc., you may get a better idea of what they’re looking for in new roleplays. It can help avoid the problems in the two tips above, as well as giving off a good first impression as a roleplay partner that you’re excited, too! If you read their rules and see they enjoy plotting, you could always hit them up! But always pay mind to rules concerning everything.
That’s about all I have, since other posts cover other basics here!
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MASTERLISTS BY RAI — CHARACTER CONNECTIONS
Below the cut, you’ll find #170 different character connections you could use when plotting between characters. They’re separated into four categories: familial, platonic, adversarial, & romantic. Some roles are similar in nature but with different titles. Enjoy!
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an rp guide to making drafts more fun and less stressful
if you’re like me you tend to stockpile replies like you’re preparing for the apocalypse, and there are times when i look at that large number (across multiple blogs whoops) and wonder WHAT THE FUCK HAVE I DONE I WILL NEVER DO ALL OF THESE.
BUT FEAR NOT. i have compiled a list of tips i’ve gathered over my 13+ years of rping that have made chugging out responses as stress free and fun as possible. take them or leave them, i hope you find some use in it!
1. never ever EVER EVER give yourself a “due-date” DON’T DO IT. PLEASE DON’T. I MEAN IT. you can set a goal, that’s awesome. say, ‘hey! i want to get x amount of drafts done today’, but don’t ever tell yourself you HAVE to. this is a hobby, for FUN. when you go into your drafts with a due-date, you go into your drafts with initial stress and if you don’t meet your self-determined quota you’re going to feel bad and you should never feel bad when you write for fun. when you sit down to do drafts just tell yourself, i’m gonna work on these today and see where i get. as long as the only concrete goal you give yourself is to try, then you’re already on the right track!
2. first thoughts, jot them down! when you go to draft your posts/like it/save it/whatever you do to keep track of your drafts, you should try to jot down a few “first thoughts” before you do so. this is just something i do personally, it’s always helped me out. when i get a reply from my partner, before i go to draft it, i make some bullet points where i would respond; my muses initial internal reaction, possible dialogue, and my muses initial external response. even if you come back to it a week later and take a gander at the reply in your drafts, you can gloss over what you wrote down to try and bring some inspiration back for the reply. you can change your mind, keep it the same, whatever. it just helps brings you back to how you first responded to the reply and spark some creativity.
3. respond in the order you want to, not the order received this isn’t a job at the local diner, you don’t have to rotate drafts like FIFO (first in first out.) your reply isn’t going to ‘spoil’ the longer you have it in your drafts. if one draft jumps out at you more than the other, DO THAT ONE. your rp partner will (they should) understand muses can be fickle and you have preferences. when you force yourself to do a draft, it tends to come out less than stellar, or not like you wanted, and you’ll just frustrate yourself further.
4. when you DO decide to sit down and write drafts, get comfy! listen to music? like white noise? need some generic background noise? put that shit on! even if you’re responding mobile in class (shame on you) or at home naked in your bedroom, try to make yourself as comfortable as possible. me? i prefer silence or soft ambient music in the privacy of my room, but that’s just a preference. i tend to write better when i feel the most comfortable.
5. TALK TO YOUR RP PARTNERS!!!! trust me i doubt they are going to mind if you head into their im/skype/inbox/whatever and ask questions you have as they come along. if there’s something in their reply you want clarified to help you in yours, ASK! even if there’s no question, i highly encourage you talk to who you’re writing with, especially for longer, more plotted threads; it’s no secret that you tend to write better with people you know/get along with. ask them to chat about their muse in that specific setting, maybe talk over a couple possibilities in the near future, get some inspiration just by chatting. i understand for some of us, talking with others we don’t know is a daunting task, but just try to remember we’re all here for the same reason; we want to write, and have fun, and be creative. the worst thing someone can say to you when you ask for feedback or input is ‘no’, and tbh if they say that then i think you’ve dodged a bullet lmfao
6. PRAISE YOURSELF for the love of god don’t be ashamed to say HEY I DID ONE DRAFT TODAY GO ME. even if its one out of 100, you still DID IT and that’s AWESOME! the more you congratulate yourself and the more you believe in what you create, the easier creating more will be.
7. don’t be afraid to back out of some things this one is the hardest for me to follow, because i love everyone i write with and i tend to not want to let go of threads. but if there’s that one draft you constantly look at every time you try to get some done and it just makes you sad because you’re not sure, you’re never sure how to respond, maybe it’s time to move along. that feeling effects your overall mood and tends to make writing for other drafts more difficult. DO NOT FEEL BAD WHEN YOU DO THIS, DON’T YOU DARE. think of it more as…putting it aside for the time being. you can always revisit that particular plot/scenario at a later date, and your rp partner will understand. if they don’t, if they pressure you to keep a draft that only proceeds to upset you when you go into your drafts, you do not need to write with them. repeat after me, my lovely creative nuggets, you do not owe anyone anything. you don’t. i repeat, THIS IS FOR FUN. this is a hobby. you are not getting paid and unless your rp partner is paying you by the word, do not let them control what you reply to and when.
8. don’t be afraid to start NEW things don’t punish yourself. i see it all the time, people joke about having too many drafts and yet they do starter calls, reblogs memes, whathaveyou. THATS OK STOP FEELING BAD ABOUT IT! if you need some creative juices flowing, and your drafts don’t look appealing, then reblog that meme! ask for some starters! as long as you keep writing, inspiration will find you in time, i promise.
9. HAVE FUN. i’ve said it like 89745974 times but i cannot stress it enough. rping is for fun. it should always make you feel better, not worse. if it takes you two days to do 20 drafts, or two weeks to do 1, that’s ok. the more you worry about ‘losing followers’ or interest in your muse, the more stressed youre going to make yourself which in turn makes focusing harder which makes writing harder and then your drafts contiue to sit even longer. it’s a vicious cycle we all fall into sometimes, and that’s ok. just because you’re stressing about it doesn’t mean you’re terrible, we all do. just TRY to recognize the signs when you’re doing it, and pep yourself up. talk to someone. maybe just chat about your muse with a friend if you can. if you get drafts done by the end of the day, great! if you don’t, you don’t, and that’s ok too.