Um, do you by any chance have a discord?

No, I'm sorry

It all depends really, some threads are free range, I.E. the GYM thread that just opened up, while some are exclusive and planned ahead. More often than not it's first come first serve. Think about it like writing a book in the third person, but limit it to your own perspective. You can interact with others, beat them up, hell if some are willing you can even kill the character outright, but for the most part just uh. Jump in I suppose? A reminder that you only control your actions, too. Some people forget that.

first off, don't mind Niko too much, he enjoys trolling people. Second, think of it like actin' in a play. You have your own character that you bring in, can be a self-insert, though you'd wanna be careful about those, and just kinda react to what is happening. The person who makes the thread is usually called the GM, typically they're the ones doin' most of the work setting a scene and all that, you'd basically just put what the character thinks of the scene and what you'd wanna do, and the GM responds with whatever's happenin' ya know?

i wasn't trolling though sorry if you interpreted it that way

Usually you make a OC (original character) or you pretend to be a character you like from a series, game, novel etc that you like. They are sometimes planned and require a sign up to enter while other times they are just random stuff like the GYM one that opened. It mostly depends on the GM (game Master/ Thread creator) as to the type of RP it is. It wouldn't hurt to ask if you can join most of the time. No one usually cares too much about it even if it's planned as long as you don't join to late or god mod. You just sort of post what your character says or thinks as well as appropriate actions they would take given the situation and the GM then post as a reply when everyone has updated. That's the normal formula for it anyways.

Oh okay. Thanks you guys that helped a lot.

No problem :)

You shouldn't

A soft sound reverberates off the walls, piercing the background noise. Slowly, with the sound fading through the repeated sound, one would almost make out the soft sound of "Heh." Joker walks out form behind Scarletone, smiling to himself as he holds up his left hand, pulling down the tension of his red glove, keeping it from slipping off, as he looks over his shoulder and the inquisitive individual. "Roleplay is both easy, and difficult" He sets his left hand on Scarletone's right shoulder lightly, as he peers down at him through his ever steady mask. "Anyone can get into Roleplay. The ability to imagine a scenario in your mind, and write it down sounds considerably easier than explained." He lifts his hand from his should and walks forward, past Scarletone, and spins on his right heel, spinning his coat out from under him before setting his feet down, cold stopping the momentum of the spin. He waves his right hand forward, palm upward in an expressive manner as he explains: "It's an art that's earned through experience, and practice. Quite a few individuals have attempted it, and it's generally lacking in what they'd overall like, but that's completely okay." Joker pulls his hands back, and slips them into his corresponding pockets of his pants, as he began to pace to the left side of Scarletone. "Just remember. You need to start somewhere, even if you are unsure" His voice begins to fade, as he walks behind Scarletone, vanishing from sight, while his final words bounce off the walls: "Just don't be afraid to try."

"Tis as he says." A beautiful bell like voice rang out through the room. Above was a girl who would remind you of the color white. Her long white haired spread out as if she was in water as she hugged her knees with half open eyes. "Thine efforts are also needed." She vanished in a white wisp. As her voice continued from behind, her hair almost seeming to attempt to embrace you from behind. "Use thine wits. Thine imagination is thy greatest weapon." Her breath on the nape of your neck before disappearing in another wisp of smoke. "Tis only limited by thine inexperience. Wouldst thee take the leap of faith." She appeared before you. Crimson eyes still half open as her white hair spread out. She reached out a hand as if waiting for you to grab hold of it before she vanished once more. "Or wouldst thee simply fall into obscurity?" her voice echoed before leaving you alone in silence

Scarlet stands in the center of the room, trying to process what had just happened. It was all so sudden, but she knew what her choice should be. "I... I don't want to dive in head first, but I know I've gotta give it a shot." Scarlet folded her arms, unsure of who would appear or what would happen next. She looked around, weary of what was to come

teleports behind you nothin personnel, kid tears out your heart and begins singing "Last Christmas" by Wham!

*A wild Jaguar Warrior appears and hits Elm with a big stick.* Don't do anything Elm says. They don't know what they're talking about. They owe me a chicken sandwich and still haven't paid me back, nyah.

If you want examples of what NOT to do, PM me. I'll leave it at that.