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Swap Coordinator:	Ozzyflsgirl (contact)
Swap categories:	Letters & Writing Illustration
Number of people in swap:	4
Location:	International
Type:	Type 2: Flat mail
Rating requirement:	4.80
Last day to signup/drop:	September 18, 2015
Date items must be sent by:	October 2, 2015
Number of swap partners:	1
Description:
So I had quite the entertaining idea for a penpal swap. This will NOT be your standard "Hi I'm Nicole from so and so, blah blah" penpal letter. Each person needs to fill out a character profile for the person sending you a roleplay story involving the character but you will write in first person. For example, say your swap partner fills out a character profile like this: Name: Fiona McClure Age: 35 Appearance: 5'4, long wavy copper hair, navy blue eyes, often wears button up blouses and pencil skirts and coordinating high heels. The first thing I would do is think of why my character would write Fiona McClure if I was a stranger to her. So as an example here I go: "Dear Fiona McClure, You don't know me in any fashion, yet I am well aware of who you are. I would not risk sending you this letter if it did not mean that you would otherwise die. Please pay attention as best as you can, but remember to destroy this letter once you have its contents memorized and you are certain to follow its instructions to the letter. My name is Tyrin. I work for an agency that isn't established, yet. I come from 400 years into your future. As things stand, if you do not make the necessary corrections to your timeline, you will cease to exist." And so forth. I'd like to send at least three handwritten pages or three single spaced typed and printed (accordingly) to your one swap partner. If it involves maps, or cryptograms etc you can send them too, but they don't count for the letter. If its from the past, or future please do your best to make it look like it came from the era the setting comes from. If you'd like ideas on where to take your story you can always check your partners profile for what they like or ask them what sort of stories they like etc. This could lead to some interesting roleplaying penpal letters with your swap partner! Minimum Rating of 4.8 with no recent 1s or 3s. At least 15 completed swaps please, and make sure you have a well filled out profile :). For general ideas on Roleplaying on general, here is a guideline for online roleplaying, which is kinda where I got the start of an idea of these roleplay letters, so if you've never done online roleplaying be sure to check this out ðŸ‘‡ http://rpedia.tumblr.com/post/18253901905

Discussion

Zindelo 09/ 8/2015 #

This looks like fun, but could I suggest something like a brief bio rather than filling fields like 'age, relationship status, sexual preference' for those who feel experienced enough to supply enough information to write to? I could supply more interesting material to work with that way, rather than filling out the fields present.

Ozzyflsgirl 09/10/2015 #

I agree @Zindelo We will start with something more general. I think you are right. By sending too much info I'm cutting down on the senders creative space. Okay. I'll make a new form to fill out;

Name: Age: Short description of appearance:

If that doesn't work, then please let me know. Messaging gets my attention quicker :)

Ozzyflsgirl 09/10/2015 #

Name:

Age:

Short description of appearance:

Zindelo 09/10/2015 #

Name: Conduit Eleanor Junakutz-Lionheart
Age: She's absolutely ancient. Centuries. Looks like late middle age though.
The Conduit is a grand old dame, known as a bit of an iron lady, the mistress of a guild of reality-bending scholars. She tends to dress formally, and sternly, and warmly (because she comes from essentially Fantasy Soviet Russia).
Her setting is your standard low magic fantasy with dragons and vampires and elves and things, though it is edging onto the very early end of magitech/steampunk.

Ozzyflsgirl 09/11/2015 #

Name: Tinkerer Darthora Hammersbrow Age: She's old, but as most dwarves go, hard to determine just how old. At least 110 years old (although she swears she doesn't look a day over 70) and with enough life in her to be feisty. She wears shabby dresses, that stick to her short chubby dwarf figure. She has long peppered hair and big mole on her cheek near her right eye. Most dwarves are obsessed with gold or gory battle scenes, and while Darthora enjoys a decent fistfight or slaying every now and again and even defends herself when pushed, she prefers to spend her time building new inventions and the occasional technical weapon or gadget. Should fit nicely into any fantasy setting :)

Erdbeersternchen 09/11/2015 #

Whoaaah! This is SO awesome! I always wanted to make such a swap! I'll absolutely join! (and post my short cut chara here tomorrow :3 )

Fenriss 09/14/2015 #

This is brilliant! I even have a character in mind for a story I plan to write some time in the future. Maybe the letter I get can give me some ideas for plot twists!

Fenriss 09/14/2015 #

Name: Jane Collinson Age: 20 Jane lives in England around the 1840s. Her previously affluent family fell into disgrace when her older sister tried to attend medical school, and an altercation with an offended male student resulted in the young man being severely injured. Now, with her sister ruined and unmarriageable, Jane has gone to Northumberland (right on the boarder with Scotland) to stay with Clarissa, a friend from her boarding school. Alas, Clarissa's family is cursed, and Jane finds herself in mysterious and dire straights.There's no telling what spooky, terrifying things she may have to face in the haunted manor by the sea, or in the eerie woods nearby!

Erdbeersternchen 09/15/2015 #

Name: Neraida Age: 15 Short description of appearance: Neraida has long, curly and bushy dark hair which always sticks out and never stays the way it should be. She LOVES colourful and glitterful things, even if they dont belong to her - yes, she's very freehanded when it's about "yours" or "mine". Everything that's not her could be hers eventually. Neraida was found as an abandoned baby in a small village, raised by a farmer family who soon wanted to marry her to some stubborn old farmer - which quite didnt agree with her own plans: since she spend most of time of her childhood sitting in the only tavern the village had, she grew up with legends and fairy tales of travelers and adventurers. She wanted a piece of cake, too! So she caught the chance she had, when some smugglers came through the village and got together with some friends in aim to blew their cover ... but that's another story. Maybe she'll tell you when you meet her. She already experienced quite a lot in her small life! Right now she's in a seaport leaving a big ship she used to travel with and is exploring a new and fascinating town. [She left some friends she stayed with since they had.. other plans in mind. Nearly alone in a very strange and new town - those are things she will probably tell you about! :D

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