RP Guide
Start a roleplay, find a partner and write together.
How FictionCore works
Get to know the app and find people to write with
5-minute essentials
A few useful ideas before your first game
Work through an example
Deciding both sides
Kate pushed Tomas into the fountain. He dropped the map and admitted he had lied.
Writing an attempt
Kate reached toward Tomas, trying to push him back toward the fountain. “Then show me the map,” she said.
Try it yourself
Your partner ends a post at a locked archive door, with footsteps approaching. What could your character do next?
Show explanation
- Notice the locked door and react to the approaching footsteps.
- Add an action, such as looking for another entrance or slipping a note under the door.
- Give your partner room to respond: your character could gesture toward a hiding place or ask whether to stay. Leave their choice to them.
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Roleplay basics
Understand how text roleplay works and write posts that give your partner room to respond.
- Getting started with text roleplayLearn how writers build a story together and choose a way to play that suits them.
- Characters, writers and shared controlKeep character knowledge separate from writer discussions, and leave your partner’s choices to them.
- Write a post your partner can respond toStart a scene, build on the last post and give the next writer something to work with.
Finding a partner
Compare preferences and discuss the story before you start writing.
Writing well together
Discuss boundaries, manage delays and work through problems or endings.
- Boundaries and consentDiscuss themes and personal limits, and respond when a scene becomes uncomfortable.
- Reply schedules and group playSet realistic expectations for replies, check-ins and what a group does when someone is away.
- Resolve problems or end a roleplayClear up a scene misunderstanding, agree on changes or step away when you no longer want to continue.
Using FictionCore
Understand the app’s content rules, contact sharing and Community Quiz.
Ready for the Community Quiz?
You need to pass the Community Quiz before commenting or publishing. The Guide helps you prepare; reading it does not replace the Quiz or guarantee a pass.
You take the Community Quiz in the FictionCore app.