Resolve problems or end a roleplay

What you’ll learn

Resolve a scene misunderstanding and agree on any changes to established story facts.
End a roleplay when you want to, with a brief message if safe, and use blocking or reporting when needed.
Pause and discuss changes when someone is no longer comfortable with a scene.

Start with what happened in the post

Pause and point to the sentence or event you understood differently.
Ask what your partner meant, then explain your reading of the scene.
Agree on a change: edit a post, return to an earlier moment or revise an established story fact.
Confirm the version you are both continuing from before writing the next post.

A change to something already established in the story is often called a retcon. For example, you might decide that a letter was lost rather than delivered. Check with everyone whose posts depend on that event before changing it. A misunderstanding can often be resolved with a small edit, but you do not have to keep trying to repair a game you no longer want to play.

An accusation

You ignored what I wrote and ruined the scene.

A specific question

I thought the bridge had collapsed, but your post has us crossing it. Did I misunderstand? Let’s decide which version to keep.

You can stop writing together

Try it yourself

A partner keeps bringing back a subject you asked to leave out and argues whenever you pause. What can you do?

Show explanation

Recognize that repeated disregard for a boundary is more than a scene misunderstanding.
End the interaction if you want to. You do not owe another explanation.
Use the safety tools where the interaction is happening. In FictionCore, you can block the account and report material that breaks the app’s rules.