Starting role play on Twitter is simple.
1. open an account, name it, put up a bio, choose a pic.
2. Start Tweeting.
Seriously. That's it.
Now, I can think of several people that do a fine job of "role playing' and they don't even need anyone else to interact with. They are excellent storytellers, and I enjoy watching their stories as they tweet them.
But for others, they enjoy interactive RP. They want others to talk to.
I have several characters on Twitter, and they are all pretty popular. I've seen a LOT of RPers come and go in my time in Twitter RP.
Here are a few things I've observed in watching both successful and unsuccessful RPers on Twitter:
Do's
1. Make your character interesting. Make the character multi-faceted. Give them flaws.
2. Make them realistic. Even if a character is powerful, he or she should have a weakness. Even if the character is a good person, there should be some flaw. Perfect characters are annoying.
3. Have a storyline. Even if you are alone, have a storyline. Make it an interesting one. This will bring more people into your story.
4. Interact with followers (other RPers). Don't just say, "Hey, baby, wanna RP?" Come up with a plot and then ask if others want to join in. Try something like "Hey, I am on a mission to Zebus and need someone help me capture a deathstick dealer." You'll get a much better response. Once others realize you come up with good plots, more people will want to join in.
5. Interact with followers (non-RPers). Talk to them "in character." The followers get a kick out of it, and it really is fun. Some of the best RPers are followers who decided they wanted to take the plunge and join the wacky world of Twitter RP.
6. Make your characters sociable. This one drives me crazy. People will NOT RP with you if your character is pissy. Or silent. Or emo. Or violent. UNLESS you make it interesting for them to do so, and you balance it.
Case in point: Jared Stone. He was an arrogant, smartass bastard most of the time. But he also showed a nicer side to one or two people, and he was entertaining when he was an ass.
7. Give your character a face. Another pet peeve of mine. It's really hard to "get to know" a character that is faceless. Hard to relate to someone that way. Find a pic that at least comes close to your mental image for your character.
8. See if you can join with an existing role playing group. This is the easiest way to find people to RP with. Ask the group members how to join.
Don'ts
A relationship (and/or sex) should ENHANCE a storyline, not BE the storyline.
You want a character that's promiscuous? (Or, as I prefer to say, poly-amorous?) Fine! But have the sex be in some kind of a decent storyline. Just sayin'.
And by "decent storyline" I don't mean "Hey, baby, I'm a [fill in the blank with some type of profession here], wanna make out/have sex/screw like rabbits/have babies/get married (even though we met 5 minutes ago)?" Um, no. (And I am seeing this more and more.)
2. Don't just post "I'm bored." or ooc posts all the time. Create a storyline! Make it exciting! You'll draw people in quickly.
3. Don't god mode. Don't have a character that can't be beaten. Or that beats everyone else. Seriously, it sucks.
4. Don't just jump in with someone else's storyline. Ask first. You never know if they are ad-libbing or have a storyline planned out. And ESPECIALLY don't attack or grab someone without asking first.
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