First, Sasa, I much prefer the term "rarity". :3 Second, it makes perfect sense to me. I don't expect the elven avatars that my orc avatar encounters to actually have long, pointy ears in real life. And as J, I'm not nearly that snappy a dresser. :( Also, some here insist on third-person perspective just for the reason you stated: They're NOT their online personas. I'm certainly not actually knocking up people with orc babies. For whatever reason, first-person (use of I/my/me) and second-person (you/your) perspectives seems to be popular here. I went with third-person quite a lot early on, but most people seem to prefer a looser style.
In terms of roleplaying themes, I generally don't do a lot of scene planning here. My orc avatar is almost always in-character, and I never get too bent out of shape if anyone doesn't respond to an initial inquiry as, well... not everyone's into orcs. I guess the term would be "slice-of-life", as I treat the island -- as weird as it consistently is -- as its own world and go with whatever we're both in the mood for doing at the time. I'm not opposed to planning, mind you; it's just that I generally don't. The few times I have, however, they've been some of my favorites.
In terms of roleplaying themes, I generally don't do a lot of scene planning here. My orc avatar is almost always in-character, and I never get too bent out of shape if anyone doesn't respond to an initial inquiry as, well... not everyone's into orcs. I guess the term would be "slice-of-life", as I treat the island -- as weird as it consistently is -- as its own world and go with whatever we're both in the mood for doing at the time. I'm not opposed to planning, mind you; it's just that I generally don't. The few times I have, however, they've been some of my favorites.
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