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Offline Omni

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Online Roleplaying vs IRL?
« on: January 25, 2010, 12:37:13 pm »
Wow, colored titles!

Good thing to start this off immediately with a random sentence like that, but yeah, the titles are colored to make it clear I divided it in parts.

Introduction:

So well, perhaps some of you might roleplay as your fursona or just as a furry/animal. So, I was wondering, after I got told I should make a list like this to find out more about my personality, how (in)different it is to you.

It's a list of thing you do while roleplaying online and if you'd do the same repeatingly in real life if you had the chance. No doubting is allowed (as that way you'll still find out like nothing on who you are). If you don't want to post your list, feel free to NOT do so, it is, of course, completely voluntary. Still, I recommend you to try it as this list helped me a lot to get to know myself better.

How to do it?

It's simple, just make a list of things you do when roleplaying online as your fursona (or just a furry/animal character) and put down if you'd do it repeatingly in real life if you had the chance.

Example (my own list):

Roleplaying vs IRL - No doubting allowed:
Scratching behind ears - Yes
Tilting head - Yes
Having a tail - Only when combined with Fursuiting
Fursuiting - Yes
Going after a ball - No
Wearing a collar - Yes, but not in public places
Being petted - Yes
Licking - No
Hunting - No
Walking on 4 paws - No
Being "tamed" - Yes
Playing in mud - No
Jump on people - No
Get rubbed over "tummy" - No
Bark/Howl/Any animal sound - No
Shaking off water - When wet, yes
Sitting on hands - No

Additional note:

It's about what you would do if you can, if you'd like to fursuit but don't have the money for it or anything, you should still fill in a "Yes".
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Re: Online Roleplaying vs IRL?
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2010, 01:56:45 pm »
Honestly, I've never roleplayed in the real world - atleast, not consciously, or on purpose.

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Re: Online Roleplaying vs IRL?
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2010, 06:26:41 pm »
Scratching behind ears - Yes. And why wouldn't you, it feels good.
Tilting head - Yes.
Having a tail - No
Fursuiting - No but I want to
Going after a ball - No
Wearing a collar - No
Being petted - No
Licking - No
Hunting - No
Walking on 4 paws - Only when going up stairs, or if I'm sitting on the ground and then need to run somewhere.
Jump on people - No
Get rubbed over "tummy" - No
Bark/Howl/Any animal sound - I say woof instead of woot.
Shaking off water - When wet, yes
Sitting on hands - No
Bark/Howl/Any Animal Sound at other animals - Yes. I bark at dogs who bark at me and meow at cats who meow at me.
Sticking out your tongue to cool down - Yes, this is quite useful if you're in a lot of layers during winter or something and start to overheat.
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Re: Online Roleplaying vs IRL?
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2010, 06:45:00 pm »

Scratching behind ears - yes
Tilting head - sometimes
Having a tail - no
Fursuiting - working on it
Going after a ball - depends
Wearing a collar - all the time
Being petted - sometimes
Licking - no
Being "tamed" - no
Jump on people - yes
Bark/Howl/Any animal sound - I do goat nosies to bug people
Shaking off water -yes
always hungry - when I'm hungry
tongue always hanging out- no
climb trees- yes
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Re: Online Roleplaying vs IRL?
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2010, 07:35:54 pm »
Scratching behind ears - Yes
Tilting head - No
Having a tail - No
Fursuiting - No
Going after a ball - No
Wearing a collar - No
Being petted - Yes
Licking - Yes
Hunting - No
Walking on 4 paws - No
Being "tamed" - No
Playing in mud - Yes
Jump on people - Yes
Get rubbed over "tummy" - Depends on what you mean by "tummy"
Bark/Howl/Any animal sound - Yes, I tend to snarl when I get a bad hand in Magic. Also, I tend to mew instead of saying "Yes?"
Shaking off water - Yes
Sitting on hands - Nah, I have a weak right wrist because of an injury.
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Re: Online Roleplaying vs IRL?
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2010, 11:18:48 am »
I not good at making a list so i copied like the others but il add my own details of Rp in to mix which could help others =3

Scratching behind ears - Sometimes but usually the front of ears
Tilting head - Yes
Having a tail - No.. I wouldnt mind one though o.o
Fursuiting - No but i would like to try it
Going after a ball - Sometimes
Wearing a collar - No
Being petted - No
Licking - Sometimes
Hunting - No
Walking on 4 paws - No
Being "tamed" - If that means following others then.. no
Playing in mud - No
Jump on people - No
Get rubbed over "tummy" - No
Bark/Howl/Any animal sound - Yes i make Meow noises to cats alot and mimic my dog like panting and such
Shaking off water - No
Sitting on hands - No
Nomming - Yes quite alot
Sitting on your bum - Na mostly its on my legs
Scratching with legs - Yes but with my knees since my foot cant reach
Mimic other animals and act like them - Yes mostly with my dog.
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Re: Online Roleplaying vs IRL?
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2010, 05:33:56 pm »
I dont call it rping IRL  XD  I just kinda, well do some of these things

Titling head- Yes
Jumps on people- Very often
Rolls in the dirt- No really
Rolls around in the grass- YES
Eats food out of a bowl without sppon or fork- not really
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Re: Online Roleplaying vs IRL?
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2010, 01:57:34 am »
Its an odd topic.  Most of it depends on who you're Roleplaying with..period.  Real Life, things are going to be different.  Online, the possibilities are endless. 

Scratching behind ears - Yes
Tilting head - Yes
Having a tail - Yes
Fursuiting - Yes
Going after a ball - Yes
Wearing a collar - Yes, I wear everyday..in public
Being petted - Yes
Licking - No
Hunting - Define please?
Walking on 4 paws - Depends on what the situation is. 
Being "tamed" - Yes
Playing in mud - Yes.  *Thinks of the mud-throwing fights at summer camp*
Jump on people - Yes, if size permits. 
Get rubbed over "tummy" - Depends on the type of roleplay
Bark/Howl/Any animal sound - Yes
Shaking off water - When wet, yes
Sitting on hands - ?

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Re: Online Roleplaying vs IRL?
« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2010, 10:21:24 am »
I don't necessarily RP IRL (no one around here to really RP with), I just kind of... do most of these things in my normal daily life. xD

Scratching behind ears - Yes
Tilting head - Yes
Having a tail - Yes occasionally
Fursuiting - Yes
Going after a ball - No
Wearing a collar - Yes
Being petted - Yes
Licking - No
Hunting - I playfully chase after birds or cats  :P
Walking on 4 paws - Not very often, but yes
Being "tamed" - Yes
Playing in mud - No
Jump on people - No
Get rubbed over "tummy" - No
Bark/Howl/Any animal sound - Yes
Shaking off water - Sometimes
Sitting on hands - Yes
Mimic other animals - Yes
Panting - Only after a hard workout

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Re: Online Roleplaying vs IRL?
« Reply #9 on: March 16, 2010, 02:22:01 am »
Roleplaying vs IRL - No doubting allowed:
Scratching behind ears - Yes
Tilting head - Yes
Having a tail - Don't have one yet, but will soon when my fursuit is done.
Fursuiting - Yes (Suit is in the works now)
Going after a ball - No
Wearing a collar - Yep, have also worn one out and about in public
Being petted - Yes
Licking - yes (depends on who)
Hunting - No (Like how...?)
Walking on 4 paws - yes (depends on where)
Being "tamed" - Yes
Playing in mud - No (ick...not into getting that kind of dirty)
Jump on people - No
Get rubbed over "tummy" - sure, just depends who is doing it.
Bark/Howl/Any animal sound - Yeah!
Shaking off water - Yep I have
Sitting on hands - ...tucked under my butt?  Not sure how this one means lol

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Re: Online Roleplaying vs IRL?
« Reply #10 on: March 21, 2010, 06:56:03 pm »
IRL roleplaying gets kinda hard, because youre probably not gonna be able to remember what happened the last time you did it.
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Re: Online Roleplaying vs IRL?
« Reply #11 on: March 25, 2010, 10:07:29 pm »
I dont roleplay being a furry because I am one and it is my only way of life!

Roleplaying vs IRL - No doubting allowed:
Scratching behind ears - Yes
Tilting head - Yes
Having a tail - yes
Fursuiting - Yes
Going after a ball - yup

Wearing a collar - Yes
Being petted - Yes
Licking - Yes
Hunting - No
Walking on 4 paws - bleep YESAH
Being "tamed" - cant tame this one ;)
Playing in mud - yup
Jump on people - my mate
Get rubbed over "tummy" - yup
Bark/Howl/Any animal sound - yes me and my labordoodle talk all the time
Shaking off water -yup
Sitting on hands - yup

HERE ARE SOME I ADDED
scratching your ear with feet- im reaally flexible
sleeping like a dog- me and my mate have an extra large doggie bed
beg for food- all the time, my puppy face is killer ;)
chase people on all fours- done that been there
trying to lick my noes- my tongue is not quite long enough
lift up my leg when peeing- yup
« Last Edit: March 25, 2010, 10:09:33 pm by furry4lyfe »
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