#Cttw

[widowskins]

An end of an era and some updates

Please indulge me this moment of reminiscing and rambling. It is saddening to see Caution closing its doors. I understand why. The RPC has been shifting towards Discord servers for a while now, and I know that change is both good and inevitable. At the same time, I can't help but feel a twinge of... sorrow? Melancholy? to see the end of an era. I've been with Caution since it was on IF. Caution was where I found my first skins and templates, and through hacking them to bits, learned to code. I fell in love with CSS and HTML on Caution. Resource sites came and went over the years, but for the majority of the height of the resource forum era, every code and skin I made was exclusively available on Caution. I am slowly working on moving all of my templates onto my skin preview site. I'm also joining a handful of RPC resource servers on Discord. Although I am sad to see Caution go, I want my codes to be available to as many people as possible. It's time I get with the times. From the bottom of my heart, I would like to thank all the staff, former and present, of Caution, for all the years you kept the forum running. I might not have been an active participant in the community outside of posting resources, but for many years Caution has felt like a home. I appreciate the welcome and wish you all the best wherever you go. And now, for a few updates: I'm tweaking a few codes as I migrate them over to my preview forum. I've also got two skins in progress. I think one will be a free resource, and one will be paid. I am considering lowering my prices on Luxury again. I don't want to insult anyone who has purchased it at the old price point(s), but the more I ruminate on it, the more I think I would prefer to offer greater accessibility to people from all walks of life and financial security. I'm not sure what the protocol is for lowering prices on an existing skin. Does one offer a partial refund to those who purchased at the higher rate? I'm not sure. If you're reading this, please feel free to chime in with your thoughts. Anyway, thanks for following and keep an eye out for the completion of my template migration and the eventual release of new skins!

#jcink code #cttw #caution to the wind #caution #widowspeak

[athenacodes]

Character Titles

Please keep in mind this was originally written in 2017, and is being moved as is from Caution as it closes. That said, feel free to read it below.

Okay so I know an issue some people have is thinking up a title for their characters or nicknames which is especially true in period roleplays, such as I play on an ASOIAF rp as Daena the Defiant or Myrcella the Golden Viper, and I thought I'd make this to try to ease that some.

The first thing you should think of is who your character is. Do they come from a great house known for something in particular, like the Stark wolves or Tyrell roses? Use that! That's what I did for Myrcella. Myrcella was a Lannister and a Martell so I combined attributes from both to create her title - the Golden Viper.

Next, think about their name. Were they named after someone? The Daena Targaryen I played was not the first Daena Targaryen so I went with her predecessor's nickname and used it, Daena the Defiant, because it fit who Daena was in my mind and she has since grown into that nickname even more with character development which is another thing you can use for them.

On the note of thinking about their name - be lazy. Seriously. What does their name begin with? An A? a Z? Find a word that begins with that same letter that fits and use that. To help you with this, here's a list. Seriously, it sounds cool if you make them match up, like Daena the Defiant or Garlan the Gallant, so feel free to do that.

Another thing would be to think about who they are. I played Walda Frey and her title was set (Fair Walda) by canon but that doesn't mean it wouldn't be easy to think of something. Use that line with your light skin, eye, hair character and make them Fair whatever or make them Fat whatever or make them Brave whatever. As long as it fits, use it. Even if it's Name the Kind or Kind Name when the name doesn't start with a K, if it fits it works.

One last thing: with the following list it is much easier to search for a letter than try to find one because there are so many so feel free to ctrl+f it and search 'the g' or 'the m' if you're looking for a letter in particular. Hope this helps!

Oh as an additional note - if you want to use this guide on a roleplay as a resource feel free, I'll add a code below to do so, just remember to keep my credit on. You can edit the wording of this message as needed for your site and you can edit the titles if they don't fit or add ones that do. I'm using the honor system here, so do what you need to do without completely dismembering this, please.

#mine #writing #caution #cttw #caution to the wind #rip caution #guide

[rpcpositivitea]

pour one out for cttw, you were a real one over the years! it'll sure be missed

agree

thanks for everything, former and current staff

here's to cttw

<3

#cttw

[anisacox]

#Buy gold square earrings 1 cttw

[gaelic-symphony]

I know I said I was going to do this like a week and a half ago, but last night I started Caution to the Wind and I- You're just so MEAN making them wait?? I'm only on chapter 7 but c'mon! I can't read this fast enough!!

I've never read Emily written like this and it's so cute and refreshing and perfect and their text messages make me 🥰🥰🥰 Anyway! I can't wait to see where everything is going!

AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH Katie you have no idea how happy I am that you’re reading Caution to the Wind!!!!!!! That fic is my baby!!! It will get worse before it gets better, but I promise you there will be happy times and Temily smut in future chapters. I’m particularly proud of my rewriting of the Barnes arc, so let me know what you think of that!

#asked and answered #katie 🌬 #if you are reading this go read CTTW it will make me very happy

[teaandpainttalk]

feels weird to have a tumblr sometimes. I write my indulgent little what-ifs, and I have this just in case someone who reads my stuff wants to interact with the person behind the writing. Most of the time, I don't see further interactions beyond kudos and maybe comments, which is entirely fine and probably easier for both parties. Yet I still have this little corner of the internet reserved for anyone who wants to interact with me.

Hello, traveller. My abode hosts a little library of headcanons, and the door is open for you.

#tea.txt #little ramblings of the literary sort. writing is so wonderful. I'm glad I do it for myself and I'm happy for anyone that likes my writing. #it's like. “thank you for letting me share this little dollop of happiness with you.” that being said. sometimes these ideas kick my butt. #case in point: mixing elements of my culture into world-building for cttw. befriending the fish people seems so simple. #but NO. am I creating the representation I want to see. or am I bastardizing the mourning customs I've witnessed my entire life. #anyway. big bad bazz brigade my beloved. I love friendships that outlast societal disapproval.

[thejewelryhut]

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[magicalshopping]

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[greenanchor22]

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[trans-girl-uchiha-itachi]

in no particular order, list of absolute nightmare infiltrators whose potential is severely underexploited by canon (partially, i must admit, inspired by caution to the wind)

karin (read caution to the wind!!!)

literally anyone with a byakugan (i hint at/touch on this in many of my hinata fics but i have a hc in my notes that eventually other hidden villages figure out that sufficiently thick layers of lead can block/muffle byakugan-sight, as can sufficiently noisy chakra fields set up by fuuinjutsu, and they immediately set this up around all their sensitive records rooms to stop hinata’s favorite trick of parking herself a block away and reading all the records at her leisure. but, and here’s the part i hadn’t thought as much about, she can also pull much the same trick as cttw karin of getting a near-instant basically unblockable survey of what personnel assets a village has.)

minato (less because of his volume or rate of data collection and more because he can leave hiraishin seals everywhere and then you will never be able to keep him out ever again)

any aburame (depends on how much information they can get out of the bugs, bc like… theyre bugs, but a. its next to impossible to keep bugs out of places, b. they can consume chakra, so you can blanket a hidden village and get a very accurate survey of how many ninja they have and what their chakra levels are, c. if someone DOES develop seals that keep kikaichu out of a sensitive area well that’s interesting information in and of itself, isn’t it!!)

sharingan (between the genjutsu abilities and the photographic memory it’s killer, but we already knew the sharingan is op as fuck; this isn’t exactly a new insight)

#the trashcan speaks #back on my WHY IS EVERYONE SLEEPING ON THE BYAKUGAN bullshit #reading the files in a folder in an unopened drawer in the next room IS hard #hinata keeps trying to teach it to other hyuuga and they suck at it #frustrating both parties immensely #meta #text/minato #text/karin #text/hinata

[guardianasdelrpg]

al que pregunta del roleplay en inglés, prueba buscando en los foros de códigos como cttw(.)jcink(.)net o wecode(.)jcink(.)net tienen tanto busquedas de usuarios/tramas como directorios de foros divididos en categorías, sea si son por pb animado o real, de ciudad/realista, sobrenatural o basado en alguna ip. personalmente he estado en un par de estos foros y puedo decir que son considerablemente distintos a nosotros - normalmente he visto que en sitios que se proclaman así mismos como “relajados” en cuanto a la actividad, piden uno o más posts a la semana (pero es porque sus posts suelen ser más cortos que los de acá). también vi que acostumbran mucho a rolear por algo llamado “comms” que es algo así como los sms/chats entre personajes. lo que sí debes considerar es que he visto que los años de vida de estas comunidades no es muy larga. muchos foros no pasan del año antes de cerrar y que abran uno nuevo, y como la plataforma de jcink funciona con suscripciones, si el staff deja de pagar, el foro deja de ser accesible para todos por lo que puedes perder todo tu progreso/posts/info si te descuidas.

Wow! Gracias por a ayuda!

Ahri 💗

#rpingles

[widowskins]

Skin Preview site updated

A few updates to my preview site:

1. Resources have been moved over from CTTW and some edits have been made. Specifically, I added a class named .unset to around 90% of the templates. It -- you guessed it -- unsets a lot of commonly used styles (but only on the template, your skins are safe). This is a little bulky but it will help the templates work with more skins in the wild. 2. The Shiver skin did not want to play nicely with one of the templates so I made some edits to the XML, mainly converting the post view template to a grid layout instead of flexbox. The XML link has been updated accordingly. 3. A full live preview of Luxury is now available on the site. You can browse the available templates for the skin in the corresponding forum.

Y'all, I'm really going to miss seeing links to edited versions of my resources, so please, please, PLEASE if you get in there and make edits, let me see somehow. Reply to the resource on my preview site or message me on Tumblr. It always made my day seeing what people came up with and I would love to keep seeing the creative things you do. Thanks, and happy holidays from widowspeak

#jcink code #jcink skins #caution to the wind #it took a while but the move is complete #i'm serious about letting me see ur changes ok please contact me somehow i LOVE seeing the community's creativity

[athenacodes]

Semi-Literate/Advanced Roleplaying Guide and Application Outlines

Please keep in mind this was originally written in 2015, and is being moved as is from Caution as it closes. That said, feel free to read it below.

This is my first guide so please take everything with a grain of salt because I may not be the very best at this but I'm going to share with you how I personally go about amplifying my replies and making them into better replies than what I used to. I'm going to also add now that I have been roleplaying for over ten years and so my experience is what has shaped me into being able to give the length of replies I give now. Depending on what I am given, I usually add at least two paragraphs to what I received and aim for at least one thousand words.

Now! What is a semi-literate or advanced literate roleplayer classified as? For me, I use the paragraph rule. Semi-Literate is a roleplayer that can generate anywhere between one paragraph to four paragraphs at most on average. Sure, we all have our good days. However, really look at your writing. Is it usually between one and four? Then this would be you. This is also generally where most people are on the spectrum and it is a very good place to be. You don't ooh and aah at the advanced while also not looking down at the beginners. There is usually good quality here as well as quantity, but is not as intense as advanced literate. Which brings us to the next type of roleplayer we'll be referring to in this post, advanced or literate. This is the type of roleplayer who will give out novel-length posts, which are four paragraphs minimum for the most part, every time. They don't even break a sweat about it or need to word count on sites that call for that. Advanced roleplayers are often expected to provide a great amount of quantity as well as quality, so there can be an amount of pressure here. If this is you, you probably don't need my guide because you're A++. Go on with your bad self, Boo Boo, I have nothing left to teach you.

However, for those of you who are NOT Advanced? Maybe even a beginner? It's all gravy, I am here to help. I'm going to start off with designing a character.

For Beginners I typically will not advise a free form app without an outline. This is mostly because most people I have seen at this stage using one make an application seem incredibly bland and straight to the point without any fluff and fluff can be a huge thing. NOTICE: FLUFF IS NOT FILLING A PARAGRAPH WITH NONSENSE OR GOING OFF ON A TANGENT. Fluff can be minor details and minor details mean everything with characters just as much so with people. So, go through a list as if you were making a reply, it will usually end up with a lot more information and seem a lot less forced. Here is a link to Shadia's guide on this (from Caution, now defunct) but, just in case, I'm also going to provide my own guideline that I personally use with a few minor changes for each character on category and change of details per character.

TEN IMPORTANT FACTS

I typically add a few lines of lyrics here to make it look good because I like music to explain my characters but you can delete this

An example of this is:

Let's put me and you in an empty room and see who wins Let's talk about what you did to get here Let's talk about blood and sweat and tears Let's talk about what you wanna be, girl, and who I've always been

NAME- Character's FULL Name NICKNAMES- Nicknames listed here AGE- Current age BIRTHDAY- When were they born? GROUP- For the site you're joining TALENT- Everyone is good at something and right now let's focus on the good, weaknesses will come later. SEXUALITY- Answer HOMETOWN- You have to come from somewhere. DO NOT ANSWER ANYTHING REFERRING TO THEIR MOTHER. RELATIONS- Name only immediate familly (mother, father, siblings) OCCUPATION- People have to work. If your character is a student, put that.

NINE DEFINITIONS OF HIM/HERSELF

I typically add a few lines of lyrics here to make it look good because I like music to explain my characters but you can delete this

Here is an example of how I do this: SENSIBLE. sen·si·ble; (ˈsensəb(ə)l/); adjective possessing or displaying prudence. synonyms: practical, realistic, responsible, reasonable, commonsensical, rational, logical, sound, balanced, grounded, sober, no-nonsense, pragmatic, levelheaded, thoughtful, down-to-earth, wise, prudent, judicious, sagacious, shrewd.

However, an alternative way would be: WORD Explanation of how this word describes them goes here.

EIGHT RUMORS YOU MAY HAVE HEARD or EIGHT SONGS THEY LISTEN TO ON REPEAT

I typically add a few lines of lyrics here to make it look good because I like music to explain my characters but you can delete this

For the first, I answer: "RUMOR GOES HERE." [IS IT TRUE? ANSWER HERE] - explanation.

For the second, here's an example of how I do this: COOL KIDS. She sees them walking in a straight line, that's not really her style. / And they all got the same heartbeat, but hers is falling behind. / Nothing in this world could ever bring them down. / Yeah, they're invincible, and she's just in the background.

And yes, I do link to the song on youtube. I do this so people can really feel the character's playlist, in case they don't know certain songs. Linking to lyrics is a good idea too.

But yeah, you get the point. Here's some examples for all of the categories:

Important Facts Favorite Things Songs On Repeat Definitions Things At The Back Of Their Mind Things They're Good At Things They're Not Good At Problems In Their Life Important Conversations Things They Know That Others Don't Somethings You Should Know Things They're Aren't Things They Are Things Their Parents Can Never Find Things They Keep In A Locked Box Under Their Bed Things They'll Never Admit Important Moments/Favorite Memories Important Conversations Things They'll Never Forget (I use this for HP sites and list the acceptance letter honestly) Fears Regrets Letters They'll Never Send

You can ultimately change up the categories as you see fit or make up your own but again, having an outline really helps when you're trying to make a more advanced and in depth application and you aren't quite there yet. I usually use this when I'm trying to get the app up in less than 24 hours.

I also use this because it takes less time and it gives enough detail. Seriously, reply to each one as if you were replying to a roleplay if you are a beginner. Make it a full, detailed, to the point paragraph per answer.

Now, after you've been accepted, I am a huge supporter of developers. Think about it: what's your characters favorite color? Favorite food? Favorite family member? Favorite ice cream flavor? What makes them tick? What's their least favorite? What's their pet peeves? Tea or coffee? Pepsi or coke? Having these details outlined, especially where you can go back and check, is amazing. In your head, think about current issues. Would your character be okay with abortion? Would they be religious? I promise, thinking these things through can really help your character come to life.

Now that you know your character, let's go on to plotting. With this, don't be the person that makes everyone come to them. Plotting is fifty-fifty, Babes. You go half way, they go half way. Even if you don't really know a plot to throw at them, explain what you think the two characters would agree on and what they would disagree on. Say what you think! Seriously, no one can come up with plots all the time but just knowing the dynamic between the two can help in a thread.

REPLYING This is it, you guys. This is the big one. Pretend I'm inserting a full knuckle crack for this because I might just need it. Let me tell you something to begin with: SIMPLE WORDS DO NOT MAKE YOU SOUND STUPID. They don't. Using big words incorrectly? Now you sound stupid. You're trying too hard and need to stop.

Next thing, stop trying so hard. You don't need to describe every little detail of their outfit and their body language. Yes, doing this is nice. But don't be the person that says (and I'm actually describing a Halloween costume I can see in my room currently for a nerd so sorry) "she was wearing red six-inch platform heels with white knee-socks to match the white button up blouse that was partially unbuttoned and a red school girl skirt with black and grey plaid patterns and pleats to add to the illusion" blah blah blah. Okay. I get it. She's dressed like a school girl. A better way to say this would be how it played out (also an actual memory from Halloween): "She hadn't been walking around the house but maybe ten minutes when her feet were already hurting. She sat on top of the wood dining table, slipping the red platforms off and wiggling her toes, encased in the fabric of her white knee highs. She was still insecure in her costume choice, the wood cold against her upper thighs, unusually bare in the plaid and pleated skirt she had donned for the occasion." See how it sounds different? Describe the clothes if you want in a way that's livable, not forced.

Also when replying, ALWAYS think about their personality. I have a character I typically name Alice who is the mothering type. Because of this, she of course is going to love children and help clean the wounds of her friends. Don't say your character is mothering and then not have them try to take care of their loved ones. Alice is the type of girl who shows up with a fresh baked cake because your ex left and eats a gallon of ice cream while watching The Notebook. She isn't going to recommend going and kicking the guy's ass.

The next thing is details. A long time ago I had the issue of never knowing what to add in. To combat this, here's what I do: focus on the senses. Seriously! Especially when you're posting first. Set up the scenery. Let's say they're walking down a busy city street in July:

Sight: A little past noon, the sun was high in the sky on that bright afternoon. Alice had to shield her eyes from the rays beating down on her, hurriedly digging out sunglasses to ward off the sunlight. Having just come out of her dimly lit apartment building, her eyes were sensitive to the light and it almost hurt to look just a foot in front of her.

Hearing: The traffic was atrocious, as Alice could tell by the loud groans of stopped Taxi drivers and the honking nearby.

Taste: Popping a fresh stick of gum into her mouth as she adjusted her headphones with one hand, the sudden taste of cinnamon against what had been the old taste of her toothpaste caused her mouth to water.

Smell: Waves of smell came with every other block, a hot dog vendor here or a side cafe over there filling her nose with thick hints of relish and coffee. You'd think the smell would be atrocious, but for her it smelled a lot like being home.

Touch: The air was humid and almost sticky, making the brisk pace Alice was walking induce a slight sweat on her forehead, but not enough to be noticeable by others. She noticed it, though, when the breeze caused the moisture to chill against her skin.

By adding in these details, the scene is entirely set within a few paragraphs: She's just now leaving her home on a bright afternoon in a busy city. She's walking a few blocks in a kinda rushed manner to an undisclosed location while wearing headphones that aren't playing music and chewing gum. This is her home so she's used to it.

See the difference?

Now, another thing to think of is your characters thoughts and body language. Do they bite their lip when they're confused? Do they pick at their nails when they're nervous? Add that! Everyone has quirks and characters shouldn't be any different.

Once you have all of that figured out, your reply can easily go from one paragraph to four and with experience four paragraphs to more. It's all in how you reply. If you give one para, you're probably going to get it back. In the roleplay world, it's usually the case of what you give is what you get. You want a better quality roleplay? You have to be a better roleplayer. Everything is up to you in this crazy writing world of ours, so make it exactly what you want it to be.

If you're reading this, you probably want to be a better writer. That's the first step, and I am so grateful you are here. The next is to apply your time and effort into adding not only quantity but quality. That's what's more important. Just remember - challenge yourself! I promise you won't be disappointed.

Lastly: I'd really like to emphasize that roleplaying has the word play in it for a reason. If you are giving forced replies, people can tell. If you aren't feeling the thread, just say so. Honestly, any roleplayer needs to understand that sometimes muse is just gone. Sometimes you just aren't feeling that particular character or plot with yours. Explain yourself nicely if they ask, deem it dead, and move on. It's okay, and anyone who says it isn't you don't need to be writing with anyway. We're a community, and we should be acting like one. Anyone who doesn't is negative and you don't need negativity in your life.

Oh and for those of you reading this guide and thinking I left something out: Please do not even hesitate to respond no matter how much you end up writing. Post whatever else you think people should know, I'm down with that. Everyone throwing in to help other is a wonderful thing. The whole reason I even wrote this was to help others, so there is no issue on my part about taking over my post. Post a whole new guide here if you want, that's fine. It will save space on the board as well as make it easier for people to find all of the tips of the trade.

Good luck on all of your roleplaying endeavors!

#writing #mine #rip caution #caution #cttw #caution to the wind #guide

[rpcpositivitea]

giant blast from the past in the notes section - annie, i see you're still out there, and you deserve praise! hymn, born, cttw, you've been steady in the rpc and that's highly unusual for most. miss you, hope you're well, keep being amazing!

<3

#annie #hymn #born #cttw

[mlmmetalhead]

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[gaelic-symphony]

I feel like CTTW is pretty close to a perfect fic, but I still wanna know:

19. If you could write an ideal fic, what would it include?

Aaaahhhh thank you!! I think if I could write my ideal fic, I would turn one of my maladaptive daydream universes where Emily or Tara or one of my other queer-coded female comfort characters falls in love with me into an actual fic lol. I'm especially fond of my Tara Lewis maladaptive daydream universe these days, so I think writing an ideal fic would include turning that into a structured, coherent storyline about Tara and a thinly-veiled, fictionalized version of myself (because it's so much easier and smoother to read and write in the third person than the second person) which would contain enough elements of CM canon that it's easily recognizable as existing in the world of Criminal Minds, but is more about a healthy, loving sapphic couple navigating the twists and turns of life and love and marriage (and maybe even parenthood!) together than it is about Tara's work.

#asked and answered #fanfic asks #zoe 🥄