The Beginner's Guide to Erotic Roleplay: How to Have Great Sex in MMORPGs

By T.C. Dale

Whether you're curious about erotic roleplay or hoping to refine your technique, The Beginner's Guide to Erotic Roleplay leads you through a frank and light-hearted discussion about how to get your fantasy freak on in today's modern multiplayer games. You'll learn about the importance of communication and consent; how to approach playing other races, genders, and sexual orientations; and how to explore taboo topics (while setting boundaries around them). Find out why reputation is important, and how to make sure that fantasy doesn't go too far. The second part gives you an erotica author's advice on how to make your roleplay steamier and more sensual, and to tailor your erotic roleplay to the maximum enjoyment of everyone involved!

• Language: English
• Publisher: T.C. Dale
• Release date: Sep 3, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005354350

T.C. Dale

T.C. (Theresa) Dale started out in non-fiction and dark fantasy before realizing erotica is more fun to write. She draws on her personal experience to craft creative, twisted, boundary-pushing scenarios that surprise as much as they arouse. Theresa holds a Master’s degree in English from one of the top universities in the world, and her non-fiction work has been published in magazines and books worldwide.American by birth, Theresa has traveled extensively throughout western Europe and North America, including Germany, France, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, and Canada. She is happily married to her wife of four years, who likes to help ‘research’ Theresa’s stories. They own two cats, Delivery and DiGiorno, and together enjoy traveling, cooking, and playful conversations in coffee shops.

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The Beginner’s Guide to Erotic Roleplay

How to Have Great Sex in MMORPGs

T.C. Dale

This book contains content of an adult nature and discussion of sexual behavior, and should not by read by those under the legal age of consent in their country of residence.

Copyright © 2021 T.C. Dale

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Dealing with the Topics of Sexual Assault in Conan Exiles by Alexandria

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Preface & Thanks

In the words of Salt-N-Pepa:  everybody has sex. What qualifies me to write about it—to give advice about it!—more than anyone else?

Truth to be told: practice. I’ve been writing and roleplaying for over twenty years now, and putting porn to paper (and smut to screen) for just about as long. I make money selling sexual titillation, and have experience both in sex-for-sex’s-sake, and in using eroticism as a tool for character and plot development. That said: these are my opinions, based on my beliefs and experiences. They aren’t rules or commandments (for the most part). You’re free to adopt them or disregard them as you please. After all, half the fun of sex is experimenting to see what you like.

I’d be remiss, of course, if I failed to mention all the wonderful erotic roleplay partners I’ve had over the years who have helped me develop said expertise—and the not-insignificant truly terrible roleplayers, erotic and otherwise, who have been valuable lessons in what not to do. (Everyone is good at something, after all, if only as a bad example.) I’ve come a long way, and a lot of times, since my novice (e)RP days, and in large part because of fellow creative, sexy, open-minded people on the internet. Some of you are hopeless romantics, some of you are depraved perverts, and you’re all absolutely lovely. 

If you enjoy my style and like sexy literature, or just want to tell me how much you either love or hate this guide, feel free to drop me a line at @tc_dale on Twitter or via my website at http://www.tcdale.com .

Contents

Preface & Thanks

A Quickie: The What and Why of eRP

Part One:  Ethics and Best Practices

Consent

Communication

Consequences

Discretion

Reputation & References

Bleedover

Kinks & Kinkshaming

Taboo Topics

No-Go Zones: The Issue of ‘Underage’

Protecting Yourself:  Handling Drama & Harassment

Part Two: The Art of Writing Erotically

The Importance of Grammar and Spelling

Realism vs. Fantasy

Writing to Your Partner(s)

Fading to Black

Broadbrushing

The Graceful Exit

The End

References & Further Reading

Appendix: Dealing with the Topic of Sexual Assault in Conan Exiles

A Quickie: The What and Why of eRP

ERP standards for Enterprise Resource Planning Erotic Role Play. It's roleplay with a sexual or erotic component in which, usually, scenes of a sexual nature are played out in graphic detail. ERP can be done in a variety of formats from ‘play by post’ via exchanged emails, to collaborative stories in cloud-based document services, to real-time communication in online games. This guide specifically addresses the later:  erotic roleplay in MMORPG contexts.

What differentiates ‘eRP’ from sexting or cybersex is that you are specifically engaging in roleplay as a fictional character rather than as yourself. It’s not you getting sexy with someone else; it’s Malichard the Wicked corrupting an innocent tavern girl, or your custom-made sci-fi mercenary fraternizing with a fellow soldier. In fact, you’ll notice I write ‘eRP’ rather than ‘ERP’, save where capitalization rules demand otherwise. I prefer the spelling ‘eRP’ for a simple reason: it places the emphasis on the ‘roleplay’, with the ‘erotic’ being secondary. For me, eRP is a collaborative building of fiction. It is roleplay with an erotic component, rather than erotica with an interactive component.

But why? Why introduce sex to online roleplay? Why pretend to have sex as someone else?

Think about your character, and their attitude towards sex. Is she an unrepentant flirt? Does he believe that sex is sacred to marriage? Do they feel that sex is shameful and private? Are they a sex worker who makes their money off the desires of others? Compare the passionate relationship of Gomez and Morticia Addams versus the cold, perfunctory sex present in the marriages of A Handmaiden's Tale ; compare the chastity of a Catholic nun to the sacred sexuality of a priestess of Aphrodite or Venus.

All these things tell you something. Character emotions and motivations are at the fundamental heart of roleplay: what inspires them, what motivates them, what they long for, and what they fear. Over time, as they grow, characters develop mentorships and rivalries; they make friends and enemies; they love and lose; they celebrate and mourn. The interconnectedness of characters and the desires that drive them are rich fodder for all manner of stories. And, when an imaginary person loves another imaginary person very much, sometimes they have sex.

Not just then, of course. Sometimes people have sex before love, or without it. Sometimes they hate-fuck; sometimes they hire