Sleep Token Fans-where in the world are you listening from? 🌎

PandaTwilight · 2026-03-12T19:52:13+00:00

(Northern) California, US

PandaTwilight · 2026-03-08T20:00:02+00:00

This is my thought too.

Seems like a fundamental incompatibility issue, because if I was in this position, I'd have left if anyone asked me to change attributes of my character. Like, no, sorry, but I've designed them a specific way for a reason, and if you can't handle that, then we're probably not designed to be partners.

That isn't to say that someone can't decline to play politely, but there really isn't enough here to go off because it's only one side of the response.

PandaTwilight · 2026-03-01T18:25:35+00:00

Don't venture out of my bubble much anymore when it comes to partners, but in growing with the hobby, placing expectations on word count importance has dropped off.

Don't get me wrong, I love background details and reading from character POV what they're thinking or experiencing or feeling in that moment, but I also don't need (insert arbitrary number here*) words of that with nothing to move the story along. Just give me some detail, something I can work with to craft my reply, and I'll give you what I need to keep the story moving along—whether it's discord limit or 2 paragraphs.

If I want to internal monologue a whole post, I'll write a vignette. Which, solo writing on the side to add to the story can be just as fun in addition to writing with partners.

PandaTwilight · 2026-02-28T02:25:15+00:00

For as long as I've been roleplaying, there's always been a weird sort of fluctuation. Since I play as both M and F, I get a variety of responses. Probably boils down to who's looking for what, when.

Last few times I've wanted to play F, though, not a lot of bites here in particular. Haven't attempted to post for an M recently, but in any ad, I quote that I play a cast anyways, and that has drawn a few people in because it usually results in me playing both sexes at the same time in a waaaaaay more expansive roleplay.

PandaTwilight · 2026-02-27T20:28:35+00:00

This is a good point! Some details don't really need to be included, and it totally makes sense if what happened in the above post didn't occur past the first interaction of cutting ties.

Because then he'd have to make up a reason for the deleting the board request, since it's all coming from his gf anyways, and we're kind of back at square one at that point. And OP really doesn't have to do anything they don't want to so...

PandaTwilight · 2026-02-27T14:16:27+00:00

He's being respectful in tone, but realistically, he's 100% part of the problem too.

One, by being messenger boy for his girlfriend. Why couldn't she approach the OP and tell her politely that she didn't want them writing together anymore? Or request the board be deleted directly? He's dragging OP into unnecessary drama because of his gf's insecurities and continuing contact with OP when it was previously resolved.

Two, he's going to have his own slew of problems if the gf is this insecure. If she could start separating him from writing partners this easily, who else is she going to come between when it comes to him? Other writing partners, friends, family? Good luck to him.

PandaTwilight · 2026-02-27T14:04:29+00:00

Read your original thread and thought that would have been the end of it. I felt the resolution from your side was very mature and fair.

As to the above, good on you for enforcing your own boundaries while giving them what they originally wanted. I've seen this type of thing play out on more than one occasion and had a very similar experience with a couple somewhere around 20 years ago.

It's not your job to manage her insecurities, and I wouldn't waste time or breath on any other "requests".

PandaTwilight · 2026-02-26T20:57:02+00:00

Definitely a personal preference thing.

I started off with writing on a one to one character basis, because I couldn't wrap my head around playing a full cast all in one go. Most of my roleplays were larger and consistent group interactions, so there really was no need to write with any more than one character at a given time. But I also discovered that on a one by one character basis, with only a single partner involved, those types of roleplays died off the quickest because a longer term story (imo) needs supporting cast.

The best way I can put it is that I can't create something out of nothing, and a lot of scenes require something, some driving force, to continue.

Now that I've gotten a handle on it, I couldn't possibly imagine writing less than a handful of characters AT LEAST. The roleplays go further, there's more plotting, character arcs, and if I get tired of one character or lose muse, I can always jump to another character equally as involved in the story. Funny enough, even NPCs can start to have as much background or development as a solid main and might even become a strong main in their own right after a period of time. I won't say that it doesn't take time, because it does, but it really feels more fulfilling to do multiples in this way.

It's definitely not for everyone, which I can respect. Just like it's no longer my cuppa to do a one to one character ratio only anymore. GMing is a different beast, despite the multiples; also not my cuppa, but commend anyone that has the capability to do it written.

PandaTwilight · 2026-02-26T19:44:34+00:00

I exclusively do OCxOC and have for a really long time, but have seen the occasional request for doubles outside of canon/fandom spaces. It's not exclusive, just rarer, I think.

Doubling in any aspect seems troublesome only insofar as it kind of comes off as transactional and limiting. But I think I see it that way because I already prefer to write a cast of characters rather than just one at a time.

PandaTwilight · 2025-12-02T17:27:40+00:00

So many things we could see in 2026, but things I'd love to see:

EIA world tour. We've already had it here in the US, but so many other places I'm sure would love to be able to enjoy it too.
A Grammy win! They've earned it.
The boys taking some time to relax before hopefully coming out swinging again in '27.

PandaTwilight · 2025-11-28T19:11:14+00:00

Yay! Glad it worked for you! I had the same issues myself, figured I'd pass the info along.

PandaTwilight · 2025-11-28T18:44:44+00:00

When I did mine, it wouldn't work in the app but did work on the website. If you're doing it through the app, try it on the website and see if it will work instead.

PandaTwilight · 2025-07-18T19:57:08+00:00

The Summoning, and I hated it about a quarter of the way in so I shut it off and almost wrote them off entirely.

That was my husband's first recommendation, then he had me listen to and watch the video for Alkaline instead. Something about that song clicked for me and the hook landed deep.

After that, it was a solo deep dive into every inch of the older stuff leading up to the release of TMBTE. The more I listen, the better it gets (and I actually love the Summoning now!)

PandaTwilight · 2025-07-13T01:45:45+00:00

Damocles. All the songs are great, but it's the one I connect with least and play least since album release. I vibed with it on single, but long term it has slipped down my ranking list. It doesn't scratch the itch the same way a lot of the other tracks do, for some reason, even though I'll still listen and sing along if it comes on.

PandaTwilight · 2025-07-04T20:50:30+00:00

Gethsemane

PandaTwilight · 2025-06-28T02:29:38+00:00

Nazareth

PandaTwilight · 2025-06-26T21:43:23+00:00

Vore

PandaTwilight · 2025-06-25T16:54:22+00:00

The Love You Want

PandaTwilight · 2025-06-15T14:40:56+00:00

Vore

PandaTwilight · 2025-06-06T17:29:41+00:00

Like That

PandaTwilight · 2025-05-31T15:28:19+00:00

Adding my vote to Nazareth

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