Luego, cómo no, llegan los mensajes de: "ay qué pena que cerró el foro" "yo estaba pensando entrar pero al final no" "era un foro lindo" ... y el resto de frases para este tipo de casos. Todas enfocadas a hablar de rol, pero lo de rolear pues... eso ya es otra historia.
No importa la temática, los años en línea que tenga para dar mayor seguridad o el entusiasmo y amor que pongan los admins o los players al foro: si no hay una comunidad grande nadie entra.
¿Lo mejor? Pues que no importa si el foro está lleno de rolers que muchos catalogan de tóxicos, intensitos o cualquier otra palabra despectiva. Incluso si en él rolea esa persona con la que acaban de discutir: aquí lo que cuenta es tener algo de que hablar además del post de rol que hayan puesto ese mes. Más no, que tienen vida.
Aquí un servidor sigue roleando con cuatro gatos más, manteniendo las ganas y demostrando que sí existe excepciones a esta regla. Eso sí, me gustaría que alguien más la incumpliera =P
╰ Let their intelligence show in how they notice things
Smart people aren’t always the ones talking, they’re the ones observing the tiny detail that everyone else misses. They connect dots faster. They clock micro-expressions. They’re already ten moves ahead while everyone’s still arguing about step one.
╰ Don’t make them know everything
The smartest characters have gaps. A genius hacker who can’t do small talk. A professor who’s never seen Shrek. An expert in ancient languages who has zero street smarts. Give them blind spots, and suddenly they feel real—not robotic.
╰ Let their intelligence shape how they argue
A clever character doesn’t always win by yelling louder. Sometimes they cut deep with one sentence. Sometimes they bait someone into proving their point for them. Or smile while delivering verbal chess moves that leave everyone stunned two scenes later.
╰ Smart doesn’t mean wordy
Sometimes the smartest thing your character can say is nothing. Sometimes it’s “Huh.” Or one line that lands like a hammer. Intelligence isn’t just about complexity, it’s about clarity. Bonus points if they say the thing everyone else was dancing around.
╰ Show them solving problems, not just explaining them
Whether it’s picking a lock or defusing a political standoff, let them act. Watching them think on their feet, adapt, and surprise people is way more compelling than giving them long-winded monologues about the history of poison.
╰ Let them struggle with being misunderstood
A smart character might say something that’s totally logical but lands like a slap. Or they assume people see the obvious when they don’t. Intelligence can be isolating. That tension makes them human.
╰ Don’t make them the author’s mouthpiece
If your “smart” character exists to deliver the moral of the story, they’ll feel like a soapbox in a trench coat. Let them be flawed, biased, wrong sometimes. Let them learn. Otherwise, they stop being a character and start being an essay in disguise.
╰ Make their intelligence emotional, too
Book smart is one thing. Emotional intelligence hits differently. Maybe they’re intuitive. Maybe they know how to read a room. Maybe they see through someone’s bravado in five seconds flat. Brains plus empathy? Lethal combo.
╰ Smart doesn’t mean nice
Intelligence can be cruel. Calculated. Detached. Don’t be afraid to let your clever character weaponize their smarts if that’s who they are. Sometimes the coldest characters are the ones who know exactly how to hurt you—and choose not to. Or do.
*introduces you to my family with my cum still inside you*