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I have been dying for an RP where I can RP with other people who have non-human characters, but this place seems heavily devoid of those kind of RPers, as a result I find almost nothing but people with human/humanoid characters that none of my characters seem to fit in an RP with. ...Is there something wrong with non-human characters, and is that why I am struggling to find an RP to play with non-human characters. ...Because I'm sorry, but I just will not play as a humanoid. I have my reasons.

There's nothing wrong with characters that aren't humanoid, but most people tend to play things they feel are a bit more familiar. And... in fiction, humans tend to be self-centered as a race because we generally ARE, and tend to perceive things that aren't humanoid as lesser creatures, even if not consciously or intentionally. Myself, I just feel no particular interest in a world populated only by non-humanoids. It gets to feeling a bit cartoonish. I don't have a problem with non-humanoids running around though.

There are a number of non-humanoid characters here though, animal and otherwise in quite the variety. Have you specifically put out a call for them, perhaps with some possible plots already in mind?

Most of my characters are not human, but I don't think they would work well with your characters. You should make a topic in looking for rp or if you have a specific character or two in mind that you want to use, you could set up a game in find rp and state what you are looking for. You could even do both to cast as wide a net as possible.

Just otu of curiosity, by humanoid you mean bipedal, upright posture, free arms used to manipulate stuff, right? And not just human-like? For example, my character Jaqulynn is both, humanoid and human-like(She's an Elf with the most in human trait she ahs being her tail), but my character Abelith is humanoid but not human-like(She's a sort of bipedal bat creature).

And I do have non-humanoid characters in the form of Pezvahk(Manticore) and Veelkor and Saraxx(Aliens that resemble hybridized dinosaurs)

You can find them over at F-List, they are there. Nothing is wrong with them.

From what I've seen your characters all seem to be humanoid, but not human-like. I have several in human characters if you'd like to rp with them

I meant the later. Creatures who look just like humans are what I am not wild on.

As for familiarity, I am the exact opposite way. The less human, the more interesting a character is. Like a human with a cat tail, ears and nose won't interest me as a cat with human anatomy, but it looks more cat-like than human. As far as realism goes, I tend to prefer less of it in my characters, but depending on the creature do like more realistic approaches.

Most of my current characters are mythical anthros, but I plan on adding more plain anthros soon.

@Sketch444: I would love to RP with you.

Aright. PM me and we can work something out :U

There isn't anything 'wrong' with them, it's just that people who prefer to play them are in something of a niche category. Anthro RP does tend to also get divided into the camp who prefer their walking, talking animals to have more animal features (muzzles, for example), and those that prefer them to look more human (flat, human faces). It's all down to role-playing preference.

I personally have had non-human anthro characters', but they all resemble(d) humans more often than not so far as their facial structure went. Now, most of my characters' don't reach too far out of the human scope; my preference for playing a character tends to be male and human(oid). I don't like going out of my comfort zone in that respect because I know full well that the character's won't last in the long-term as I'll lose inspiration.

super late replying to this, but hey, I don't get on the forums that much!

There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with non-human(oid)s!
Ironically a good amount of people here are from Furcadia, a game based on furres, but most end up playing some sort of humanish thing. I'm one of those, as I only have one anthro character.
That being said, there are entire areas of the game devoted to feral RPs, and even those are broken down into groups. Wolf only, big cat only, domestic cat only, stray dog only, ect. There are places that are strictly anthro only, and strictly human only. The best places have a good mixture of everything, though

I started off doing feral RPs, with wolves. And man, it took me a looooooong time to get out of that. Rping an animal with a personality was so much easier when I was younger. I didn't even know enough about my own self to even try to play a human and all the complications that came with it. I still very much enjoy feral characters. Most of mine have some sort of animal side. I have two werewolves and one werecat, an anthro, and a half demon with another form when he "demons out" haha.
However, the older I got, the more I started to find myself. I developed complex relationships with people, platonically and romantically. I went through a lot of heavy family issues. I was opened up to new things by new friends, and gradually I began to understand what it is to be human, which allowed me to play one much easier. I think that goes for a lot of people. They play what they can identify with most. We have a lot of older Rpers here like me who are in their mid twenties to thirties and some even older and I think for a loooot of people in that age range, a human character is easier to pour themselves into. Not everyone, of course, but a lot of people. Human, or humanoids, are far more complex in reality. Ferals are fun to play, but they are simpler to play, too - unless you're playing something with the intelligence of a human, which isn't all too uncommon.

So... no, nothing at all wrong with any character that isn't humanoid in some way! Give a shout out on the RP forum for what you're looking for, or maybe join Furcadia and play in one of the many non-human areas it has to offer

I don't think I'll ever go through what you did concerning roleplaying as a human. The reason I generally don't is... I don't know if it's more simple or more complicated. I do realize I'm human, and yet I can't relate with my own kind in general. Part of it comes from meeting more jerks than likeable people, in fact to the point where it feels like for me that decent human beings are a rarity. But then again, I guess it depends on the community. Most people I've met here are very nice, but in general most sites I've been to have some pretty terrible communities. It goes a bit deeper then that as well, where it's not so much the actions of humans as a whole, but what many of our kind also try to justify, are a few things that lead me to be borderline misanthropic. People generally think it makes me a bad person to be a misanthrope, but I don't harbor any true ill wishes on anyone, or at least no desire to harm or have harmed. Still, I've met some very evil people online that still eat at me even though I try to forget them.

Another thing is I identify humans with a more serious attitude, but I tend to prefer more whimsy and personality than dark and serious, so I tend to prefer playing as colorful characters like cartoon anthros and Pokemon. I generally don't like dark and serious, even in video games. I'd rather play something colorful like Animal Crossing or Minecraft then something dark, gloomy and serious like Metal Gear or God of War.

Thats a good way to put it. And no, there isn't anything wrong with being misanthropic. I am very much that way myself. I hate our entire race more often than I do love it. I think, actually, it's healthy to be able to pull yourself back enough to get such a perspective like that. At least in my opinion, I don't ever think it's good to live with your head in the clouds, yanno?

Thats a very legit reason for avoiding human(oid) RP. We deal with who and what we are on a daily basis, some people just need to get the hell away from that even if just for a little while and live in a world where things are happier and much more fun. I get that, I have a character just for days when I need that.

I think I, personally, have just experienced too much negativity in my life to the point it has warped me into a very cynical person. Don't get me wrong, I love having fun and making friends and I don't consider myself mean by any standards... but I'm very jaded. Most of my characters and plotlines reflect that inner angst with their own. Some sort of dark outlet I can relate with. And, again, this is why I enjoy human RP, because I can express that through them better than anything else I've ever RPed before. And I think my evolution of RP has even shown the stages in my life. I did feral wolf RP for the longest time, having such fun and adventurous characters, then I dabbled in pokemon RP for a while and got a little bit darker, choosing to play a Rocket member with very mean pokemon. My wolf characters gradually became more aggressive. I'd more often play the alpha type than a loner, someone who had to earn their way to the top. Eventually I found myself without any sort of fun or innocent characters. They all became dark and brooding. And then that's when I really fell into the "Adult" crowd of Furcadia, further exploring just how dark I could get with a character. It's no surprise that was a very rough time in my life, perhaps even the roughest.
Since then, though, I've made a pretty big turnaround. I can fairly easily switch between an RP that looks like it's straight from a horror novel, to something light, fun, and sometimes just plain dumb. While I don't think I could ever slip back into a character without any angst at all, I do rather enjoy watching people RP those kinds of characters. It's amusing, and sometimes a nice break from what I RP around all the time.

It takes all walks of life to make all sorts of characters! RP is a release, it's your own story with your own creativity. There will never be anything wrong with what, who, how, or where you want to play - thats the beauty of it

Edit: I thought I'd also point out that I don't identify with my own gender. I only have one female character and I find her VERY hard to play sometimes. I mean, I'm a woman, but I've always been one of the boys. Men are much easier to play for me, just as non-humans are easier for you!

I'm really enjoying this thread since earlier today someone was complaining that there were way too many non-humans on the site and it was hard to RP as a human or human-like!

I can't say I'm against more anthro characters, but anymore I mostly stick to human types. I used to have quite a few when I was younger, but anymore, eh. I have ...four anthros, two muzzled, two flat faced that I don't play much compared to perhaps 6-ish more human/like that I alternate through depending on my mood. Some are more serious, dark, gory, while others are more amusing or sweet, and others laid back. Granted I don't have a plain jane human, I figure I live that enough in my real life. I also don't RP on RPR except in rare circumstances ...well actually only once. I prefer to play on the games themselves and simply use this site to make the pretty pages for my lot.

I really do like to play non-humans as much as I like to play humans. I don't discriminate between the two, but I do tend to play the non-humans less. Part of the reason is the furry culture being so heavily ingrained in some anthro/furry players. I've run into the problem where IC actions and feelings were considered to be real life things because people so often roleplay as their animal-like self instead of a fictional character. Although it happens in human RPs too, it's been much more common in furry RPs for me.

It makes me hugely uncomfortable when furries assume that I too roleplay a fursona and take it seriously. I also enjoy writing adult roleplay and the adult culture among furries is... also not quite what I'm comfortable with generally.

These things don't make non-human characters wrong, it just falls outside of my comfort zone and I have a harder time pairing up my characters with others who think the same way I do. With humans I have much better luck. My sci-fi alien characters fall in the same range of preferences as my human characters do, if we're counting those as non-humans.

I don't see how that should be a problem at all. It just feels so random to dislike furries for that reason. ...To be honest, I generally have a bad experience with non-furries more often than not.

It depends on what the aliens look like. If they look anything like humans, I don't count them. If the extent of their human appearance is their anatomy and the fact they wear clothes, then I count them as non-humans.

Where did I say I dislike furries...? I'm just saying that what's common in the furry culture does not mesh well with my preferences, and I've experienced more distress from miscommunication with people in that culture than I have elsewhere. I like to play anthros/furries, you'll find plenty of them in my character list, but I have problems finding like-minded partners.

Having something being outside of your comfort zone is very different from disliking it.

I've been on Furcadia roughly 15 years now and so far, I can't say I've experienced one group of people who I generally don't get along with/don't like to socialize with. I've had plenty of friends who were furries, plenty of non-furries as friends, and an equal amount of both I didn't care for.
Now, there is a sub-culture within the furredom that I avoid at all costs, and those are the yiffers. The same could be said for non-furres, though. the BDSM scene is pretty strong in non-furries, which I wouldn't doubt many furries don't care for.

My point, as before, is that everyone is different. All styles are different, but that is what makes RP so fun. No matter what, there will be a niche for you. Be it furrie, human, alien, feral, post-apoc craziness, adult themed, pokemon, MLP... whatever! You name it, I'd bet money on it there is a group out there that RPs it. Just gotta get out there and find them!

What the heck is a furry...? 0.o

An anthropomorphic animal. Or, when applied to a human IRL, it means a human that is a fan of anthropomorphic animals.