Where should you roleplay?

Answer 1

There are a lot of different ways and places to roleplay.

1) Forum-Based roleplaying, aka post-by-post or play-by-play roleplaying. Involves posting messages on a forum back and forth to develop characters through action and dialogue. Examples of forum software include InvisionPowerBoard and its other free boards, such as Zetaboards and Invisionfree. vBulletin, SMF, Proboards, phpBB, myBB and Yuku are other examples. However, changes to Proboards' recent policies make it an unsuitable place for roleplaying.

2) Text-based MU*'s, including MUDs, MUCKs and MUSHes. A MUD is a Multi User Dungeon, for example. I don't know much about these!

3) Chat-based roleplaying. This may be done over any instant messenger, such as AIM, Y!M, MSN, etc. Other options are ICQ, IRC or a chat client. You roleplay with another partner or multiple partners via the chat client.

4) email-based roleplaying. You trade emails and roleplay back and forth with replies. Similar to forum-based roleplaying. These usually have a group, such as a Yahoo or Google group with information and contacts.

I have personally roleplayed forum and chat, usually with chat supporting my forum roleplaying.