Do people read role plays that they are not in?

[Touch of Insanity]

As the title says, it's something I've wondered about. I, myself never read a role play that I'm not in, but a remember when I was around maybe 13 I did read a few role plays I wasn't in. It was so long ago, it makes me wonder why do people read role plays that they aren't in? There are so many books out there so, why read a role play your not in? It is so different from reading your own role play since your activity writing in it. What makes you enjoy a role play your not in? Do you ever want to message the writers of the role play? How do you feel if the role play dies and your left with a cliff hanger that will never be answered?

Just some things I've been thinking about to avoid my studies. Oh procrastination.

[Torack]

I know what you mean, I've never read a roleplay that I'm not part of from start to finish, though I have skimmed through a few here and there because the story was really interesting. But those were countable on a single hand.

[Touch of Insanity]

How did you happen upon the few that you skimmed through?

[Torack]

Randomly, if I'm being honest. It mostly happened when I was bored and looking through the OOC's and found an interesting RP that I couldn't join either because it was full or I just had too many RPs that I was in, so I went on and skimmed through the IC.

[Touch of Insanity]

Interesting, were the rps in free, casual or advanced? If you don't mind me asking.

[Torack]

They were mostly in advanced, but one or two did show up in casual.

[Torack]

EDIT:

double post my bad.

[Nightlock]

I have read a few roleplays that I was not apart of, simply out of curiosity. Not the WHOLE thing, but good portions of it if I adore the writers' writings - which I did, obviously. It's just like reading a book, save for it's two people responding to one another to expand the story. *shrugs* I don't think there is anything weird about it, to be honest.

[Dervish]

I've been told by a few people the read the games I GM who aren't participating, and I've glanced at a couple from time to time, partially because the concept was interesting, partially because I tend to prowl for players who seem like they'd fit in well in my games if I'm looking for recruits.

[Genkai]

No I don't. I used to click titles which I thought could be breaking rules (ex: smut rps) and report anything not Fonz cool. *shrugs*

[Jannah]

Occasionally I will when I'm bored or am curious about it. Mostly I usually just skim though.

[Gowi]

I've read the entirety of Mass Effect: Nova and The Elder Scrolls: Vengeance of the Deep because they are both engaging and well-written narratives that I quite enjoy. I also read Pachamac's The Legend of Heroes: Tales of the World for the same reasons. I feel engaged not just by writing but reading, I don't have to be participating to enjoy a good thing. Sometimes I like to pop in the OOC, but few tend to enjoy a reader's input I guess? Either way, I see no problem by it.

Though, I did just join Nova so I guess that doesn't count anymore.

[RyoJinKyu]

Sometimes I skim through RP's. Usually because the title catches my attention. But I've never read a whole rp start to finish that I wasn't in. The closest I've been to doing that is reading the few posts of a new rp that only has a page of posts so far.

[AxeEcliptica]

If i'm bored I like to read through other people's roleplays. I also do it occasionally to see how other people's skills at roleplaying are. Usually I do it just to better my own abilities.

[Aoi]

i tend to, like most people it seems. To read some. Though most cases i don't bother. I tend to be very picky on what i read, so when it comes down to it. If i'm interested but i know my character in mind wouldn't fit i try to change it around while reading interactions. Though in the end i just stop. As for the ending becoming a cliff hanger. It doesn't bother me at all.

Other then that, it's also to look to see who i may possibly want to rp with.

[Mirandae]

I've spoiled myself with reading epic poetry on my spare time, which means that most other writing becomes extremely crude for my refined taste. It's my own damn fault.

[FortunesFaded]

I've found that over the years, as much as I've wanted to join an Advanced roleplay, I've never had the time to. Therefore, I've found myself reading a couple that interested me despite not actually joining.

[Lucian]

I suffer from roleplay envy. If I've missed the chance to join something that I find particularly interesting, I lurk in the threads.

[Rare]

I'm also guilty of reading rps that I'm not in.

[Mortimer]

I've...only read one, from start to finish. Mostly because of its captivating plot and how perfect it was...aah...40 pages long full of emotion. xD