No.68840
Questions That Don't Deserve Their Own Thread
I'll go first.
What am I supposed to do with the Description Field on F-Files, and will I get judged for just leaving it empty?
No.68842
Yes, you will. Use it to fill out some information about your character. Who they are, what they look like. Use a profile template, and even the most meager offerings can be made attractive. It's seriously not that much work.
https://www.f-list.net/c/profile%20templates
https://www.f-list.net/c/profile%20references
Make use of these, they're helpful.
No.68843
>>68842
Thank you friend! Also I realized my retardation after my post, I meant F-List.
Also, is there a way to search the kinks so I don't make an unneccessary custom kink?
No.68844
>>68843
Yes, kinks are searchable, through character search.
I have customs for kinks that don't have a particular match in the system, but I also use the subfetish feature to throw in kinks under more general customs.
No.68845
>>68843
If you want to search through the full list of kinks, open the edit page for any profile, open the kinks section, click on "Expand all below categories" or somesuch, and use the search in your browser.
No.68846
>>68842
>https://www.f-list.net/c/profile%20references
I just read through the literacy scale guide in this link and it made me realise just how much I dislike the system that they use. By those guidelines I should be listing my grammar competence as Doctoral or at least Post Graduate, but that feels almost pretentious in some way. Do people even really pay any attention to the grammar competence?
No.68848
>>68846
I'd like to think my grammar competence is pretty decent, but even then I've never set myself as anything higher than "advanced". Even then, I never put the required partner grammar competence as anything but "fluent". Usually, the higher someone's grammar competence is set as, the worse they are.
It always did seem pretentious to me, so that's why I've never considered putting it higher. It's just another thing that might scare off good partners like preferred post-length.
No.68873
Why is "worst gender" called "worst gender"?
Simple question, but I'm curious.
No.68874
>>68873
It's a forced meme by the F-List users.
No.68876
>>68873
No idea, I think it's mostly because people make what other's find easily arousing, and they get text-fucked in droves. Yet they can put effort into something no one likes, and feel like their effort should be rewarded.
No.68878
>>68840
Regarding F-List: I know it's possible to link your profiles, so that your avatar for one (or however many you want) profile shows up along the left side of the screen on your other profiles. But is it possible to display your profiles on some of your profiles but not others? I wouldn't mind listing some of my profiles together, but there are some profiles I just don't want to be shown in connection to my others.
For example, say I've got profiles A, B, C, and D. I want to set things so that A, B, and C each list the other two of the three on the side, but D doesn't list any of my profiles. Is that possible?
No.68881
>>68878
Yes. When you edit your character, go down to the Character List dropdown. Those that show up in the same list will be linked, and others can be placed in separate lists.
No.68901
>>68873
Because it's populated by a large number of sexually insecure dudes who don't have enough brain cells to make an interesting blue name but consider themselves "too straight" to ever take dick. Since they automatically assume any girl who isn't interested in their boring Chad Thundercock shit must be gay, they opt to "cheat" and make a girl with a penis so they can get in with women without actually having to play as one.
Muscle shemales: the official gender of men who act surprised when women don't go for Natty Ice or Ford Mustangs made after 1975.
No.68915
>>68873
have you ever played with any of them?
the doms are terrible, never wanna take any cock, dom their partners for shit, write for shit, act pretentious, get offended if you don't want to play with them/be anything other than a sub and they're shitty towards blues
the subs are lazy, never doing anything remarkable in an RP besides repeating your post and moaning, play for shit as well and like the doms, they discriminate against blue names usually while having their orientation set to "Bisexual" or "Pansexual"
plus it's kind of cheating, when shitty blues that can't get any action get desperate they start making worst genders to satiate their thirst, i don't understand how they reach such a point, i'm not above the average F-List user and i still manage to get 1-2 regular partners for 90% of my blue names
my rule of thumb is that if they need to become a worst gender to get play then they're probably not that good of a partner to begin with
No.68920
>>68915
>have you ever played with any of them?
Not him, but I've had plenty of satisfying ERP with futanari probably because I don't use F-List at all
No.68922
Is it possible to make a profile that's an establishment?
Like, say, a school?
What about a setting?
No.68927
>>68922
Sure, there's people who have "setting" profiles and hub profiles. They're likely not going to be as popular as a proper character profile, but you can go for it. F-list won't offer options tailored to that (e.g. there's no option for you to chose "inanimate being / place" instead of a gender, but you can chose "none"), but the custom kinks, pictures, and description fields should give you enough tools to make any kind of profile you want.
No.68947
>>68915
While I'll agree that a lot of them aren't amazing, I play worst gender and have to say this:
I really just see complaining that they don't receive as kind of silly. In all my time on F-list, the large majority of the time my partners have always been switch/sub, and even in the earlier case, they always want to bottom. I've had so few people ever come to my worst gender switch/usually dominant characters and want to top them, it just doesn't happen outside of generic males who don't read profiles.
I'll admit I don't play with normal male blues, but I love the shit out of femmy guys. If they're set to bi/pan and don't like either, I could see your point. But if you're complaining about worst genders liking femboys but hating on generic males, I don't see the problem personally. People like different things, and while I will gladly get railed by a regular blue on my femboy, them going at it with my worst gender is not something I'm into.
I've had a most of my enjoyable play with worst genders; in general, the worst ones are the ones who get all of the attention and then turn others away from the rest. Look a bit harder and you might have a better experience.
No.68949
>>68915
>>68947
this is why it should be a scale instead of sexualities.
So that you can know that a girl who says 'bi' instead means 'just a few guys of a spicific type, otherwise lesbian~"
No.68951
>>68873
A mix of
>>68876
And
>>68901
A lot of dickgirls are just lazy fucktards who cant make a character for shit and when they make a dickgirl they still get rp- but there are MOUNTAINS of just as shitty generic male characters and femboy males that also get rp.
There are legitimate complaints to be made of a huge chunk(maybe not even a majority) of f-list dickgirls, but the majority of people whining about them are dumbasses who don't realize that this is the case for every single gender
No.68958
This is probably a question that doesn't have a definite answer, but about how long should a conversation between partners go before the actual roleplay starts? Like, namely for sex-driven things, if the two are discussing kinks to add then should one just offer to start after a few back and forth posts?
No.68970
>>68958
>This is probably a question that doesn't have a definite answer
Pretty much the only answer that can be given. Especially if you're not using profiles, because then you don't know each other's kinks in advance. You can go to the orgy thread and see scenes happening with no discussion in advance at all, but I've also spent hours talking to someone about everything we'd like or not like to see before we actually started anything. Honestly, I'd say it varies too much to even get an estimate. In my experience I've found that at the very least, most people don't usually mind talking about kinks and the scene plan for a while. Nothing's worse than suddenly reading something you really don't like in a scene that was going great, after all.
No.68972
How do you add one of those collapsable things to your kink list?
No.68973
No.68987
>>68840
Kyle Hyde. I like you.
No.68994
Is it normal to have a really long No list or do people usually just don't even bother with some of the categories?
No.69001
How do I tell my partner who AFKs a lot without warning that I don't appreciate him leaving so suddenly and so often without even saying anything, without being rude?
I don't care if he goes AFK but I never know what's going on, there have been times when he goes AFK and is back in a few moments, or times where he goes AFK and stays online for hours until I realize he went to sleep because there was no way of knowing if he was gonna be back. He's one of my favorite partners otherwise and I never minded being patient for him, he's extremely sweet, but I at least would like to know vaguely when or if he'll be back
No.69003
>>68994
A cool thing to do is to eliminate redundant kinks, like if 'Scat' is a No then you don't really need to list Soiling as a No etc.
No.69027
What do I do if I want to erp but have too much performance anxiety over it?
How do I get good enough at erp to have any confidence?
No.69028
>>69027
Git gud.__________
Or just fuck me, I'm easy.
No.69039
>>69027
As long as that performance anxiety doesn't turn into random poofing then some people are forgiving enough to let it slide or give you tips. It should be easy enough to gauge someones forgiveness from a short conversation.
ERP'ing is the same as RP'ing. You're just writing a scene, usually through the lens of a character except there's going to be heavy sex elements. This worked for me but I find I'm a lot better at putting content into my posts when I play with a DM type profile.
No.69040
>>69039
And RPing is just writing from the perspective of a certain character within a setting. If you're a good writer, you ought to be a good RPer and therefore good ERPer. Being a good writer is just part of it, of course.
No.69049
>>69027
Typefuck people from the bottom of the barrel. Hot up the hookup channels on f-chat and just do it. Refinement comes after you pop that hangup
No.69068
>>69001
Tell him exactly what you just typed, obviously. Tell him you don't mind the pauses, but you'd like him to make a distinction between "I'm going to be off for 5-50 minutes" and "I'm going to fuck off for hours and have no clue when/if I'll be back". He can be the sweetest thing around, but pulling that kind of shit is not right. He should have the decency to tell you if he's going to be away for more than a couple minutes instead of letting you hang on to the hope he'll come back, your time is valuable too.
No.69080
>QTDDTOT
What would you guys say is the most popular language on F-List and/or in roleplaying communities in general NEXT to english? I'm debating learning a second language and I wanna try using RP as a means to improve once I'm somewhat fluent.
No.69083
>>69080
German, Spanish or French.
No.69087
>>69080
If the English speakers on F-list are anything to go by, trying to improve your fluency through erp might end up actually just teaching to terrible habits and incorrect spellings.
No.69089
>>69087
Playing devil's advocate, oddly enough, a lot of the foreign speakers who have English as their secondary language often type way better than those who claim to natively speak it.
No.69090
>>69089
A greater lack of complacency and a higher desire to improve as to not disappoint is the most likely cause. I'm foreign, as well, and I would be talking like a child if I didn't want to improve.
No.69094
>>69080
Representative heuristic at work here, but I feel like I've seen more German profiles than in any other non-English language.
No.69132
>>69080
As a student of a second language, I would say you should choose what language you learn based on a personal interest you can pursue on your own time, or you'll never git gud
No.69208
>>69080
I'd say either Spanish or German, just statistically there should be a lot more spanish-speakers than german, then again i've seen more german profiles than spanish.
I'm assuming you're a native english speaker, correct? German would probably be easier for you to learn and understand as both come from the same family, while spanish is easier to learn if you're Portuguese, Italian, or French since they're all latino/Romance(?) languages.
No.69209
More of a general sex q, but:
Fingering someone while wearing silken gloves. Any reason this could be a bad idea?
No.69217
>>69080
Many of the ESL players I am friends with know English, German and French. Some even know a fourth language.
German is the only foreign language with its own room though so the site seems more open and friendly to them so you'll probably get more of them or at least seem like there are more of them.
I am fluent in English and French and began learning German, but have had literally 0 reason to use it on F-list. All the ESLers I've been interested in just RP in English.
No.69218
>>69209
Silk is extremely absorbent. It can cause vaginal dryness if you finger a girl while wearing silk gloves. Most RPers would ignore this unless they're into the discomfort (light version of irritation torture like a gentler form of figging).
Otherwise no harm to it. Just use lube if they bring up the concern or if you're planning to do it in real life.
No.69226
>>69218
That's exactly the kind of answer I was looking for, thank you. And it's more for my own desire for versimilitude in my rp than anything else. Any materials that would be better suited for the job if simple skin wasn't an option without jumping to rubber or latex?
No.69269
>>69226
Something non-absorbent. Think neoprene (stuff wetsuits are made of) and similar materials if you want to avoid the normal sex toy materials. A weather-proofed leather would also work and you'd have the option to choose a rough leather or a soft lamb-skin leather for different feelings.
No.69282
I'm looking to make a good old fashioned and terribly cliche male orc profile. I know they're horribly overdone and shit but I hope I have the RP ability to put me above the rest.
The only trouble is that I don't know what fucking art I should use.
Could someone help me out with where to find images of male orcs? I don't mind what's in the image so long as it shows the orc's body a bit. Anything would be helpful, this is my first time not playing a female character. :(
No.69315
>>69282
orc character here as well, wanna help a brotha out
check this thread >>65976
No.69322
>>69315
>>69282
As someone that could happily fuck an orc all day yet still can't find one, put anything as your profile pic. As long as people know you're an orc and not something else, simply stating so should get people interested, especially when they're looking for one. And depending on what kind of orc you want should depend on where you go. Western "Orc" / a-typical Orismer, look for gay orcs. Eastern ork's / pig dude things look for straight stuff. N-Not that I would know anything about it :^)
No.69336
>>69322
Is this why I can never find straight blue orcs that use art I like?
They all look like pigmen and I find that repulsive. Love me some ugly orcs but I want them to look like orcs, not anime pigmonsters. It's always the gay ones that have the hottest art, but I don't play gay males so I never get to fuck any orcs.
I even started deleting all my fantasy characters because all the blues I was interested in were gay. And all the blues interested in me were idiots (or purples who assumed I like cock therefore I have to like cock with tits or I'm a stuck up bitch).
No.69346
>>69336
Oh, I meant art-wise. Like gay orc stuff is usually western and hot, where as eastern stuff is pig ork that's disgustingly hot. In general I see more straight orcs than gay ones anyway. Admittedly it's tempting to create a blue dude and pretend I'm a guy to gay fuck orcs.
But now looking back across it, all the orcs I see are really muscle bara orcs. Anything from the skyrim orc > wow orc is typically pretty hot. When the muscle to dick ratio is like 1:1 things get worrying.
No.69544
>>69269
So for a fantasy context leather is my best bet, without copping out and using magic. Again, thanks
No.69621
What species do I list my character as if they used to be a human but transcended their humanity to become a supernatural being/deity?
No.69627
>>69621
Posthuman? Demigod? Homo Novus?
The God Emperor of Mankind? Ascended Human gets the point across pretty well. I suppose it all depends on the flavor of setting your character's from.
No.69658
I'm probably just retarded but how do i put stuff under a character's name like pic related?
Was it one of those subscriber perks or am i missing something? I'm pretty sure i've seen users with that secondary title and they didn't have sub badges.
No.69659
>>69658
>Was it one of those subscriber perks or am i missing something? I'm pretty sure i've seen users with that secondary title and they didn't have sub badges.
As far as I know it's a subscriber perk.
Subscribers can also choose to hide their subscriber tag as well.
No.69807
I have one character where I thought it would be fun to have her speak her dialogue in a mock-southern accent for a bit of that country charm.
The rest of my posts tend to be as verbose and descriptive as ever, and I keep my hollywood idea of what a southerner sounds like restricted within quote. Endearing? Or annoying?
No.69824
>>69807
Isn't that how you should do it anyway? It's the character speaking and you're quoting so that seems like something you should do. You're quoting what they're saying, it adds tone and character and if someone is that put off by it then I doubt they were into the southerner thing to begin with, I guess.
No.69854
>>68840
What other boards do /erp/ users visit?
No.69861
>>69807
Honestly, I think it depends on a case to case basis and factors that I haven't been able to nail down. Sometimes I find it really annoying. What you might try doing is including it as a custom kink somewhere on your profile (assuming this is for F-List, otherwise mention it in whatever equivalent you have to a profile) that explains you'll do it by default but if it annoys someone they should speak up and then you'll drop the accent with them.
>>69854
Pretty much just /tg/ on 4chan. One the really rare occasion I might visit /d/ or similar websites to rub something out quick, but that's probably only once a month.
No.69882
>>69854
/v/
/k/
/tg/
/monster/
/chaos/
/wx/, for some unknown reason (pretty sure it's the blowjob threads
/futa/ on VERY rare occassions
No.70033
What's the definition of a hub profile, exactly? From what I understand, it's a profile that doesn't say anything about a specific character and just provides a whole lot of options for people to pick and choose from.
Is it a hub profile if I have a profile with six different (closely related) individuals on it, all of whom have their own descriptions, backstory, etc?
No.70034
>>70033
Would you be playing as all of them in the same scene or roleplay? If it's something like that then it might be more of a DM type profile but this is F-list where hub profiles and anything that looks remotely like one are the spawn of satan.
No.70036
No.70038
What exactly does friending someone on F-List do, as opposed to just bookmarking them? Does it mean they can see me when I'm in F-Chat with any of my profiles?
No.70039
>>70034
Potentially. It's a family with the option for harem play or for picking and choosing one or more.
No.70041
What are some good American/Anglo sounding last names for a masculine yet cute guy? Things in the vein of Hale, or Taylor, or Harper, or Wright.
No.70042
>>70041
Walsh?
Question of my own: when's a good time to find partners here? I feel like I'm never on when someone else is.
No.70046
>>70041
Mitchell/Mitchellson, Luis, Madison, and Baptiste are the ones I can think of off the top of my head. Look into some French surnames, mamy?
No.70054
>>70038
No, it means they can see you being logged in to the website as a whole and how many minutes ago you've last been active. Bookmarks are restricted to chat only.
No.70068
>>70054
> how many minutes ago you've last been active
Isn't that information already visible on your profile (if you don't disable that, of course)?
No.70099
>>70068
Friends can see it on the homepage even if you've disabled it on your profiles. Bookmarks cannot see it anywhere if you've disabled it.
No.70531
Are PMs and notes viewed by moderators on F-List and in F-Chat? I've got something I'd like to share with someone but it's… kind of against site rules. If I give them a link to it in a private message on F-Chat, will I have to worry about the moderators somehow finding out and terminating my account?
Also, 'cause I'm pretty sure people will ask, it's not child porn or anything like that, it's bestiality.
No.70569
>>70531
They won't look at your PM unless the recipient reports it, and then you won't be banned unless it's an actual photograph or video. My female characters take…WAY too much dog-cock, and I've never had trouble because I just avoid real images and don't bother anyone who's not into it with it.
No.70579
Does semen float or sink in breastmilk?
No.70580
Horny /tg/ dude here.
Love myself some ERP interlaced with regular RP-ing and its rules and shit.
As I also love Succubi, I was wondering if there's anything out there that'd make such a Semen Demon actually fun, instead of just a high appearance or charisma and a new spell on an otherwise regular character.
No.70583
>>70580
Might as well play the succubus as a Bene Gesserit - a political whore. Subterfuge and cocks. Lust and spying, all that.
No.70584
>>70579
Generally speaking, it would float, but in terms of RP it would wholly depend on the breast milk and the semen.
No.70653
>>70580
Maybe place her outside her comfort zone, as in maybe she's been cast out from the demon realm so she's more dependent and submissive to those who would normally be her victims, but she keeps it a secret and just tries to usher them around into helping her by acting 'nicer'?
You could do some stuff which would be experimental and unique for a succubi archetype though I can see they may eliminate the point of one altogether. For example it'd be pretty funny to see a 'virgin succubi' who has just got out of all the training and shit and your RP partner is her first time, so she talks the talk but is actually not incredibly experienced
Anyway, my main question…
What does it feel like the have a penis
Is it true it doesn't really feel "good" until it gets "spongy" and "chubby?"
Does the tip hurt when its 'first' touched?
Do you really have no conscious control at all about getting an erection? Like, you can't 'focus' nor 'resist' to any noticeable effect?
Can you feel anything when its 'wet,' like nothing else happening its just covered in warm fluids
Is it really just a rod that is very sensitive to touch and feels nice when its touched? Is that why its so nice to have it inside something?
No.70661
>>70653
Let me start by saying that for some of these you may get varied responses, different strokes for different folks as it were.
>Is it true it doesn't really feel "good" until it gets "spongy" and "chubby?"
I'm not sure what you mean here? Until it gets erect, or at least a little more blood flowing rather than completely flaccid? We definitely feel more when the blood gets flowing, and if it's expanded out there's more to touch at once, so definitely feels better.
>Does the tip hurt when its 'first' touched?
Like the first time I ever touched the tip of my dick, or when starting to touch it for the first time on any given day? No to both for me, but I'm cut and can't speak on folks with foreskin
>Do you really have no conscious control at all about getting an erection? Like, you can't 'focus' nor 'resist' to any noticeable effect?
Not to my knowledge. Like other involuntary bodily functions, you probably could learn to do so through something like kegel exercises, but the average "out-of-the-box" dude can't help it. I sure as fuck can't.
>Can you feel anything when its 'wet,' like nothing else happening its just covered in warm fluids
Absolutely, but that's just like the rest of your body. Whether or not you find that sexually stimulating is going to be on a per person basis - I personally find it an enjoyable sensation, but I don't get an erection everytime I shower.
>Is it really just a rod that is very sensitive to touch and feels nice when its touched? Is that why its so nice to have it inside something?
More or less. It's why we can get off with holes not meant for reproduction like the mouth or anus, or even by shit like tit and thigh and armpit fucking, or of course just having a hand wrap around it and jerk it off.
No.70667
>>70653
>>70661
Uncut here. Simply touching the foreskin when flaccid is only a mildly pleasurable sensation, but depending on how tight the one you were born with is and how hard you are, pulling it back can hurt.
>Do you really have no conscious control at all about getting an erection? Like, you can't 'focus' nor 'resist' to any noticeable effect?
You can sometimes get an erection, resist it or even fight it off if you are able to concentrate on sexy or unsexy things, but that depends on your mood. Also it can't be helped at all when your body simply decides for you.
Otherwise >>70661 is pretty much how it's in my case too.
No.70668
>>70661
>>70667
Alright, thanks for the info. Its just that I'm thinking of making a blue and I had a couple queries.
You got any little questions about tits or vagoo?
No.70670
>>70668
Do they feel like bags of sand?
No.70672
>>70670
Not entirely sure what you mean. If you're asking how much they 'hurt' then… kind of. Walking and running without a bra or tight-ish shirt does ache the chest, imagine charging about with an erection flailing all over the place (assuming thats uncomfortable) but in terms of just lazing around then thats not really a bother.
Really in terms of bra vs no bra then there isn't one which is 'more' comfortable in every case. After a whole day of them being pressed against your chest it does feel nice to relieve them but at the same time it can become annoying having them dangling all over the place for a whole evening.
B cup btw
No.70675
>>70668
Do the lips rub against each other easily? How sensitive are they to the actions of the rest of the body, excluding direct contact? Do different positions affect vagina's overall sensitivity?
No.70679
>>70675
This may sound really weird but the easiest way I have of describing it is this. Pucker your lips out as much as your can and rub them against your sleeve to dry them, them place them against eachother and try rubbing them against eachother. In terms of the amount of friction this is fairly similar (in terms of when they're dry at least, when they're its like like rubbing two fingertips covered in soap against eachother)
I don't entirely understand your second question but if I get the gist of what you're asking, there is a slight sensation created by squeezing and rubbing your thighs together as much as possible and this does make the vagina tighter altogether, yes.
In terms of different positions… do you think that if I could get real sex I'd be ERPing? From what I can deduce different positions feel nicer because its a newer way of 'distributing pressure.' Honestly this feels weird to type but I often like to masturbate by kneeling forward and reaching my hand around my back to get a firmer grip as opposed to just straight up sticking my fingers down into my vagina but I really cannot vouch too much about different sexual positions.
No.70683
>>70679
That's certainly an interesting way of getting to understand how the lips might feel.
The answers concerning actions and positions were pretty much what I was looking for, just any and all things that might alter how it feels. I figured since most of the erogenous zones are located closer to the body that they'd be differently or more easily affected by it and understanding it didn't feel very intuitive since men's stuff just kind of hang around.
No.70685
>>70683
Oh, if thats what you mean then yes. Stretching your back and legs outward does make the hole tighter and sticks the entrance itself up (so as to aid something going inside it go deeper)
You don't really make those kind of motions unless you're really already "going," but I mean there is a reason why in a teen rated movie's sex scene shot from the side and 15ft away the woman always jirates and spazzes up and down on her back like she's being electrocuted. Its very exaggerated but it is based on something real.
No.70686
>>70683
Oh, if thats what you mean then yes. Stretching your back and legs outward does make the hole tighter and sticks the entrance itself up (so as to aid something going inside it go deeper)
You don't really make those kind of motions unless you're really already "going," but I mean there is a reason why in a teen rated movie's sex scene shot from the side and 15ft away the woman always jirates and spazzes up and down on her back like she's being electrocuted. Its very exaggerated but it is based on something real.
For the love of god boilingrings
No.70692
>>70679
>do you think that if I could get real sex I'd be ERPing
I gave up a sex-focused (3-4 sessions a week) relationship IRL so I could ERP more often because it actually gave me a closer feeling of intimacy with my partners
No.70695
>>70653
>>70583
Was rather talking about the mechanical side, as I have fair ideas about the concept, but thanks for your advice anyway!
No.70722
What in blazes does 3DPD, GM and DM mean?
I see them all over the place but never ask, too afraid of people making fun for not knowing.
No.70723
>>70722
Three Dimensions Pig Disgusting (IE; People who want to text-fuck drawings, instead of actual people's images)
Game Master/Dungeon Master - only both of these terms are really relevant if you play TTGs, but on F-list outside of that sphere, they're basically someone who plops you down into a setting / story, say a medieval town that is based around slavery - and you do what you will in it, and they react accordingly as you explore their world with NPCs / Events that happen to you. Like how a Pathfinder game master would respond to a party exploring the town / area he's created.