Q&A for How to Create a Discord Roleplay Server

Some larger servers have channels to advertise your own, though they are often flooded. There are few *just* for advertisement. If you want to advertise your server, try websites such as Reddit (r/discordservers).

That's completely fine, as long as your channel serves the purpose it was created for (presumably for you and the other participants to have fun), then there is nothing wrong with having only one channel. Do realize however, that others may be accustomed to more.

Yes, you can advertise it. There are many advertising servers on discord and on normal websites that can help you promote your server.

There are many name generators available online for whatever theme of roleplaying you are going for! you simply click a button and names will pop up. Choose, modify or get inspired!

A lot of people like the Five Nights at Freddy's RP, Bendy and the Ink Machine RP, and Baldi's Basics.

What many Discord servers dedicated to roleplay do is have separate channels for each location that characters can go to. Starting out with about 5 should be fine, but if your server starts to become more popular or people start requesting more locations, you may need to add more.

To encourage activity from others, participate frequently in your server, to show others you're about a lot and care about the server's longevity. Also, add new things to your roleplay and take suggestions from those already there, so they feel invested in the server too, and know that you're responsive and care about their wishes too.

You could ask your friends IRL who have Discord to join you, or could post your discord server of websites like disboard or your social media for people with similar interests to join!

There is a bot for Discord that you can add to a specific server called UnbelievaBoat. If you add this, you should be able to use it to keep track of banking for your sever!

Here are some ideas: A fantasy roleplay where each person is an heir to a different kingdom. If there are a lot of people, they can be other roles, like knights, younger siblings, etc. A horror roleplay where one person has a disease that consumes them, they have to try to spread it to others. A SciFi roleplay on another planet. A strategy roleplay with an economy.

If its a private roleplay server with friends or a small group, casual bots like Dank Memer are a safe place to start; MEE6, Carl, or other moderation bots are also recommended because of their ability to delete clusters of messages at a time.

If you are using the app, there should be a plus sign beside the category (most likely general if you just created a server). You could always go into settings and find channels to add a new one as well.

Since people are from different time zones, and not everyone has a lot of free time, it should just be assumed whoever posted first did that action first, so in a fight, the fastest typer would win.

Think about the topic. If it is a fantasy server about the 4 elements, try doing something like “Fire, Water, Earth, Air” in another language or perhaps flip or switch letters around. The cheapest way is to use a name generator which you can easily find on the internet.

Yes. Make the floaters background characters that either sit there or walk around without talking. Or, make them a tree prop or a bush.

You can use sites like Disboard to advertise your server, or you can go to Reddit and post to r/discordservers or any of their roleplay-related communities. Just make sure you follow all the rules and guidelines in your post.