Is it taboo to have other humans roleplay in your wonderland?

[MadMax]

I have gotten propositioned by some people on another sight where we are very open about our tulpamancy. We have started preliminary talks on boundaries, ethics, and needs. I understand that "roleplaying as a tulpamancer", basically trolling the tulpa community, is considered highly taboo, and you should not treat your tulpas as NPC characters in a role play with other people. But what about roleplaying with people that respect each individuals needs, wants, desires, and boundaries?

[Ranger]

7 minutes ago, MadMax said:

I understand that "roleplaying as a tulpamancer", basically trolling the tulpa community, is considered highly taboo

 

I know this isn't the question but I have more questions about this statement.

 

It's obviously rude to hop on a server and go "hardy harr I'm a tulpa wizard and I have my waifu tulpa who treats me like a God", but that kind of dedicated trolling can also sometimes lead to tulpa creation. Resulting "troll tulpas" are real and do exist. This is because essentially, role playing is a legitimate way to force your tulpas, it is actually the "fake it until you make it" strategy. The whole idea of pretending to be a tulpamancer is "very taboo" is mind boggling to me because I have no idea why that would be the case?

 

Who told you this was highly taboo? What happened?

 

11 minutes ago, MadMax said:

and you should not treat your tulpas as NPC characters in a role play with other people.

 

Actually, this is also not black and white either. If your tulpa is happy being treated as a character for whatever reason and they consent to it, this is fine. I know one soulbond who looks forward to her host role playing as her because it means she can "go back home", and I know a tulpa who at one point liked the idea of their host roleplaying them again. While I think in general to force your tulpa into a situation where they have less ability to exercise their free will is wrong, the context and the headmate's needs can change the situation a lot.

 

14 minutes ago, MadMax said:

But what about roleplaying with people that respect each individuals needs, wants, desires, and boundaries?

 

I think this is fine. This is my psychological view of what happens when other systems report their "system hopping" experiences- two systems get to know each other really well and essentially personality force each other's tulpas.

[TurboSimmie]

I think that is all about your tulpa's consent. If they want to be involved in a roleplay, that's fine. If they are okay with their likeness being co-opted for a RP character, that's okay too, but there may be some bleed-over between the tulpa-based character and the tulpa itself, so I'd be cautious about that. For my part, I'd never consent to Phil roleplaying "as" me, but I'd roleplay as myself if the option came up (as long as it's SFW; I'm happily married 😊).

 

Also, remember that they can't literally be in your wonderland. What you would be doing, technically, is creating a servitor that you are commanding based on what your roleplay partner is doing in the roleplay. That's all fine and good as long as every sentient being involved--hosts and tulpas alike--consents.

[MadMax]

@TurboSimmie

@Ranger

 

Thank you both for your input. i think all of the conserns listed, have been addressed. and so far, my understanding of consent and respect applys across the board. our system has been interacting with 2 humans in a shared role play space that is basically our wonderland, with added features specifically to make the new humans more comfortable.  I think the experemnt is working out quite nicely. but this is literally only day 2. so we will see how it goes.