(12-21-2016, 02:19 PM)Saraune Wrote:(12-21-2016, 01:43 PM)Deahfel Wrote:(12-21-2016, 01:30 PM)Saraune Wrote:(12-21-2016, 01:03 PM)Deahfel Wrote: Hello and welcome to the RPC! Glad to see more table top RP'ers are joining the party. I think those skills will serve you very well in your time in Eorzea. I wouldn't worry about being too rusty and just jump right in with your friends and any of your other connections. If you are doing something blatantly wrong in RP or with lore, someone will give you some feedback that you can choose to incorporate or not. Otherwise the RP community is very friendly and tolerant of new RP'ers.
If you are still worried about it and want a low key atmosphere to practice or observe feel free to send me a tell and we can meet up sometime. Or even if you just want another connection feel free to say hi!
That would be great! I'll try my best to remember to add you this evening when I got home from work! I need to do more research on Elezen and their culture/how they react to the world around them, but more connections the better I think! Saraune is definitely of the mind that 'it takes all kinds to make the world go round'. After all, more connections means she will learn more! I really appreciate you saying hi and offering to help!
Not a problem at all. One other tip, I picked this up from Kasi actually and it has been very helpful for me, is to make a small spreadsheet to keep track of your RP connections and who you have met with or who you are still trying to meet with. I just list a character name, where I met them or the outreach source, and some notes about there character that I can build from the next time we run into each other. It keeps me consistent and makes sure that I don't forget to reach out to so and so from the forums or discord or w/e.
If you are interested in the Elezen approach, my FC has a fantastic Elezen conjurer scholar that I could put you in touch with her to see how she handles that.
That is such an amazing idea!!!! I'll definitely have to do that, I feel like where I'm not associated with any FC right now I will probably end up meeting a number of people and getting confused on who's who. I'm also trying to figure out how to balance rp with standard in game mechanics. Like I know I need to focus on crafting to help clear my bags, but if someone who recognized me from a previous rp and came to chat while I was working on said skills, I wouldn't know how to handle it haha.
That would be awesome if you could get us in touch, I see so few Elezen and I don't understand why
RP and content progression will almost always be competing for your valuable gaming time. Generally I log on and if I don't have any immediate RP or events going on I will jump into my roulettes or progress content. Sometimes you feel like doing one and not the other and you can just do as you please. A lot of invites you get will be from tells and I try to never tell people no (especially for first time character meet ups) but you can usually just let them know you are working on something and schedule a time to RP. The game also has an indicator flag for "RP" when you want to engage and have walk ups. Usually if somebody is just crafting and not actively engaging in RP they wont be bothered without a flag up. If its somebody you know, they will likely send you a tell first. Just like anything else, good communication with your RP partners and whatever norm you establish will be how you handle it.
If you are concerned with just clearing space on your retainers, you could always just sell your crafting mats on the market to spend that money on some RP outfits.Â
Don't feel like you have to jump into an FC right away either. I would recommend checking into some ones that sound interesting to you or get some word of mouth recommendations from your RP partners. That way you are likely to find something that will be a good fit for you and your style.