08-14-2013, 04:19 PM
Hello everyone!
I have been lurking around here for a while, but I figure it is time to make a post and introduce myself! Â I am new to FFXIV, and will be playing on the Balmung server.
--MMORPG background
   I have been playing MMOs since as long as I can remember.  My very first MMO was Lineage, followed by Lineage 2.  From there, it was a pretty large snowball effect into what I would play.  I played WoW for years, as well as stints on Eve online, Age of Conan, Rift, Warhammer, Aion, Tera, and Guild Wars 1 and 2 (Tarnished Coast is the best coast!).  As far as RP is concerned, I only RPed in GW2, as I had not found a good RP community in any of the other games.
--RP experience
   From a video game standpoint, GW2 is the only game I officially RPed in.  Although I have a large RP background in D&D, and other tabletop games.
--Character ideas/info
   The main character I am going to be playing is named Flapjack Sassafras.  He is a Hyur Midlander Scholar.  I want to take a very different approach in with this character than I normally would.  Flapjack is one of those characters that prefers to be in the world, but not of it.  He has set out in search of greater knowledge of the sciences.  He views magic as a misunderstood product of science, and seeks to unlock its intricacies.  He acknowledges that magic exists, but feels it is mislabeled, and its true potential has yet to be unlocked though the knowledge of not only how it works, but WHY it works.
   Personally, I do not like to write a novel of a back-story for a character.  I like to give him a purpose, a goal in the world, and see where it takes him.  My characters are not the protagonists in their own story, but a product of the world in which they live.  I allow them to adapt, adjust, and change.  They are not on a railroad to success.  They are not exempt from the downfalls of humanity (for lack of a better term.  They are susceptible to greed, hatred, anger, and corruption.  I like letting the people my characters interact with shape how they change, and the experiences they have determine the course of their personality.  I am VERY excited to see how this world effects Flapjack, and how he grows and changes from his current state of mind. Â
  Oh, and as for his name, yes, it is ridiculous.  But there is a purpose for it!  If you want to know, hopefully we meet in game and you can ask him about it!
--How did you learn about the coalition?
  The all powerful Google.  Searching "FFXIV roleplaying" was pretty simple.
--What kind of a role-player are you aiming to be? Light, medium, or heavy?
   This largely depends on the community I am involved in.  I love all kinds!
--Anything from real life you'€™re comfortable with sharing? (Work, school, hobbies, etc)Â
   I don't really take myself too seriously.  I love finding out new things about people, and listening to other people's opinions on things.
   I wish I could type more, but I am late for my lunch break.  I hope to talk to you all soon!
 <---- P.S.  Just noticed this guy on the emoticon list.  How cool is that?  I few years ago the fact that you could make a smiley face graphic on the computer was out of this world.  Now look at what we can do.  Look at that guy go.  That is one badass cactuar.  You run little green cactuar man.  You run and never look back.
I have been lurking around here for a while, but I figure it is time to make a post and introduce myself! Â I am new to FFXIV, and will be playing on the Balmung server.
--MMORPG background
   I have been playing MMOs since as long as I can remember.  My very first MMO was Lineage, followed by Lineage 2.  From there, it was a pretty large snowball effect into what I would play.  I played WoW for years, as well as stints on Eve online, Age of Conan, Rift, Warhammer, Aion, Tera, and Guild Wars 1 and 2 (Tarnished Coast is the best coast!).  As far as RP is concerned, I only RPed in GW2, as I had not found a good RP community in any of the other games.
--RP experience
   From a video game standpoint, GW2 is the only game I officially RPed in.  Although I have a large RP background in D&D, and other tabletop games.
--Character ideas/info
   The main character I am going to be playing is named Flapjack Sassafras.  He is a Hyur Midlander Scholar.  I want to take a very different approach in with this character than I normally would.  Flapjack is one of those characters that prefers to be in the world, but not of it.  He has set out in search of greater knowledge of the sciences.  He views magic as a misunderstood product of science, and seeks to unlock its intricacies.  He acknowledges that magic exists, but feels it is mislabeled, and its true potential has yet to be unlocked though the knowledge of not only how it works, but WHY it works.
   Personally, I do not like to write a novel of a back-story for a character.  I like to give him a purpose, a goal in the world, and see where it takes him.  My characters are not the protagonists in their own story, but a product of the world in which they live.  I allow them to adapt, adjust, and change.  They are not on a railroad to success.  They are not exempt from the downfalls of humanity (for lack of a better term.  They are susceptible to greed, hatred, anger, and corruption.  I like letting the people my characters interact with shape how they change, and the experiences they have determine the course of their personality.  I am VERY excited to see how this world effects Flapjack, and how he grows and changes from his current state of mind. Â
  Oh, and as for his name, yes, it is ridiculous.  But there is a purpose for it!  If you want to know, hopefully we meet in game and you can ask him about it!
--How did you learn about the coalition?
  The all powerful Google.  Searching "FFXIV roleplaying" was pretty simple.
--What kind of a role-player are you aiming to be? Light, medium, or heavy?
   This largely depends on the community I am involved in.  I love all kinds!
--Anything from real life you'€™re comfortable with sharing? (Work, school, hobbies, etc)Â
   I don't really take myself too seriously.  I love finding out new things about people, and listening to other people's opinions on things.
   I wish I could type more, but I am late for my lunch break.  I hope to talk to you all soon!
 <---- P.S.  Just noticed this guy on the emoticon list.  How cool is that?  I few years ago the fact that you could make a smiley face graphic on the computer was out of this world.  Now look at what we can do.  Look at that guy go.  That is one badass cactuar.  You run little green cactuar man.  You run and never look back.