Hello Gabrial! welcome to the RPC and Eorzea!
Getting your feet wet in the proverbial RP pool can be tricky but thankfully the RPC is here to see you out into the world with all sorts of neat things! As a note, when/if you have the chance, please hop into the control panel and add your intended home server to your profile so people can more easily invite you to events, or to meet them in game and all that jazz.
http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/misc.php?page=welcome
This welcome post should give you a pretty good over view of the site as a whole as well as some details about the community. Clicking on some of the links you'll find yourself in the Wiki [a home to character profiles and more], the Event Calender [Come check out whats happening on Saturday!
http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/calendar.ph...h=2&day=22 ] and much more.
If you'd like to brush up on your RP knowledge without jumping into the game, or just want something on hand that you can take a look at when you're feeling a bit lost, the RP Handbook by Eva is an excellent resource:
http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=1770
You'll find an index at the top hidden in the spoiler tag, reading through it should give you a good idea of what major points the handbook covers.
But onto the communities! Since i'm not sure what server you're on i'll give you a few of both, and maybe you'll find some traction. Just remember that these communities are so much more than I could describe and getting to know them in game is really the best way to see if you fit.
http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=1902
"Intermission" is an OOC linkshell on Balmung dedicated to getting roleplayers together from across the server. Want to listen in on some chatter? get to know the players before the characters? find out where the busy places are? Intermission is a great place to be for getting your foot in the door.
http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=5045
"Balmungs Finest" is an OOC linkshell on, you guessed it, Balmung. With an emphasis on PVE this linkshell is great for people looking to find a party for dungeons, primals and raids. Need to do Stone vigil for the story? maybe Darkhold for your grand company? BF provides groups based on fostering the community here on the server before relying on the party or duty finder.
If you play during EU times "Europa" is an excellent OOC linkshell on Balmung for those times [along the lines of intermission in getting people together.]
http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=6316
But maybe you're on Gilgamesh, and in that case I would recommend the "Coalition" and "Limitless Sky"
http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=3116
"Coalition" being an OOC hub for congregation
Where "Limitless Sky" is an IC hub:
http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=2739
As always, please remember that the RPC is here to help. If you have questions, comments or concerns, feel free to post them and there are plenty of people across the site and community at large who will be willing to provide an opinion on all sorts of things.
Best of luck in Eorzea!
