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Askier · **01-08-2016, 02:13 PM**

Once upon a time there was a brand new Rper who had only one person Â to rp with and a character not Max level. He had no friends but wanted to tell a story. So he poked some people on this site, gathered lots of lore, thought up a basic story and, knowing no one might show up, decided to run an event where he would play the bad guy and let people.try to stop his character.

Five weeks and five events later the plot ended with him having met lots of awesome people to role play with and his character suddenly well known despite the fact he ooc knows almost nothing about the game and was still not Max level.

The point here is that if you want rp, sometimes the best thing to do is not hunt but set it up yourself.Â

The above is me and its true. I don't know the lore well still. Â I still.don't have a level 60. And I'm not the best speller and my story was super cliche. But I wanted rp and, when I couldn't find it, I set up a plot myself.

This is my advice. Its scary. Its hard. A LOT of work but the rewards are worth all the effort. Believe me, its doable
Â If a total noob like me can bull shit well enough to haveÂ
over 50 people show up to the events I ran, anyone can do it.

Wendigo · **01-08-2016, 04:06 PM**

Where is crucial, there is reason why many roleplayers avoid QS.

Try to stop by at our Fated Inn if we are open at times when you play. We have FC which is kind of put together out of misfits who all once got into position of being excluded so we decided to make a place where people could always come to RP and everyone will be welcome and where we could help both characters and players alike to get involved.

I wish you good luck.

Lost River · **01-08-2016, 07:29 PM**

I like walk-up role-play and tend to tailor my typing methodology to those around. I'm fine with verbose to paraphrase; short to long. But, as others have said, not everyone is willing or wanting walk-up. As well, patience is key and as was spoken previously, it is always best to think if no one responds fully, just assume them as AFK.

Also, with those saying that they're not ignoring you; perhaps they're not in an area to be able to notice your character just yet; so there is also that.

And group RP is hard to do, the more the channels flood, the harder it is to keep up.

Kellach Woods · **01-10-2016, 08:59 AM**

(01-08-2016, 07:29 PM)Lost River Wrote: And group RP is hard to do, the more the channels flood, the harder it is to keep up.

Yeah, FYI - the chat system in this game suuuuuuuuucks to monitor RP in areas where there's a lot of people.

Aquila · **01-10-2016, 02:05 PM**

(01-03-2016, 10:33 PM)Unnamed Mercenary Wrote: As someone who typically takes 5-10 minutes between replies unless I'm beaten in the head by magic silver spoons or something, if I'm in the process of typing a response, I don't usually drop what I'm doing, copy the block out (and pray that it stays in the clipboard), respond with a quick reply, and then try to regain my thought for a post from there. It completely disrupts what's already a fickle process at times. (Edda can vouch for me when I say I made her wait 30+ minutes for a reply once. And it gave her enough time to rearrange her FC room on top of me).

If I get a ((hey, are you still typing, or did it get eaten)) post, I will sometimes drop what I'm doing to respond to it, but I don't consider it the norm.

Reading and responding to the original post, but, I wanted to quote this because, oh man do I feel it deeply.

I also have "Walkups Welcome" in my search info, but I won't RP if I'm on my AST (it's a goofy glamour; I suppose you'd feel very odd trying to RP a serious situation with just this dad mask looking at you sternly). For what it's worth, I'm sorry you've had to go through all this frustration; it most certainly is disheartening, but, hopefully, the advice in this thread has given you back some "get up and go", so to speak.

Parth Makeo · **01-10-2016, 02:31 PM**

There are always events that the community offers like bar drinks and even I find people making connections at the Grindstone. Whether they fight or not!Â

Quicksand is okay if it's not crowded but other than that, you may have to engage in RP for the most part. I've been lucky with my Walkups on my characters but others are not as lucky.Â

As many pointed out before, it takes time and patience to get replies and form connections. Some RPers like to establish friendship over more than one day to give it a real sense of immersion. Asking for Walk Up RP is okay so long as your character is not idling or acting chill. My recommendation for those who prefer others walk up to them...

Do something in your downtime. <Name> Turns a page in his/her book, <Name> fiddles with <Object>, or even the act of scanning and looking around while taking a sip can work. Just have to make your character seem interesting to those who want to walk up.
The other part is image.Â

I know some Characters that players RP as that refuse to just walk up casually to armor clad people because A) They might just want to relax after a long day of adventuring/work, B) They intimidate them or C) They could be guards on duty and they might not be into idle chatter. So do make casual attire for your character once in a while. You might see more people approach a man in a basic shirt and pants rather than a fully armored Dragoon.

But the most important in my opinion is you need to just put in effort. You can't just expect RP events to fall in your lap. You have to go out and make the connections or join the events. If you can't due to Real Life then try to find another.
I honestly cannot recommend Warren and the gang's Grindstone enough. It's honestly the best chance you can make connections even in private chatter while also watching fights.

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