(01-06-2015, 04:36 PM)Obisi Wrote: I feel alot of everyone's pain in joining in. I have a friend I beg to go with me to rp on Balmung, but its hard because he has started to build a group of friends now and his story and my story aren't meshed enough to have as much going on if we rp together and I am way too afraid to just start rp'ing with people as I'm afraid I don't know the proper etiquette or will say something wrong. I also sometimes feel like my character has to have this amazing life story to be able to participate and its still a work in progress.
I wish you luck and hope you find your way.
I know that feeling, but I think's not always true. I usually do not have a big back-story when I create characters. I like to sort of make simple outline and a hook, then I interact with others to determine the rest.
For example, if your character is a mercenary, you don't need to know every little detail, since anyone you meet won't know your character that deeply at first. As your character builds deeper bonds, that's when that stuff is important, and you can develop those ideas further.
