While I appreciate the effort Zhavi, I retired Rakka'li over a month ago and am not really interested in trying again. A break from RP until Heavensward will do me good.
I briefly considered writing a way for him to be non-traditional to get away from the mess that is "traditional Miqo'te RP", but at this point I'm totally enchanted by the idea of AuRa and far too burned out from Miqo'te stuff to put in the effort.
But here's some advice I have for people trying to find a niche:
I was so desperate to find the sort of RP I was looking for that I didn't do any of these things that I normally do, and it was a big mistake.
I briefly considered writing a way for him to be non-traditional to get away from the mess that is "traditional Miqo'te RP", but at this point I'm totally enchanted by the idea of AuRa and far too burned out from Miqo'te stuff to put in the effort.
But here's some advice I have for people trying to find a niche:
- Re-using FreeLanceWizard's words here, but anyway, stick to your guns. Don't force yourself to put up with RP you have severe problems with - like lore breaking, slight godmoding, or sudden retcons - because the alternative is to not RP with that group. You'll just end up not having fun.
- Find people that "pay it forward". Â If the only RP you seem to get from a group involves furthering their personal goals or giving them attention while your character is barely considered, dump them. Don't hold out expecting them to consider your character, they won't.
- Steer clear of fetishism. This one might be hard to spot because some of these role players disguise themselves as trying to build an edgy narrative with a taboo subject, but it's important because this sort of role player will abandon you once the fetish play has lost its luster, leaving you with hanging threads and an awkward history.
- Make sure you're on the same page philosophically. If your ideas about RP are at odds with the rest of the group, leave. This could be about anything (what's "allowed" to be RP'd, what level of lore-bending is permitted, etc). If you don't establish this properly you can end up in an awkward situation where everyone else is happy but you.
I was so desperate to find the sort of RP I was looking for that I didn't do any of these things that I normally do, and it was a big mistake.
