Well let me clear the worry. You do not always have to be in character on Balmung. We all have times where we are not, typically defined by gear, sprinting all over the place, and generally jumping over tables and being a goob.
As for finding RP, I would honestly say to just look around and see if someone looks like they might be RP'ing or willing to RP. If you right click folks, a lot of them have descriptions stating that they are an RPer and that walk ups and tells are welcome. These people can generally just be given a courtesy whisper or just go ahead and walk on up. I would not force yourself to be in Ul'dah, after all you can find RP in any city. It is just a centralized hub as far as tavern RP goes.
Oh, and NPCing just means basically using a character as a different character because it is just a very temporary thing. Like say you need a bad guy for your plot, but that is not Rio? I could NPC it by swapping clothes and just pretending to be someone else. And others have characters that specifically are just never played outside of a given purpose and so they are often referred to as NPCs as well.
As for finding RP, I would honestly say to just look around and see if someone looks like they might be RP'ing or willing to RP. If you right click folks, a lot of them have descriptions stating that they are an RPer and that walk ups and tells are welcome. These people can generally just be given a courtesy whisper or just go ahead and walk on up. I would not force yourself to be in Ul'dah, after all you can find RP in any city. It is just a centralized hub as far as tavern RP goes.
Oh, and NPCing just means basically using a character as a different character because it is just a very temporary thing. Like say you need a bad guy for your plot, but that is not Rio? I could NPC it by swapping clothes and just pretending to be someone else. And others have characters that specifically are just never played outside of a given purpose and so they are often referred to as NPCs as well.
