Hey Pyanj, welcome 
There are undoubtedly groups out there that don't carry an 18+ requirement. Most of the ones that do have that in place are probably looking out for their members. No one wants to be caught off guard corrupting a young person, to put it bluntly. Angry parents are also quite scary. Do be careful about advertising your age, however. It's great that you're honest! But be careful about that, some people are creepy. I would hide your birth year on forums, at the least.
Look around the Linkshell Hall and see if you can find a smaller, casual RP LS or FC that allows younger people in to the group and just give the leader a heads up that you are under 18 so that they can look out for you. That would be a good first step into MMO RP'ing. Make connections here on the forums, build up your friend list. Stay AWAY from the Quicksand. Please, for the love of all that is pure... don't go there. There are some awesome people that hang out there, and then there are some of those really creepy people that I mentioned before. Maybe try some forum RP here to build up your confidence.
I started RPing in a MMO a good dozen years ago when I was 14. I know where you're coming from. Just keep at it, look out for yourself, and be choosy about who your friends are. I'm a parent now and shudder when I think about the things that I got into all those years ago. I was fortunate in that the group I found always was very attentive when the couple younger members were online and kept chat clean - they also looked out for us when someone outside of the group was bothering us or giving us trouble.
I wish you luck!
There are undoubtedly groups out there that don't carry an 18+ requirement. Most of the ones that do have that in place are probably looking out for their members. No one wants to be caught off guard corrupting a young person, to put it bluntly. Angry parents are also quite scary. Do be careful about advertising your age, however. It's great that you're honest! But be careful about that, some people are creepy. I would hide your birth year on forums, at the least.
Look around the Linkshell Hall and see if you can find a smaller, casual RP LS or FC that allows younger people in to the group and just give the leader a heads up that you are under 18 so that they can look out for you. That would be a good first step into MMO RP'ing. Make connections here on the forums, build up your friend list. Stay AWAY from the Quicksand. Please, for the love of all that is pure... don't go there. There are some awesome people that hang out there, and then there are some of those really creepy people that I mentioned before. Maybe try some forum RP here to build up your confidence.
I started RPing in a MMO a good dozen years ago when I was 14. I know where you're coming from. Just keep at it, look out for yourself, and be choosy about who your friends are. I'm a parent now and shudder when I think about the things that I got into all those years ago. I was fortunate in that the group I found always was very attentive when the couple younger members were online and kept chat clean - they also looked out for us when someone outside of the group was bothering us or giving us trouble.
I wish you luck!
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