Sheepy

Khonrahd's guilty pleasure is anytime he sees a baby coeurl, he absolutely takes the time to see if he can squish their paws. "The little beans" are where it's at. He refuses to do it in front of anyone - it's pretty embarrassing the way he coos at them enough as it is.

So, my character is a bard, essentially. He can sing and play violin. I'm a bit new to the FFXIV / MMO RP scene, so my knowledge on how people RP their performances is a little new to me. I RPed with someone recently who gave me advice that I should pre-write messages and copy paste them whenever I have my character do his performances throughout the whole song. I thought this was a good idea, so I plan to try doing this. I was wondering if anyone else had any other ideas in regards to RPing performances in game? I'd love to hear some ideas!

Hello! I'm a new RPer that's RPed for 7+ years - but I am new to RP on an MMO. I recently made a thread in the Welcome Desk, which I will link here, and was recommended to also make a thread here in Making Connections! A large plethora of the information on my character, Khonrahd Ackhunleq, can be found on the wiki page and tumblr - but I will also include some background and information regarding who he is and how he came around to Eorzea in the present. [align=center]---[/align] Khonrahd Ackhunleq is a Xaela bard - the Ackhunleq clan being a break off from the Dazkar clan that stepped away from the Othard Steppes (haha) to take on a new life of adventuring - rather than living the life nomadic warmongering tribes-people. When Khonrahd and his clan moved into Doma along with many Raen, the family was not entirely taken with open arms, but people knew that Xaela were good at fighting, and being a break off from the Dazkar, people knew that there were heavily skilled archers within the Ackhunleq clan. Adventuring being their primary form of income, Khonrahd was taught by his mother archery - over the years which he planned to follow in the footsteps of his mother to become and adventurer. Sentimentally after his father was soon deceased because of sickness after moving to Doma, Khonrahd also decided to take up his father's skill and become a violinist as well as a trained adventurer to further his clan's name within Doma - and prove to people that the Xaela were not just brutes. Despite his desires to prove that as a Xaela Khonrahd could be civilized, many Raen children around his age did not necessarily feel the same way. Khonrahd was ostracized from many other Raen children - be it due to discrimination from the children themselves, or the parents. That was when Khonrahd first figured out the distaste between Xaela and the Raen - a desire to prove himself would not be easy, if not borderline implausible. He grew up into his adulthood having practically no long-lasting friends, and thus left him with a plethora of social inabilities - in the meantime giving him a lot of practice to hone other skills that lack requirement of social contact: combat, musical, and other artistic skills. His life continued on as normal - one that he learned to be at peace with. It wasn't until Khonrahd was 27 when the Garlean invasion of Doma where his clan vowed to fight the Garleans while the Raen ran from Doma. Khonrahd growing up in Doma, didn't see this particularly as the best option - more of one that seemed closer to more of a suicide if anything else. Despite his views and his attempts to communicate to clan members closest to him, his suggestions went unheard. Being loyal to his clan, he fought by their side regardless. Due to the Garlean's number and power - the Garleans wiped out his clan like bugs. Khonrahd was caught running from an explosion, back turned - before the shrapnel from the explosion lodged itself into Khonrahd's back. Crawling away from the combat zone, he was luckily saved by a Raen who saw his attempt to protect Doma as honorable, and on the refugee ship he was given medical attention. After months of traveling over the seas, Khonrahd was able to recover as normal - spending his time on that ship playing songs to cope with his clan's destruction as they sailed towards Eorzea - to this day Khonrahd has never managed to swallow the events down of the battle, PTSD continuing to flash those moments in his eyes whenever he leaves himself vulnerable enough to let it tear him down. Getting off of the ship on Gridania, Khonrahd finally decided that there was no reason to follow in the footsteps of his mother, and decided he would adventure as bard with incredible archery prowess and years of musical practice - to find himself, a new place to call "home," and to have vengeance on the people who destroyed his clan - and produced a burning hot hatred towards Garleans. He still continues to travel around Eorzea as a bard, taking on odd jobs for people that his skills are best suited for - finally ready to begin singing his own tale. [align=center]---[/align] That being said, knowing Khonrahd as a character I can kind of grasp it might be a little difficult to communicate with an awkward and bitter character. The hardest part of this character is being unable to push him to interact directly with other RPers - but it's a large part of the challenge that I'm more than willing to work at. Here are a few plot hooks that I've managed to think and muster up: [align=left] In the middle of a conversation. Khonrahd has a few acquaintances he speaks to, and it's often very easy for people to attempt to communicate with him while he's in the middle of a conversation with someone else. If you feel that it is rude to butt in, I personally generally wouldn't mind - please feel free to send a tell my way to make sure! Khonrahd may also be occasionally playing a song on his violin - whether be it he's trying to make a bit of money on the side or he's just bored. He is very attracted to scenic places, and attempts to draw them in his sketchbook due to a large appreciate of nature. If you have any ideas, feel free to send me a PM here, on Tumblr, or just send me a tell in-game to "Khonrahd Ackhunleq"! I play on EST and I'm usually online in the evenings. I also have a Discord, which I don't mind giving out on request. I also am very open to relationships that are beyond friendships - interactions are interactions, you know? All forms of relationships are all meaningful and important, imo. Even if our character's don't get along, that's just as important as any friendship or romantic relationship. I am also very friendly - much opposite to the character I play, so don't be afraid to hit me up![/align]

Unfortunately the FC that I'm currently in is a big friend group of mine, and I feel inclined to stay because they're friends (even if they don't RP that much, haha). But this is definitely something I will have to check out at some point! Thank you! On Khonrahd's wiki page, I have a list of songs with Youtube links (they are all violin covers, to add to the fact that the instrument he plays primarily is a violin) that people and myself can reference to when interacting with Khonrahd. Initially I plan to interact with people on the basis that he is a musical performer who has the ability to play the violin and sing, and occasionally dance a bit (but that's far from his largest talents). The idea of choosing a niche for Khonrahd might be something to largely consider - as a long time RPer I find that I have the most enjoyment interacting with people from a multitude of niches (which actually makes a lot more sense than just a group of people, considering the fact that performing Bards have a tendency to attract attention, in a sense). Doing this, I find what kind of people through interaction Khonrahd likes the most, and not only does it help me get a better sense for the character that I play, but in fact develops Khonrahd as a character - which is what I'm really hoping for in the long run! I'll definitely take your advice and put up a "Making Connections" post soon! Thank you! That would be fun! Looking forward to it myself! Thank you!

Hey! Most people refer to me as Sheepy, and I've been RPing around the internet for 7+ years, and I happen to enjoy it (I hope I do, otherwise it would suck to be here, haha!). I have the ability to RP in many forms, but often I take to semi-literate RPing, but I'm very prone to adjusting my RP style to my RP partners. Even though I'm a veteran to RPing, I'm actually rather new to the RP scene on FFXIV. I've been playing on FFXIV for awhile and I have been leveling a character on Balmung for the intent to RP but I haven't gone around to doing it very much, except with a friend who is as new as I am. I'm often on Balmung during EST hours from 5 pm to 9-10 pm in the evenings. I'll be posting general information of my character here in this post, but I'll link to you the wiki and tumblr page where you can find more detailed information for Khonrahd Ackhunleq. [align=center]---[/align] Khonrahd was once an adventurer in Doma before being forced to flee to Eorzea from the Garlean Empire's threat - losing friends and family while battling against the Garlean Empire, where his clan was wiped and he was forced to flee along with many of the Raen, which he'd done successfully. Khonrahd now travels as a violin-playing Bard who seeks to find a new home and a new purpose to his life. On the side away from combat, he is an artist and musician with a curious and creative heart and mind. He sassy, bitter, and an emotionally repressed person that is difficult to strike up conversations with. He generally means well and attempts to do the "right" thing. [align=left]Name: Khonrahd Ackhunleq Race: Xaela Au Ra Age: Twenty-Eight Years Name Day: Sun of the Sixth Astral Moon (November 16th) Deity: Byregot, the Builder Citizenship: His clan left the Othard Steppes to become adventurers in Doma. Occupation: Travels around as a Bard and takes up art as a secondary choice.[/align] Appearance: Khonrahd is a male Xaela Au Ra – physically represented by the black scales, horns, and tail that adorns the rest of his body. He is on average, shorter than majority of males of his kind at a height of 5'8" and is lean from constant traveling and combat. He has black hair with red streaks, as well as dark eyes with red umbra rings. His skin is the color of ivory which lacks any noticeable blemishes asides from clear scars on his back, or body hair asides from the hair on his scalp and eyebrows. Personality: Khonrahd is rather neurotic and temperamental. He is very anxious often due to paranoia and has quite the judgmental attitude. He is quick to lash out at others due to anger management issues, and also often has quite a bitter and snarky attitude towards majority of situations and people - and surprisingly, it fits his almost permanent expression of constantly disappointed and angry. Despite the negativity that Khonrahd expresses to others upon general impression, he does care a lot about the people who have taken the time to get to know him, do him favors, or attempted to bond with him in some way or form. Despite still giving friends his general attitude, he will attempt to help and protect them - going out of his way to do so as he feels those people would do for him.