Iranda

I heard of a thing called Gobchat for that, it would be real nice if someone, without endorsing it, made it an option in the big list. May just have to do with where I've 'escaped' from, and to do with I guess exposure. If you see someone with big posts as a newbie swoop in, you're naturally going to be a bit intimidated or quickly jump to the conclusion that they think they're better. I sure don't miss "upvote/downvote" functions, that's a reciepe for disaster, and I'm not surprised. Don't take a look at the Argent Dawn EU WoW forums, they'll ... change you.

What a shame, I wasn't even here to see it before the cleanup. Interesting how quickly some people reply here for it being a "ghost town". Do you just vigorously refresh this forum to get as many posts in as possible? Genuine question, because I just kinda decided to let it rest for a few days. Edit: Also odd that I didn't get any warning points despite the mod action. How am I gonna have my confrontation now ?! Might as well go and clean up that other topic I referred to @mods Just make sure to treat us all fairly and not based on apparent popularity, Maril, or I'd instantly lose, being an absolute nobody compared to the fairest of them all. Is there a list of members ordered by post count? I was curious who the real biggest poster on here is.

I have hidden and requested deletion of my previous posts, as I think we exchanged our opinions and should just part ways. Is that agreeable? You may hide or remove your replies now as well, so that things look clean again.

Welcome! As another WoW Rper, it's going to take some adjusting. A lot of the RP here is very venue based and "hidden" , but I hope the influx of WoW roleplayers will make open-world RP more popular. I even recognize the name Lintian, if it is the same one, it is a very wholesome and inclusive roleplayer.

I noticed the same, to point 3, that when I searched for RP tag and World in the player finder, 90% of the players are all huddled up in the blasted housing areas. So I say something controversial: Housing is a mistake. I have really no interest in "circlejerk closed-doors" RP, showing up to some Venue where everyone already knows eachother and then will disappear and disperse into their little house instances. There's an amazing world to RP in! Costa del Sol! The Twelveswood! Azim Steppe! How I would love to explore Au-Ra Culture in the Steppes, or wander the wilds and run into rp! But nay. It's all FC RP hidden behind closed doors. With the new influx from WoW players , I hope this changes. WoW is well known for lots of walk up RP, because no housing.

Thank you! I will need more info on the differences of Doma and Hingashi then. Maybe I should learn through RP, who knows. As for characters from other worlds, by that I meant unnamed worlds from the FFXIV universe, or some of that weird crossover stuff. I am unlikely to do that, until I am way more advanced, but I find the idea of someone who is unfamiliar with Hydaelyn , or someone from another Shard who has to learn all the lore IC to be a compelling character idea. While I already have many answers here, I would love for even more people to bring their opinions and advice here!

Hello, I have two characters I am working on. I know what I want them to be but I don't know how to write them to be that way. I will now list these characters and their traits and what I want them. I would like feedback on how to properly write them to fit into the FF XIV Lore. If you see something wrong, please suggest how to make it work! The first character is called Kawa Synclair, a blue haired Hyur female. I am not 100% happy with her name but do not feel like spending money on a name change. She is not far eastern. Kawa Synclair is from La Noscea and I intend her to be a multi-class character. Her main class is Marauder/Warrior, because I want her to be an axe-wielding maniac. I justify this by giving her a woodchopping background. I want her to have experience with using an axe from her upbringing. The timeline is what I have difficulties, as well as the age I will give her. For one, I want her to have witnessed the Calamity and be inspired by it to become an adventurer. Perhaps she even has the echo? If so, which 'level' of the Echo? I may give her the ability to 'see' the AoE attacks, know when and what to dodge! Is it too much to make a character able to use Aetherytes for fast travel? Onto her other classes! I would like her to also use a Sword+Shield, so Paladin or Gladiator. As well as a Lance, so Lancer/Dragoon. I do not think she can realistically be a Paladin or a Dragoon, but I would like her to emulate some of their moves. Her 'theme' is heavy armour and heavy weapons! I will likely not have her use spellcasting classes as I view her as a melee character! I would like her to be in her late 20s or maybe even early 30s, but her appearance does not make her look very old! This is a picture of her. The next character is another Hyur Female, named 'Iranda Lentrian'. This is how she looks, and I intend her to have a Doman or Hingashi background. (I would like to know how to pick which of these). Her backstory idea has been born from how I like the Garleans, wanted a Battle Butler/Machinist character but ended up loving Samurai. I need serious help setting her age and also writing a reasonable background so that she can be A: A Garlean Military Conscript who defected during Stormblood (or earlier?) B: Knows Machinist, has a Magitek Bit (the minion/pet), knows Samurai Basics, and Hand To Hand combat The backstory I have in mind is that her parents are doman or hingashi, were told by the Garleans to name her a Garlean-ish name, or at least not a Doman name. She was conscripted and taught how to use hand-to-hand as well as Magitek Guns, maybe was also taught some basic Aether (which spellcaster classes would work? I know Black Mage, Astro, Scholar and WHM are too specialized, am I correct?). She was taught how to use a Katana by the garleans, but it is not 'true' Samurai, so would she be a Ronin, a Masterless Samurai? I use Gunblade/Machinst/Samurai as her melee classes, as I think they overlap, and low level lancer. In Eorzea, she wants to work as a Butler, but also can be an Adventurer. As for special traits, I think, like my previous character, some types of the Echo, likely the same types as it's convenient! Unrelated, but RP question, how do people RP in the First ( That's Norvrandt, right? ) Do people ever RP characters from other worlds entirely? Thanks for the help! I really need it!

Thank you all for the many replies. There is still a lot I have to think of, especially background and making things match lore and common in-universe sense. I truly dread when some roleplayer veteran's character asks me a question that I suddenly can't answer! How does it look regarding open RP? I know Ul'dah, but what about random RP elsewhere? Or is RP mostly in bubbles with the occasional 'public event' and people go back to their FC houses afterwards? My dream is a living breathing world, where you walk through the twelveswood and randomly run into other roleplayers. If that doesn't already happen, we all should make it happen. Or does RP rely on finding the right FC , with different FC playing within their own canon?

Hello. I will begin with the facts. MMORPG background WoW, TERA when it was in beta. RP experience Jedi Academy, WoW, TERA, roleplayer since 2006 or something. Character ideas/info I'm going to need a lot of help with this stuff. One character is meant to be an adventurer wielding an axe, with a high power level able to slay big monsters. High-fantasy berserker type. If it matters, I selected Menphina for this character, for reasons I forgot. How much do birthdates and the patron deity matter for RP? How can it affect RP? This character is meant to hail from Limsa Lominsa, but from a background that is not nautical or piratey. Preferably a woodworker background to justify the Axe-mastery. I know that playing the Warrior of Light is off-limits and do not intend to do such. How are such things handled? How does the Echo work, and who can have it? Details please! The other character was originally a "Battle Butler" type, using Pugilist and the Best Man's outfit. Stoic butler that can karate-chop monsters and stop a bandit's blade by clapping both hands against the blade, that sort of stuff. Then I discovered the Samurai class and played through Stormblood, and got the Garlean/Asian hybrid looking armor. I decided to expand my character's theme and got her a Magitek Bit as well. So now she is an ex-garlean from the east (but her name is not a Doman styled name.). So perhaps her parents were Domans, absorbed into the Empire, they named her a non Doman name. She then joined the Garleans, but discovered it was not to her liking or simply disagreed with conquering, thus defected (needs elaboration when and where and how). Now works as adventurer, still has a few Garlean tools (a machinist rifle, a mini magitek bit, could use some help on magitek bits as well, if there is any lore around them). Class-wise I intend her to be Sam/Pugilist main, Machinist and Gunbreaker as secondary class (due to both using guns, and gunblade, which makes sense for her to handle). Tertiary classes I am not sure yet, i know she won't be a jack of -all- trades, definitely not a Paladin/Warrior or Dark Knight. I don't want to be too OP, but I can see her dabble in a few other jobs, such as Astrologian or Black Mage. I will need help knowing where a character would IC learn this, if they have to IC be a part of that guild or cult, such as white mages, if they have to be trained by Padjals and know all the rituals, and so on. I do not know where to ask for character workshop help so I just dumped it all here. I can just repost that part in the appropriate place. How did you learn about the coalition Google did it. What kind of a role-player are you aiming to be? (e.g. Light, medium, or heavy) Probably heavy and trying to be lore-accurate. I enjoy adventure, romance and personal stories. I am a bit shy and slow to trust others. It takes time for me to come out of my shell. What is the FFXIV community's view on NSFW roleplay? I do not enjoy random lewd whispers or going onto one-night stands, for the record. Romance has to be wholesome. I have been avoiding Ul'dah and the quicksand because of rumours, but how bad is it really? And do people that play intimate romances get into trouble at all? Anything from real life you're comfortable with sharing? (Work, school, hobbies, etc.) I am European and have far too much time on my hand, which means I can roleplay a lot. I don't like sharing my real life stuff without a good reason or when I'm comfortable. PS: The links here don't seem to work. I clicked on the various RP guides or the "General Lore Questions" and it simply sends me to the frontpage.