thececilmaster

Although I'm pretty experienced with roleplaying, I'm extremely new to roleplaying in an MMO (I'm currently trying to start for the first time, really), and I need some help understanding how to rectify things that are clearly game/story-oriented with making my character (such as the limitations on Jobs, etc), especially with the context of the greater RP community. Unfortunately, I'm kind of coming into this with a character I've already been playing for a year, and therefor have a few strong feelings regarding her, which would probably make it somewhat more difficult to get into the RP scene with her. To better clarify my questions, I'll be asking them in regards to my specific character (hereafter just called Sokhatai or Sokh). To start off with, when I was creating Sokhatai, I did do plenty of research into lore to help decide things like what class to start with, and for her story, I had her start as an Arcanist. This much is easy to deal with, and we can move on from that without much concern, and I honestly understand her backstory pre-game fine, it's just the stuff that happens once you actually start playing FFXIV that I have difficulty understanding how to handle in regards to RP. Character-wise, one of the biggest defining things to me about Sokhatai is that she is a Scholar, which is, unfortunately, kind of snowflake-y in lore terms, since the WoL is the only non-Tonberry Scholar. What's proper conventions, etiquette, etc, for dealing with that kind of issue? Is it considered "ok" to snowflake it up in that regard? Essentially, what would proper form be when making this character into an RP-able character, at least when it comes to the job? Other, more generic lore questions, that still have to do with the MSQ: Ishgard was recently closed to pretty much everyone, and only opened up due to the WoL's actions. Similarly, Ala Mhigo and Doma both were liberated largely because the WoL was involved. I personally have no stake in my character being involved with either event, but I don't understand quite how those kinds of world-changing events are handled by the RP community, and would like help understanding how those kinds of things are rectified with the RP, or they're mostly just ignored.

Salutations! I'm CeCe, and while I've been playing FFXIV for a little over a year now, I'm only just now getting into the roleplay community, and I have a few questions about getting started in the community. To start off with, some introduction of myself is certainly in order. As stated before, I'm CeCe, though I mostly play as Sokhatai Malqir on Leviathan. While I have a decent bit of experience with roleplaying on forums, through Discord, in person (both through LARPing and through TTRPGs), I've not actually done any roleplay in FFXIV, or really any other MMO, and really need not only some help understanding how RP in MMOs functions, but how to find and get involved with RP in FFXIV specifically. For a brief rundown of some other information about me, I'm gonna go ahead and use that template that's pinned: MMORPG Background: As stated before, been playing FFXIV for a little over a year. I also used to play Guild Wars 2 regularly (from betas through to Path of Fire, though I quit not long after, due to the game's direction disappointing me). RP Experience: Been roleplaying for over a decade now. Most of that experience is caught up in TTRPGs like D&D, though more than a fair share is also forum RP on a variety of sites, as well as a not-insignificant amount of one-on-ones in Discord. The most important thing to know about my RP experience is that I have only RP'd OCs, and almost always in original worlds, though with D&D, I've played some in Forgotten Realms, Eberron, and Dark Sun. As I will expound upon in the next section, I really do not have any experience roleplaying in MMOs, and I really don't understand how exactly it works, since it seems somewhat foreign to my previous RPing experiences. Character Ideas/Info: I'm definitely wanting to roleplay as Sokhatai and my main alt (who I just recently started). Although I am very clear on Sokh's personality, I'm still quite unsure how character development works for MMOs, especially considering how crucial things like the MSQ of FFXIV is to the world and the gameplay experience, as well as being rather unclear on how much things like class/job and the like affect developing the RP character. I honestly would extremely appreciate help understanding how to develop a character for RP in an MMO (note: I'm well acquainted with the lore, so that's not a problem at all for me). HOw I learned about the coalition: I googled "FFXIV Roleplay" and it was the first hit. What kind of role-player I aim to be: I heavily enjoy roleplaying in general, and since I don't really understand how it works in an MMO, I unfortunately not really sure how to answer this question. I want to get pretty into it, and I love complex, detailed roleplay, but I also really enjoy the more "gamey" aspects of the game, like repeatedly running dungeons and the such. I don't plan on RPing during dungeons, since that's a mostly "gamey" experience for me, and I don't really understand how to treat the MSQ for character stuff, as stated before. Anything IRL I feel comfortable sharing: I go by CeCe, I'm 22, and I'm a trans woman (honestly, the FFXIV community seems to be one of the chillest communities I've come across when it comes to LBGTQ+ stuff). Some final things of note: I play on Leviathan because that's where my friends who I play with all the time are. I am definitely not interested in transferring at any point in the near future, so I'd find it super helpful if I could be guided to groups that exist on either Leviathan itself, or the Primal DC (now that world visit is a thing). If necessary, I can probably transfer one of my alts over to another DC, but that's not really something I'm looking to do.