VonSchlichten

Welcome to Balmung! I'm glad it was through the Duty Finder you learned about RPC. I keep IC in all dungeons and even the OOC players play along sometimes. It's good to know it works. Anyway, welcome!

Welcome welcome!

Gestahl pens a letter to the name listed on the poster. To Whom it may concern, In the 7th Umbral Era the need for extra protection has become paramount. Whether that protection be in form of armor, weapons, skills or companions is up to each of us to decide. Without prolonging my reason for contacting you today, I am Gestahl VonSchlichten, newly inherited owner of VonSchlichtenCo Industrialwerks. Being placed so suddenly in this position, I have found myself being tested first and learning the lessons later. After a few attempts either on my life or my employees, I am seeking the service of a skilled mercenary to act as my guard and head of security. While the position may sound to be a titled bodyguard, it is hardly so. VonSchlichtenCo has attracted attention from a certain member of the Syndicate in Ul'dah that has been giving me slight troubles in the city. Attempting to expand operations further, I cannot be pushed out of Ul'dah. In addition, our "philanthropist" goals and aims have also attracted the attention of the Garleans. I'd hope to have avoided piquing the interest of Imperials but it is now a problem I must deal with, and by delegation, my security must deal with. I seek applicants who both carry a sharp weapon and a sharp wit. The foes I face do not always come in the form of attackers or belligerents. Salary and benefits will be discussed if you should so be interested. -Gestahl VonSchlichten

(( Great RPers and always a pleasure to be around! ))

Welcome welcome!

I'm the brother of a terrorist! Well I guess since I finance like 0.0001% of the resistance I guess I could be considered one too.

Gestahl's brother Saul fights for the Resistance. It isn't a pretty sight. My RP company supports the resistance through funds and materials smuggled north across the border. A 20 year resistance is obviously not going well. So I wanted to sorta reflect that in RP. There's a letter on my RPC page. It's a recent one from Saul to his brother. Recounts the horrors of the resistance and such. Of course I took some creative liberty to make things grisly since there isn't any official lore on what the situation is within the city state. http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Gestahl_VonSchlichten#Rumors

I. Basic Info Characters:Gestahl VonSchlichten Primary character:Gestahl Linkshells:Mysterium, Intermission2 Primary RP linkshell:Mysterium [*] II. RP Style Amount of RP (light, medium, heavy): Very Heavy RP. I tend to stay out of OOC channels and avoid OOC tells unless it is necessary. I try to keep all interactions within the game as possible. It breaks the immersion of roleplay when you just get a random OOC tell. Views on RP combat and injuries: Works for me. I came from Lord of the Craft, a minecraft RP community. Much of the combat was done via emotes due to high latency. Lingering injuries open the door for medical RP that others might not experience. Views on IC romance: Why not? Keeping the 100% IC philosophy makes relationships between people seem much more authentic. Some of these might blossom to more than just friends. Views on non-romantic RP (family ties, etc): Adds so much more depth to the game if you have family. Nobody just "spawns". You had a mother and a father, possibly siblings. Even if they aren't PCs, its important to acknowledge family to add that extra degree of realism. Views on lore: Gotta keep within lore to a reasonable extent. Realistically, you arent going to become the next mega-hero or vilain. You play a minor role in this vast world. The world isn't going to revolve around you. Instead, contribute to the world. Views on chat functions (/say, /linkshell, etc): I use it how I see fit. Try to keep OOC to a minimum in /say. If I need to OOC I will send a tell. [*] III. Other Info Country:USA Timezone:EST Contact info:skype rhcrow [*]

RPing in GW2 was painful. RPing in FFXIV seems almost natural. Welcome !

Kneecapped by a traitorous gladiator in Hakkune Manor. Blasted away by a Voidsent a few hundred feet. Crushed ribs, punctured lung. Currently recovering in bed.

As do I. There is so much interesting lore behind the 5th City State and so little we know. I was considering trying to organize some Ala Mhigo Linkshell to keep refugees and a generation of Ala Mhigans born outside our lands to preserve our culture and history. Gestahl only being 5 when the great Hyuran Migration happened, he doesn't remember much about his home.

((20 years ago from "now" is right. Gestahl fled with his family as a young child during the "3rd Great Hyruan Migration" following the fall of Ala Mhigo. Lots of my RP and those around me are Ala Mhigan refugees, feel free to ask any questions ))

((Y'all still active?))

((As long the name doesn't jump out as inherently un-RP then I don't question it. It's when I start seeing names that shatter the 4th wall like "Lebrown Jaymes" is when I /facepalm))

welcome welcome!

*waves* Welcome to Balmung!

John McCain + Gustavo Fring = I put on my wizard hat and robe? Or is my math off? (( Saul Tigh from Battlestar Galactica. Added Locke Cole to the original math since Gestahl is more lighthearted on the exterior ))

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Welcome!

Quality Magic RP in a social and friendly environment. Chock full of things to keep it humorous and interesting.

Gestahl jots down the posted information on a scrap of paper and slips it into his robe pocket. "The wizards of the tower should hear about this. They seems to jump on any occasion for fancy dress and celebration" He chuckles to himself as he continues walking toward the Bismarck for a lunch meeting

My experience with running RP groups is to keep everything IC as much as possible. Roleplaying doesn't always mean speaking in long winded terms of phrase. If you are in a combat situation, you do not break out your prose and speak eloquently about the situation. You speak in short phrases, sometime laden with profanity. As long as you keep the topics of conversation about the task at hand while avoiding breaking the 4th wall, you are staying in character. If some directions cannot be translated into IC without lots of writing, I use OOC brackets within a message. Example: "When you see its health get to 5%, burst DPS it down ASAP!" "When you see it's near death ((5%)) hit it with everythin ya got!" _____________________________________________________ You can even make more silly emotes to explain things like AFKs. "brb afk 5min" vs emote: "*suddenly falls asleep standing up ((afk 5 min))" "brb smoke break. be back in 5" vs "*takes out his pipe from his robe and lights it ((smoke break ))

Size is a good indicator of popularity in terms of events. But I would have to agree with your "bigger isnt always better" message. Some of the best RP I've had in my days has been in groups of 3-4 people normally. When many people get thrown into the mix it gets hard to follow things. People get confused, OOC chat tends to then break out and then meh. A "big" event in my eyes is 10+ people. Anything beyond that is hard to keep things straight.

(( Hello Faye! Gestahl is a midlander who is also an aspiring adept of the magical arts. He normally stays around his native Ul'dah and studies his craft. Many times venturing outside it's walls to seek relics or just to put his study into practice. His knowledge and interest in the magical arts spans the whole spectrum of magic. While he is studying thaumaturgy, he is just as interested in different schools of magic. He enjoys chatting with students of other schools of magic to expand his knowledge on magic. Feel free to send me a mail or a tell. Gestahl VonSchlichten in game. ))