Aysun

The girl simply smiles still as the Highlander speaks. As he stands, she looks up. Literally. He was near twice her height--or it sure seemed like it from her angle. Her hand again goes to her hat, holding it in place. More cycles training that she had life? Oh it was very likely. She was only thirteen or so, after all. She'd never admit it, though. Not that she'd need to, her mannerisms and appearance easily gave away her youth. But not much else. A simple Hyur girl, so she appeared. "Magic," she stated, glancing to the red-haired Hyur with a nod. That was indeed what she'd said she was here to do. "You're not the tea--trainer, then?"

The girl glanced down at herself, blinking in a moment of confusion at his comment on her attire. She straightened her hat again, as tilting her head forward has made it slip slightly. "Oh! Ah- black mage training? Yes! Yes, o'course." She made a little fluttering motion with her hands, sleeves slipping back over them, as if such a thing was associated with magic-casting. Which it was, to her. She knew not much of it, after all! She gave him another toothless grin, letting her hands hang at her sides again. She looked around, little smile still on her face, "Who's he? The teacher?" She pointed at the Highlander, having noticed him when he finally moved. He apparently wasn't a statue.

I know that Tadir was suggesting something like this the other day~ I'm sure he'll be pleased. I think it's a good idea. I might bum an invite just to see if I can work an alt in for some RP.

I think when this project is finished you should show it to SE. For reals.

Oh hush they're fine. They just have different proportions than Hyur.

-cough- I'unno what you're talking about.. <3 Sometimes dat formatting is confusing.

Up trot what seemed to be a short Hyur girl to the building. She wore a wide-brimmed mage's hat that had seen more years than she had judging by the state of it. It was grey, and discolored in some spots. The pointed tip flopped off to the side, a couple of frayed black feathers on the end. The rest of her appearance was as unimpressive as her hat. A long robe that hung near flat on her underdeveloped frame, too long in the arms such that it fell over her hands. Baggy pants, no shoes. Her hair was black, alarmingly straight, and hung to about her shoulders, framing her ash toned face. Her eyes were angled slightly, large pupils rimmed by a thin light blue iris. She peered around, spotting nearby another who had come for the lesson. It was obvious he was waiting for it. She knew just from looking at him standing there, looking nervous, uncomfortable, but.. excited, like her. She hurried over to him, on hand flailing up to hold her hat in place as she tripped a little before regaining her balance quickly. She smiled at her company, close-lipped, before speaking and sounding winded, "Hi!"

Hey there~ Welcome. I hope we may convert you to a full-time XIVer. >D

I think it looks great Get dat tablet, but trust me, your markers will always be adooored~

Neat idea and we appreciate the link on the sidebar there ! While I'll always prefer to RP in just one MMO (FFXIV ) because I like to devote myself/stay focused I'm sure the site will be useful to those who like to play other MMOs.

Freakin' amazing~

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First: Beautiful. Holy wow. I'm beginning to get way too excited. Second: Other than just drawing the lines/facets of the ice crystals in a blue color rather than black, I am not sure how to go about this. I'm sure some artsies around here will have good ideas.~

Hm. I did say (I can dream) after my comment about not needing moderation. >>; So, three volunteers. I guess just let Merri choose who should make it?

Welcome back Isaac! Was wondering where you went off to.

Noooo don't go back to the corner! D: Welcome! :3 I can't think of anything else to say~ Hope to see you around on the forums and in game! Did you apply for beta yet?

SO LIKE IT. So love it even more now! Gorgeous my dear. Really! :love: Thank you so much~

You draw such big eyes~ uh oh.. Adorbs overload-- :dazed:

Still the problem of not understanding tarot enough to even choose a card. Trying to read over the descriptions.. they all seem very similar? Upright, reversed, wut. Confusion.

I don't know much about tarot and I don't have enough confidence yet to assist with the arts part of it. SORRY.

I am very glad you are so open about asking questions. Keep them coming, this likely is very helpful to other RPers new to XIV too! I want to say that you shouldn't worry about doing anything "wrong" though! It takes a lot of effort to make a "wrong" character for RP. You seem eager to learn about the lore and such so I wouldn't even stress over it. While there are some unwritten "rules" in RP, many are just common sense and are pretty easy to learn when they're not. Creating your character should be fun and well, creative! I hope you have loads of fun. You're more than welcome to send me a PM if you think of anything you want feedback on while brainstorming. : )

This Knave guy, he is smart. Talk to Eva, Selene, or Deirdre too if you are really curious how it goes for them. They all have very long hair on their characters IC but are restricted by the game.

Wow. Just wow.

Here's some more information on the naming convention of the races in response to question #12. I've got permission to move this info over to the RPC wiki but just haven't gotten to do it yet.

1. What if IC I am supposed to remember something, but OOC I have forgotten. Should I use the (( )) to ask to be reminded, or should I roleplay that my character has forgotten too? You can absolutely RP that your character has forgotten! I've done that, it's usually pretty comical. However if it's something big or something from Eorzea's history that it would be silly if your character forgot, there's nothing wrong with asking in a /tell. 2. What should be the first area to focus on when coming up with a character? When I started RPing, Aysun did not even have a past. I suggest starting with the basics. How do they act? Are they overall hostile, kind, bubbly, or passive? Something like that. Then, you can start playing around with "well, why are they like that?" and start coming up with a history. Remember that a complicated character with a long history does not always make an interesting character. Sometimes those with the simplest pasts will be the most fun to RP with, because they feel so real. Common does not mean boring. 3. As a new roleplayer would it be easier to explain/roleplay the time jump or to be someone who wasn't frozen in time for the five years? I really don't know. If you can write a history that leads you to the final battle so that you are frozen, more power to you! However, I think it would be a lot easier for most new RPers to avoid the time skip and have their character have just lived through the Bahamut attack on Eorzea and the five years like normal. I don't think anyone will mind which ever choice you make. 4. What are the Eorzean terms for today, tomorrow, yesterday, height, weight, minutes, seconds, hours(this one is bells correct?), anything else that wouldn't match what you would say in real life? Here's a lot of them. Today, tomorrow, yesterday are all fine. Day and Sun are used interchangeably to mean day. The rest of them are on that website! 5. Do you match the time to real life time? Such as if an event was occurring at 8PM east, would you say IC 8 bells? We do for the most part, but since people live in different time zones it can be a little awkward. I'd like to say that Eorzea operates on EST just for consistency (everyone can say it's getting late at the same time) but it's kind of a hairy subject. When events are scheduled often time they will say the time in Eorzean (the 16th bell, 2nd Sun of the 1st Umbral Moon) and then the RL time that people can base it on (4PM EST Feb. 2nd). 6. How are birthdays handled? In Eorzea, we have "namedays" that you choose in character creation. You choose the moon (month) and sun (day), and that is your character's birthday. Since we use real-life passage of time rather than in game (because time goes so quickly in game) you'll have just one nameday per real life year. And yes, most of us will age our character when their nameday passes. Aysun was 17 when the game launched, and she's had two namedays. She's 19 now. If you are at all confused by the "1st Sun of the 4th Astral Moon" meaning July 1st, please visit this helpful page. And here's some information on the other holidays in Eorzea. 7. If my character got into an argument with another should I remind the person OOC that it's strictly IC, and I am not angry with them personally to ensure no unneeded drama occurs? You shouldn't need to remind them, in a perfect world. : ) Keeping OOC and IC separate is so important and I think most of us are capable of it. However, if it makes you feel better to let the person know the feelings are strictly IC (I've done this before since my character can be quite hostile), just send a friendly PM. Joke about the IC argument/give a little <3/thank the person for the awesome RP. 8. Is voice chat required for roleplaying ever? (I've always just typed in mmos. It's what I'm used to and comfortable with for now.) Nope! Many people use mumble/ventrilo to socialize with VOIP, but I've never once seen it required for RP. In fact, I hate being on those things when I am RPing, because it's so distracting! VOIP is mostly used for just chatting or raids. 9. How is gil roleplayed? For example, if someone was putting on a show that cost 50 gil would I actually give away 50 gil or just "/em hands over 50 gil." I think a lot of people are very vague when it comes to gil. I think most of us RP it as a coin currency, but no one really gets into the specifics when paying for things ICly. You can, if you want, physically trade the person the gil (same goes for food items and such, they are sometimes physically given to someone, sometimes just pretend), but it's not always necessary. I keep my IC money and OOC money separate in my mind, because Aysun certainly does NOT have as much gil as I have accumulated in game. 10. What's your favorite ice cream flavor? How is running/walking handled? Do you mainly walk and switch to running when the situation calls for it when RPing? Strawberry. That is exactly what we do. I can tell who's IC by if they're walking instead of running around town. Running occasionally is used IC as well depending on the RP, and sometimes people who don't RP just like to stroll around walking, so it's not a 100% indication of IC-ness, but it's sure helpful.