Grinawaeba

Welcome, Iron! I hear you about having bad luck with games/communities moving on. I've been sorta floating in the same state for the last year or so. I'd love to hear more about the characters you've played in other games though, or what ideas you're considering for characters in FFXIV. I'm also pretty new and just starting to get into both the game and the lore/roleplay, so if you feel like chatting with someone of the same experience level give me a shout! This community has been really great to me so far, and I hope that you find it to be the same.

Oh this was timely! I just finished putting together a character blog for Grinawaeba! You can find it at howlweaver.tumblr.com. I'm still fleshing it out, but hopefully I'll get more writing and stuff up there in January. If you'd like some help in setting one up I'd be glad to answer questions or help out. I'm not new to tumblr, but I've recently gotten some good advice on character theme blogs in general.

This is all really helpful, thank you all for sharing. I too would be really curious if anyone runs across any obscure references to Roe aging and all that. I haven't noticed anything myself, or even very much by way of Roe lore in general / customs /etc. That kind of stuff is always really nice to fill in the gaps.

Hello and welcome to the community! I'm pretty new myself, but this seems like a really nice group, very helpful and welcoming. RP can be a great way to make friends, and I hope you have a lot of luck with that here. If you have any specific questions please ask! In my experience most Roleplayers are happy to help newcomers learn the ropes. If you see Grina lurking around town feel free to say hello!

Thank you all so much for the warm welcome! I'll be adding folks to my friend's list and keeping an eye out so I can say hi! I'm really happy to see so many folks that are around when I am, I hope that I get to roleplay or group with some of you all. @ Xerali: I would love to talk bluegrass sometime, I've only recently gotten into it so I haven't listened to that many bands yet and I'd love to hear what other folks like. @ Siha Xinkei: Oh, wow, it doesn't let you choose your role in groups? I really like tanking myself, so that's no big deal, but it's nice to have the choice. @ Brynn: I admit the armor they've got was a BIG draw for me, marauders just look really cool. I do like Paladins in general though, and I think they may have been my second choice! @ Denn & Hornet: Broken Chairs is a fantastic name, if I didn't mention that already. Thanks very much for the invite last night. I will totally be more chatty once I get my UI sorted out. (I swear the first 14 hours of any game I play is mostly spent fiddling with the UI.) @ Olofantur: Thank you! Yes, I have already checked out some of the links you put in Hammer's thread, but thank you for pointing out the European Linkshell! Also - I hope we'll get to see pictures of your cosplay! Hammer and I went to a local con recently and there was some great cosplay there. I also found that I really enjoy checking out the details work folks have put into their costumes - glorious! Did... did I see something mention that there's an in-game alphabet? I am an absolute sucker for those. I put a lot of effort into learning to write/read New Krytan so I will totally have to look into that more for here if it's actually a translatable thing!

Hello and welcome! I'm also pretty new around here, but I wanted to say hey from one EverQuest veteran to another! I have fond memories from the RP server there, although I ran with a group of pint-sized adventurers instead of xenophobic lizardfolk. I hope you have a great time here in FFXIV!

Howdy, folks! Around these parts I'm using the name Grinawaeba, but Grin or Grina will suit me just fine as well! While I've been playing MMOs since 2001 I have never really played a Final Fantasy game before, so this is a completely new setting for me and I'm excited to learn about it. I've been watching my girlfriend (Hammer on the forums here) play for the last couple weeks, and I've finally decided to give the game a go on her and my brother's recommendations. Usually roleplaying is a pretty big part of my gaming experience, and I've heard great things about this community already. It will probably take me a bit to get a character sorted out, but I have a vague idea for Grinawaeba already. The biggest thing I've struggled with lately is finding folks that are on and roleplaying at the same time I am. Due to work I tend to be a very early riser, so I'm usually only online from 6pm - 9pm EST during the weekdays, and typically more in the mornings and early afternoons on weekends. If there's an early-birds RP group out there I would love to hang out! In game I usually like playing tank or melee DPS classes, and for FFXIV I'm planning to start with the Marauder class. (Mmmm, axes.) I just can't resist classes with big chunky plate armor. I also like crafting quite a bit and Hammer has been pretty impressed so I'm excited to check that out, but I have no idea what my focus there will be just yet. Outside of MMOs I enjoy reading (mostly webcomics and audiobooks these days), drawing silly things, practicing for my medieval martial arts group, hiking and camping, exploring new places, and making new friends. I love dogs, ice cream, norse mythology, Neil Gaiman books, and bluegrass music. I also like talking about most of these things, and I'm always on the look out for new recommendations to try out. Though I've always wanted to dabble in cosplaying I've never found the time (or money) to do so before now, but I may start inching that way next year now that I have a decent sewing machine on hand! That's about it. I'm excited to learn more about FFXIV and to meet more of the community!