Raeje

I actually have a Raeje Draeka on Balmung, for RP and game content, although for a long time she has been involved more in RP. I'm just now beginning to level her again. I also have a much lower level Raeje Draeka on Diabolos, who I transferred there from Exodus (where I used to play with a friend who quit playing) purely because I wanted to join a Free Company over there, and focus mostly on getting all of the superficial unlocks, such as dying, hairstyle changes, emotes, blah blah blah, because that Raeje is going to be leveled strictly to use in entertainment, either as a performer, or crew member. Yes, Balmung Raeje is also a performer, she's the exact same character, but I delve into more of the game content over on Balmung than I do on Diabolos.

So, I just realized I never actually did one of these things. Here it is... The Wonderful Characters of Raeje Draeka Characters:Raeje Draeka and Chrys D'Fyr Primary character:Raeje Draeka Linkshells:Gilded Pony OOC, Gilded Pony IC, Bard Rock Cafe Primary RP linkshell:Gilded Pony OOC [*] II. RP Style Amount of RP (light, medium, heavy): Med, leaning towards heavy Views on RP combat and injuries: I'm ok with getting injured as long as I can find a Dr or nurse pretty quickly. Views on IC romance: Well, Raeje is awkward, and had a major crush on the Gilded Pony Counselor, but nothing ever happened, because he left. I personally like the awkward schoolyard chase/stalk more than the actual romance. I feel like it's more fun to RP Views on non-romantic RP (family ties, etc): I love RP, so I'm absolutely fine with it, of course. Views on lore: Don't punch me, but I'm okay with lore bending. I love learning about the lore, but I'm not super strict on sticking to it. In fact, some of my poetry requires me to bend it a little. Views on chat functions (/say, /linkshell, etc): Generally I'm like most roleplayers within the game. I keep /yell for being heard at events/ performances and such, use /say for talking IC, /tell for both IC and OOC stuff, /linkshells for IC/OOOC. I never use /shout for IC. Never. It's just my unwritten rule. [*] III. Other Info Country:North America Timezone:Central Standard Time Contact info: /tell Raeje Draeka (in game) message Raeje Draeka on the RP site, or go to Raeje's tumblr [*] [align=center][glow=blue]~Special announcements can be found in the posts below~[/glow][/align]

Yep, there are a butt load of RP tumblrs some are strictly IC, but some are IC/OOC (like mine). Personally I find them to be an interesting way to pass the time, and continue/solidify the stories I may have began in game, or often I use my tumblr as more of a diary for Raeje and Chrys. Of course, they're also a great place to post your screenshots and art, if you do that kind of thing. I even post poetry that Raeje has performed, and songs that inspire me when advancing her character. All in all, I thoroughly enjoy my RP blog.

OOOOOOHHHH This is a fantastic idea. I couldn't be in the FC itself, but I vote 100% yes! Raeje could help with poetry/play nights because she's a bard/actor. That is if you would like her help. Of course, it's just an idea right now, but if you did make it happen, create a linkshell so that I could join, because like I said, I would love to be involved in this.

I love Raeje. She's far from boring. She's quirky and weird. She's a big personality on stage, yet an awkward, unusual one off stage, who hides behind her flamboyant clothes and verbal diarrhea. My big insecurity is that I really don't ever get close enough to one specific person to have a regular RP partner. I love being part of events, going to social things, doing shows, being involved in meetings and throwing in my IC two cents, but I just can't seem to get to know people well enough to get to that point where I say "Hey, lets do some one on one RP." It's always the same. It's the same in every game. It's the same in forum RP. I've probably had a maximum of maybe 2 RP 'partners in my probably about 15-17 years of RP experience. I'm more of a group RP person. That's fine and dandy, but I do actually want some one on one RP here and there. Specifically, I'd like for Raeje to do some skits with a partner at the Gilded Pony cabaret's but I have this insecurity that people won't want to do one on one with me, and will say no. That's why I mostly stick to poetry, even though I have a couple of short plays written out. But that's about it as far as insecurities. It's a pretty major one, I know, but it doesn't stop me from playing successfully.

Crap. I can't make this one either I really need my dose of inappropriate poetry. Who decides when these things are? I swear, one day someone will pick a weekend (a weekend that Raeje isn't too busy doing GP stuff). One day I will be there. One day!!! I will have justice!!! Oh, hey, see you all at Sunny Seaside Bar. I'll be there for that. I haven't decided on what I'm performing yet, but I've been in hospital twice this weekend, so I'm trying to take it easy. I'm going to figure that stuff out on Thursday/Friday when I'm home and can play the game. Oh, and thanks for accepting this weird bard.

I apologize for my /yells while others were performing, and for running into walls. My computer went absolutely haywire because stuff was running in the background, and instead of me removing the macro, it played. I was mortified, trust me. I hate rudely interrupting performances. That was not my intention. Anyway, besides that, it was a lovely show, and I look forward to the next one. I most certainly will be involved. I don't Plan on spoiling it either.

I tried to get in touch with you on Balmung, but it wouldn't send my message.

I will be there as soon as possible. I'm on my way home. I should be online within the hour.

Is this a curse? Because I'm in hospital again. I'm hoping to be out by tonight, because I have to perform in the cabaret, but I certainly don't want to miss another one of your shows.

I tend not to tag myself, or pay much attention to labels as a whole when it comes to levels of RP, but I shall explain what my opinion of 'heavy roleplay' is. To me, heavy roleplay means that the player remains in character whenever they play. They do not chat OOC as long as they are in the game (what they do out of the game is a different side to the coin). I don't particularly see heavy roleplay as needing to be the most immersive as you can possibly be, because like several people have stated, it takes the interest out of things. Nobody needs to see every moment of a person's life. We don't even see every moment of our loved ones lives, and that's reality. There's such a thing as being heavy on the RP without needing to divulge every single detail about everything. It's roleplay, not monotony. However, I do love the whole aspect of being in character the whole time you're in game, and not breaking that character at all. That goes back to the old method acting styles. It's been a very well respected style of acting for generations. I think it can be successfully used in any mmo if done in an interesting manner, and if everyone involved is happy with it. I am more than willing to give it a shot myself one day. Not walking literally everywhere, because like I already stated, I think that may be bordering on the uninteresting, but I would certainly be interested in trying to create a character, and remain in character the whole time I played. I don't know how successful I would be, or if I would get bored with it, but I would be open to trying it. Right now I am IC for all of our events, and meetings, and shows, and random RP encounters, but I also do a lot of stuff. OOC too. The balance is nice for me, because I like getting to know my fellow players both IC and OOC. With 'heavy roleplay' I feel like you wouldn't really get a chance to know people you played with, unless you did OOC stuff outside of the game, such as had OOC tumblrs, or had an OOC discord chat. But if that was the case, would it still be considered 'heavy roleplay'? See, now that this question has come up, I'm questioning everything! Why would you do this? WHY!? :?

Ok, I may be blind, but I can't find the date or time anywhere. We may have already established that i can't make it again, but I'm not sure, so run them by me once more. I'd like to finally make one of these if I can.

Holy cow!!! THIS^ I have an actor/bard/ performer (Raeje Draeka) who is absolutely perfect for this. She works at Gilded Pony as a cabaret performer, so I have plenty of performance experience within the game. I also have experience doing plays within GW2 where I was the lead actor for my guild before it died. I have been missing doing plays SO much, and wanting to do them again more than anything. I'm on balmung, so I understand that the program won't be quite as developed as it is at Diablos yet, but like I said, I have experience (I also have RL theatre experience) so I would be more than willing to help you get it off the ground in Balmung if you would like my help. Anyway, my internet isn't great where I am, so I can't join the linkshell until I get home, but I'm going to 100 % join you guys, because now I'm super happy, and have a goal in life.

Alright. This is such a fun one for Raeje. Because she's a bard/performer, she has an extremely wide array of emotions. Unfortunately, she doesn't know how to control them very well when she's not on stage. This makes her seem like a very awkward character. She can seem weird and off putting, but her strange personality is by far the quirkiest thing about her. She has a neurological condition. It's rooted somewhere along the lines of temporal/focal epilepsy, which I know a little about, because I have suffered from it for over half of my life. However, Raeje's condition manifests itself in a much stranger way than my own, and it's never outright mentioned that she has "epilepsy". Raeje has verbal diarrhea whenever she gets overly emotional, or overly stressed. It's completely uncontrollable, and she spouts out fancy words. Sometimes she talks about cacophonous the room is, or how existential she feels. It's the only time she ever shows the full extent of her vocabulary, unless a performance calls for it, but she's often deeply embarrassed by it Other than that, Raeje is just very socially awkward when she's not performing. She may seem off putting, even sometimes a little abrasive,but she was just never very good at socializing. When she's on stage though, things change. She completely opens up, and becomes someone new, without a care in the world.

You don't have to be a veteran performer, but it sure does help :lol: I'm just kidding. I just had to say that. Ok, everyone get back to work.

I couldn't make it to the last one because I ended up being in hospital, but please do sign me up for this one. I have a lot of stuff on redemption

It will be a little later than that, because I don't finish work until 3:00, but yeah, That sounds great. i have a bunch of stuff macro'ed so I can perform any of it really. I'm also going to be writing some new stuff for the GP cabaret.

Hey there, I'm thinking I'd really like to perform at the Sunny Seaside bar this time around, if possible. It's the same night as GP's burlesque show, so I would have to perform before 6pm CST, but I would certainly like to be there again. I haven't been in game a lot lately because I'm focusing on work stuff, but I do still swing by for events and RP whenever I can, so if you can't get in touch with me in game, you can message me here, or on tumblr. Thanks, and I hope to be performing at the bar again this June.

I step back. If something's not flowing right, it's my problem, not my character's. Therefore, I usually take a little break from the game, or at least that character. I play an alt, or another game for anywhere from a day to perhaps months until I figure out where I want to take Raeje. When I take a step back, I often work on other writing, such as my book, or my poetry. I basically ignore the fact that Raeje exists for a while, because trying to force a result rarely gets me anywhere. I just let my ideas come to me whenever I feel inspired. Whenever I finally do get that burst of inspiration, I jump back in the game, get back into Raeje's boots, and continue living her life. That's the way I deal with all of my game characters when I have problems, and coincidentally, it's also how I deal with all of my other creative outlets. I just set them aside, and only passively think about them. I don't force anything seems unnatural.

That was pretty cool.

Mor Dhona. I justthink it's a pretty area, knid of like an old English village of York, or perhaps more like North Wales. Still it would be nice for some more rural type of RP, a little less hectic than city life.

Amazing magazine. I want more. Moar I tell you!!! Also, GP and Cresent are not a monopoly, I swear *steeples fingers and smiles evilly* No, not at all.

Sorry. I turn it off after cabaret is over, but I usually have to run pretty much right after because I get up early for work the next day. I'm kind of just here and there otherwise. I was planning on being at the Naughty Nesting, but I have RL plans, so I can no longer be found lurking there. I won't even be at GP's Beach party because I won't be in town, otherwise I'd suggest finding me there. I'm just sporadic really. That's ok though. We'll find each other one day

Why must you guys torture me and do these on days when I'm not in town and have little to no internet??? WHY I ask you???!!! Anyway, good luck on yet another Night at the Cliffs. I hope it all goes well. (Also, still waiting on my invite to the Bard rock linksell *Grumble Grumble*)

Will do, thanks. I'm not 100% sure if I can make it or not now, I just got invited to a coworker's bachelorette party on that night, but as or right now, i don't have a way there, so I'm still assuming I will be at the Naughty Nesting, although I have to take myself out of the 'official sign ups' for right now.