Kage

I see so having the rotations memorized would be a must in order for this to work well. Could you explain what "CD" means? I've seen it used sometimes in other guides but I don't know what it means. I assume cooldown but I don't know why since cooldown (in my experience) meant it had to cooldown before use.

Since most all of the RP I've done has been my being introduced to it, if I were ever to walk up I would try to send a tell or /say (( )) what my intentions may be. Otherwise I wouldn't tell someone that this is how it will be done when it's over someone else's character without some sort of compromise that we could both decide worked for us. I don't want anyone to tell me that X and Y will be done to my character and I'm sure others would feel the same. Edit: Speaking of the range of /say, I've overheard RP through the doors while standing sort of in the middle of Quicksand. That's a little unreasonable too. The range of /say is a little ridiculous sometimes because in my mind that sort of range is usually a shout or raised voice

I'm actually fine with the stacking part but I did really eat it because of the stack during phase 5 and... well yeah ate it. I'll have to get used to Manawall and manaward but I'm always worried that if i was late with the strafe that the manawall would be too late and I'd go flying.

I think the issue is not being a walk-up RPer and joining in but also doing whatever you want with someone else's character. No alternative choice was given but "This is what I'm going to do and you will like it or not." Being drawn into the RP is fine, from what I can see, but I don't think doing to another person's character what you want and not letting them work around it is an issue. Natalie was ok with being arrested/detained but not being able to deal with it as she would. Also, I don't think she was confessing to anything illegal. Why was she being arrested anyway if someone was confessing to her?? I'm now curious

*ears perk up* Did someone say pizza? I will most definitely be there opening day, March 15th, at 2PM. First three hundred for door prizes, woo! I dunno what exactly will be at the four hour gala, but if this will be anything like the Kingdom Hearts event, there will be cosplaying abound! So count me the seven Hells in! Ever heard of Angelo's? It's got more toppings than bread though. My friends and I joke that it's toppings salad with breadsticks. It's on Valley inbetween Fremont and Atlantic Ave. next to McDonald's and near Ramona Convent secondary School and a public school. I forgot the actual cross street for it but I love the place. Went to it a lot after school on Fridays.

Based on how you tried to do that I think you worked really well with it but IC and OOC. You gave several options that both worked in your favor and didn't intrude onto hers (in my opinion). But you weren't allowed that at all. I think that is an issue but one that you dealt with in a great way.

Ah I see! I meant in the case that it was wanted or needed, which it sounds like it wasn't really needed too much. I think that in the case where you both really wanted it or needed it, then an OOC chat would perhaps smooth it out. It would help with avoiding any possible misunderstandings at the very least. If not, as others said, you're free to walk away from it in my perspective.

I kept running into either bombs or not out of the plumes in time but from what I see (as BLM) if I see a landslide or tumult being done I should be prepped for running. I don't use sprint very often but I'm trying to get in the character. My mates told me to stop worrying about my performance but I can't help it since I died every single attempt until about 30 min were left and we called it quits so my mates could do some Garuda Ex runs. I might be very interested but I feel bad and I actually spent all my philo tomes on DL pants so I can't get my relic yet anyway.

Hi! I sent ya a PM. I do in-game OOC things as a BLM but if you're still in need of it I can play a bit as a villain with it.

I think this is a very poignant point. I don't expect to know each and everyone's character's stories and their plots. I should not expect to have them know mine. If they do interact I would definitely appreciate and also expect a little reciprocation that just as they would like their plot to head in X direction does not mean my plot needs to head in the same direction. As far as I am aware, retconning things have happened. Perhaps you, your friend and the other RPer can get together OOC and "fix" parts where things went completely off course (maiming,death,etc). If Natalie quits being Sultansworn, Kage's going to be a very disappointed Lalafell! /shot

Except we are fully clothed. And not wearing a doofy but creepy grin. And trying to eat you. And walking all-- Okay nevermind. I don't know. I've seen some elezen staring into my soul. And I keep having people tell me I'm snack-sized. Or that they want to punt me (Roegadyn)... I have valid concerns I'm going to end up on the bottom of a titan's foot .... or stomach. >_> <_< I've only got a mogstaff or a dagger that's even smaller than an elezen's neck!

Hi! Well if you're awkward and new... we can both be awkward and new together! Welcome to RPC and such! If you do hang around in Ul'dah you might see my Lalafell. Feel free to say hi! I'm still trying to take IC and OOC advice of having more confidence but I won't bite. I'm only a lalafell anyway. :3 Attack on Titan is wonderful. I feel like humans in the face of 15m Titans when I meet elezen. Or anyone really.

This is something I am curious about since it lays into some of the insecurities I have about RPing. I'm always worried that I will step in too much of other peoples' own plots; will I derail it? Will it bother them even if it's semi-public? Or at least some place I frequent a lot (Most of Ul'dah Steps of Nald area) I accept that there are consequences to RP actions and dialogue; however, it seems like forcing events upon you and your friend which I thought was a bit taboo to do without having the other person consent... (ie saying your character stabbed someone vs thrusting out your weapon in the attempt). Perhaps OOC it could be resolved in some way but if it doesn't pan out I don't see why you have to be forced into accepting someone else's actions into your plot. Such as earlier in the night with the fight that just opened up in Quicksand that you saw. ICly and OOCly I didn't want to get too involved but since it was in the Quicksand I decided that Kage at this point in time wouldn't get involved personally out of fear and but would observe since weapons were drawn pretty much right on top of him. Also, it's the bar not some random alleyway. I'd be interested in other viewpoints since I'm new to pretty much everything, but those are my thoughts and concerns.

I'm pretty jealous. This sounds really awesome of you! I only dipped my feet into Titan HM last night on my BLM with my FC LS and he ate me alive after heart phase. Still trying to learn that rotation.

Here's to hoping that the Vita JRPG fan twitter campaign to Gio Corsi helped that out. The last rumor I read was that SE had also finished the dub work on it. I'm checking to see if any of my friends are interested. It's close to a nice pizza place I enjoy and my old HS.

I really wanted to back this but the rewards aren't quite as rewarding as the Project Phoenix KS or the Mighty No. 9 ones which sorta bums me out. I'm a big sucker for things like artbooks and music soundtracks.

I myself never had a PS2 and only got to see games on it in action for maybe 3 hours in my entire time to see anything. Maybe 1 hour of that was watching a little bit of X. So the only other times I've experienced it has been watching speedruns. Perhaps I'd check out the exhibit if my friends wanted to go. It's pretty close to me after all I preordered the Vita version because after I started FFXIV:ARR I haven't played anything on console or handheld but at least if I have a handheld on the go I can play it. If i'm at home I'm more likely to be on ARR.

I really like Moggle Mog's, Garuda's, Titan's and Ifrit's themes. Other than that, I have a soft spot for Steel Reason.

I. Basic Info Characters: Kage Kiryuu Linkshells: Open RP, Tentative Allies Primary RP linkshell: None II. RP Style Amount of RP (light, medium, heavy): Light to Medium. This means that I am generally doing PVE things. All that you need to do is send me a /tell or contact me to ask me if I will RP with you. We can most likely work something out. While I am not always IC, we can find a reason. If you see Kage as a class/job that is not WAR/MRD/ARC/BRD, then I am absolutely OOC. While those are listed, Kage does not have a job/soulstone. Views on RP combat and injuries: No powergaming, metagaming, god-moding or what not. All such things will be ignored. I absolutely prefer for this to be done with people whom I am familiar with. I prefer RPing the combat through emotes rather than RNG. Kage is trained in combat and losing every single roll to a bandit is ridiculous. On the other hand, he does take his licks, and I am willing to have him be injured or hurt. Loss of limb must be talked about beforehand. I also dislike the use of teleport in combat, and would prefer any attempt to be discussed or come with heavy handicaps as it is not easy to teleport while in combat. Views on IC romance: I'm not opposed to it but I definitely would prefer being contacted about it and whatnot so I can understand where it's going to be taken and how it may or may not play out. It's an aspect of life and I don't mind it at all. Most importantly, I want it to be organic and not forced. If our characters cannot even get along in a non-romantic RP then it will not go into IC romantic RP. Views on non-romantic RP (family ties, etc): Still perfectly fine and in fact, I love to have this. It helps build character and establishes relationships that build a life. Life isn't just about romance; it's about meeting people. Whether or not they hate you IC or not is a different matter. Views on lore: My preference is to stay true to lore. Depending, I can allow for bending of lore. I do not like to break lore outright. Views on chat functions (/say, /linkshell, etc): /say and /em is almost strictly for roleplay, IC purposes however with friends it may not always be IC. The use of (( )) will always indicate OOC. If a linkshell is to be used IC, it must always be used IC and indicated as such. /tell will be used primarily for OOC functions however it will be obvious if it is used for RP. /em leans in and whispers. /tell "This isn't what it looks like. Bad people are watching. It's an act." III. Other Info Country: United States Timezone:Pacific/GMT-8 ((Usually, with some exceptions, Mon-Thur 4pm-10pm, Late Fri evening- Sat Midnight, Sat 9am-Sun 9pm)) Contact info: Feel free to PM me here or send a /tell in-game.

Hi welcome! Nice to meet ya! I'm on Balmung so I guess we won't see each other in-game but I'm totally happy to read that you rock a Dunesfolk Lalafell Black Mage as I do too. Lalafells stick together! Even across worlds!

Thanks for the welcome! Thanks for the offer. :3 I joined up with my friends' FC but thank you for your offer. ((If you guys see natalie in-game today tell her happy belated birthday /runs))

Thank you! The irony to this is that I had no real inclination that I might even RP or else I really would have picked something slightly better for my name that still incorporates my nickname... All of my friends who were 1.0 players were on Balmung as well as my friends who joined up before I did so it was just a foregone conclusion to join up on Balmung too. I know that there's bound to be people who don't like Kage ICly. Just hopefully he meets people who like him ICly a little more before he makes any enemies (but how do Lalafells even make enemies anyway? Cold people) Hope to meet you one day soon <3

Thanks so much for the welcome! I've... sorta... << >> stalked observed a friend RPing. Which also turned into fun times as it got turned around on me. Because names do not make observing easy~ So it was also really nice to be around someone who I know and "comfy" with so I'm less anxious over everything. My other problem is just not knowing what to say/do/react when I read what happens. Hopefully! If you're ever in need of a Lalafell or ((even more adorable)) a Lalafell trying to train himself to be a Gladiator>Paladin feel free to PM me here or Player Search in-game and send me a /tell! /blush I'm such an awkward person and it shows. I'm happy it was an enjoyable experience! I'm hoping to do plotting things while working on getting my main's relic and closer to end-game things so it's a bit hard to juggle both. So any time you think Roen might have a use / need for Kage let me know~ Or we can try to plot things? Maybe? Up to you. I'm the clueless Lalafell ^^; How about I just... Follow you? Joking. Maybe. Juggling between wanting to do things on my main and then seeing you RPing is hard. |: I just want to throw on my GLA set and run after you.

^//^ Aww my friend has mentioned that to me. "You should totally RP I don't see lots of RP Lalafells" The funny thing is that the first time I actually forayed into RPing with my friend by arranging a meeting with her at The Quicksand I also noticed 2 Lalafell RPing. I thought so too! I was lurking a bit, reading some plots and threads. Everyone is so nice. It's a personal flaw. I can't help but feel that when someone says I'm fine or doing ok that it's just to placate me. That and I'm worried that my lack of being able to think on the fly easily will help. I really love substantial planning. I can work with a general plotline or idea of where to go but not having a general thing makes me so very lost.. I've had lots of fun with just random Lalafell emoting and such last night. My friend and I saw some Lalafell in Revenant's Toll while I waited to do Garuda HM for my main's relic. We ended up starting a line of Lalafell sitting on a ledge and also calling a Lalafell general meeting with an agenda of how to maximize the amount of cuddles Lalafell get. Another lalafell joined in on the conversation. I don't know if it's my general "wow sometimes the world is so mean" or the bad reputation some other MMORPG players get but I was so surprised by how nice most of the players are in FFXIV. When I first started to play the game at the end of Nov-Early Dec I got killed in Eastern Thanalan and before I returned to my homepoint someone raised me! I'll try and keep a lookout! I think most of the real substantial RPing I'll be doing will be focused in the Ul'dah area. I also don't have a way with words. I made my friend laugh about a comparison of some characters to Xena/Gabrielle and Joxer (from Xena the warrior princess) and the rest was hilarious. At least in my opinion anyway...

Heylo! My name is Kage and I'm (obviously) new. I'm fairly new to RPing in general and most definitely in an MMORPG setting. I've started to have fun with friends in playing around in Revenant's Toll though on my main and one of my friends is actively RPing so I feel... safer/less anxious in starting. My general RP experience comes from an anime/gaming themed social networking forums site that I will leave unnamed in their Breedables/Collectibles area. I'm very self-conscious and shy; it usually takes me a month+ to get comfy and outgoing with friends. I'm pretty familiar with Final Fantasy games in general; though I didn't play many of the jobs-classes installments. I also didn't play the modern X and beyond games. My experience with MMORPGs is from F2P ones like Trickster Online way back when. My character Kage in RP is sorta a reflection of myself I think. A dunesfolk Lalafell hailing from somewhere in Thanalan, nothing extraordinary has happened to him or affected him in any way. Except one day he was on his way to Ul'dah for some reason and saw... Papashan! Ladidah and somehow or so he's become inspired to change something in his life, thinking he'd like to be like Papashan, Sultansworn Paladin. I'm hoping that by throwing myself into the forums and such it'd encourage myself to do things. Perhaps grow out of my social anxieties at the same time. I swear I'm not anti-social I'm just really shy. I've already met some friends in-game through my own friend in RP~ I hope to make more