Tiergan

One option you could go with if your characters are the outright murderous, backstabbing killers type is that they dress down to make themselves blend in with the rest of the local populace and literally hang out in the shadowier less noticeable parts of wherever you're RPing. Heck, maybe even throw on a mask - so long as you're aware that your character probably wouldn't be parading themselves around and you RP with that in mind, I think you can open yourself up to different types of RP. If your character is a murderous, backstabbing killer that is far, FAR too arrogant and proud to ever hide it though -- that's a tough one!

Thank you! o/

This thread is full of awesome, awesome advice.

No villain actually ever thinks of themselves as the "villain" -- in fact, from their perspective, they often think they are the 'good guy' and have multiple goals/agendas of their own that they want to fulfill. Sure, one of those goals might be CONQUERING ALL OF EORZEA AND CRUSHING THE HEARTS OF CHILDREN AND KITTENS EVERYWHERE, but all their other goals might be more interaction-friendly. For example one might be that they need some kind of device constructed and thus have to chat and make connections with engineer-type characters. Or maybe want bodyguards and decide to chat some folks up to see if they're hire-able. Or maybe they see one of the good guys and simply find them to be an interesting person to talk to. I think it's helpful to think of your villain less as purely a bad guy, but as a character just like any other character. Every character has reasons they may or may not want to chat or interact with folks. Hell, some villains are not even outright jerks on the surface and are actually incredibly likable people, they just have ultimate goals that stick them in the 'villain' category compared to most folks in Eorzea.

Sketch of something I'll start painting on Thursday. o/

...political correctness strikes again. :frustrated: There goes that "Steal Gil" flavor. From what I saw of the video, I think it's less political correctness (since FFXI had a Thief class) and more like they couldn't figure out why in the world a city would actually want to have a Thieves Guild around that robs and steals from the local populace. Sure, it could simply be an illegal guild that always manages to evade the local law enforcement folks, but at best it makes the Admiral look kinda shady - as though she's totally fine bumping elbows with a thieves' guild harming her citizens, or at worst she looks incompetent for doing much to root them out.

Pretty pumped for all the incoming content. Rogue/Ninja looks awesome. Also, I know a LOT of people who were extremely happy to hear SE did the right thing with the marriage system. I wasn't expecting them to go that route, and I was pretty damn impressed.

Greetings and welcome to the fold! You've got a really unique looking character there! Don't forget to make a wiki for your character when you have the time. http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

Hello folks! Just to clarify, we are not only accepting EU members (and folks awake during EU prime-time) -- they are simply what we're hoping for most to balance out our current ratio of EU/NA. o/

DAT CHIN STROKE. I favor this pose much more than the catman one.

>Reads that font colors will change depending on what channel you're using. >Reads that you can now queue with friends into Roulettes. ::SOBS WITH UNFATHOMABLE JOY::

Good enough for me! I'll keep an eye out so I can nab a pearl.

Hnnnggg... Tempted to join LS because Tier is technically a Free Paladin... but also unsure if he would do that. Must think on it further.

I was definitely interested in plots or general RP, yes. I know Brynhilde, so I'll likely just pick her brain and chat with her about it. I was mostly curious to see if there were any other folks out there interested in the same.

Welcome to the community. o/ Hope you enjoy it here.

Yin Yang Cats! (Also starring random runaway white mage.)

I am glad I'm not the only one who thought that table was suspiciously surfboard-shaped.

I was roleplaying recently with a friend whose character is Ala Mhigan and was wondering if there are any linkshells or folks about who RP as being part of the Ala Mhigan Resistance?

Sounds interesting! Will try to swing by on one of my characters.

Screenshot taken by a FC member of mine - Ja'ren.

Oh my god.

If you have trouble rounding up folks and don't mind a level 8-10 alt to toss into the mix, I could level one. Over time I've all but mastered the secret master of creating random event NPCs that may or may not die horrible mangled deaths at the hands of mighty heroes. If the 'Doctor' discovers who the defenders are, or already knows them - perhaps he could frame a few as being potential moles/spies/traitors working in league with the Doctor. Lots and lots of things you can play with in that respect.

Askier can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the only reason why he's set to have the good guys ultimately win is because the scenario of the bad guys ultimately winning is impossible to actually RP out: it would mean that Ul'dah was successfully taken and destroyed by the main villain. Something like that would clash heavily with the perspective of any RPer not participating in the event.

I'm interested. I only vaguely heard bits and pieces of the previous event, and I'm curious to see how it all goes for a second round.

Updated main post. o/