SayonaraRevival

this thread, while it is very very cute, needs so much more LIL BUB http://33.media.tumblr.com/ff7c723b6fd0e3120db6d661c2d6ed2b/tumblr_nblf6lYB0k1r69a5mo1_1280.jpg[/img] http://33.media.tumblr.com/397ac4cebf4bf0b89af78e1f05eddaff/tumblr_nbacdrzFkF1r69a5mo1_1280.jpg[/img] http://31.media.tumblr.com/4540b99ec8dd94d2b7d57499c476946c/tumblr_nb8w3hWzmB1r69a5mo1_1280.jpg[/img]

awkward eye contact on your end, creepy grin on mine? uwee hee hee. while Aisa/Asten didn't really hang around Gridania until after the Calamity, 5-ish years is enough time to join the conjurer's guild officially, meet and scare most people, and get very well-acquainted with the Little Solace sylphs. I like this, tho. :'D we can definitely do that. finding a reason she'd talk to someone is certainly not too hard, and I will think of something! btw I was a dumb and didn't realize I had to make a mule to get a name change when I transferred to Balmung, so my username is not my character name. I might have the funds to do another pair of transfers at some point, but idk if I really want to do that... so, if you see an Alisviel running around, that's me. I also don't have Raidcall bc it never worked properly, but if you at least have an OOC non-game-calls skype, I could add that too? I'll be on the game in a few minutes for a little under/over an hour before I have to head to work, haha. even if you don't catch me then, feel free to PM me for my skype.

while I am making this topic, I'm still not quite in the WHM storyline (gettin' there, though) and not learning a little more about them just yet. thus, I won't post my own ideas until a later point. didn't see another padjal discussion topic in search or on the first few pages, so sorry if there was one somewhere at some point. D: I am, however, heavily considering playing a fairly nonintrusive NPC Padjal over on Tumblr or something, one that'd be involved in my in-game's backstory as well, even if it's an unlikely event that someone would learn about that. I've made the blog, getting some art done, so on. and thus, as I've read all there really is online/available about them that I've ever been able to find, I want to hear your opinions and headcanons about them. (in the case of something I ask being answered directly by lore/circumstances in 1.0 or ones I haven't seen yet, just drop a quote/batch of ingame dialogue in or something.) to get some ideas on what I could theoretically do, ideas on what the general RPing community thinks at large, ideas in general, etc. (also, just in case someone doesn't know, headcanons = opinions or ideas about a series that aren't proved nor disproved by the lore / canon material. something that's just a detail one likes to imagine about the given canon subject that might be true, might not be. do people even use that term outside fandoms?) I'll give some questions to answer to kick this off: 1) do all Padjal individuals live a similar life? that is, politics, learning conjury / white magic, and/or generally in some position of authority? is there room for them to follow a different path if they so choose? 2) do they also have somewhat of a 'celebrity' life? if one was, say, on an errand to a shop, would they be stopped to be asked questions; would someone they talked to tell friends that "I talked to so-and-so today!" and such? 3) are they only able to stay in Gridania / the Twelveswood? do the elementals permit them to travel outside the city, or the entire Shroud? does the populace mind? if they were to travel, would they need to return ASAP? how much protection would they have at their side? 4) do you think it's possible for a Padjal to be born outside of the Senna/Yan/Pesi families? if so, are there are 'prerequisite' conditions for the elementals to consider blessing a child? what would they be? and are the three aforementioned families still subject to the theoretical rules? ( unofficial #5: is "Padjali" just a plural form or is it also used for some other situation? language grammar isn't my strong suit, I write more intuitively and by recalling what I've read )': sigh. )

I would love to help ~ it's a shame my in-game character isn't exactly senpai material nor is my more senpai-worthy NPC actually an in-game character. though I cannot really help that much with ffxiv RP itself... so I'm not an OOC senpai choice anyway. but I do give Faye +1 senpai points, if that makes a difference?

I usually only can play sundays because I work 8 hour days Thurs - Sat lately sobs. still, if Sunday is viable, I can try to catch you online, huhu ~ think your character will be in Gridania area anytime soon or should I come up with a reason to go elsewhere IC? & I got you on skype now, C'kayah, so I assume I don't need to say anything here?

right, this thread is for asking people to RP with me some kind of first-encounter exploratory greetings and sillies. rather than, well, sitting and debating over different opinions on the current state of the white mage job. so, is anyone still up for that? ): I have ideas for backstory that are becoming more solidified the more I play thru the story and read up on lore and such -- but that still doesn't help me with present-day characterization, which is why I need to do a little RPing. even if our characters never meet again, that's fine, too. I literally just need some people to RP with me as an impromptu anything-goes kind of thing, and I'll get a feel for what I'm doing and want to do intuitively. (also, does anyone RP FFXIV-related things over tumblr? if so, what tags should I track? I would like to know this, since tumblr is my preferred RP medium these days and I plan to make an rp blog there, too.)

I don't have the monies in-game nor the computer graphical capability to provide a good screenie for a sig unfortunately BUT I just want to hecka thumbs up the work you have in this thread. as someone who is a hobbyist artist, your grasp on anatomy (from what I can see) and facial features is like, whoa. I find myself in awe at how cool everything looks, and anatomically correct while still being seemingly unique/personal. (on the subject of tablets, maybe open a little RLC for sigs/banners and save up, if you don't have any other viable spare income and have the possibilities of opening a paypal and ordering a tablet online eventually? I don't have good tablet suggestions considering my drawing program uses its own tablet driver, and I own a simple little 99$ wacom.) overall YES VERY GOOD WORK I enjoy all this muchly :'D

I just got some new clothes I ordered online today, new shoes yesterday and decided to take some selfies so here are a couple of the nicest ones? not like anyone was curious that I knew of, but :'D (thanks cosplay, for teaching me how to take selfies to an extent.) http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz191/persium/clothes%20and%20stuff/vkstuff7.jpg[/img] and another one in a different wig http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz191/persium/clothes%20and%20stuff/vkstuff1.jpg[/img]

lmao, I think the whm thing is probably not a big worry for now, since until further notice I'll play what I know, aka Conjurer -- so I would rather see people take that debate and/or comments on the subject to another thread, if it is possible to request that. since this is a thread more for people to offer to RP with me a little so I can kinda trial-and-error character design. (I didn't mean to run into a wall of controversy, woops.) thanks for the RP/wiki page mention, Franz!! it was fun to talk to someone who rolls with the punches, and also helps me figure out how the weird should be manifested properly so it will be what I'm trying to make it. and will look forward to talking to you again if we can make a time sometime! might have some time tomorrow evening, lol 9 - 5:30 work day. )': should be home by 6pm pst though, if not 5:45pm.

what lore breaking is as opposed to lore bending tends to be subjective when in smaller doses. that's what I'll have to figure out. how to bend the lore a smidge to suit me and the people that I will end up RPing with, rather than break it outright. I think I should also say that it takes a whole lot from any of my characters to keep me interested long-term, so I don't get tired of a character before I even finish developing them. that's why I'm not about to start with a personally less interesting character. it's all a matter of views and personal preferences, anyway. I'll just say again, my most successful OCs in any place, with everyone, have always had that special-snowflake risk. if I knew what I was doing right away, I probably wouldn't have even needed to ask the question, haha. hence asking and a little paranoia, orz personally, in regards to the suggestions, I'm most likely to do something similar to WHM without actually being a proper WHM. either way, bless that ignorance is bliss, because there's no need for glory over on my end by way of titles. I'd rather get glory for having an interesting character, but y'know, gotta make one before I can have one. I don't know how everyone at large rolls, but I'm going to play through the story first, before I decide what to do, haha. until I play through the rest, I won't be sure how to approach it. I'm still in the development process, so I'm not too worried about it, and probably won't 100% finish the development process until I start seeing more cutscenes with the important figures and such. (and on another note, I have a feeling this character would be far more likely to be friends with the sylph than the Gridanians... I am totally going after that Sylph-Friend title when I get up there in levels. whoo, lv24 as of today.) either way, delicious ideas and feedback are wonderful, thanks to everyone for giving me their views and opinions! (and ideas in some cases.)

-- you are right in many ways, and I actually agree very heavily in the realm of "do what you want before you abide 100% to the lore" as I've never found the "norm" of RP characters interesting ANYWAY. to make that point, I'll point out that my most successful OC in TWEWY fandom is basically a break from the norm in many ways, yet no one minds because there is a lot of care taken to do the norm-breaking sensibly, or so I've been told / try to do. and given that in TWEWY fandom, there were virtually no "interesting/good" OCs that people even wanted to RP with (everyone was a canon character -- no one I spoke with even enjoyed any TWEWY OCs, because apparently, all of them weren't played in a canon-friendly way or by a player who knew what they were doing.) let's just say that OC I play has so many qualities that would be considered "special snowflake" if all of them were brought to the surface at once, or put into a standard RP profile, that I refuse under any circumstance to fill out a profile form publicly. it isn't even about hiding them OOC, although the character themselves hides many of their special-snowflake qualities for many reasons -- it's because there isn't as much interest to an RPer if literally everything about the character is laid out neatly in a profile. if they are played well, the interest will generate naturally, and the promise of that secrecy that "I am more than meets the eye" will be fulfilled if they choose to interact more with my character, and not disappoint them with a less-interesting character. that's been my experience with all kinds of characters I've ever played, and with all kinds of people and their characters I've ever RPed with. however, canons/NPCse can get away with nearly anything in the published fiction world, in any medium, because they are made by a polished, professional writer. usually, anyway. I don't mean to toot my own horn, lmao, even if it sounds like it, just trying to tell any potential naysayers that I am not a newb or an OP player. I'm just someone who really prefers to write characters that break norm. because, let's get real -- who reads a book or plays a game about a completely Average Joe doing average things? if there is no conflict, there is no story, and a breaking-norm character can be perfect conflict if done tastefully. back to the subject, though. at the moment I am a little bit untrained in the lore -- as of right now, anyway. however, this is a very good idea I might use when I have played firsthand through what the White Mage thing actually needs to qualify someone as such. although the "screw what everyone else thinks, become a White Mage, show them all up" could work if I find myself using that Padjal NPC I mentioned earlier... it'd probably be sort of an "illegitimate" white mage scenario given that said NPC would be somewhere along the lines of ditching the norm at some point, before the character I play now shows up, to begin with. however, if that's even possible, I don't know at the moment. I'll need to play further into the Conjurer story and even get to the WHM story before I am able to do that, haha. (or have some guidance and/or people willing to help me fill in the blanks in what I know, tell me a little about things and stuff, blah blah.) that said, I will still think about doing it, but it certainly wouldn't be completely public knowledge -- it would probably be played more secretively IC if I were to do it. if I were doing it, it would most likely be balanced with a good heaping of flaws, aka more than the normal character needs, for one. and for another, I'd probably play the character like a conjurer that is more than meets the eye, and anyone who suspects otherwise IC would have to get closer to the character to be able to even reasonably say "that is NOT just a conjurer". actually, my one concern is that if I AM to do this and let a potential action RP situation build up, would people say it's OP and/or get offended and not want to RP with me if I am to mention, "this is not your average conjurer" or even just warn them that this is not a character that should be taken too lightly? I don't think the route of losing on purpose is a nice one to actually RP with, because that invalidates the others' win. and this is why I don't really like action RP to begin with -- no matter what happens, I tend to end up unhappy OOC with it somehow, sighs. maybe it's a matter of perspective? ... I'm rambling again, wow. tl;dr I agree and if I do that when I am more able to, it will be as tastefully as possible and allow everyone to make their own IC/OOC stance on it.

we'll see if that happens in the game's future! that would be pretty cool, but at the same time -- wouldn't it be hard to manage them if every conjurer RPer wanted to be a white mage IC? )': (actually I am now thinking about the potentials of a Padjal WHM as an NPC one in this character's backstory... who is/was probably just as weird but a little more tolerable. I'll work on that when I get there ingame or find more out about the whole shebang, in order to make it all work properly at some point if possible, but until I know what I'm doing, I'll just do some more basic development.) ohhh yes that would be fun! run-ins are the best. :'D I am so up for that, let's do it. ... I want to sign in at some point to do some RPing within the next hour or two, but first I will need to do a short thing IRL. uwee hee hee. will scour the forum for resources soon, if I do not sign in after I am back from IRL things.

yeah, I know right? I've never been able to RP a white mage in a proper FF setting before, and here I thought I'd be able to, but NOPE. )': I suppose if an FF RPers community on Tumblr (canonical ones from the non-MMO FFs I mean) would accept OCs there would be that, but I've never really been very fond of FFs before XIV with the exception of IX so it's like... why would I want to do that, lol. I don't even really enjoy the characters in most FFs. TWEWY's characters, now THEY are where my jam is -- no zetta silly puns intended, since I believe it was you who said they enjoyed TWEWY as well. :'D I suppose I could always have an NPC in the backstory of this character's, but I don't think I'll plan on that until I get to the proper place in the game's story, haha. that's the only thing that bothers me about MMO roleplaying, really, as opposed to forum and text and etc roleplaying -- your character doesn't really get the chance to match up with the game's written storyline. (if someone were to try to do that, it would invalidate too many other RP characters, wouldn't it... and even if it didn't conflict with anyone, I don't think any MMO RPing community would trust or even want to RP with someone who is potentially OP like that.) though I guess it's more that good story writing doesn't hold the same set of ideals as good RPing -- that's probably where the disconnect really comes in, haha. ANYWAY rambling aside, yeah, let's RP sometime! I don't know when I should sign in to FFXIV, but would you have a time today or tomorrow to RP with me on Faye?

ohhh I see! that makes sense now, as to why I never see/hear about that. conjurer it is. now, I like player characters / protagonists in their special circumstances, but that doesn't work for RP characters nearly as well if we all want to abide by lore, so... thanks for clearing that up :'D (should probably have expected that lmao, but oh well, that's still really minor when I think about it.)

I really like both Faye and X'unmei!! they would be fun to RP with, either one :'D although I'd have more ideas if I were to attempt to RP with Faye, I think. and what do you mean? that white mages aren't a logical thing in the storyline/lore, or that it's illogical to go from conjurer to white mage, or? (it's true that I've pretty much never seen a white mage mentioned in any form in the story thus far, hmmm... that's interesting. another reason I enjoy getting pointers, because lol haven't finished the story nor looked too far into lore as it is. )

Aisa "Asten" Jinjahl. Keeper of the Moon, ♀, Conjurer, usually in Gridania, but spends much time traveling and visiting other places. Interesting at best, disturbing at worst -- Asten is very strange, that much is certain. While she is an exceptional conjurer, especially with healing, her demeanor tends to put off people from her as a whole, and thus she doesn't seem to have any friends -- not that she seems to mind much. While she isn't necessarily a loose cannon, nor particularly threatening to the average citizen, she does seem like something just isn't quite right in her head. She has very exaggerated movements most of the time, whether that means swaying in place while waiting, a single victorious spin when she has made a point, or an unsettling grin with her hands on either side of her face. It's almost as if she is trying to be girlish and cutesy -- but it doesn't usually work, as her actions don't tend to match her words, and something just seems to be odd about her at all times. Although Asten doesn't seem to bother the locals much, or anyone, and would still be the type to give some form of found item to any authority that may be able to find the owner -- sometimes she has been known to approach someone with the intention of giving unwanted advice or some other trivial concern. Usually, though, she keeps to herself, occasionally talking to no one but herself, or the occasional little companion. now, before I get too established in the community, I'd like to give you the above and ask for a few people who would be interested in helping me flesh her out by pure interactions of any sort. as I'm otherwise new to the game, advice and pointers would be appreciated and taken into consideration as well! although I must note that at this time I am not exactly that fond of action/fighting RP and would prefer a supporting role in most plots that involve heavy action. I much prefer social RP of any kind, friends/enemies/relationships/family/whatever. but I'm also willing to play the action kind of RP that a healer is supposed to be used in -- healing. (tips on how to heal without being too OP about it, if that is a concern, would be good, yes.) I also won't be on all day every day, but either when I feel like it, have the time, am not at work or when I am set for an RP time with someone else. this computer isn't made for all-day gaming... so planning a time to RP is pretty much essential with me, sobs. anyway, drop me a line by comment here or by PM if you might like to help me out one way or another! I've got skype more than welcome for those of you who might like to plan that way and/or plan times to meet in-game! and my username is not my character name, unfortunately, so if you see "Alisviel Rosenthal" somewhere, that's me with my typical MMO username.

considering that's literally my only option, I'll just try to roll with it as it is, lmao. thanks! it's really nice to hear no one's going to be elitist about usernames, of all things, haha. thanks for taking your time to reply to me, too, everyone seems so nice so far ~ ( I am sorry to hear that other people have the same name-change desire but can't change it b/c Square hasn't made name changing even a paid service. D: I'm sure they have a reason, even if I have no clue what it would be. ) anyway, is it okay to keep asking questions here, at least until my foot is more solidly in the door / have some acquaintances to ask for these kinds of things? if so, if I wanted to flesh out the character in-RP a little before writing up a full wiki page, I can still make a Making Connections post in said forum, right?

thanks for the welcome guys! TWEWY is literally the best game. (in other news, send help I just paid for the transfer to balmung last night and got in, but did not realize it wouldn't prompt me to namechange without another character of the same name somewhere, so now I'm stuck with my usual and currently lore-breaking name. I'm so mad right now omg. is there ANYTHING I can do or am I going to have to either pay way more than I have in my bank account and/or delete and re-make a character I reeeeeally didn't want to delete????) (lol, newb concerns.)

A NEW PERSON. a new princess. I'm Emi, and I'm casually transferring from Excalibur over to Balmung; just got the "transfer complete!" email, so I'll be good to go as soon as I pick a name, I think. currently I've only had FFXIV for two weeks and am just a level 23 conjurer. lmao. I'll eventually get to that white mage job. eventually... -- MMORPG background. I first started in Rift; as a Defiler (some kind of 'death'-element healer). that was fun. and then I went to GW2 as a necromancer. I'm only a hobbyist and thus I have actually never hit the level cap in an MMO, sobs. sadly, neither of those RP communities stuck with me for long... (the former because of sudden lack of good computer, and the latter because I never really got into the RP groove to begin with aka found no one I meshed with really well.) -- RP experience. 9-ish years? I started on Neopets when I was... 13 I think. so now it's kind of funny seeing all those teenagers on my usual TWEWY Tumblr RP blogs thinking they're so cool with their long, flowery prose. and then I'm just like. "whatever floats your boat, but I'm gonna go with something less verbose." -- Character ideas/info. if you recognize the pose of my avatar, good on you! I'm tossing a few ideas around on how my white mage / conjurer / keeper of the moon is going to be personality-wise, but I'm heavily leaning on a closet violent streak. even if it might be limited to "ah yes insult me and my friends more! ahahaha... hahaha!" before hitting the insulter with one hefty Stone spell. ... does that even make sense? so far my name idea that may or may not be completely lore compliant is Aisa Jinjahl aka "Asten". oh my GOD I can't stand the majority of mi'qote names )': picking that much was difficult. -- How did you learn about the coalition? Google, tbh. I also have a friend from an old Golden Sun forum I used to go to that plays FFXIV on Balmung that I will probably play with soon. -- What kind of a role-player are you aiming to be? Light, medium, or heavy? light to medium. I am a working princess. this kingdom cannot be sustained on loyal subjects alone. (plus I have like 5 twewy Tumblr RP blogs as mentioned before and that tends to get crazy too.) also there's that I'm not exactly playing on a gaming computer... so the graphics are down somewhat, and I try to keep my playtime to 2 hours per session maximum. would love to make myself a tumblr for non-ingame RP! -- especially because I haven't checked out the emote list seriously since the first quest. -- Anything from real life you're comfortable with sharing? (Work, school, hobbies, etc) I work at a thrift shop, but my name's not Macklemore. it is a Goodwill. it is only a temporary job but I have no idea what to do with my life so it is my job until further notice. other than that I draw dumb anime things and yes I did my own avatar but it is traced because I'm trash and didn't feel much like redrawing from scratch. I play bass guitar sometimes, and I also kind of like to write fanfics. I'm a fandom nerrrrd, too, and my main fandom at the moment is the twice-mentioned TWEWY, because wow favorite square-enix game oh man. I think that is everything I feel like saying for right now! will be online a while longer. hope to see some of you ingame when I eventually roll on over to play again o: