Kurt S.

I VOLUNTEER AS TRIBUTE!

I can promise ya, if I run into you, I'll RP with you. I have all 50s and still find a hard time just walking up to random people to RP with, especially if they are already in a group setting. Most times, they are already involved in whatever conversation and trying to pay attention to someone else joining in seems difficult. It's a skill to be able to type-converse with several people at once, given there are no chat bubbles and it can be hard to keep track. I've seen very few people able to do that, this one lady I knew on SWTOR, she was very popular for being friendly with everyone. So basically, everyone knew her. She was really nice! They aren't necessarily igging you on purpose, they may just be missing out or unable to also react with you while reacting with someone else. That's not to say there aren't people who do ig. There are alot of... iffy people out there. I once had some person tell me they wen're interested in RPing with me unless there was a chance of a romantic relationship, otherwise any other RP would be pointless. You will meet people like that and people who might not RP with you because you aren't 50. You don't want to RP with these types of people anyway. It shouldn't matter what level you are, as long as you intend to RP and have fun with it. They probably have it in their mind if you aren't high enough level, you aren't as serious about RP as they are. Yeahhh.... no. Be glad you don't have to RP with someone like that, it will probably end bad. I don't want to really say cliques, since I don't stick around long enough to notice if it's the same groups of people every night in the same circle, mostly talking among themselves or not. So I'll just say groups. Tends to be where everyone says is a hot spot for RP, the Goblet seems like where most of the group gathering occurs. I've found easier to initiate RP in places like Limsa and Gridania. I've had plenty of folks of many levels randomly talk to me, we chat a bit but it seems usually its always folks who have small rp schedules, and tend to be on like once a week, if that or our time in game isn't synching up. At any rate. Hope I run into ya. I often stand around like a statue trying to figure out what random thing to say to get into a conversation and after a minute or so, if I see that many conversations are already going on, most of which are people who seem to already be close to those they are talking to, I end up making my way back to my personal house to craft. Send me a whisper if ya find me in game, or are looking to RP! I'll do the same and look around for you! I'll be sure to keep my player search open for you...okay that sounded just a little bit stalker...ish?...ry?...like?

I wouldn't call it a spot of bad luck that will go away, exactly. I'd perhaps expect it to happen again. It's just a matter of some days being better than others, really. At least in my personal experience. Additionally, I'd suggest to post in the "Making Connections" thread with your interests and intent if you'd like someone to RP alongside whilst going through the leveling experience as well. That might be a good place to start in addition to putting yourself out there in the social hubs. Ultimately, though, the social hubs are where most new interactions happen, bar an arrangement set up from this forum to in-game. Please don't be discouraged and please PLEASE don't assume you're the one at fault here. Just have fun in the try at least, and don't give up! <3 Thank you Steel Wolf I'll keep that to heart then

But mister Sun Man I only told them about that time with the 100 goobbues...

And I will say that I have put a shitload of thought into Kurt as well as how gameplay mechanics factor into his character. Like that bit about the leve allowances or even bending the MSQ to serve as part of his own developing storyline.

Stahlwilf in the quicksand? Kurt will be very grateful if he sees her god knows that aremor has kept him in one piece very reliably plus he's lvl 37 so he's bound to have crazy stories up his sleeve on how the armor supposedly stopped a few dozen amal'jaa spears at once

(Now if only I could qoute multiple posts. But that's beside the point.) So all this is just a spot of bad luck that'll just go away right? Some are shy so that just means I just need to be a little more persistent and maybe, just maybe I can explore Eorzea with someone other than myself. That all this is being ignored part is either through shyness or probably because they just associate with level 50s who I assume have poetics or soldieries equppied. The latter point has happened to me in the past. But those are rare occurences right? So that bit about being a level 5 big bad must have been awesome to do. Solo RPs also interact with the environment right? So I just need to vary what I do and up the quality of what I put out and that might increase my chances of someone joining in, I hope. Level makes little to no impact unless in a dungeon RP, which sounds very interesting, or they are 'EndRPers', which are probably few and far in between right? And suddenly someone named Andy is probably hot on Kurt's trail. Wonderful! I really do appreciate the resonses everyone. Hopefully I get to reflect that despite typing on a phone.

Okay so it's been eating me up inside and I know I've already gotten some answers for this question but somehow I really think that's it's just the optimism that I was reading. Granted I've never ran into those umm "answerers" well people who answered last time yet. But I still want to get more opinions on it. Do I need to be level 50 before I can really RP? Because well sometimes I'm hanging around the Quicksand, sometimes I'm in the Drowning Wench, sometimes I'm out in the ass end of Eorzea. Now I'm one to use the whole search comment thing and it's all got these "Walk up anytime" shit or things along those lines. Being as I am, I usually send a tell first before I approach someone. Now one of two things usually happen, I get ignored>they're actually afk/they really just ignore me. OR They make some sort of excuse only to RP with some other level 50 dude who just walked in a minute or so later. Even if I just take the plunge and go IC on them, it's like I'm non-existent. It is kinda sorta chipping away at my confidence. Yes I am aware of people being in IC and OOC states and I keep that in mind before approaching someone. Okay so that was part curiosity and part me venting this shit out of my system. At this point, I'd be happy for someone to even just have a few short words with Kurt and then go send him off to Coerthas or some place far far away on a job or what have you, maybe even go out there with him and teach him (not necessarily correct) things. *venting complete*

Kudos to Adeya Evenar, for that hilarious training session as well as Ludivine Goultard for basically making Kurt question his life decisions.

So remember how I said I'd put up some concepts I've been using for Kurt's journey to 50? Yeah here they are! Sorry for the wait. First and foremost I try to translate the quests from the MSQ as job contracts from either Baderon, Momodi or Momma Miounne, depending on where the MSQ quest takes place. Now for things like Ifrit, I'm still debating whether or not Kurt has the echo, seeing as I don't know much about it. If I can't find some way to put the echo then he'll just be sent to bolster a Flames, Maeltstrom, whatever detachment sent to do whatever auxiliary job that happened during that primal fight. In any case, he's a registered adventurer and I assume there are formal job/quest listings somewhere, like any proper adventurer's guild! Take note I try as much as possible not to have Kurt be part of the Scions. Though I am open to other players sending me to level appropriate areas if I get to RP with them (i.e. someone sends me to Wineport for god knows what.) Another thing I try to incorporate into his character is his level of "humanity" for lack on any other term, measured via how many leve allowances he has left. Less than 9 and he's less ashamed to go telling someone he picked this certain cuirass of a corpse to save on gil and just redyed and repaired it if they ask. He's more eager for violence and wouldn't mind leading a one man genocide against all adamantoise or what have you. It's at this point where I frequently use buffs like Bloodbath and go Overpower like crazy. Over 9 allowances and he's more or less considerate as a hyuran being. It's at this threshold that I start cranking out foresight more or convalescence, and less likely to try and pull 2 or 3 groups of enemies at a time. Of course that's all thrown out the window if the party wipes more than like 3 times in a certain dungeon/trial. Maybe if I get a second character up I go "hardcore" where a trash mob death might just stop Kurt from ever becoming IC anymore unless there's a raise nearby.

Damnit I got my hopes up when I saw this thread getting a post. Anyway isn't like 5am EST the sweet spot for finding an opening in Balmung? Granted, I was able to make Kurt in another time slot. Gilgamesh is plenty open right now though.

fK-1xp-yG3k ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ It's what I plan for my as of yet uncreated miqo'te. He's all about the gil, dem shiny gil money. I'm still trying to find something suitable for Kurt.

Kudos to Adeya Evenar for that unintentionally funny session. Hopefully I can find more stupid things Adeya can scold Kurt about among a few other dozen things. Hope this continues on to their adventures with Kurt's first forays into the world of Magic Differential and Integral Calculus featuring advanced Trigonometry Arcanima and being an arcanist when he isn't being trained to be a thaumaturge when he isn't training to become a warrior.

The sun was only setting when Kurt returned to his room at the Mizzenmast. He was immediately greeted by the barking of Apple, the puppy he owns. She was ecstatic that her human was back and ran circles around him as he moved toward his desk in the room. Contrary to most days he returned Kurt was not armored head to toe but rather carrying a bowl of food with him. He wouldn't dare neglect to feed his dog and he's been away from her for too long. He couldn't bring her along because the jobs were just getting more dangerous with each passing day. Setting the bowl down on the floor for Apple to dig into, which was filled with choice cuts of lamb, Kurt turned his attention to his small and cheap journal and began writing down what had happened recently. I had already resigned myself to a life that involved moving between nations and doing whatever job that needed doing no matter how mundane it would be. The pay was good after all and we didn't have to live out in the streets of Lominsa anymore. We had enough that won't be hungry and still had some leftovers which goes straight to my equipment. Recently I've been finding myself sent to Uldah more frequently. So much so that I even have my own room in the Hourglass courtesy of Momodi now. Well lets just say that after a very nasty contract in the copperbell mines working to reinforce a Flames squad sent to clean up the mine, I found myself sharing a drink with one of their officers. Of course, the officer in question didn't know my part in the recent Copperbell stint and why would he? I'm just another statistic anyway. The officer in question went by the name Nako'li. At least I think this was how the name is spelled. In any case, he was interested in opening up a trading company in Uldah. Now I've seen my fair share of trading companies come and go in Uldah and this particular miqote wanted to enlist my services. I voiced my concern and he voiced his reassurances. Sure there'd be money but it won't last long in the cutthroat Uldah. Except that in the end, I ended up being under his employ anyway. He had dangled bait in front of me and I was happy enough to bite it and get hooked. Nako'li would teach me how to harness my own aetherical energies and translate them into world around me. I would be akin to thaumaturges that incinerate entire fields of opponents. I also believe that it will work well in tandem with my axe. A swing here, an ice spell there. I'm looking forward to my training. Another thing is that I still get to work for Adventurer's Guild that in itself probably doubles the amount of gil I'd be getting. Maybe I'll own that house in the Mist after all or maybe an empty plot of land to call my own. I sure hope so. And who knows, maybe this Nako'li character might just become a business kingpin in Uldah. Well I've already thrown my lot in with him. Now the next question is just how usefull I'll be to him.

Kudos to Nako'li for an interesting walk up as well. As well hiring me on the spot for his trading company idea. #notpooranymore

Alright thank you for all the input guys. I appreciate it a lot. I'm getting a better image of things now.

I'd welcome some more ideas and opinions and everything.

Some Patron tequila or a few vodka tonics (especially Vokda+soda, I've only tried it with orange soda, tastes good if mixed right and hits like a truck out of nowhere since it doesn't feel like you're drinking alcohol) or straight vodka if I can't find beer. Otherwise beer. It's what I see almost every day.

Yeah, I guess I forgot the whole close fight thing and just focused on the Tia being defeated. Receiving a few nasty cuts and wounds from an eagerly persistent Tia who didn't know how to stop or something along that line so it could be justified then. Not that anyone would know that the Nunh is feeding that specific line of siblings to whatever else is in the Sagolii. He'd take pains to keep it under wraps and all. Ah thanks for the ideas on the elezen front as well. Okay so all I just need to do is see if there's surname that's labelled "Amalle." Assuming that could even count as a frech sounding surname. Well the ex-merc won't be Ishgardian, they seem a bit too uptight and sort of like an isolationist and fanatical society from what I could remember in Coerthas which probably makes the racism worse. I'd try to peg it on Gridania seeing as its an adventuring hub but I think the Sharlayan side might warrant more investigation.

Aaand it'll also probably help me shape the NPCs in his life. I mean there's gotta be some sort of shape to give to the source of his trauma and salvation. That's what I think at least, even if the NPCs themselves don't get screentime.

The first part yeah, minus the actual baby eating and more of feeding them to pet coeurls or something.

Now this is basically the backstory I have for a miqote Seeker I'm planning to create once Balmung decides to open for me. However, I'm kinda iffy on the cultural mixing in general and would like to solicit a few reactions or opinions from the community. I write this as I stalk the refresh button on world selection in character creation. 1. I wanted to try and play off a (I guess) possible outcome resulting from the Nunh hierarchy system found in (what I assume) are a number (or majority) of Seeker clans. I remember seeing something somewhere in this forum about "sending females away to hunt while the (alpha?) lion goes and gobbles up all the males" or something to that effect. Correct me if I'm wrong but a Tia can challenge a Nunh for his position as the harem lord whenever the Tia wants right? 2. In any case, this is what I planned. Lets say my own miqote's elder brother decides to challenge daddy dearest to a duel for the right to become Nunh. Mainly fueled by hot headed desire. Let's say elder brother gets his ass kicked and then summarily executed post duel. Now is it possible for a Nunh to become paranoid enough to condemn/banish/kill the siblings of the challenger Tia and how would it be viewed by the tribe at large, general speaking, if they knew what he was doing. 3. My idea is that the following nights after defeating the Tia, the Nunh whisks away the Tia's male siblings one by one and feeds them to the Sagolii Desert, probably to the sand worms, to weed out any form of challenge to his breeding rights. Take note I plan to make the siblings anywhere from like an 8 year old something like it up to like 13 in age range. Too brutal or is it possible for a Nunh to just not give a shit? 4. Okay so under the assumption that everything is within reasonable enough bounds culture wise, my own miqote gets whisked away, almost gets eaten by a sand worm but gets saved and adopted by an elezen ex-merc turned warrior merchant or something like it. What kind of elezen might be more common around Uldah, Duskwight or Woodland? Yes I know, you'd be hard pressed to find one in Uldah and Thanalan in the first place, but let's play around with the 0.01%, which might be more common among the two? Also regardless of Dusk or Wood, they still have those french surnames right? 5. Any source I can grab some elezen culture info from? I mean I want to try and make my miqote more...elezen minded, yes a possible pretender and poser. I mean I'd like to have a grasp about what this ex-merc might bestow on his ward. Again, under the assumption that I'm still within reasonable cultural bounds. Now why Elezen? Because it has something to do with my Miqote's name. No he won't have Letter'somethingsomething Tia. All the other ideas in my head are character specific. Like my own miqote having an irrational fear(mixed with a dash of intense hate, like Astral Fire III and a few dozen Fire III spells cast at the same time intense, but I plan to make the intense hate rare) of other miqotes and felines in general, regardless of Seeker or Keeper(subject to change, maybe his ex-merc foster dad/mom might tell him the difference between the two). I mean being fed to a sandworm by your own people would prolly screw with your head or traumatize you. Or that the ex-merc in question was a particularly nasty fellow in the past who is trying to atone for some very treacherous things to done to very close people by way of helping refugees in and around Uldah. Okay so this might be a bit disorganized but I can't completely tell since I'm kinda almost drunk atm. Refer to sig for my face as I wrote it. Hell I'm not even sure if Cultural discussion can be in this forum or the other one.

I read there would be axes, friends, and getting my ass kicked around. Where do I sign up? Buuut Kurt's still kinda like a warrior in training(not even level 30) so take that as you will. He's got an axe so that prolly makes him a pirate regardless of whether or not he actually is. Not counting the amount steel he's wearing on him. Though I gotta say your character seems well done or medium rare if you're into those kinds of steaks.

BASIC INFO Characters: Kurt Steel, Nah Amariyo Primary Character: Kurt Steel Linkshells: Primary RP Linkshell: RP STYLE Amount of RP (Light, Medium, Heavy): Heavy, I'm in character almost all the damned time. I'll adhere to the lore whenever possible and try to be plausible with grey areas at least. Views on RP Combat and Injuries: I guess if it makes sense then there really isn't much to it. If Kurt gets hit, he gets hit and carries that until someone patches him up. If he dies, then I guess he'll never be IC again. I'm not in the business of BSing my way out of a fight. That said I'm none too keen on fights that rely solely on system rolls, specifically when there is a huge rift between the skill levels of the fighters. Beginner's luck only goes so far before you start wondering why a master of sword and board lost to someone who just seconds ago picked up a sword and board for the first time in their whole lives. Of course, you could dragon ball it in a competition and say 'I was only fighting at 20% of my power level.' But when it comes to life or death fights yeah, I'm none too keen on this system. Views on IC Romance: *I'm not against it. If it happens then it happens and I will play the character the way I think they'd handle the romance. Though I would appreciate it to grow naturally rather than get told what to do and why and where and when. Views on non-romantic RP (family ties, etc.): *Ah I guess I view and conduct it the same way I would a romance or any relationship. It isn't completely controlling what they do rather it adheres to my characters' PoV's and I just puppet them in that direction. Views on lore: *I make it a point to keep to whatever lore is presented though there are cases where I have disregarded parts of it. *ehem*fantasia*ehem* Still if it's a gray area I'd do what I can to make something plausible with the concept swimming in my head. Views on chat functions (/say, /linkshell, etc): *Usually I'm IC on say and OOC whenever I'm in a tell with someone or party chat or whatever designated OOC channel there is. I do like the /emote function because it at least allows me to narrate what I can't pull out of the emote list in game. I guess each channel has its uses. OTHER INFO Country: Philippines (Somewhere in Asia) Timezone: GMT+8(Willing to sacrifice sleep for RP) Contact Info: I've got skype if you like, just ask.

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