Aden Dellebecque

We're still recruiting! Weekly RP events, and we're looking to gear up for the arrival of Stormblood! Establish yourself now, and when the expansion hits help us chronicle the impact the Garlean Occupation has had on Gyr Abania's beast populations, and scout the wilds of Othard for bigger and cannier prey than ever!

The ultimate answer is, are those aspects you as a player are interested in exploring? If they're things you want to explore in a safe, controlled environment... well, that's what RP is for. If you want your character to have intensely internalized the idea that they must wander off and sire children, then surely someone in their upbringing could've pushed that issue. To give a more helpful answer, I don't see any grounds for discrimination regarding orientation in either Seeker or Keeper lore. But then I don't have the lore book, only what's accessible online.

Bump because he finally has a wiki, and I'm still looking for people to poke this guy.

I went through the trouble of finding a player character teacher who had an established background as a Dragoon, and went through that RP. It was always my intent to only play a capital D Dragoon if I could manage to do that legwork--and I did. That's that. If this had been said for any other job with a thriving RP community around it, I would tell them the same--find a way around it. If people refuse to RP with you because you are continuing the RP you've been doing for months or years, it's their loss. I'll personally be operating under the "active service" theory, because thirty is an absolutely unsustainable number. It would mean Ishgard was always one really bad morning in the chow hall away from the death of the order.

"It's Aliens" level theory Revamp's sole purpose is to accommodate RDM's dip into multiple roles.

I don't RP much out there for exactly the reasons you've cited--there just isn't much to be found. However my character has spent a great deal of time in that area over the past year, mostly hunting (which I physrepped by hammering down on clan hunts for a while). With us being in different time zones a random encounter is unlikely, but if you'd like to arrange to run into each other, I'd be down for it. Edit because I can't read today apparently. Double edit because I CAN read and need to stop second guessing myself. X tribe in Dravania intrigues me for Reasons.

An interest survey might be good both to see how many people bite and to determine if there are enough people interested in one over the other to prioritize it.

Also a fair point. I kind of like the idea of an LS so that can it sit in the directory for posterity, since I suspect many more people browse through all of the LSes than read several pages back on the Making Connections forum. That way if someone wants to write and receive letters, say, a month from now, they'll know of a thing to join. And I missed the post I just responded to being stricken out, whoops You made a really good point here regardless. Perhaps we could get the thread stickied? Though if it goes artifact route LS would work.

I do feel like this is probably overthinking it--people have been doing pen pal writing IRL for a long time, often to random strangers they found by whatever means. There's a sort of charm in that. However, for people who want this type of RP but feel like they need further justification for their characters, I think it could work. Perhaps it's the original basis for the list, but in function it's not what everyone is using? Keeping this sort of thing in place for people who want to seek something a little meatier than just exchanging IC letters would be both prudent and interesting. Ancient Allagan listservartifact starts the whole thing, is perhaps responsible for keeping track of who participates, but is not responsible for all communications?

Though also, if it's being operated mostly outside of game, is an LS necessary? A spreadsheet for people to sign up on with their preferred contact info might work just as well. I missed a couple posts oops

I've got a clanless Seeker in that they were raised entirely outside of tribal society (son of clanless Seekers). It seems it's not uncommon in the RP community.

A pen pals LS sounds excellent. Maybe set up a matching system for people who are new/too nervous to pick people out? That way no one who joins and wants one (or two, or five) is left out.

What were your thoughts on how running pen pals would work? Considering the in-game mail allows so few characters.... This kind of low-impact concept really intrigues me. It sounds like my speed on days when more involved RP isn't working. Aden's a little nerd, too, he'd dig pen pals. And your character sounds pretty interesting.

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In my experience most companies will let you try it before you buy it, so to speak. Hit them up, ask if you can stop by wherever their group hangs and see if you mesh. You may also look into an OOC LS that caters to connecting RPers, a few of which you'll find in Virella's first link. Many of them are also willing to field questions outside the game, so you can make some inquiries while you're waiting your 72 hours if you're chomping at the bit. Events are a good place to meet and interact with players, so check out Roleplay Events. It requires you to be somewhat outgoing though, so this method doesn't work for everyone. If nothing else, it's a good survey of what kinds of RP are readily available before you hit the server.

I haven't seen the monster list yet but I sure as hell hope that's in there. It's perfect.

Aden's not an adventurer, exactly--though some of his 'secondary' job might qualify. But what made him leave home and pursue his current course was a desire to prove himself--first to others, but finally to himself.

Time for a serious answer: Fruit pastries. But I don't mean having one or two. It only becomes a guilty pleasure if he's allowed to eat an obscene amount--which he will seize the opportunity to do if presented with it. There's a reason he doesn't try to learn to cook.

Since Flynt forgot to put the date/time in this post--this will be November 4 at 8 PM eastern. All you have to do is show up with your spoopiest mounts!

I've got a bunch of slots filled, but I RP Aden leaps and bounds more than anyone else. For me to play an alt I have to have a story I want to tell, a personality or a concept I want to explore. I've been working on one lately (after the last alt fell flat due to something I should've been more cautious about) that I think will capture my interest, but no matter how many alts I have I'll always focus on one character.

Recruitment is open, and we've restructured! Check out the opening post for more information!

RP status indicator is for forgetting it exists until I walk into a room full of people using it.

Since I'm laid up and can't do chores and crap... finally breaking down and trying out Choice of Games. I loved choose your own adventure books as a kid, and I can play these on my phone from anywhere. Sounds like a great deal to me.

She did not come the next morning as promised, but another, a dragon her size snout to tail but sleek and sinuous in body, scales an iridescent ceruleum blue, clutching what seemed to be an old tapestry by the corners. "You, knight?" Its voice tripped on the words, by turns too guttural and too sibilant. "Yes," Aden answered, because if this dragon's command of the language was poor he didn't think he could explain what apprentice meant. It dropped the worn scrap of cloth, gems rolling out at his feet, some cracked or worn and each looking as if they'd been pried loose from settings. "Landlords' leavings," it said, and after a long grumble managed, "payment... when done." He stared, dumbfounded. If even half of the gems were real or salvageable it was more money than he'd ever received for a mark, for that matter more than he'd ever seen at once. He quickly composed himself, as the money meant little; it was already spoken for.

Nothing. I still need to clear Coil and get three more points of ilvl, but haven't had time to reliably do roulettes, nevermind that other crap. I'll probably end up just farming some mats that I think will sell well.