AmeKusakari

Ame: She would respond depending on the person, but if it was a man, or a stranger she would probably blush, panic and maybe faint. She does not do well with physical contact and can barely manage something so simple as a cheek kiss. Jellal: One would receive a 'Don't fucking touch me' glare, but that would probably be it. If his wishes were respected that would be the end of it, if the person tried again, they would end up with the barrel of a gun in their face rather quickly. Dalain: -headbutts- Irregardless of gender or reason. Angry little Xaela does not like affection. N'akani: "Just the cheek?" She would most likely flirt with the person. Tsirae: He would accept it as a form of greeting and probably remain unphased by it. That is not unusual for nobility, and would be nothing special to him. Kilanii: "You'll need to buy me a drink first." While not overly interested in contact, she would not become angry or defensive unless the person continued to be pushy beyond the cheek kiss. Then they'll get a swift hit from her axe.

If you're still looking for practice I have a couple to choose from:

Dalain is obsessed with Seashells. She loves them and uses them to craft. As a Xaela of the Ejinn tribe, she is capable of swimming deep and spending hours searching for the right shell. Once she has acquired one of interest she uses it to craft. Sometimes as jewelry or decoration for armor or spears. On rare occasions she gives the crafted item as a gift. This is incredibly significant since Dalain is not the most friendly, nor does she make bonds with others since losing her mate. If it does happen, she must have great trust and care for the person.

For me I look for little details, maybe a quote, something to catch my interest. Certain races also catch my interest more, or just a character that is kind of unique looking. I also watch other people rp to see a bit of their style. I like people who use "s when there is dialogue. I also look for people who would be an interesting fit for my own characters to meet. As far as deterrents, tags that only say 'rp' cause it gives me nothing of interest. I avoid any that have erp tags. Not my thing and I don't want to deal with it since that's usually what they seem to want, and I want character building and interesting conversation not smut. tl;dr - Have something interesting in the tag don't be an erper and I'll probably try and rp with you.

Lol doing my home accounting and cleaning. No FFXIV forces me to be a functioning adult..... Q_Q They need to hurry and come back so I can escape reality again

Thank you so much!!!

I would love to join as well

1. Morpho 2. Lesser Panda 3. Bluebird 4. Fatcat 5. Owlet (I have it) 6. Calca 7. Orchestrion 8. Expeditioner's Tabard This is very kind of you!

Would love to meet her as well on my Ala Mhigan. Could have some interesting discussion.

I would like to meet you as well

Thank you for the fun rp!! it was great for building on my character! <3

Yay!! If you need any other screenies I can grab some as I only had two on my laptop at the time.

[align=center]Ohh Your art is lovely![/align] [align=center]I'll have to update with a screenie when I'm off work.[/align] [align=center]Now to decide which of my two characters to screenie. \o/[/align] [align=center]Update: Got some screenies!![/align] [align=center]I chose my Miqo'te Jellal (Profile and front view)[/align] [align=center][/align]

Character Name: Jellal Asiha Time-zone (OOC): CST Location Preference (IC): He travels so anywhere works, usually a tavern is an easy spot. Style (pick one): [slice of Life] Spirit (pick one): [Humerus] Tone (pick one): [Light] Anything Specific you might want: Okay so, I'm very new to the game and the lore (but not to rp, I've been rping for a very long time) But this character is not entirely fleshed out, so I'm trying my basic plan first and seeing how that flows. If for some reason anything I allude to is not really lore-friendly please tell me so I can change it. There really shouldn't be an issue, but I like to be safe and warn the person in advance.

I really wish I could remember the person's name, but recently I started on an Astrologen. I have never healed in this game before as I played a black mage until I was into heavensward content. While pugging a roulette I was still trying to figure out ways to rotate through the group members for my card buffs and flip back to the tank quickly enough to heal mid fight (especially cause I sometimes lag so clicking with the mouse is delayed during some big fights when it's most important to be fast). I was struggling, and one of the dps took me aside while we had a drink break for the tank and explained to me his entire rotation on his Astro, what worked best for him and his key binding set up. It really helped, and he coached me through the rest of the instance via tells so I could focus on learning the heal and managing my keys without stressing out. It was super appreciated because I was worried I'd be yelled at by the group for being a little slower/unsure of my skills. Now I enjoy healing and I've yet to come across someone super rude.

He seems like a very interesting character I will keep and eye open and see if I can throw my Seeker at him for some interesting conversation.

Jellal loves listening to people sing, though he wont admit that, and deny that he was listening if ever approached on it, but after so much war and violence, hearing joyful songs puts his heart a little more at ease. Ame loves the rain. Even if she gets sick standing out in it for hours. It's her favorite weather and if it's raining you can bet your ass she's out there standing it in.

I agree with allot of these comments. This happened to me in another MMO, and it ultimately turned very sour. She would get mad if I rp'ed in tavern or with other people, but her character could rp and flirt all he wanted without issue because he was a bartender and it was 'his job' to chat and flirt Icly. They can get controlling and emotionally abusive. I would definitely talk to them and make sure they know where you stand, don't let it kill your rp. I nearly quit rp because of this person and if it hadn't been for my legion-mates and partner irl, I would have just walked away from the game altogether. This is honestly my biggest fear about IC relationships, when the person cannot separate IC and OOC, and get possessive of your time and guilt you into spending time with them. Considering as you said it's at the point you had to hide yourself online, it's already a big red flag. You should not have to hide from your rp partners/friends, ever.

I would certainly be interested in rping with you! Hit me up any time on either my Au Ra (Ame Kusakari) Or my Miqo'te (Jellal Asiha).

I'm iffy about romances in rp. In the past in another mmo, I had a person who got -too- involved in their character and mine, and started to get jealous and possessive of both the character and my time, and it got really weird. (They would get annoyed or angry at me if I rped with other people...) and so that's made me super wary of romantic or relationship rps. It hasn't entirely deterred me from the idea, but I would have to be sure that the person has a clear understanding of the difference between in-game and Irl, and be fairly laid back. I don't like a romance to be the center of the rp, but it can be a nice accent to the character development. Ame is already set to be in a romantic relationship with my partner's character, but my my other character Jellal is single, however not very romantic. He's pretty set on his revenge, so it would take allot of effort to catch his interests. Someone would have to be fairly stubborn and determined to get much other than a glare from him lol.

[align=center]Okay wow. So I transferred to Balmung today and my friend showed me around the rp hotspots. First off I'm impressed with the amount of people, but upon arriving at the Quicksand and seeing everyone I suddenly got super freaken nervous. Part of me really wants to jump in an rp, but the other part of me is terrified to because I'm so new and I'm still learning the lore, as well as I have no real nice outfits to use for rp. It seems the rp style is fairly different to what I'm used to. (I mean it's amazing that people incorporate the emotes beautifully into their rp) But I've never done that and trying to learn to balance my inner writer with posts small enough not to lose track is going to be hard. Any suggestions for how I can sort of get involved? I'm joining a company tomorrow that is a friend's but it only has 8 people, and I would like to meet more, and I'm looking for people who are comfortable with a newbie to the game and are willing to give constructive points if I stray from the lore.[/align] [align=center]~Ame[/align]

[align=center]Greetings![/align] [align=center]I'm pretty new here, but I've been an artist for a long time, and I always like to share little exercises that I have come across and used to help better my skills and my character. So I present to you, the 25 Essential Expressions Challenge. It's allot of fun and easy to do. If you find one of the options does not suit your character feel free to change it, decorate the background, add more/less. [/align] [align=center]This exercise is thanks to Nancy at http://napalmnacey.deviantart.com/, you can find and favorite/download the original there, otherwise I have loaded up a copy. When you're done I would love to see it here! I'll be working on my own for my two rp characters as well. And if you're not an artist, you could still play around with the in game emotes and takes screenies and do the exercise as well for fun.[/align] [align=center][/align]

Ame and Kaze's relationship. They're a couple who doesn't really realize it. (best gif reference I could find is Gajeel and Levy from Fairy Tail)

I. Basic Info Characters: Ame Kusakari (Raen Au Ra), -I am in the planning of a second character soon (Male Miqo'te)- Primary character:Ame Linkshells:N/A Primary RP linkshell: N/A [*] II. RP Style Amount of RP (light, medium, heavy): I love rp, I love detailed in depth and long lasting arcs. I would put myself currently as a medium rper however, due to the fact I am new to the game and will be doing allot more leveling content at this time. But once I have some experience under my belt, I will mostly likely move more to the heavy rp side. Unfortunately I work rather odd times so I'm not always available during the day or evening, but I will do my best to facilitate those I rp with, with enough notice. Views on RP combat and injuries: I am not entirely sure how you rp combat in this mmo. In previous games such as WoW and GW, I would rp combat using the roll function, or if a game didn't I would use a dice app or my DnD dice. lol Injuries I'm fine with rping, they make the game more real, and unless you have a healer nearby, it can make for interesting rp, even after if one was to show up elsewhere with the injuries. Not to mention scars can be a neat addition to a character over time. Views on IC romance: I think IC romance can be nice as long as it's not the focal point for the character. My Au Ra will already be in a committed situation when I start rping, but my Miqo'te will be single upon joining. I'm not looking to pair him off, but if the right partner was to come along I would consider it. My main issue with this in the past is the rp partner got weirdly possessive of not only the character, but of myself and was even upset when I got a boyfriend irl. So I am allot more cautious of character romances now, and will take time to earn the trust with me and the character. Views on non-romantic RP (family ties, etc): I LOVE rp non-romantic relationships. I will always be open to discussing possible backstory connections, friendships, enemies, even the possibility of siblings/family with the right people. It's always of interest to me to help expand on my characters. Views on lore: As I'm new to the game, I'm allot more open on the lore since I wouldn't know enough to tell if you were lore-breaking or not. In games I am familiar with, I love sticking to the lore, and using it to build on my character in a positive way. I understand that in some cases bending the lore is acceptable, and if it's explained in a realistic way I'm all for it. But blatant lore-breaking bothers me allot and I will simply not associate with the person Icly. Especially if there is the risk any interactions might have to be retconned because they lore-broke in that situation. (I personally hate having to retcon something) Views on chat functions (/say, /linkshell, etc): Depending on the community, I prefer not to use the /say function just because it invited other people to comment (By other I mean non-rpers) and in the past had led to bullying and annoyances. I would prefer to rp in chats that are either group-based or limited to only the people taking part. [*] III. Other Info Country:Canada Timezone:Mountain Contact info: N/A atm, You can contact me here. I do have skype but I generally reserve that for once I've met and gotten to know people. [*] [align=center][glow=blue]~Special announcements can be found in the posts below~[/glow][/align]

Thank you so much! I was intending for my character to be about 24-25. So I'll try and work it out that way. I'm so excited. It just sucks I wont be able to start on the main Rp server, but I'll transfer over as soon as I can. I have some friends there so that rules out the other servers.