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With the Sun & Moon hype train getting ready to set off (and run for a year straight with 6 months of lead-up and then all the fun after release), I wanna get into the Pokemon spirit a little early: What pokemon would be your character's main partner? Would your character have a certain type specialty? And if you wanna get really into it, What kind of trainer would they be? A breeder, coordinator, gym leader? Maybe a member of Team Rocket or Galactic? -- For myself, Mercury's partner would likely be a Mienshao, with a general emphasis on Fighting types. He's still a wanderer, but living alongside this kind of pokemon would influence him to turn his dancing to a fighting style himself, focusing on melee instead of swordsmanship.

Understandable! I'll be looking into ideas and seeing what I can come up with. Would you prefer a post here or a PM if I come up with a character idea I want to offer up?

Count me down for intensely interested. This sort of thing is right up my alley and I'd be delighted to participate (provided I come up with a satisfactory idea before the places are all taken!). To narrow down (or expand) my choices, how would you feel about a Ninja as one of them? Would that be, like the Warrior for Kordh, 'too cliche' for a 'thieves' theme since the base class is the Rogue? Specifically, what if the trope were reversed, such as a Ninja for Lobh but the greed isn't for material wealth / anything that can be stolen? (And if Ninja for Lobh is too much, would Ninja in general be alright, etc.) If none of these stand out to you / sound good, no worries, I'm just tossing around ideas. This is really a great setup.

[align=center]https://wiki.ffxiv-roleplayers.com/images/thumb/0/00/Screenshot_535.png/500px-Screenshot_535.png[/img][/align] Need To Know :: Mercury Sanguinaire Duskwight, male, ~25, aromantic / asexual / polyamorous Professionally-trained dancer, self-taught swordsman Originally from Ishgard, now a wanderer. Frequents Ul'dah most often, then Limsa Lominsa, with Gridania being a rare stop Basic Plot Hooks :: Mercury has and on occasion still works as a companion, serving women, men, and all others. Anyone who was lonely and needed a date, or had promised to bring a date to a social event and couldn't find one, or just wanted to pay for a quick nightcap rather than woo someone into their bed, Mercury was happy to help for a pretty fee (and it didn't hurt when his clients chose to pamper him, either). Characters could have previously hired him, known someone who hired him and chatted him up, or otherwise know him through this channel. [Note this is not invitation for ERP, as I'm not interested in that at all -- it's just Mercury's work.] Oh, how the nightlife thrives! Of Mercury's friendly acquaintances, a majority of them have been made because he got a tad drunk and showed just how professional his dancing was, perhaps on a tabletop in the middle of a bar, or any surface that looked similarly capable of holding his weight. A tipsy Mercury is a charmingly unguarded, cheerfully energetic Mercury, ripe for friend-making. Though he is quite fond of his own style of swordsmanship, Mercury does seek to improve himself, and he figures none would be able to help him so much as a swordsman. He's never had formal training in swordplay, much as he's figured out on his own, so if he were to come across a particularly skilled swordsman he would gladly approach them for assistance or a spar (that Mercury would be very likely to lose). Specific Character Plots :: The Scorned Sibling The Childhood Friend For any of these, character-specific or just general hooks, I would love to discuss a preformed relationship or just start fresh with one of these to go on. With luck, I (and Mercury) will be transferring to Balmung within a day or two to get started, but until then you can contact me via this thread or PM!

Hard at work on Mercury Sanguinaire but now I'm late for being hard at work at my actual work!

whoa, i totally missed that! what a great resource wow, sorry for the pointless thread then!

so i normally main healer (though after twice in a row going through main story as WHM, i'm loathe to do it again), and i'm also partial to NIN, with my current character likely leaning BRD. but looking around, i feel like these roles have been filled by a majority of the characters i've seen! there are plenty of conjurers and arcanists, archers/bards seem to be in none-too-short supply either. and while i don't mind this at all, i like to get through pve (gotta get that sweet AST unlocked) and would enjoy doing this with a group when possible. basically my question here is are there any classes/jobs that are under- or overrepresented in the community? i know on such a big server as balmung it might not really matter, and the characters i've seen here are far from the only ones around, but this would also help me in helping brainstorm any secondary characters based on what role i wanted them to play. again, this is saying nothing ill of the healers/bards/what have you, i think it's awesome that so many characters lean that direction in a fantasy setting! i'm just looking for a vibe on what's most-needed or most-missed, as it were. (wasn't sure what forum to post this in, but i think character workshop works best?)

i'm 500% ready to spend $80+ on this hype train, fall in love with the new games, and buy another copy of each for rp purposes (i told myself this was a dumb thing to do but here i am with two pkmn x and two pkmn y, all with totally different uses) honestly tho after delphox i'm iffy on starters. i am weak to cats, what can i say, litten looks like a deviantart oc but i want it... unless it ends up an edgelord fire/dark type... i can handle the typing, dark is pretty sweet on a starter, but rip my aesthetic. on that note it's now been long enough that they can make a starter with a fairy typing safely so i'm guessing popplio for water/fairy, and my sincere hope is fire/ghost for litten but that's 100% hope 0% design-based

sounds good! would you like to just keep it organic and i'll meet up with you sometime after lia gets into balmung? or would you rather go into more detail? i still don't know the etiquette on how to go about more detailed discussions, so if you'd like to PM me or whatever the standard is i'm cool with it! but in this case, the meeting up in-game sounds like the best way to start too. edit: added lia's bounty hunting plot hook to the first post to make new finds easier!

Lia Sokolov's page is started and entirely unfinished!

funny enough, i was looking into bounty hunting as lia's actual occupation (vs his 'role' as someone's caretaker) from the start, since it's lucrative enough in short bursts and doesn't always require a full-time commitment. it also lines up with his general lawful-leaning (but entirely selfish) alignment. his personal interests outweigh his job description no matter what, though. if he did know who rhaya really was (which isn't necessarily the case, but if that's what you wanted to do), he'd be more intrigued by the bounty who didn't seem to be continuing a life of crime than interested in cashing her in. if you wanted, they could easily meet up because lia was looking for an easy bounty but decided she was too interesting to immediately turn in. and if you'd rather he not know her true identity, we can figure something else out too! lia does have a nose for the broken, as it were, can't resist a troubled soul.

[align=center]ARE YOU A MAMA'S BOY RECENTLY DEPOSED OF YOUR MOTHER?[/align] [align=center]A STRONG WARRIOR WITH NO BASIC SURVIVAL SKILLS?[/align] [align=center]A RECKLESS HERO THAT CAN'T SAY NO TO A DEATHWISH?[/align] [align=center]DO YOU NEED SOMEONE TO PAT YOUR HEAD, TELL YOU YOU'RE RIGHT, AND SEND YOU OFF TO WAR FEELING GOOD ABOUT YOUR BAD DECISIONS?[/align] [align=center]THEN DO I HAVE A DEAL FOR YOU![/align] [align=center]https://wiki.ffxiv-roleplayers.com/images/9/98/Screenshot_529.png[/img] [/align] [align=center]HIS NAME IS LIA AND HE'S READY TO KEEP YOUR ASS ALIVE!*[/align] [align=center]*results may vary[/align] Alright maybe that's all a little excessive, but it gets the point across. Lia Sokolov is an Auri male, starting class likely archer, server likely Balmung but not yet created/transferred. Lia is a caretaker by nature, but a caretaker of particular taste and abilities. His skills in cooking, cleaning, and other basic necessities are average. His child-rearing is abysmal, as he finds children in general unpleasant and not worth his time yet. No, his services are of a different kind -- he is a companion for the powerful but weakened. The type of person he gravitates towards are the strong or strong-to-be, especially those with lofty goals. He loves the passionate and lives to support them in their endeavors, and more importantly, to care for them when they're broken. He only cares for the weary, the depressed, the damned, those who are tossed aside or ignored by society. The more righteous and angry and self-destructive his charge's cause, the more Lia thrives. After all, Lia has his own destructive streak, whether of himself or the one he's taking care of is entirely up to the latter. He can be loyal and compliant to an extreme degree, not due to a weak will, but because he wants to see the outcomes of bad decisions. It acts almost as a power trip in itself; if he's told "kill me," how far will he be allowed to go before the order is rescinded? His occasionally-lacking morality aside, Lia is good at his role. When his charge loses all hope, he'll stroke their hair and remind them why they must keep going. When they can't bring themselves to get out of bed, he'll bring them breakfast, lunch, dinner, for as long as they need, and keep them company until the mood passes. And as much as his own interest can be piqued by bad decisions, he won't follow any cause that is inherently doomed to fail or that he doesn't personally believe in. TL;DR: Lia is a caretaker with a taste for destruction, he likes people who are powerful but broken, and he's good at following orders while being entirely independent (and all too easy to depend on). Lia is inherently a companion character. He's a sidekick. Unfortunately, this means that he is rather useless without a main character to play alongside. It would be nice to find a broken hero for him to nurture, thus this posting, though I'll probably be playing him running solo until I can find such a soul. Edit to note: Lia's nature isn't just for One Special Person, and he'll gravitate towards anyone a little messed up and downtrodden. He's a nurturer, for a purpose or otherwise, so if your character doesn't fit the exact specifications or isn't interested in needing Lia so explicitly, there's still plenty of opportunity to interact and for Lia to have an interest! Further details such as place of origin and other background-specific things are currently undecided and quite flexible in possibility at the moment. He's still in his baby stages of character development, so things may change in general before his official creation, but everything listed here is fairly set! If you're interested or have any questions, feel free to PM me or post in this thread. More Plot Hooks: * In his time away from handling the caretaken, Lia makes his spending money through good old bounty hunting. He's mid-range in seriousness, but as of 'right now' he's probably between charges, making him hunt a little more often. If your character is in the same line of business or is wanted for something or other, we can do something with that! * He loves gardening. That's not actually a plot hook I guess so much as just a general fact but the point remains. Player Directory: imayosh | Wiki: Lia Sokolov

thanks for the answers! honestly looking around the "balmung is necessary" consensus seems well-earned, most of the interesting characters or plots i've seen have been balmung... it seems i might have to make an investment after all. hopefully pre-planning and buildup here will suffice until the paycheck hits and i can justify it haha. it's such a relief to hear about the accepting community -- all my time in ffxiv i've only really interacted with my close friends, and the sparingly few times i've met a friend of a friend, they've been major bigots lmao. turns out the same person brought all the bad eggs in, but it still had me nervous to enter a totally new community! (and while i have nothing against those whose characters are pants-focused, i won't have to worry about that myself, so i'm not concerned)

after looking around the forums and getting a feel for the character/playerbase here, i better understand the general style of rp and characters. as such, the second point is largely moot -- it seems i'll have not just better luck but more fun working within the confines provided (to an extent). i'm used to these kinds of environments encouraging a style of rp i don't mesh well with, but it seems there's no need to worry!

I. Basic Info Characters: Lia Sokolov (under heavy construction), Mercury Sanguinaire Primary character: Mercury Sanguinaire Linkshells: n/a Primary RP linkshell: that'd be delightful II. RP Style Amount of RP (light, medium, heavy): medium: plenty of rping, but not too stuffy. wiggle room and the ability to talk OOC about characters, things like amusing (or not so amusing) hypotheticals, little details that won't come out IC, etc. in a separate context. Views on RP combat and injuries: i don't mind my character losing a fight or getting injured, and i prefer people with a similar mindset. however, i'm not big on playing out the actual combat unless i'm in the mood for it, and i'm not a huge fan of dice-roll combat in written rp. i'd prefer to say "your character has the tactical advantage and would more likely win" or "my character has more on the line and will go recklessly all-out, so i think they should win this time, with suitable injuries" than bank on everyone wanting their character to win no matter what, and forcibly evening the odds. i am willing to be flexible if my partner doesn't like the idea of story-driven outcomes. Views on IC romance: though not a romantic myself, i can enjoy some rp romance now and again! it's certainly not my first goal, and i prefer strong interesting platonic bonds, but i'm not against it either. i also like to explore the multiple kinds of romantic and non-romantic relationships such as polyamory, business marriages, "fake dating" for one reason or another, the whole gauntlet. Views on non-romantic RP (family ties, etc): love it! not big on family personally, but i love characters with a brotherly bond, or a friendly-hateful rivalry, a platonic skinship, the student-teacher bond, the list is literally endless! Views on lore: i view lore as a tool, not a rulebook. i don't want to be massively restricted by the deeper details of the game universe, nor am i entirely knowledgeable about it -- i have all the main story quests done, but i tend to skip or not thoroughly read many sidequests / dungeon lore. i'm willing to learn the lore, and do find it interesting and useful for character-building. this applies to plots and storylines as well; i would rather draw from lore than strictly follow it. i like to keep it loose. Views on chat functions (/say, /linkshell, etc): rping via /tell seems annoying and easy to mess up (plus impossible during dungeons, leading to up to an hour of radio silence and no way to know when they stopped receiving your tells or when they come back without staring intently at their icon), but i understand its necessity on occasion. i'd prefer linkshells, party chat, or similar (i'm nervous about just using /say, but in a less public place i guess it'd be cool). ideally, IC and OOC chat should be clearly separated by different chat modes or [ooc brackets] or whatever the standard is. III. Other Info Country: USA Timezone: Mountain / MST Contact info: PM or post at me here, specific character tumblrs and other ways to contact may come later. i'm comfortable giving skype for serious plotting!

yo i'm imayosh, you can call me ima or whatever else. been playing ffxiv for going on a year now with too many alts, all for rp purposes. i'm a fairly skilled healer (whm/ast main), caught up to the current patch story-wise, have multiple lv 60 classes, overall experienced in the (battle side of the) game. i won't need any guidance in that respect, and can provide it as wanted! i've also been rping for many, many years, but never in the mmo format -- the rp alts mentioned previously are just me and my friends making characters with the name and appearance of our fave characters to play, very minimal actual rping involved. my past rping has been on gaiaonline and tumblr, as well as scattered forums and rarely skype. i've been itching for a new place to rp (+ a place in general to rp a character that's been brewing), and i already waste hours and hours on this damn game so... dots connected, this feels like a possible next step. i'm looking for a... medium? rp experience? i want to do plenty of rping but not in a stuffy environment. i want to be able to talk about ooc things, especially related to the character like amusing hypotheticals and info that would never come up in-character. now here are my questions surrounding that -- and potential problems: -- server-wise, is there, like... a third option? i'm NA datacenter (Aether), and obviously balmung and gilgamesh are closed for new characters. i don't want to spend real money on a server transfer, especially before i'm sure i enjoy this style of rping anyway. are there other servers with active rping, even if it's just getting into a good group and sticking with that group? what are my options? -- i know Special Snowflakes, etc., are generally considered to be in bad taste. however. i'm not especially interested in playing Your Average Townsperson/Lowbie Adventurer. i enjoy rps with groups of unique, maybe not strictly realistic, characters (the key here being groups, not a single powerful person but a group of unique individuals that might seem overpowered in normal context). is it reasonable to look for a group that supports the idea of not adhering strictly to ffxiv lore, playing off the lore into branching ideas, things like that? i've got ideas that would not necessarily adhere neatly to the currently-known lore, but wouldn't be entirely out of left field either. -- i need an lgbtq+-friendly group! not a question just a fact, any and all of my characters are going to be queer in some way or another and i'll need a place that's comfortable and welcoming of that! i've heard faerie is the "official lgbt server" but i don't imagine there's much overlap with that and rp... so a group will have to do. as for myself, i'm 22, genderfluid (please use they/them to refer to me!), and a manager at my local convenience store. i have no life so i just work, play ffxiv, and occasionally sleep. in the future i'm planning on being a game creator but lmao who has the time.