Kirakira

Welcome, Wyrmies! I understand your frustrations and you don’t even have to go into detail about it, but I do still catch myself going back now and then (I still have 10 days left and wanna work on my first Alliance, dang it), but that means I’ll have to redownload and reconfigure my addons, so.. it helps me from not staying too long.. ANYWAY.. I don’t see it breaking the lore, either! With XIV, the lore is a lot more open than Azeroth and its counterparts, where we can be pretty much whatever we want to be without people jumping down our throats about it I hope your time in Eorzea is great and you have a lot of fun~

So you can chalk most of my post up to irrelevant wine talk, but as someone who RPs, and knows others who RP straight women, I am going to have to disagree. Again, we’re out there. I’ve seen so many. We’re not unicorns, there are just more people feeling open and more comfortable enough about who they are and who they love (even if that’s something only able to be expressed through RP) so there are different kinds of love out there. That’s beautiful to me, not disappointing. We’re both speaking from the other side of a fence neither of us will cross. You’ll continue to talk about how it’s difficult to find straight women in RP while I’ll continue to be a creeper in the Steps who reads search infos and Carrds about straight men and women.

I may have hit the “do not post on public forums” limit of red wine so forgive me if I overstep or completely miss the point here, but what does the person behind the character matter if you’re roleplaying? Nobody is forcing you to roleplay with anyone you don’t want to roleplay with. I can guarantee you that there are straight women out there who RP straight female characters. I can guarantee there are straight MEN out there roleplaying straight female characters. The world is absolutely beautiful nowadays where people can love who they want and be who they want. Let them. But don’t you say that there is “no love” for them. Also, remember that OOC//IC are two completely different things (:

Well, I know I'm a few days late, but welcome back! I hope that whatever you decide to do brings you a bunch of happiness and you're both sucked (back) into the game and get all the RP and game wholesomeness

I. Basic Info Character: Remi Dhen. I'm boring and this is my only character~ Linkshells: I've been "playing" the game on and off for a couple years and I still don't know what these actually are. Primary RP linkshell: Nope Part of the Black Griffin Adventuring Company now! II. RP Style Amount of RP (light, medium, heavy): I was heavy, but life and anxiety (I guess that counts as life?) got in the way and had me curl up in a ball for a while, focusing strictly on work and trying to manage everything. Nowadays, I'm light/medium because.. well.. anxiety is still here and with me not having RP'd in what feels like a lifetime, I'm afraid of falling on my face and having people laugh at me. Views on RP combat and injuries: I play as mainly an AST/White Mage. I'm a healing/nurturing type IRL and it translates well to my RP. I've never played a character that's been injured or personally done any combat RP because I've just.. never done it. I avoid conflict because I'm a pushover and will agree with people when push comes to shove.. if it even gets that far. Views on IC romance: As long as IC stays IC and doesn't bleed into OOC and it doesn't mentally/physically hurt anyone, I'm okay with it. If our characters mesh, they mesh. Views on non-romantic RP (family ties, etc): Hey, look! Something else I've never done! I'm not opposed to them.. I just.. haven't done them. Views on lore: I'm not entirely sure that I know anything about the lore, but what I do know, I like to stick to. Then again, I RP Remi as a former member of a caravanserai. While she's seen a lot of the world and interacted with a bunch of people, she hasn't been anywhere long enough to know a lot about them or their cultures. I'm willing to learn, though. Views on chat functions (/say, /linkshell, etc): I'd say it depends on where we are. If it's a crowded place, maybe being in a party would be better? Usually, I'm in quiet places with things I've set up with folks and we're in /say, but never say never, right? III. Other Info Country: United States Timezone: Eastern Discord - Kirakira#8994 I am on here, the RPC, too! https://remidhen.carrd.co/ And I'm almost always available in game. I work two jobs now, though.. and sometimes things get busy, so if I miss your message in game, please message me here or even Discord to let me know I missed you and I'll do my best to make it up to you~

Hi hi! Welcome to the RPC and to FFXIV RP! I hope that you have a wonderful time :)

Welcome to the RPC and to the RP side of FFXIV! Have you had any RP happen since you posted? I'm curious how it went :)

I'm sorry that I can't be of literally any help, because this is a situation I know absolutely nothing about. The only thing that's come to my mind is asking in game and/or checking the FC list on here, but I am sure you've already done both of those and my comment is just a waste of time. So, I hope you find what you're looking for and am once again sorry that I am of no help ._.

Welcome to the RPC~ I believe the community here is fantastic and I hope you continue to enjoy your time here. i still log in to WrA though.

Hey there~ And we are very happy to have you. I hope you've been having fun~ I find myself playing both WoW and this.. though, it hasn't been much of either lately. Just kinda been.. here, if that makes sense. I've kind of been in a special place for a while but this isn't the place .. I always ran Holy though. Disc scared me . I liked Resto Druid, and I'll get around to Resto Shammy.. eventually.. I think ESO is the one game I haven't tried. I've seen some gameplay, though! It looks like something where anybody with any class can do any role, which kind of throws me for a loop because I'm not sure what I'd even do. Too many options puts me in a small panic state and I get a super flustered, lol. I can't imagine what it's like in dungeons or raids~ If it's not Famfrit, Balmung or Mateus, I'm not familiar with it. How is it over there so far? Are there nice people over there in EU? I get what you're going for in terms of characters, though! I like to nurture and have alwaysalwaysalways RP'd and.. well.. been more of a supporting character than a leader. Don't lose that pride ;D - in terms of alts, though.. I'm not sure what you mean by this game being not alt friendly and I'm sorry. There may be some things out there that could stop you from wanting to create a supporting character to your supportive character (glamour, maybe?) but I'm not super sure and I am so sorry. I believe there are some super helpful topics in the lore discussion area of the site. If what you're looking for isn't covered, ask! We don't bite here. I don't think. https://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/forum/37-lore-discussion/ The main point is your enjoyment. There are some super informative folks here that can help you find your way. I hope that the combination of you looking for answers to your questions and finding people to accompany you on your journey lead to you settling into a place you can happily call home (there are plots open now and again, but I'm always thinking I'm being smart and am greeted by what I could swear is the entire server and I honestly have -100% idea what I'm doing anyway so I just attempt to play it off). So, please, get yourself a nice cup of your favorite beverage, feel encouraged to cruise through the RPC, and meet some more folks!

Hey, Damian! Probably the most least qualified person to respond, here~ I thought I was anxious around people before, but now that I have almost no contact with anyone outside of those I work with, I swear it's gotten 12 times worse. I get the intimidation, even if it is over a completely different reason. My experiences have led me to the belief that the people in FFXIV are very, very fun to be around. There are a lot of great people out there, and they're nothing to be afraid of. With the lore being how it is, you can practically make your character whoever you want them to be. There's a lot of freedom out there, and there's absolutely no rush in getting it all sorted out. It's your pace. In regards to what? There are a looooot of people out there that are into all sorts of different things, and I think it's unfair to judge off of what you read instead of what you experience. Like I said, I've met a lot of nice people on here (AND I'm on Balmung!). I know people are still doing content. We don't all run at the same pace, right? Maybe check with a few more folks and check party finder and whatnot. One of my friends is constantly in and out of raids (and she's on Balmung!). I'm definitely not qualified to speak further here, but I feel that if she's able to find people to run content with, then there are folks to run content with. I couldn't tell you how many times I told myself I'd level crafting but.. never did. It's definitely doable, and I'm sure you could do it. You can visit other servers in the same data center, yes. You're not sure if it's worth a loading screen to go hang out somewhere else? I don't understand this bit. So don't pick a small empty server! Are there even any of those? I'm only really familiar with Famfrit, Mateus and Balmung.. all of which I've met some fantastic people (broken record, sorry..) and had some wonderful experiences. Ultimately, and this is obvious, you should pick what makes you happy. You could always just work on an alt somewhere you were curious about and get to know the server yourself. Run the content. See if you like it. You can listen to other people and how they feel about things all the time, but how will you know if it doesn't fit what you're looking for unless you try it yourself, right? What's the worst that could happen here? You lose a couple hours of time?

Hey there! Welcome to the RPC! There's a loooooot of freedom when it comes to writing about your character. You can go in just about any direction you want to! For example, I went with being picked up by a theatre troupe and now I do tarot readings I hope you're enjoying your time with FFXIV and hope that you're able to get a ton of enjoyment out of it.

When I think forum RP, I just imagine it like.. this. All text. Clearly I’m wrong and just.. dumb! Two events?! That’s more than I’ve been to all month .. Did you have fun? What are your first impressions compared to forum RP? Even though you’re not 100%, I’m glad to hear you went with the flow! That can lead to some fun times, and I think it makes things just feel kinda natural. The rest will come, I promise! I work off Amazon WorkSpaces from home so if it’s not super busy then I can play, but even then I’m pretty limited as to what I can do.. just in case we do get busy. So, no Roulettes for me (it’s taken me like two weeks to get my Dancer to 66 ._.).. I also have an obsession with seeing people’s art since I have zero skill in it myself so let us know when you get that done

Are yooooou EST yet?

I'm a few days late, but welcome to the RPC and FFXIV, Kenjiro! The lore is pretty open, so we can pretty much go whatever direction we want. It's nice~ And there's nothing wrong with simple! Heck, I don't even have anything really fleshed out for Remi. And I agree with you on how awesome character arches can be! I think we're on the same page lol. I'm 100000% unfamiliar with the lore at all. When I went through ARR, HW and SB.. I was guilty of skipping all of the cutscenes and dialogue. It wasn't until Shadowbringers that I watched and read everything. I'm probably the least informed FFXIV player in the world when it comes to that. Then again, I RP a Miqo that grew up with a traveling circus troupe, so I guess that'd make sense. See! I went easy and simple, too lol. There is also the Lore forums. But you posted this like 4? days ago, so you've prolly already seen it. But.. you know.. just in case! https://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/forum/37-lore-discussion/ Maybe we'll bump into each other~

Hiii! Hopefully you’ll have such a great experience you’ll be here for a long time! Being excited like that is great - and we’re happy to see you here! I’ve never done forum based RP so I can’t imagine the difference of having visuals there, like.. I don’t know how I’d react if I couldn’t use something as a visual aid. But hopefully you’ll get adjusted in no time! One of the great things about the lore here is it’s pretty open. You don’t need S’yahn completely fleshed out before starting to RP or making any connections, either~ Heck, some of the people you come across might give you some ideas about what you wanna do and which direction to head in! We’re all here to help Completely understand this! I didn’t even wanna RP until I got my tarot cards linear to their FFXIV counterparts. Now I use them all the time — and of course, sometimes life just does the whole “no” thing and just doesn’t want us to have any fun. I work from home and get bratty when I actually have to focus on my other monitor and literally do my job instead of the FATE or whatever I’m trying to do in FFXIV on my other monitor These all sound very cool! It sounds like you like drawing so it’s good to see you going back to it, even if it is a struggle to get reacquainted!

Welcome to the RPC, Littleroot! The Lore gives us a lot of freedom, so don't stress yourself out or try to learn it all overnight! I like your ideas so far and can't wait to learn more~ With the ability to visit other servers that are in the same data center, you can open up your world 093840938209384 fold and that opens up so many more doors to find interactions. It's nice to meet you too~

I believe the lore is kind of all over the place, so don’t feel too pressured in having to come up with something super crazy! We have our share of sellswords, carpenters, magicians, strongmen.. You name it, we probably have at least one! Find what makes you happy and start from there~ I came back to FFXIV a couple of weeks ago, and haven’t really encountered anything out in the world. Then again, I was trying to get through the MSQ and not really out looking for anything.. so it could be out there! i do know for sure that while RP FCs are great, you don’t have to be in one in order to find some fun RP

That’s only 2 hours behind me! Maybe I’ll take me a nice little trip over to Mateus! ..actually I may have created a character over there this morning >.>; Maybe I’ll find you and bug ya~

Well, my welcome still stands and we’re still happy you’re here. maybe it’s gonna be a whole new game now-

Hey, Sirenia! Welcome to the RPC~ I never played XI, any Guild Wars, or even Aion lol. Very happy to see you’ve landed in XIV! We all start somewhere You can have whatever name makes you happy. It might even help you out with your story! I’m super indecisive myself so I know the struggle. Whatever story you draw up will be fine, I’m sure. Those who matter don’t mind, and those who mind don’t matter Oh my Lord~ You’ve already made a bunch here just by signing up and posting. Don’t feel discouraged. It can be kinda overwhelming and maybe spooky at first, but once you have someone, or a group that you RP with, you’ll love it~ Things will fall into place as you go along. Sometimes, you’ll have a thought where it’s like “OH WHY DIDNT I THINK OF THAT SOONER” Again, welcome to both the RPC and FFXIV!

Well there goes half the fun! what timezone are you in?!

Hi, Iranda! I'm happy to see you've made your way here and I'll do my best to help out with some things, but I'm no expert.. so if someone out there can correct me on something, please do! The Goddess of Love and the Moon! I'd say you picked a good one here, but I'm a softy so.. In my experience, patron deity doesn't come into play unless you bring it up. I feel like you could pick absolutely whatever deity you want in the beginning and have experiences or events happen that have your character place their faith elsewhere. As far as birthdates go.. I always just pick mine.. I'm a little lost here~ Are you asking how to handle someone else playing this way? This works! From what I understand, the Echo is what allows someone to be able to resonate with other people's souls and see their past. They can speak every language in the world, too. The Echo doesn't let the user get bothered by Primals and some can even transform. The Warrior of Light is not the only one that has been "gifted" this, though it is super rare~ I think.. in Hydaelyn, Garlean imperials are the users of magitek while Garlean citizens lack the skill/ability for the workings of magic to the point of not being able to naturally manipulate aether at all, and make magitek. Probably suuuuuper wrong here. My favorite! I kinda cheesed this one by saying Remi ran away and was adopted by a little wandering circus troupe. She was fascinated by the fortune tellers there, and they taught her what they knew. She picked up a little bit of this and a little bit of that from the people there.. and she's by no means an expert at anything.. but she can read cards, at the very least~ I think this is an okay place! There is also.. RP Discussion, for "RP-related discussions, roundabouts, inquiries, etc.": https://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/forum/6-rp-discussion/ AND Lore Discussion, for "Lore-related discussions about the world, races, events, and general canon of Final Fantasy XIV.": https://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/forum/37-lore-discussion/ The people there might be able to help you better! Super familiar with this here. For me, RP is a great way to help break out of that shell.. but you've been doing this a lot longer than I have so you already know that the people who are worth anything don't mind how long it takes to get through there and have you open up. Also.. I spent over a year trying to get my tarot deck's major and minor arcana to line up with FFXIV lore, and I still don't even know if it's right ;_; I'm not.. sure. I've never done any RP like this, so I'm useless here.. but that kind of stuff would have to happen organically. There are some great characters out there with wonderful people behind them. I'm sure if your stories got to that point, it could happen~ Not as bad as people make it out to be, honestly.. at least in my experience. When I run through Quicksand to see the innkeeper, or hang out with one of my friends.. the naughty stuff is kept quiet. I don't get people trying to do anything with them, and I don't see anything other than regular tavern RP. I haven't heard of anyone getting into any trouble with the naughty stuff, but I'm assuming that's because the person they're doing it with has consented and agreed to do it back. I hope this helped out, even if just a little bit! And I hope you continue to have a good time in FFXIV!

I was looking through Welcome Desk posts and realize I missed yours, so I'm a little late to the party Welcome back to FFXIV! I know how you feel, too! I stopped for a good bit after playing through a good bit of ARR and just felt kinda.. spent.. but we're very happy you decided to give it another go and found us here on the RPC! Is there even such a thing as RPing for too long? - I just hope you continue to have fun and meet some interesting people that make you want to stick around even more!