Macey

Good to hear from you again, Salty. Some foundation has been laid in game. We have a mutual friend in Meat, so once you find out where I am from him we can set up the initial in game meeting to kick things off. The Miquotes being the founders of the original order makes a lot of sense too. Let us know when you're going to have some play time and we can set things up :3

Some decent feedback thus far. Need a few more posts, especially from people who voiced initial interest. Once we get enough replies we can set some dates to start kicking this off in game.

Meat could be the link that brings Salty and Size back together. That way you could have some involvement from the beginning and stay in touch.

Hey all! Salty and I had a lengthy discussion in game last night over the history and background of the linkshell and we wanted to run some ideas by you guys to see if you like what we came up with. First, while we liked the 'women isolated and form their own society' background, we thought that I could be limiting, in that existing characters with their own backgrounds couldn't participate. Thus we decided that the Mercenary guild background would allow for a more diverse and accessible framework for any and all female characters to be a part of. Additional we felt that any of the character from those female only setting could still be created and be a part of this as they would naturally be drawn to the all female aspect. Second we liked the "Daughters of Halone" concept, but didn't want to stress the religious aspect for the same reasons as above. Instead it will be a choice if characters view it religiously, philosophically or just a name. The way we are doing this is by making the Daughters of Halone an ancient group that existed and is now mythos akin to how we view amazons today. Thus the recreation of them will be open to interpretation which could lead to some nice IC conflict between characters who view it spiritually and those who view it only symbolically. As for the mercenary guild background we came up with a backup story involving our two characters and up to 6 others if you choose to be a part of it. Here are the details. During the last great war, [which can either be during the calamity or during the end game events of 2.0 need peoples input for that] the Grand companies commissioned teams of adventurers led by Grand company officers to act as special forces teams against the Garleans. One such team was led by a Roe Paladin named Size Queen (my char) and her second was a Roe pirate, Salty Lake. As the rest of the team were also female(this is where the 6 other players can join in), Size Queen drew on the inspiration of her Guardian Halone and dubbed them the 'Daughters of Halone'. During the war, they gained notoriety amongst both the enemy and their peers and were ranked one of the top fighting units in combat. At the close of the war, they were disbanded and separated by geography they each went their separate ways. Fast forward to present day, Salty, now a notorious pirate, finds herself on hard times and in desperate need of cash hatches a new idea to reassemble the Daughters of Halone and start a mercenary company. She seeks out her old Lieutenant Size Queen, who has now put down her sword and shield to become a monk. After some reluctance, Size Queen agrees to start the company, but with her new path in life, views the ideas of the Daughters of Halone far more spiritually than she did in the past. Salty on the other hand is just in it for the gil, but knows she needs Size's ideals and leadership to pull them all together. They then set off to seek out the other original members and new members to expand the company. OOC info In practice we hope for a lot of IC conflict as Size and Salty's ideals often clash e.g. while Size would be trying to give their profits to the orphanage, Salty would have already spent them on a new warship or something. The company would have full time and part time members so old associations need not be dropped. We need some feedback on the above, if you would be so kind to answer the questions:- 1) Is this a background you can get into? 2) Do you prefer the war to the Cataclysm or the end events in 2.0? If the latter we could actually role play out history as Salty still needs to do those missions. 3) Do you want to be one of the original 8 members? These would be considered officers or at least senior members in the Company. 4) Is everyone ok with this being a linkshell? 5) Anyone have more they could add? Look forward to the feedback! Macey obo Salty and Size

Getting back on topic, i.e. how do you make emotes for characters who don't show emotion. If you think outside the box, you can actually make your character stand out quite a bit by doing actions contrary to social norms. e.g. "Harry glances at Jeff as he makes the joke, but doesn't laugh." In a movie, that's a quick shift of the eyes, but it speaks volumes of Harry and how he feels about Jeff or the joke he told. Another idea is that often times these characters do feel, but they just don't want to show it to their companions. For this you'll again have to come up with visual cues/reactions. e.g. "Harry's jaw tightens for a moment, but then he carries on chewing his tobacco as if he hadn't heard anything." In my experience as a writer, I find character like this often take more text to personify than vocal or boisterous characters. So if you want to play a brooding character, you actually have to work harder to play them. Otherwise you just become a silent a character who goes ignored. i.e. you may think you're RPing you character by saying nothing. But this is not a purely visual medium so you do actually have to say "something" that shows you saying "nothing".

Another reason could be more philosophical/religious. Halone is the Goddess of War/rage is she not? It could simply have started as a movement called "The Daughters of Halone" which had an open invitation to all women who strive to honor the ideals of the Goddess. It could have been a passive organization that from time to time got together to accomplish certain things, but during the wars a core group arose amongst one of the Grand Companies and operated like a special forces unit. After the war the Leaders of that unit reorganized under a new Free Company which now operates like a mercenary guild. It would make sense for the leaders of the LS to be former Grand Company officers or something like that who are now trying to expand their new business by recruiting members who can follow the ideas of Halone. The involvement could also be on somewhat loose to allow for more IC freedom of association. e.g. You can belong to another organizations full time but also be a Daughter of Halone. Maybe you're a crafter who supports by supplying items. Or maybe you have a full time Job with a Grand Company, but when the call of the Daughters go out, you have a slight dilemma trying to serve both masters. You could have a lot of Philanthropic reasons for their motivations as well. Perhaps most of their profits go toward supporting an orphanage or a school for girls, so none martial classes like scholars and mages could have full time occupations within the company outside of missions/jobs. So it could have a 'Heroines with Heart' sort of feel. OOC'ly I think this would work best as a LS and when events are organized a call goes out to all members to gather for a new mission, recruitment drive, bake sale-you get the idea

Sounds like a match for Size Queen lol

I hope I can make it as Size Queen. Were is it going to be?

Character Name: Size Queen (don't ask!!) Hells/Sea?: Hellsguard Gender: Female Timezone: Atlantic time (EST +1) Looking for?: Light rp friends. Comedic RP and romance. (I'm also a pretty intensive in PVE right now so RP is somewhat secondary) Server: Balmung Post a link to wiki if you have one beneath. Working on it!! 2. Does your character fit the 'common' lore of your Roegadyn or are they singular? (Eg. Raised by hyur so does not understand X or Y = singular) Sort of common. You all decide. http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=2830&pid=35124#pid35124 3. What are your Rp limits, if any? (Eg: no permadeath, no ERp etc) No ERP but comedic romance is ok.. e.g. Size Queen is constantly threatening guys with marriage, but they keep running from her for some reason.

Another way they could have done it was add more incentives for killing trash mobs at 50. I only just made 50, but I can already feel a slight malaise about having to work through patches of mobs for no reward, just to get to the boss. When leveling, the xp made killing most of the mobs at least worth it. Maybe if they had a way of converting xp into something useful at 50, like material?

Coliseum gear is so cool! I've been trying to power level my Miqo'te to 45 just to wear it (>_< I have a question, though. Is it very hard to obtain? It sells for obscene amounts in the market, so I'm worried. Yes unfortunately it can be a bit difficult to obtain. The dungeon it drops from is not so bad and has lots of coffers, but its in such demand people often need it and the it is still a rare find. My advice is to watch the markets and purchase it. A key way to gather that much money is to take the sellable item option for quests rewards around 43~45. At 45 you get your AF which trumps everything you can buy. You're Size Queen! I took this during EA because I was all "Holy crap the size of this Roe!" *Takes screenshot* (For reference, I'm the maximum height of a Hyur midlander) LOL a nice pic of me, thanks!

The ever sexy Size Queen

An authentic rule of cursing is that we tend to curse with the names of things that we find oppressive or offensive to us. Perhaps try and identify some of those things lore wise and see if they translate.

I don't think anyone intends to make ugly characters. Unless they have that specific purpose in mind. I think the appeal of the female Roe is that of rp'ing a mature woman versus a young girl, which most of the other races seem to depict. I for one set out to make a fierce and intimidating look. One that speaks confidence and aggression both physically and sexually. Some people don't like this in their females and instead choose the more normal cute and chaste look/demeanor. Bold and sexy is the look for me. Especially with a name like Size Queen :lol:

It's a conspiracy!!!! :cactuar: