(07-08-2015, 08:17 PM)Natalie Mcbeef Wrote: 99% of the time the stereotypes are wrong, but that initial interaction is usually fun, and breaks the ice.
It's even funnier when you unintentionally get it completely right.
"Yer Ishgardian? Yer know anythin' bout these thrice damned heretics folk be yammerin' about?"
Little did she know.......
I do keep 'Walk up friendly' in my tag on the simple hope that someone may try to start something up and in an attempt to seem less intimidating for shy players.
Since I don't have much trouble initiating random encounters, I try to take the initiative when the chance presents itself. However this requires Klyn to be standing in a plausibly IC location, with no OOC obligations, or ques about to pop.
I also need to see some sign that my potential target the other party is open to an encounter. Simply emoting that your character has sat down on a bench, is enough for me to realize that they are present IC and accidentally dump Klyn's drink on their head or mistake them for a cactuar to get things rolling.
The last important thing to remember is that initiating RP requires a fair bit of creative energy. There are days when I can provide that and other days when I'm just too tired. Even if I only manage to start random RP once every week or so, I will continue to keep it in my tag because I see it as a welcoming gesture.
