Hey SolaceWinds 
From one introvert to another, I hope this helps:
When I first started playing I really wanted to make good friends and find a nice group to rp with. So I stacked my deck against my own tendencies and made a character who is, of all things, a performer. She's a bard in the most IC version of things, and has several macro'd out songs and stories, jokes and dances, etc. She's also impulsive, and gets herself into all kinds of trouble. Basically, I made a character who is very much not me, but rather, was designed to meet people.
Having done roleplayish things for about 20 years (MUDs, D&D, Vampire, LotRO) I will say she's been the hardest character for me to play that I have ever created, but also she's probably the dearest to my heart as she's brought me so many great friends.
I'm not saying I've changed as a person, but after playing her for almost 3 years now, I HAVE met a bunch of great people... and I've gotten really good at composing limericks on the fly.
From one introvert to another, I hope this helps:
When I first started playing I really wanted to make good friends and find a nice group to rp with. So I stacked my deck against my own tendencies and made a character who is, of all things, a performer. She's a bard in the most IC version of things, and has several macro'd out songs and stories, jokes and dances, etc. She's also impulsive, and gets herself into all kinds of trouble. Basically, I made a character who is very much not me, but rather, was designed to meet people.
Having done roleplayish things for about 20 years (MUDs, D&D, Vampire, LotRO) I will say she's been the hardest character for me to play that I have ever created, but also she's probably the dearest to my heart as she's brought me so many great friends.
I'm not saying I've changed as a person, but after playing her for almost 3 years now, I HAVE met a bunch of great people... and I've gotten really good at composing limericks on the fly.
