Hello Taleth!
I'll do my best to address your questions, but in the mean time welcome to the RPC, nice to see some more EQ1 veterans taking the plunge.
How ever if I go back to the idea that you perhaps mean playing a male character when you're female, well there's plenty already and they do pretty well! As well as the opposite. I myself am a Duskwight Elezen with dark skin, but my "real" self couldn't be more Aquitaine in apperance.
Hope that helps! feel free to ask any more questions you might have, drop me a tell in game or meander around the Forums at your leisure. Good luck and good hunting in Eorzea!
I'll do my best to address your questions, but in the mean time welcome to the RPC, nice to see some more EQ1 veterans taking the plunge.
Quote:1) What are thoughts on RP'ing different roles, races, genders etc?? I like to play them all, but not sure if there is a unwritten rule about how OOC relates to IC in the way of race and gender etc...I don't see any problem with deviating from your "IRL" persona, unless i'm misunderstanding an you meen having (for example) A hyur character that you roleplay as Elezen, which.. while interesting, might cause a few eyebrows to raise. I'm sure you're familiar since you've been around the mmo scene, but so much of our initial information is reliant on observation that it could throw some people for a loop.
How ever if I go back to the idea that you perhaps mean playing a male character when you're female, well there's plenty already and they do pretty well! As well as the opposite. I myself am a Duskwight Elezen with dark skin, but my "real" self couldn't be more Aquitaine in apperance.
Quote:2) How strict is everyone about names and stories? I have a character "Grianne Ohmsford" that I created on Gilgamesh. Yes that is the same character out of the Shannara series (from much later in the novels), but I really like the character and want to build on it. This isn't a requirement, I can role a different one, but was just interested in the thoughts.Varies from person to person, there is an understandable desire among some (myself included.) to keep most IRL references tangential at best for the sake of preserving the illusion, hard to see a character named Elmnister and not think of Ed Greenwoods novels no matter how good the Roleplayer is. Just an opinion, each person has their own triggers.
Quote:3) Is it possible to just be casual about it? Like spend part of the time progressing (leveling) as well as role playing?Oh yeah, thats why you'll find a lot of the Character directories have the tag "light" "medium" or "heavy" RP, while these don't always mean how often you're in character, it does give a general idea. Lots of people are progression players or favor Dungeons and Guildhests, some even work them into the RP. We're a pretty inclusive bunch.
Quote:4) Being a little new to this side of the gaming, is there a Free Company or group that can adopt a couple of my characters and help me develope them?I'd take a look at the Linkshell hall linked along the top bar of this page and see if any of those linkshells/free companies interest you. If one strikes your fancy, make a post or maybe PM them. You can usually run into a member or two out and about if that doesn't work, each has their intricacies, but all are rewarding when you become familiar with them.
Quote:So far my RP characters are on Gilgamesh, as that seems to be the new RP area.I wouldn't go so far as to say "new" as much as "alternative", just another option for people who aren't fond of Legacy or are part of other communities.
Hope that helps! feel free to ask any more questions you might have, drop me a tell in game or meander around the Forums at your leisure. Good luck and good hunting in Eorzea!