Greetings and welcome to the RPC Brynn
I'm a lurker at heart as well, so I understand the desire to fully grasp the basis or the world your entering before stepping foot in it. Partly to ensure fidelity, and also because I hate making an ass of myself/am easily embarrassed when I think i've messed up. Or maybe thats just me. anyways!
Faye makes an excellent recommendation with the Harbingers of Dawn, while I don't know many of their members, the ones i've met are a pleasant sort. So i'll add a few of my own suggestions, they're contextual depending on what you're looking for and your obligations, but I think they'll help set you on your way. As a note, an ingame tell to one of the Pearl holders, or a post on the given linkshell entry is usually enough to get you an invite.
http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=1902 Is the "Intermission" Linkshell, set up as a sort of OOC hub for roleplayers to meet, to chat and find out who is where with what and why. Large and on their third iteration, a good place to dip your toes.
http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=5335 Is smaller, but just as focused on helping people find others who are looking for roleplay in a given area, or with a certain focus.
http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=3026 Is another OOC group, how ever focused on EU time zones (since I couldn't find yours I thought i'd throw it in, maybe you keep their hours.)
You might know about some of the following links, but just incase...
http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/misc.php?page=welcome that welcome post outlines a few of the resources here at the RPC, the lantern, calendar, all that fun stuff.
http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=1770 Is a RP handbook made by Eva, very informative and sectioned so that you can read over what you might feel you want to improve on. It covers fairly common territory, but does it well and with detail.
As far as Lore itself is concerned. I pull from a variety of sources, treating the game as "primary" I also use the wiki on this site as well as the following sources. (Caution, some of their information is from 1.0, make sure to check the post date.)
http://xivwiki.com/Main_Page
http://gamerescape.com/category/ffxiv/
http://www.ffxivmaps.com/old.html
Ah well, rambling aside, the RPC is a pretty open group, with many conversations, no doubt you may encounter a topic you were thinking of in the forums, and if not you can always make your own!
Hope to see you around in Eorzea before too long, make sure to stop by and say hello if you're in Ul'dah!
I'm a lurker at heart as well, so I understand the desire to fully grasp the basis or the world your entering before stepping foot in it. Partly to ensure fidelity, and also because I hate making an ass of myself/am easily embarrassed when I think i've messed up. Or maybe thats just me. anyways!
Faye makes an excellent recommendation with the Harbingers of Dawn, while I don't know many of their members, the ones i've met are a pleasant sort. So i'll add a few of my own suggestions, they're contextual depending on what you're looking for and your obligations, but I think they'll help set you on your way. As a note, an ingame tell to one of the Pearl holders, or a post on the given linkshell entry is usually enough to get you an invite.
http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=1902 Is the "Intermission" Linkshell, set up as a sort of OOC hub for roleplayers to meet, to chat and find out who is where with what and why. Large and on their third iteration, a good place to dip your toes.
http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=5335 Is smaller, but just as focused on helping people find others who are looking for roleplay in a given area, or with a certain focus.
http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=3026 Is another OOC group, how ever focused on EU time zones (since I couldn't find yours I thought i'd throw it in, maybe you keep their hours.)
You might know about some of the following links, but just incase...
http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/misc.php?page=welcome that welcome post outlines a few of the resources here at the RPC, the lantern, calendar, all that fun stuff.
http://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/showthread.php?tid=1770 Is a RP handbook made by Eva, very informative and sectioned so that you can read over what you might feel you want to improve on. It covers fairly common territory, but does it well and with detail.
As far as Lore itself is concerned. I pull from a variety of sources, treating the game as "primary" I also use the wiki on this site as well as the following sources. (Caution, some of their information is from 1.0, make sure to check the post date.)
http://xivwiki.com/Main_Page
http://gamerescape.com/category/ffxiv/
http://www.ffxivmaps.com/old.html
Ah well, rambling aside, the RPC is a pretty open group, with many conversations, no doubt you may encounter a topic you were thinking of in the forums, and if not you can always make your own!
Hope to see you around in Eorzea before too long, make sure to stop by and say hello if you're in Ul'dah!
