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[TheCuriousRanger]

(Down below is some details about myself! I'll be updating this when I can for edits such quality of life for better meaning, more information about myself, and adding more characters!)

 

 

1. Basic Info

 

Primary Character(s): Currently Varus, +2 unlisted

 

Characters:

 

--Varus Ryder--

Spoiler

 

I roleplay him as someone who’s surprisingly optimistic, even when faced with great odds. He’s the type of character that doesn’t really realize how powerful it is to be brave, outgoing, and wit contained within a strange sense of humor in a world that’s cold and unforgiving. His humor, mostly comprised of sarcastic wit, is primarily used as a means to express his distaste when observing, or experiencing, any given situation or even possibly used as a shield to veil his own insecurities. It’s with his humor, his ability to take a hit, both physically and not, is what makes him someone who’s quite easily able to get along with. Though behind the playful, cheeky smile is someone who’s trying to soldier on and make do like everyone else. Like before, his humor is used as a shield, one that he never intends to ‘break’ in public for it to unveil how easily it is for the man to become flustered or terribly awkward.  With all of this in mind, my mindset for him is something akin to an underdog; something that’s quite noticeable within his current main trade as a Gladiator for entertainment, but who’s fate is nothing but uncertain at best. As such, my main intention for Varus is that of a more positive, supportive role. While he has his own goals, they’re easily achievable and not large in scale.

 

 

(And even more to come in the future?)

 

Linkshells:

Since I’ve only recently come to fully delve into FFXIV, I haven’t really looked for any Free Companies to join.

 

Primary RP Linkshell:

N/A

 

II. RP Style

 

Amount of RP (Light, Medium, Heavy):

While I do try to generally match the speed and length with those that I interact with, I find myself consistently leaning towards the ‘Heavy’ side of the spectrum. As it was with past MMORPG’s that I’ve dabbled in, I’ve roleplayed every day under their settings: dedicating a good chunk of my hours to all my characters, plots, and stories as all other in-game activities just seems to come second. For me, the beauty of the RP is the creativity first and foremost and I simply love meeting and getting to know someone else’s characters; how our characters’ interactions will shape the other’s stories. I am of the belief that the roles we play in each other’s story could very well have impact on the possible type of paths the characters will take.

Additionally, I’d like to say that while I do enjoy and value themes that revolve around the more casual, easy-going instances of RP: The positive, slice-of-life. But I do also enjoy the kind of themes that steer towards the more mature, realistic, gritty themes as well; the occasional emotional sucker punches that’ll leave us stunned for a hot minute, for the better or for the worst; the crude and the blunt.

 

Views on RP Combat and Injuries:

I’ve had.. What can be best described as a constant, rocky relationship with RP combat. Most other players that I’ve tried this with either always wanted to be in their own ‘spotlight’ or portray a character that could be seen as trying to equal an unbeatable warrior (For this case, we call this being a miniature ‘Warrior of Light’), or even both. This has led to several instances of god-modding and that’s a big no-no. Regardless, I have experienced some of the more better, satisfying ends of this; experiencing a few scenarios where the fight was completely fair, the outcomes reasonably expected (or even unexpected, but in such ways where it makes sense), and absolutely thrilling and worth the effort. So, I can do this with or without rolls, but I’m more considerably comfortable with rolls. I like the randomness to it and how it can speed up the encounter without trying to argue to bicker. It’s also because I enjoy having to be prepared for the unexpected, even despite having a history of rolling the butt end of the stick nearly every time (you might see that I’ve come to incorporate that with my first RP character, Varus). I’ll only feel truly confident and comfortable in doing Freeform combat when I know the person on the other end well enough to where they’ll stick to their character truthfully, and not try to stroke their virtual ego. Proper communication is very important here, and I don’t at all mind going into a fight where the encounter itself is already settled out-of-character to keep the pace just as fast and the outcome realistic.

But as the saying goes, please don’t kill my character unless it’s something I’ve gave a deep, thorough consent with and talk to me over with some of the longer-lasting wounds.

 

Views on IC Romance:

I love this, I’m weak for this. Either it takes the mold as a fluffy romance that’s meant to be, or the shape of an angsty ship between the two which neither of them wish to admit the unbridled attraction that they share. It’s a powerful tool and motivator for the story, plot, and character development. But I can’t stress this enough when I say that this has to be ---Natural--- process; it can’t be forced. I’m not a fan of pre-determined romance, as it completely forgoes that ‘spark’ that characters can experience; a part which that I find to value highly and find very important to establishing and maintaining the romance between characters. Additionally, this isn’t something that should be overly obsessed with or primarily focused on should it arise. Focusing, devoting too much to this aspect rather soon could quickly lose its luster and burn out the relationship otherwise. Finally, I find it important to note that not ALL of my characters will view romance differently. Some may be bashful, even hopeful when the possibility of “The One” is present, whereas others may simply wish for the notion of love to go bother someone else, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be persuaded by some rather charismatic peoples to try to take a deep dive into the unknown if the conditions both favor it and promote it.

 

Views on non-romantic RP (Family ties, etc):

For Friends: I am absolutely, positively, completely okay with this! As long as it fits the narrative for the both of them and doesn’t contrast with the other’s story, let’s go for this! Not everything has to revolve around romance and relationships as I believe that what really make the most amazing of Roleplay experiences are the moments that we share with our friends, yeah?

 

For Family: Now this is a topic where I take on a bit more reserved stance on. I have tried this before and compared to some of more foul experiences of other RP aspects, this one in particular has left a bitter taste in my mouth. It’s for these reasons why I’m not going to open up these possibilities with most, if not all, of my characters. Unless it’s someone that I know rather well enough OOC’ly and trust them that they won’t go about and fumble the origins of the family of my characters or even go in such a direction that contrasts the very nature of said family. But, I’m not against relations where the characters are brotherly/sisterly with one another, even though they’re not related by blood.

 

Views on Lore:

Ever since my more initial debut into the FFXIV RPC, I’ve been digging into and digesting what masses of lore that I can get myself into. It’s a bit of a personal preference for myself to follow the lore to the best of my ability, in hopes of avoiding coming into conflict with those with a like-similar mind. It’s also helpful as a means to avoid clashing with any of the actual game’s instances such as events and MSQ and what other people have prepared for their own lore and stories. As I do try to follow it to the best of my ability, I’m not against small tib-bits of some stretches here and there’s considering all I’ve read so far, there’s some blurr-y bits.

 

TL;DR: I’m not going to go into the Quicksand and announce myself a/as The Warrior of Light and go prancing about besting Primal Titans in my spare time.

 

Views on Chat Functions (/say, linkshell, etc):

After some experimentation with a few of the chat functions, I plan on balancing the uses of both the /em and /say quite frequently. For the instances where my characters begin a conversation with an action emote, I’ll lead with an /em. On the occasions which my character will speak before any physical action, I’ll begin with the /say.

 

I can’t really speak for the Linkshell as of the moment as I don’t have an RP FC, or any FC really, to mess around with. For party chat functions, I can see this being used in the type of areas where the conversation is more or less private in the more public open settings with small groups involved, otherwise whispers may be the go-to for one-on-ones.

 

My Writing Style:

As I’ve touched based on so long ago back in my debut in March when I first joined the FFXIV RPC (and should how lengthy I’ve made this so far be any indication…), I write rather long and lengthy posts and despite not having RP’ed in such an extended amount of time (I’ve been on a 6 month hiatus), I doubt it would’ve gotten any shorter due to the break. Typically, I tend to post between 2-4 paragraphs per post, and sometimes reaching up to 6 depending if I’m setting the atmosphere for an RP scene (usually reserved for Discords to set up the environment between myself and another). I’ve tried numerous times to cut down on the bulk of it, but never really ever able to simple due that I’m a sucker for detail. So if you catch me out and about and get into with any one of my characters, I do apologize if I take a minute or two to post.

 

III. Other Info

 

Country:

The United States

 

Time Zone:

I live on the East Coast, so I follow the Eastern Standard Time/EST/UTC -5. It’s also important to note that I’m more so primarily active between 5-6 PM to 2-3 AM throughout the week, and weekends fluctuate.

 

Contact Info:

The best means of contacting besides using the DM’s of FFXIV RPC, is through Discord. Though for reasons, I’d like to keep that personal info to PM’s. For those who wish to get in contact with me, throw me over a DM through here and I’ll get to ya as soon as I can as I frequent here off and on during the week.

 

Preferences for the Platform for RP:

While I do find and enjoy the type of environment that the MMORPG itself has to offer and as being an good platform for roleplay, as it allows for more group-orientated events and organizations to spring forth within (and have some of you seen some of the areas that FFXIV has? Some of the regions/spots are actually quite beautiful), I’ve come to quickly value and enjoy the type of environment that Discord can offer. It’s not only less restrictive in terms of the type of emotes that can be used, but also for those moments where we can’t always be on the game and we can post in punches at the times that we can. This, of course, is something that I usually do for one-on-one occasions. I’ve yet to try this for a group, to be honest.

 

Outside of Roleplay:

I stated that I did lean more towards the ‘Heavy’ side of the RP spectrum and find it as the main focus for my time and energy for FFXIV, I do also just enjoy playing the game and progressing through the content. When I’m not in the middle of an RP, that’s where I’ll usually be doing if the day is slow and I just want to see what comes next in the game’s story (At the time of this writing, I’m a quarter through Heavensward). With all of this said, I don’t at ---ALL--- mind helping others to get through their daily grinds. As I mostly just play tanks with a healthy blend between being a healer and DPS, I’ll get you through those long, tedious queues, haha!

Edited July 8, 2019 by TheCuriousRanger