I am new!

[DigDug89]

Hello I am familiar with rp, but new to this game. I am wondering if there is any good sites to read up on lore, if there is a discord server, and if there is any youtube channels you all recommend that will help with better understanding of the game. I like to add that I am on the Crystal Server. I hope that is a good rp server.

 

[Unnamed Mercenary]

Hello!

 

Welcome to the RPC. We've got a lore section on-site, but you'll also find a lot of resources over on Sounsyy's tumblr. We keep a subforum redirect to it in the Lore Discussion forums, but it can also be found at https://mirkemenagerie.tumblr.com/post/167534982764/mirkemenagerie-update .

 

There's no official RPC Discord server as we're more of a hub site and not some arbiter of the RP Community or any RP Standards. You can find user-submitted listings over in the Linkshell and Free COmpany Hall forums in addition to the Clubs section. There's a general Crystal Data Center RP Discord here: https://discord.gg/UryRMjz and there may be more depending on your home world (Like Balmung, Mateus, etc) or for more dedicated groups like a Linkshell, Free Company, etc. 

 

In terms of youtube guides, I highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/user/MTQcapture for raiding guides, but I don't have any strong recommendations for general gameplay. Many people are fans of The Balance for information on how to play the game, but it's not the only resource by any means. I do recommend checking out Novice Hall once you're around level 15. It can be found on your way to the first instanced dungeon by Aleport. https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Hall_of_the_Novice 

 

In terms of lore to start off with, I'd recommend "Eorzean Time and Measurements Lore" and to skim some of the racial and geography posts from Sounsyy's index. FFXIV is home to a lot of diversity in style and preference of RP and there's generally at least one group for everyone. If you're still pondering character ideas, or are looking for lore resources or help in crafting a character, head over to the Character Workshop forum. If you're looking for some more general to all RP guidelines or have questions about RP in general in FFXIV, the RP Discussion forum is also a good place to start!

 

If you've got any questions, or encounter a site issue, please let me know! There are a number of posts with links to our old site that no longer work, but I can usually dig up the converted post. (And if it was from a pinned post or so, I can go update the links to their new homes).