Hello! Interested in RP, don't know where to start!

[QuadOptometrist]

How's it going everyone? This is kind of a new experience for me (Haven't really joined any forums or RPed for a while) so I hope I don't do anything to screw up my first impression!  Gonna just follow the template for now.

 

MMORPG Background

Barely any; haven't really played any MMOS since I was much younger, and even then, wasn't that big on them; wasn't a big talker so I mostly just made characters and solo'd content. FFXIV so far has really captured my interest; was a casual sort-of fan of Final Fantasy (FF4, 6, 7 & 10) for a while before it, and always enjoyed the lore and world-building in those games!

 

RP Experience

Something I actually do have (some) experience in! I've frequented RP boards a lot when I was younger (proly too young thinking back lol), mainly on places like TV Tropes and Fanfiction.net, sometimes through AIM, sometimes through post-by-posts, almost entirely through free-prose. In any case, I dropped off for a while as RL (school, college, etc.) got in the way, but recently have gotten some semblance of free time back! It's been a couple years, so I'm admittedly a bit rusty, but I'm hoping my slowly-built creative writing skills haven't completely left me. 

 

Character Ideas/Info

Just got finished not-too-long-ago creating a page for my current character, a Xaela Thaumaturge by the name of Hinala Kagone.

 

To boil her down, basically a super-introvert nerd whose fear of people is only matched by her obsessive love of history, culture and burning things! She also likes to sew.

 

Spent a good while looking through Sounsyy's lore archives, so I'm hoping everything checks out moderately well given the in-lore stigma against the pursuit of dark magic. If not, please yell at me for it below; I''ll be sure to slap my forehead and go through a hopefully more thorough readthrough!

 

How did you learn about the coalition?

Honestly? Searched for FFXIV RP communities and this was one of the first recommended/mentioned on Reddit. Seeing that there was still a relatively active community after all this time was what really gave me the push to try to develop my character more and attempt an RP server!

 

What kind of a role-player are you aiming to be? (e.g. Light, medium, or heavy)

Going by the descriptions on the Handbook page, I'd say I'm relatively medium to start; I like to get in-character, but I also want to experience the main story of FFXIV too. (Hopefully with other like-minded people.:P). I'm always raring to test my novice writing chops, so I definitely don't mind taking a break from the main game for a bit, even if it's only for light banter or skits!

 

When I get really into it though, I tend to have more of a heavy writing style; trying to gauge how my character would really respond to others, how they might conflict, and how they truly feel about the world they inhabit.

 

...Only if other people are really interested in that, though.:P

 

Anything from real life you're comfortable with sharing?

Having recently graduated from college, I'm currently in the midst of accurately balancing my life between the interests I really want to pursue (Writing, Art, Animation), Work (Bartending/Bookkeeping) and goofing off every now and then (Gaming, watching Anime, imagining dumb stuff without actually writing it down).

 

So far, things are mostly holding up well, even if my sleep schedule is kinda in the toilet! 

 

I'm a particularly late-night person relative to my time zone (EST), but like to make frequent check-ins throughout the day. My current character is on the Mateus server, though I'd like to make one on the Balmung server if I get a chance/ get a handle on this one first.

 

...And that's pretty much it. Hope I didn't bore or scare away anyone with a mountain of rambling text. Eager to see if the general idea of my character works, and if anybody has some tips on how to really get into the FFXIV RP scene. Thanks for reading this!

[Moon Type]

Hey there, welcome to the RPC! I hope you have a smooth transition back into RPing. 

[QuadOptometrist]

Thanks for the response! Was wondering if I went a little overboard with the introduction there. >_>;

[Faye]

Hello there and welcome!

[Moon Type]

6 hours ago, QuadOptometrist said:

Thanks for the response! Was wondering if I went a little overboard with the introduction there. >_>;

Nah, you're good! ^__^