That Old Bastard (An Impartial View)

[Verence]

RL Name: I tend not to share this as it tempts people to use its shortening, which I find flippant. No, it's not Richard. :-P

RL Age: 25

Country: USA

Timezone: CST

RL Sex: Male

 

Why do you like to RP?

A variety of reasons. It provides me a window through which to explore a foreign psychology and to explore someone else's views first-hand. It gives me an opportunity to see how someone might think if dragons walked and magic was a gesture away. It lets me create a story one line at a time and see it come to life thanks to those around me. It's also a damn fine way to kill an afternoon with some good friends. If I had to sum it up? It's fun.

 

RP Preferences:

 

What sort of things do you like to RP?

I'm a fan of serious discussions, character development, philosophy, theology, and the like. It's just really interesting to me to delve into how someone in a fantasy realm views their world. I like good action but prefer to avoid PvP, it just has too much potential to get sticky and dramatastic fast. I'll go for it if I know and trust the other player, but I like to steer clear with people I don't know too well. Most of all I enjoy well planned, deliberately paced plots that demand a bit of thought and problem-solving from its participants (even if said problem-solving is administered via great axe). I'm all for random whatever-goes one shot RPs as well though. Open-door drinking competition at the local pub? Impromptu chocobo race? Count me in.

 

Are you willing to RP a fight scene in game?

Yes, but I get leery of PvP sometimes. See above.

 

What is your preferred method of combat? (/randoming, skill based, etc)

Usually I just discuss OOCly with the other person what a likely outcome would be based on character strengths and abilities, sort out if there's anything specific we want to work in or try, how that might work out, then random if there are any iffy spots. I guess sort of a combination of both.

 

Are you willing to take major injuries in game? (ie limb loss)

Yes, if it adds to the plot and to character development. It would have to be discussed beforehand and I reserve the right to decline if I think it's pointless or doesn't add punch to the story.

 

Are you willing to let your character die permanently?

Only if I'm done with them. It's a real bear to make a secondary character in an MMO when you're "locked" into your main character's name, and RP mules can be bothersome.

 

Are you willing to RP romance in game? (ie Level of romance willing to go)

Sure. So long as it develops naturally and makes sense, anything goes - but I draw the line at cybering. When things start getting heated, it's fade-to-black time. Time skips are also favored to fast-forward awkward situations like make-out scenes.

 

How far away from the basic lore are you willing to go?

Very situational. Generally speaking, not very. If effort is put into integrating the idea into established worldsetting and it adds a very interesting angle to a character or plot, I'll roll with it. But if someone makes a character that's a winged furry from another dimension just because it seemed like fun... I may be close-minded but I'm not okay with that. It has to be able to fit in with established game 'canon' for me to be comfortable with it. Exploration and recombination is great, contradiction is not. If there isn't even a HINT of it anywhere in the game lore, I get iffy about throwing it in without solid justifications.

 

Are you looking for Cross-guild Rp?

I'm on these forums, aren't I?

 

How do you prefer to be contacted? (PM or post in this thread)

Any way that works, really. I'm not picky.