(10-22-2017, 03:23 PM)BluSparkle98 Wrote: As for more advice. It seems a bit weird to ask, but what other things should I do? I have an idea of how my character will act and her backstory. But do I just type it up in word for my own notes? I notice some people have a link in their search info, but I can't click it so I have to manually type it in...which I've never done party because I'm a tad lazy and the other because I'm not sure what it will lead to.
You can type up a document for yourself to help remember things and flesh out your ideas, or you can create a wiki here or post a bio elsewhere for your character.
Any sort of public biography will help other people learn more about your character, and can help them find a creative direction for the RP. Some people are lazy and some people are understandably wary of going to random URL's in someone's search info (also good to use caution because every now and then someone does share an f-list URL...), but a lot of people do at least skim the wikis, I have mine linked in my search info and I am surprised by how many people told me they've looked at it! You can use tinyurl.com or tiny.cc to make the URL smaller so that it will take up less space in your search info and be easier for others to type out.(10-22-2017, 03:23 PM)BluSparkle98 Wrote: Would you guys suggest just joining an FC/Guild/LS/group of RPers just to dive right in? It probably is a tad silly to ask but...how mandatory is Discord? I have one I made for Mathilda, but If I'm nervous as hell to just TYPE at someone, I imagine I'd have a mini heart attack if someone wanted to voice-chat RP!! (or is discord RP just mostly still typing?)
I would suggest it--at least once you've built a little confidence and gotten your nerves ready! If you panic and run off from someone's attempt to RP, they might take it personally. D: Discord is not mandatory in general (though it may be mandatory for some specific groups) but is very helpful and used for almost any group these days. Voice chat RP is not really a thing. That's not to say it doesn't exist, just that there's a good choice you will never see it happen or find anyone who does it. Some groups do like to use voice chat for OOC discussion, but it's almost never mandatory, and some RP groups don't do voice chat at all. You definitely won't need to ever hop into a voice chat if you aren't comfortable. Discord is mostly just used for text chat, either to do RP out of game, or for OOC chatter and coordinating RP.
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