Hi guys! I'm new to the site and FFXIV, but I'm a big fan of the series and I've been RPing for a few moons, and lemme tell ya, I'm not getting sick of it anytime soon.
One thing I've noticed, as I'm sure you all have... is there is ALOT of characters that are written and played to be all dark and anti-social. But of course that's no bad thing! Characters usually turn out this way due to traumatic events in their past, and are now haunted by it. One recalls Lightning, Cloud Strife, Squall Leonheart, Cecil Harvey, and Terra Branford... to name a just few! All great characters... but If Rinoa hadn't pulled Squall into dancing with her... he would've sat near the edge of the dance room, brooding to himself... just an example... if you get the reference !
I'd like to urge rp'ers to not be so discouraged while rping such characters! But it does take a bit of a nudge sometimes. It's okay to be a bit creative to jump in when you see a lonely person sitting in taverns. Like for instance, your character could simply be so tired that he or she grabs the nearest seat by a person sitting alone, and then see if theres a spark of rp there!
I direct this doubly so for our out-going characters out there! Pull that brooding elezen into conversation... just to see why he's got that sour look on his face!
I personally wrote my first character to be out-going, caring rather little for pleasantries and leaving strangers alone. He's always bugging adventurers he sees about the wonders he's never seen, having never left Thanalan all his life. In this way... I almost force the rp out of those lonely adventurers!
That being said, there is a big difference with being cute and nosey and talkative... and bugging the crap out of a character. You can't expect people to just go along with your prodding if their character is firmly against it, of course.. and the same applies mostly to real life. And this goes without saying, but if you'd want to pull one into rp in a dramatic fashion, it never hurts to send them a tell, asking if it okay. I once had a character who tried to cleanse me of poison... by slitting his own arm and dripping his blood into my wound. Not something I'll condone, eh?
I hope you guys find more rp out there... I've seen a few threads on here with lonely people seeking more connections and friends. And I hope I don't come across too presumptuous. Although I'd be lying if I didn't think myself kind of a genius~
But feel free to add your thoughts on how to rp with those big brooding types here too! Considering I posted this right :/ Â ~See you in-game!
One thing I've noticed, as I'm sure you all have... is there is ALOT of characters that are written and played to be all dark and anti-social. But of course that's no bad thing! Characters usually turn out this way due to traumatic events in their past, and are now haunted by it. One recalls Lightning, Cloud Strife, Squall Leonheart, Cecil Harvey, and Terra Branford... to name a just few! All great characters... but If Rinoa hadn't pulled Squall into dancing with her... he would've sat near the edge of the dance room, brooding to himself... just an example... if you get the reference !
I'd like to urge rp'ers to not be so discouraged while rping such characters! But it does take a bit of a nudge sometimes. It's okay to be a bit creative to jump in when you see a lonely person sitting in taverns. Like for instance, your character could simply be so tired that he or she grabs the nearest seat by a person sitting alone, and then see if theres a spark of rp there!
I direct this doubly so for our out-going characters out there! Pull that brooding elezen into conversation... just to see why he's got that sour look on his face!
I personally wrote my first character to be out-going, caring rather little for pleasantries and leaving strangers alone. He's always bugging adventurers he sees about the wonders he's never seen, having never left Thanalan all his life. In this way... I almost force the rp out of those lonely adventurers!
That being said, there is a big difference with being cute and nosey and talkative... and bugging the crap out of a character. You can't expect people to just go along with your prodding if their character is firmly against it, of course.. and the same applies mostly to real life. And this goes without saying, but if you'd want to pull one into rp in a dramatic fashion, it never hurts to send them a tell, asking if it okay. I once had a character who tried to cleanse me of poison... by slitting his own arm and dripping his blood into my wound. Not something I'll condone, eh?
I hope you guys find more rp out there... I've seen a few threads on here with lonely people seeking more connections and friends. And I hope I don't come across too presumptuous. Although I'd be lying if I didn't think myself kind of a genius~
But feel free to add your thoughts on how to rp with those big brooding types here too! Considering I posted this right :/ Â ~See you in-game!