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Newbie Help (Start Here) / Re: Bought In
« on: September 01, 2015, 12:44:42 pm »
i have three such occasions.
first off, i came to PS looking for a place that took RP seriously. I read as much of the lore as was available at the time and had at least a semi-formed idea for a character to play. I wanted a shaman-like character, someone close to nature, who was secretly on the run because of her gift for pyromancy, thus Aramara was born. (it was later that i learned of the mary sue phenomenon, and have worked to tone down the mary sue qualities of ara's backstory). So I started PS more or less equipped, but I had never experienced RP online, my experience came from tabletop gaming, so i had no idea how it would work or look. Luckily, my very first character/character interaction was with Roled. I'm looking at my logs now. He was animated and descriptive in his posts, my replies were short and stilted. The most I ever said was "I need to see a man about some mushrooms." No /me /my commands, those would come much later i'm afraid. But, he was nice and friendly and helpful and stayed in character the entire time. This was my first taste, but it was only a taste.
My first real bite, chew, and swallow came from Leonodm. I was at harn's trying my damnedest to figure out how to use a repair kit when he approached. He was helpful and offered to show me the way to oja. We ended up having a long and deep conversation IC, which forced me to come up with many details about Ara's past. Really helped to put me in touch with my character, her mannerisms, motives, ideals, etc. Leon really showed me the ropes of RP in PS and the first name to be added to my buddy list. Eventually, Ara got roped up in a long term RP that he had cooked up, it was the first time Ara got to be the hero, and it put her into some tricky situations where she had to make some tough moral choices. It was great, and I am indebted to him.
That experience ignited a fire in me. Leon disappeared but by then I had joined DoX and there was plenty of RP to be found. Ixi showed up and Dannae and I got roped up in another long term RP which I fondly refer to as the Grey Crystal Saga. But the real next breakthrough for me came from Miomai and Mariana. The three of us, I feel, really pushed each other creatively to fine tune and explore our story telling capabilities, and also to better ourselves as RPers. I can't find it now, but Miomo sent me an email once of an RP between Miomai and Mariana that was so epic and immersive and read more like a novel than a chatroom log, and I remember my response was, "YOU CAN DO THAT?!?!?!?". It was seriously a game changing moment, like they had rewritten the rules of the game, for me, at least.
but seriously, great
for all those mentioned herein, and all of you who I'vehad the great pleasure to RP with in this silly game.
first off, i came to PS looking for a place that took RP seriously. I read as much of the lore as was available at the time and had at least a semi-formed idea for a character to play. I wanted a shaman-like character, someone close to nature, who was secretly on the run because of her gift for pyromancy, thus Aramara was born. (it was later that i learned of the mary sue phenomenon, and have worked to tone down the mary sue qualities of ara's backstory). So I started PS more or less equipped, but I had never experienced RP online, my experience came from tabletop gaming, so i had no idea how it would work or look. Luckily, my very first character/character interaction was with Roled. I'm looking at my logs now. He was animated and descriptive in his posts, my replies were short and stilted. The most I ever said was "I need to see a man about some mushrooms." No /me /my commands, those would come much later i'm afraid. But, he was nice and friendly and helpful and stayed in character the entire time. This was my first taste, but it was only a taste.
My first real bite, chew, and swallow came from Leonodm. I was at harn's trying my damnedest to figure out how to use a repair kit when he approached. He was helpful and offered to show me the way to oja. We ended up having a long and deep conversation IC, which forced me to come up with many details about Ara's past. Really helped to put me in touch with my character, her mannerisms, motives, ideals, etc. Leon really showed me the ropes of RP in PS and the first name to be added to my buddy list. Eventually, Ara got roped up in a long term RP that he had cooked up, it was the first time Ara got to be the hero, and it put her into some tricky situations where she had to make some tough moral choices. It was great, and I am indebted to him.
That experience ignited a fire in me. Leon disappeared but by then I had joined DoX and there was plenty of RP to be found. Ixi showed up and Dannae and I got roped up in another long term RP which I fondly refer to as the Grey Crystal Saga. But the real next breakthrough for me came from Miomai and Mariana. The three of us, I feel, really pushed each other creatively to fine tune and explore our story telling capabilities, and also to better ourselves as RPers. I can't find it now, but Miomo sent me an email once of an RP between Miomai and Mariana that was so epic and immersive and read more like a novel than a chatroom log, and I remember my response was, "YOU CAN DO THAT?!?!?!?". It was seriously a game changing moment, like they had rewritten the rules of the game, for me, at least.
but seriously, great
for all those mentioned herein, and all of you who I'vehad the great pleasure to RP with in this silly game.
