Hello!

Thank goodness the pinned topic on this forum gives you some ideas for what to write about here, because otherwise it'd just be "Hello!" and it wouldn't make for an interesting read. It'd be quick, at least, and something-something-the-soul-of-wit.

Roleplaying career: I usually do tabletop roleplaying games, though I did some play-by-post and chat-based stuff a while ago. Now that I've got more time to spend in front of my desk, I figured it was a good time - or at least, a less bad time - to dip my feet back into play-by-post stuff on forums. Hopefully I'll be a good fit and, once I've got some time as a player under my belt and worked out what's popular, I'll run my own game. Of something not popular, just on general principle.

Roleplaying preferences: I'm one of those "I'll try anything once" sorts. While I generally prefer group games, for the right person and the right plot, I'll do one-on-one things. Long posts? Short posts? I don't mind! As long as there's stuff to work off, as long as it keeps things moving forward, it's all good. Favourite genres? The standard roleplaying fare of fantasy and science fiction are favourites, and I generally enjoy writing things that aren't entirely serious. Dour and grim has a place sometimes, but the stories that make me sit up and pay attention are often ones that don't take themselves too seriously, whether that's in the setting or the characters or just prose full of references to other stuff that make me laugh.

Hobbies and interests: General geek-y things. Reading! Playing various types of games! Staying indoors and shrivelling up into something vaguely-prune shaped when exposed to the sun! I have a weird soft spot for tanks! I spend my free time making dumb bits of music and making, then wearing, silly costumes! It turns out I'm really into exclamation marks!

In short - hello!

_{Finally, some good food a long introduction.}

Welcome to the Guild, Ucalegon! It seems that you'll fit in just fine while on here. We have a Tabletop section that may be what you're looking for though I don't know how lively it is. Where did you start Roleplaying and how long have you Roleplaying for?

If you have any questions about the site, don't hesitate to ask!

Where did you start Roleplaying and how long have you Roleplaying for?

First time was around the kitchen table when I was... ten? Which, courtesy of some depressing calculations, means I've been at this for twenty five years. Although obviously it's not been "a quarter of a century spent doing nothing but roleplaying", because a lot of that time has been spent doing other things (I hear amazing things about sleeping). In terms of online stuff, there's been some misadventures on Roll20, I'd tried a purely fandom based one that didn't quite work out for me (which is why Roleplayer Guild appealed, because there's a little bit of everything, and the format of individual games makes it way easier to keep track of). And then there's good ol' IRC, and then there's some embarrassing years spent on websites like Chathouse and Chatalot.

I have even done, god help me, a fair bit of live action roleplaying in my time.

Somewhere out there, there's pictures of me running away from people dressed as orcs. My biggest fear is that they'll resurface when I'm finally ready to pursue something approximating an "adult career".

If you have any questions about the site, don't hesitate to ask!

Thank you! While I think I'm okay at the moment, I was going to ask - how active, and how necessary, is it to use the site's Discord server to organise stuff? I like the interest check system a lot, but I'm slightly concerned I'll have to dust off Discord to sort out applying to games!

Thank you! While I think I'm okay at the moment, I was going to ask - how active, and how necessary, is it to use the site's Discord server to organise stuff? I like the interest check system a lot, but I'm slightly concerned I'll have to dust off Discord to sort out applying to games!

The Guild Discord is fairly active from what I know, but is used more for conversation as opposed to organizing Roleplays (I believe there is a tab for advertising as well). Most Roleplays will probably have their own separate Discords as it is pretty popular on here, but that's on a game-by-game basis and I wouldn't worry too much about it. Just discuss with your GM if you come across a game that has an OOC Discord. There isn't much that can't be done on the site in terms of plotting and outside discussion anyway.

Welcome.