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Avelierys - Original Fantasy World (CLOSED - Indefinite hiatus)

Bear with me, as this is my first time venturing into an RP on this site. Do we wait for someone to shout 'go!' or...just jump in and make a post?

Hello, Everyone

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ E. L. Gainsborough ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Greetings Stranger,

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I’m not surprised to see your kind here. Many adventurers have traveled this way since the recent troubles had passed. No doubt you’ve heard about the tragedy that befell the community here at the Guild. Some say that the Guildfall, bane of role players, is slowly enveloping the community once again. I don’t know if I believe that, but I have noticed from time to time that posts or players will mysteriously disappear. They disappear without word and without notice, hidden by the leaders of our community. Maybe it’s nothing. But rumors and sideways glances seems to trail in their wake. You see, shortly before Guildfall had occurred similar disappearances were common as well and strange rumor began to ravage even the most common parts of the guild. But until more evidence is uncovered I’ll remain here within this community and so should you. You’ll find interesting role play ideas across all the various topics categories here on the Guild and a few of mine or ones that I participate in as well. However, I would make sure you save your own information before the shadow that fell over the Guild before the fall once again consumes us all. But if you’re still alive before then, I’ll be more than happy to accommodate any role playing needs you may have if I can.

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You should talk to some of the others, too. Guildmod has sent you a PM package to add with your new arrival and there are any number of veterans who are more than qualified to answer your questions. Maybe they can tell you more.

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Thank you, EL, for such an eloquent and entertaining greeting :)

@ELGainsborough

Hello, Everyone

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Medieval Fantasy seems to be a very popular focus, including for me, yeah. I looked at your profile and the link provided; don’t doubt you’ll fit in here. If you need any questions answered I’ll be happy to help, though I imagine most would be.

@Inkarnate

Thank you! Nice to meet a fellow fan of the genre as well :)

Hello, Everyone

@GeekFactorLovely to meet you officially!

@POOHEAD189

Ohh, thank you! So kind :)

Hello, Everyone

What sort of writing?

@Inkarnate

Mainly medieval fantasy. I did slap a quick link into my bio with a tiny sample of my RP writing :) I'm still trying to figure out my way around this site. I admit, it's a little intimidating!

Hello world of..............(something).......

Welcome, Chronos! I'm new as well, so good luck to us both :D

How do *you* get into your characters' heads?

...In many ways, the real confirmation that they have become their own "persons" is when the dream can be made real. By this I mean, to think about them is not to make them do anything, just what they would actually do. Second nature put to narrative really...

@The Harbinger of Ferocity

YES to this! The best RP is totally organic and has a nature of its own. Rather than me and my RPP constructing something in order to force it to happen, I enjoy *not knowing* what they're going to do or say or feel from one moment to the next because *that is the closest to reality* that we'll get. And that's what I strive for in writing and RPing.

How do *you* get into your characters' heads?

I wouldn't say I generally self insert, but I have various types of characters.

Type 1: Characters that represent different parts of me: I love to make characters that represent me when I am angry, when I am silly, when I am happy, when I'm in a more intelligent mood, etc. So it's easy for me to delve into them and become them.

Type 2: Characters that interest me: I make this characters just because I enjoy what they are. Let's go with an examples. I love Warhammer Fantasy and my two favorite races are Lizardmen or Dwarfs, so I choose one of them to be a character often enough because I simply am interested of the races. Or if I am interested in being an Anglo-Saxon because I am a history buff, etc.

Type 3: Characters that represent something I value: These are characters I make because I think they're needed to add value to the roleplay, or they'd be valuable to our world in general. Either they're fiercely uncompromising in being effective in the roleplay/role they are in, they represent something I believe is needed in our world, or they're very good simply because they're a contrast to the other characters.

@POOHEAD189

This ^^! Well said, Poohead! (Oh, look, I rhymed.)

How do *you* get into your characters' heads?

Slowly and carefully :D

Trying to force myself to play a character that I can, in no way, relate to, OR trying to throw myself into a new character too quickly, leaves me feeling disoriented and disingenuous in my efforts to RP them.

There's also a difference, I find, between a character that I can really sink into and embrace on a deep, personal, "they're inside my soul, dammit!" sort of level, and a character that I simply enjoy writing from a more external perspective. The first type is extremely enjoyable because it can produce such profound feeling and some subtle nuances in RP that aren't present any other way. The second type is more relaxing, less intense, but can be just as enjoyable and satisfying to me as a writer. It all depends on what type of story I'm aiming for.

I always try to take a few minutes at the beginning of the RP or writing process, and just sit quietly and imagine that I *am* the character. What do my clothes feel like on my body? Am I wearing a soft, flowing gown, or am I a man in thick leather armor and muddy boots? What's around me? Am I in a snow-laden forest in the middle of winter, with numb fingers and frost on my eyelashes, and a silent, hushed world around me? Or am I in a tavern, full of hazy pipe-smoke, with loud, cheerful banter that forces me to speak a bit more loudly, while I can feel my blood growing warm from the ale I'm guzzling? How am I feeling? Did I just finish a satisfying day's work on the farm, or am I perhaps pondering the recent death of someone I cared for? Am I more likely to stare quietly into the distance in a thoughtful fog, or smile and laugh and engage the person closest to me in friendly banter?

I could go on, but that seems to be enough rambling from me for now!