05-13-2014, 10:49 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-15-2014, 05:53 PM by daysleeper.)
First and foremost: Tell us about yourself, as a player:
Yo! I'm daysleeper, and I've always felt roleplaying -- and having a community where I feel comfortable expressing myself and my characters -- is the most important part of a good game. I'm a bit shy and it takes me awhile to warm up to people, but once I do I'm a nerdy chatterbox and a font of ideas for events, characters, and storylines (some of them actually good!). I'm 24 -- which blew my mind to type, geez -- and I've been making characters since I was a little kid, though my first experience with what you'd consider roleplay was waaaay back when I was a little 'un -- first on IRC, and then in Everquest 1. I've been addicted ever since!
What country do you come from? What is your primary language?:
I'm from the US, chilling out on the west coast -- Portland, OR, if we're gonna get all exact about it. I speak English and ... well, English.
How did you get into Warcraft?:
My brother bought World of Warcraft at launch and I "borrowed" his account -- and summarily got hooked (doubly so after discovering Kirin Tor (RP), my first home. Ah, nostalgia). Before even that, though, I'd played Warcraft: Orcs and Humans and Warcraft II as a kiddo. I remember eagerly anticipating the release of Warcraft Adventures, too -- ah, how naive I was... When III came out I thought it was just the best thing ever and totally got hype over how badass the Scourge were. So yeah.
How did you find us? Did anything in particular draw you to the server?:
Just Google search, honestly. I haven't had RP in my life for a few years now (aside from my usual RP mate, who's in the navy and busy as all hell anymore) but I'd love to get back into it. I liked the look of your forums and community, so I thought I may as well give it a shot.
What kinds of roleplay do you enjoy?:
Political intrigue, cults, scourge-themed/Scarlet Crusade themed stuff. Gang/criminal nonsense. Any kind of stories with a darker bent to them. Interpersonal conflict and combat are both fun. I get dreadfully bored of tavern-style RP, traditional "military" guilds, or romance-flavored stuff (not that I'm anti IC relationships, but they should spring up naturally), but absolutely love character development through storylines and character interaction. Also enjoyable are teacher/student relationships, servant-types, rivalries... Whatever's cool!
That said, I'd say I "play very serious characters very unseriously". Lighthearted nonsense is cool too, and sometimes you need a break from the grimdark, yeah? And sometimes there's moments in even the grimdark-est of scenes that are just... unintentionally hilarious. So long as people can appreciate we're here to have fun, that's a thing we'll do.
What is your favorite race/class? Why?:
If you had asked me when I began playing WoW, I would have said Humans. Often overlooked in the face of the fantastical, Warcraft's humanity has a very compelling narrative to it, spun through the three strategy games and beyond -- smattered with interesting characters, sects, and cults aplenty. I love how they're not the black-and-white "good guys" or "bad guys", though neither were their opponents. And the Holy Light stood as an interesting religion in a world that plays fast and loose with any sort of worship at all. (plus they had the Scarlet Crusaaaaaaaade, eeeee.)
If you had asked me a few years ago, I would have said Forsaken. They share much in common with humanity, for obvious reasons, but the story of their tenacity in the face of death, unlife and constant shunning is, again, really compelling. Also Sylvanas is fantastic as a racial leader, and I love her duplicitous, secretive nature. She cares for her Forsaken and not a hell of a lot else. That's a badass trait, if not necessarily an admirable one. Also, Forsaken characters have an absolute ton of freedom of personality, history and ... just everything, really. It's easy to pigeonhole an orc into "noble savage" or a Night Elf into "tree-hugging hippy" (though I know there's FAR more to those races than that) but there are few obvious stereotypes for Forsaken besides "amoral", and even that is disproven again and again.
But now? Yeesh. I don't know. I have played a metric ton of Blood Elves, I won't lie; they both please me aesthetically and intrigue me from a writing perspective (though the end of the whole Burning Crusade/blood knight storyline was massively disappointing, to be honest). Lor'themar is emerging as quite the figure himself, too. I don't know that that makes them my favorite, but I'm definitely the most familiar with them?
(Though, disregarding everything else, my gut instinct is to say "Gnomes and Goblins". Yes, both. They're absolutely great and if I have to explain it, you're already too far gone.)
As far as class... I'd have to say warlocks and priests, who I tend to treat as two sides of the same coin (even though I shouldn't, I know). Priests in particular are one I tend to latch onto; the holy/shadow dichotomy is Really Cool, as is the mind-control sorts of flavor associated with shadow priests' spells (this can lead to horrible god-moding, though; use it responsibly). As well, holy fire, discipline, and pure fanaticism are fun elements to play around with. Plus, just by looks, their spells are friggin' neat. Warlocks are obviously a different story, but I love demons, I love darkness, and I love the millions of ways you can play with the background.
Phew, this turned out to be kind of a novel.
What are your expectations of this server?:
That you'll be tolerant and patient and diverse and awesome and seriously open-minded to new ideas and angles and such. And that we'll have fun, of course.
Out of all of our rules and regulations listed on our server, which appeals to you the most?:
I like that you have this vetting process; it ensures people put at least a bit of effort in, and that they're capable of basic reading and comprehension. Which is a start!
I'm also trans IRL so I seriously appreciate the emphasis on respect, etc.
Did you know that we have a Mentor Program? It's entirely voluntary and you as a new player can sign up for it right now in your introduction! Are you interested in signing up to be assigned a Mentor? If so, say so here (Please enter at least "Yes" or "No"):
edit: Actually, yeah, sure. Hook me up. I'd love someone who's down with goblins (I think my first character's going to be one), but I'm sure you all have a system.
Lastly, tell us a story! It can be short, it can be long; but most importantly, we want to see your work in action. Go!:
One of my older WoW characters (a mouthy little git of a Blood Elf -- though I might've written this during my GW2 stint? It's a little dated, but meh...) when he was in jail when he was younger. There's some swears.
Is there anything else you would like to add, ask, or otherwise clarify?:
Nah, I think I'm good here.
Yo! I'm daysleeper, and I've always felt roleplaying -- and having a community where I feel comfortable expressing myself and my characters -- is the most important part of a good game. I'm a bit shy and it takes me awhile to warm up to people, but once I do I'm a nerdy chatterbox and a font of ideas for events, characters, and storylines (some of them actually good!). I'm 24 -- which blew my mind to type, geez -- and I've been making characters since I was a little kid, though my first experience with what you'd consider roleplay was waaaay back when I was a little 'un -- first on IRC, and then in Everquest 1. I've been addicted ever since!
What country do you come from? What is your primary language?:
I'm from the US, chilling out on the west coast -- Portland, OR, if we're gonna get all exact about it. I speak English and ... well, English.
How did you get into Warcraft?:
My brother bought World of Warcraft at launch and I "borrowed" his account -- and summarily got hooked (doubly so after discovering Kirin Tor (RP), my first home. Ah, nostalgia). Before even that, though, I'd played Warcraft: Orcs and Humans and Warcraft II as a kiddo. I remember eagerly anticipating the release of Warcraft Adventures, too -- ah, how naive I was... When III came out I thought it was just the best thing ever and totally got hype over how badass the Scourge were. So yeah.
How did you find us? Did anything in particular draw you to the server?:
Just Google search, honestly. I haven't had RP in my life for a few years now (aside from my usual RP mate, who's in the navy and busy as all hell anymore) but I'd love to get back into it. I liked the look of your forums and community, so I thought I may as well give it a shot.
What kinds of roleplay do you enjoy?:
Political intrigue, cults, scourge-themed/Scarlet Crusade themed stuff. Gang/criminal nonsense. Any kind of stories with a darker bent to them. Interpersonal conflict and combat are both fun. I get dreadfully bored of tavern-style RP, traditional "military" guilds, or romance-flavored stuff (not that I'm anti IC relationships, but they should spring up naturally), but absolutely love character development through storylines and character interaction. Also enjoyable are teacher/student relationships, servant-types, rivalries... Whatever's cool!
That said, I'd say I "play very serious characters very unseriously". Lighthearted nonsense is cool too, and sometimes you need a break from the grimdark, yeah? And sometimes there's moments in even the grimdark-est of scenes that are just... unintentionally hilarious. So long as people can appreciate we're here to have fun, that's a thing we'll do.
What is your favorite race/class? Why?:
If you had asked me when I began playing WoW, I would have said Humans. Often overlooked in the face of the fantastical, Warcraft's humanity has a very compelling narrative to it, spun through the three strategy games and beyond -- smattered with interesting characters, sects, and cults aplenty. I love how they're not the black-and-white "good guys" or "bad guys", though neither were their opponents. And the Holy Light stood as an interesting religion in a world that plays fast and loose with any sort of worship at all. (plus they had the Scarlet Crusaaaaaaaade, eeeee.)
If you had asked me a few years ago, I would have said Forsaken. They share much in common with humanity, for obvious reasons, but the story of their tenacity in the face of death, unlife and constant shunning is, again, really compelling. Also Sylvanas is fantastic as a racial leader, and I love her duplicitous, secretive nature. She cares for her Forsaken and not a hell of a lot else. That's a badass trait, if not necessarily an admirable one. Also, Forsaken characters have an absolute ton of freedom of personality, history and ... just everything, really. It's easy to pigeonhole an orc into "noble savage" or a Night Elf into "tree-hugging hippy" (though I know there's FAR more to those races than that) but there are few obvious stereotypes for Forsaken besides "amoral", and even that is disproven again and again.
But now? Yeesh. I don't know. I have played a metric ton of Blood Elves, I won't lie; they both please me aesthetically and intrigue me from a writing perspective (though the end of the whole Burning Crusade/blood knight storyline was massively disappointing, to be honest). Lor'themar is emerging as quite the figure himself, too. I don't know that that makes them my favorite, but I'm definitely the most familiar with them?
(Though, disregarding everything else, my gut instinct is to say "Gnomes and Goblins". Yes, both. They're absolutely great and if I have to explain it, you're already too far gone.)
As far as class... I'd have to say warlocks and priests, who I tend to treat as two sides of the same coin (even though I shouldn't, I know). Priests in particular are one I tend to latch onto; the holy/shadow dichotomy is Really Cool, as is the mind-control sorts of flavor associated with shadow priests' spells (this can lead to horrible god-moding, though; use it responsibly). As well, holy fire, discipline, and pure fanaticism are fun elements to play around with. Plus, just by looks, their spells are friggin' neat. Warlocks are obviously a different story, but I love demons, I love darkness, and I love the millions of ways you can play with the background.
Phew, this turned out to be kind of a novel.
What are your expectations of this server?:
That you'll be tolerant and patient and diverse and awesome and seriously open-minded to new ideas and angles and such. And that we'll have fun, of course.
Out of all of our rules and regulations listed on our server, which appeals to you the most?:
I like that you have this vetting process; it ensures people put at least a bit of effort in, and that they're capable of basic reading and comprehension. Which is a start!
I'm also trans IRL so I seriously appreciate the emphasis on respect, etc.
Did you know that we have a Mentor Program? It's entirely voluntary and you as a new player can sign up for it right now in your introduction! Are you interested in signing up to be assigned a Mentor? If so, say so here (Please enter at least "Yes" or "No"):
edit: Actually, yeah, sure. Hook me up. I'd love someone who's down with goblins (I think my first character's going to be one), but I'm sure you all have a system.
Lastly, tell us a story! It can be short, it can be long; but most importantly, we want to see your work in action. Go!:
One of my older WoW characters (a mouthy little git of a Blood Elf -- though I might've written this during my GW2 stint? It's a little dated, but meh...) when he was in jail when he was younger. There's some swears.
Spoiler:
Is there anything else you would like to add, ask, or otherwise clarify?:
Nah, I think I'm good here.
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