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tell me about your FFXIV pc/wol! written Jul 15, 2024 5:41:06 GMT
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WAH this is so cool... I've actually been thinking a lot about XIV RP/worldbuilding, so this thread was just a psyop to peek at your characters and see how people were making such cool characters within the game world... :eyes: (just kidding!! but i've loved reading about everyone's WOLs... cheese definitely isn't wolmaterial but I'm... trying so hard to make headway re: the Cheese Lore either way... gonna have to change their name ingame if I'm trying to RP, good lord)

I don't have super fancy pictures right now, since I'm... awfully bad at configuring reshade/gshade, but their name (they use they/them!) is Cato (oen) Secare... they're a Viera & former child soldier who was raised in Garlean-occupied Valnain, & defected from the IVth around ~5 years before the beginning of the game/game's events, when they were 18-20... possesses an 'echo' of the Echo (lol), in which, rather than seeing clear visions of the past/future and communing with Hydaelyn, it's a more muted/toned down 'battle sense' which makes them more aware of events in the very near future/perceptive of what's around them. The rest of it just sounds like TV static to them, though...

They're currently a Gunbreaker (learning the hrothgar version of the art... transitioning from fighting with garlean gunblades) who's been working with liberation efforts on the Bozjan Southern Front-- pretty sullen and taciturn, but it's largely a result of the lingering guilt from their actions as a child & teenager (innocents don't stop being hurt just because you hurt them when you were fifteen) and the lingering thrill of battle/battle high being a motivation which still tends to outweigh their desire to do good (guy with a conscience who knows this is the 'right' and moral thing to do and wants to see bozja and dalmasca freed, but is definitely still doing this for the thrill of the bit). Would partake in prolonged, knowing eye contact with Estinien at the dinner table if the opportunity ever arose.

Still likes cheese, though... if anyone wants to come meet on Dynamis sometime I can give you some of my 10000000 stack of rolanberry cheesecakes
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other than jcink/pb/discord, where do you RP? written Jul 15, 2024 5:11:26 GMT
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Honestly, I think Discord/group rps scare me a lot on TH, too... T.T Maybe I'm just getting older by the second, but I think the charm is really in being able to upload OC profiles and keep everyone there, like a little compendium... I do really like the idea for 1x1 RPs, so I can just link a character without having to dump a ton of paragraphs into someone's dms qq I wish the forums onsite were more like traditional RP forums, but I guess that's the novelty of it; it's a different RP world!!

(sometimes I've seen people set up private servers for 1x1 RP, but that honestly scares me, too... I'm so much better at just using dms and ooc brackets...)

I'm really curious about your experience in XIV RP, though... I'm not a WOW player anymore, but I actually spend a lot of time on FFXIV!! If you have any suggestions for venues/places to start off, I'd totally be all ears.. I've been to the Bloodsands a couple times (if you're on crystal!), but anything beyond that has been a little hard to break into for me-- i'd honestly love to RP more on MMOs!! I just think it's been hard to jump into... but the expansive world is There from the start
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gamer confessions written Jul 7, 2024 1:34:00 GMT
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Jul 6, 2024 11:27:10 GMT said:
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Honestly, I agree - as someone who loves Wuk Lamat, and loves Lyse (I truly am not voicing my dawntrail thoughts on places like reddit or twitter because I'm not a big fan of what some other people are using meh story pacing to say about them), this expansion does remind me a lot of the initial Stormblood story/4.0 before the patches. But I think the really big thing for me with 7.0 that made the story feel unsatisfying, even at the very conclusion, was the (FFXIV 7.0 spoilers below!! pls tread w/ care!!!)

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(extra spoiler warning for all of 7.0/dawntrail!) Lack of follow-up or satisfying conclusion regarding other character arcs/plot points we'd been introduced to in the story; I think the most noticeable of these being the ramped-up plotlines surrounding Krile and Erenville in the second half, and how I felt like we really weren't there for them in the same way we were with Wuk Lamat - especially in zones 5/6! What I would've given for another one-off conversation with Erenville to ask how he was doing after clearly watching him suffer in silence, or to have been there myself helping to investigate Krile's earring/her origins, rather than being told after the fact. I'm deeply endeared by Wuk Lamat, but I do wish that some other focus characters/storylines just would've recieved as much love as her journey did.

It makes me think a lot of Heavensward, where Alphinaud's journey and coming of age is a huge central focus, and a lot of the time, our character does take a backseat to him - but our moments are him are spliced with also learning about and getting attached to characters like Haurchefant, Ysayle, Estinien, Aymeric, etc. - I'm surprised that I'm pretty sure we get more alone time with Sphene in Dawntrail than we do with Krile. I would've felt so much more attached to the final few zones if we'd learned a little more about Krile's origins from her perspective, or if we got more of a chance to speak with Erenville on his feelings re: what happened to his home village, but instead, we get some pretty quick summaries and/or very convenient areas in zone 6 to speedrun them all, and it doesn't feel satisfying. I think a lot of people take it out on Wuk Lamat, just because she's the one character that I think the story did show a lot of love to, and I definitely enjoyed spending time with her. I think she was the perfect person to introduce ourselves to Tural through her eyes - I just wish the story gave some of the other characters introduced as being important to the story the same love and admiration, too!

(ps, where was our big scion rival fight we were told of........... you could've just let the rest of the scions stay home if we weren't gonna pvp them like you made us think we were squeenix..... they do not have to be here for the mandated 5 minutes of scion screentime, we can let them sleep a bit)

The new dungeons & trials are sick as hell, though. this truly is stormblood 2.0 (because I absolutely loved the stormblood msq dungeons too)

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Staffing Confessions written Jul 2, 2024 1:32:44 GMT
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Honestly, I've been thinking about ways to potentially reduce the load, but it still seems a little daunting... I think it's been a little easier when I organize stuff to think about things in ways of 'what needs to be taken care of now', and what can be kept until I've got free time on my hands where I'm not writing myself... unless it's a time-sensitive site event, or someone's very first profile approval, there's a lot of stuff that could be compartmentalized...

...But I like to have moderation tasks completely cleared out T.T The duality of man... one braincell wants to procrastinate on work and one braincell wants a clean desk
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other than jcink/pb/discord, where do you RP? written Jun 30, 2024 19:09:55 GMT
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Honestly, this is just because I was curious where people come from in terms of RP background/if they write anywhere other! I learned that some people use google docs (or sometimes email!) with individual writing partners, and I was curious to see where other people might find rp other than The Big Three (not exactly the big three, but probably the most popular here)!

I've been recently getting into group RP/character hosting on toyhou.se, which has been really fun, albeit a liiiittle disorganized... but basically every profile is entirely up to your customization/a 'freeform' which I'm super hype about... just me and my little guys
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what are your ways to beat burnout? written Jun 28, 2024 7:30:37 GMT
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Try something new! Step out of your comfort zone. Absence makes the heart grow fonder... I think it's easy to throw yourself into one hobby or activity that you really, really love, but when it's all you've got, it can be suffocating... I've been getting active ever since the sun came out in the spring, and it's made writing/art, which used to be something I was already starting to tire out on, into something that felt like home when I finally came back to it. I'm deeefinitely not an active person (even now...), but picking up a hobby I wouldn't usually think of helped me feel both more well-rounded as a person, and made me feel even more refreshed when returning to something familiar.

Definitely agree with the fact that it's nice to just get outside in general, too, esp. because RP is such an 'online' hobby... bedrot is bad for the soul (love my blanket though)
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what's on your mind: RP Edition written Jun 27, 2024 22:23:36 GMT
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Been itching to play a concept that I've already got images stashed away for + some vague freeform/history stuff (word vomit) pre-written out for... It's a little fun writing all this stuff out ahead of time! Once I find a place that fits, I'll basically have a profile almost completely finished... aside from tweaking lore aspects and maybe seeing if I can fit them into a wanted ad... life is good I love to write
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tell me about your FFXIV pc/wol! written Jun 26, 2024 18:00:51 GMT
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48hr maintenance is killing me… but since there’s plenty of people here who also play XIV, I did want to ask if you all had lore/information about the main character (or alts!) you play ingame… I have a separate alt for RP, but I never really came up with a WoL, so I’m curious!!

(My PC’s name is Cheese… blonde with big ol yellow eyes… and yellow freckles… because cheese… & I main DRK and black mage, but more importantly, CUL, for the Cheese Lore… I like making XIV OCs, but somehow I can never focus on an actual WOL)
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Post a Random Thought written Jun 25, 2024 22:32:51 GMT
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Nooo... good luck playing whenever you have the time, though!! It's still exciting!

I've got my DRK prepped and ready for DT... time to hop on those tank queues. I never finished the Arkasodara questline, so at least I've got some good motivation for leveling Viper/Pictomancer, too!!

(so ready for everyone to hop into Eureka Orthos, too... deep dungeon time, hehe)
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patch notes 0.00002 (I'm still alive! Consider this a... bi-weekly update? It's not that much!)

✿ I think we should get rid of the five day workweek.

✿ SIX STATS: SNEAK (evasion/dexterity), SWAY (charisma), SMASH (raw strength), SNOOP (investigation/perception on the go), SMARTS (intelligence/the raw facts), and STOCK (constitution/resilience). Characters begin with twelve points, and can place them anywhere they'd like, with the option of going into the negative for one stat to give an optional point to a different one. These points won't be gained as the site goes on, in order to accommodate new players, but can be re-specced in the wake of character development.

These will be used as modifiers in dice rolls surrounding jobs/missions and potential plot advancements! They shouldn't be the focus of the game, but should allow people to express and highlight their characters' strengths.

✿ Art's still a work-in-progress- I've been a little busy! Chief, I still think we should get rid of the five day workweek. The plan for the board itself is to largely utilize graphics from the public domain, this largely being art pulled from museums (and private collections)! It might look a bit out-of-place within animanga RP, but I'm pretty enthusiastic about it! I'm drawing something up myself re: NPCs, so that might be a little further in the future.

✿ Working on factions! Crime, including organized crime, definitely exists, and although having been driven underground as a result of the city's 'restoration', continues to sink their teeth into every facet of society. While 'true' revolutionaries lurk within the corners of crowded coffee shops, fresh university students and grizzled war veterans alike waiting to upend the status quo with bated breaths, most organized crime seems fairly complicit in taking advantage of change in leadership- for their own gain, of course.

✿ Minor setting edits. We've gotta learn how to write something other people can parse.

✿ Membergroups are in progress! I almost sorted people by art supply stores, but I feel like naming a membergroup 'Joann's Fabrics' is copyright central.

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Favorite Line from your Last Post written Jun 24, 2024 8:10:00 GMT
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"Doesn't have the same charm," she mumbles, the sparkle in her eyes accompanied by a snort. "I'll start sayin' I'm playing rounders when they've got a World Series worth watching."


( aka: I saw PP talking about twilight & thinking about the one supermassive black hole scene made me want to rp baseball talk... so here we are )
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explain your username and avatar written Jun 24, 2024 7:59:39 GMT
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'Capsella' is the scientific name for the shepherd's-purse, my favorite flower! I'm pretty simple.

My current icon & hover are from an old mobile game called SINOALICE... not that old, in the grand scheme of things, but it shut down earlier this year, so it feels older to me than it should. I played it all the way up until EOS... and then realized that I probably shouldn't have sunk that much time into a mobile gacha game anyways.
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