You and your Role-Play

[Mr. Erth]

Forum Name: Mr. Erth
Login Name: Erthule (I think)
Age: 19
Sex: Male
Location: Denmark
Timezone: GMT+1
NwN Experience: I've played some singleplayer (NwN+xp1&2 and NwN2), as well as a tiny bit of RP (Tried Moonshae Isles shortly, but sadly never got around to The Three Kingdoms).
PnP Experience: None. Sadly never found anyone to play with, but I've read the Player's Handbook
Occupation: Student with 2 minor jobs on the side
Characters Played: Khalem

What I like to see IG: A dynamic and immersive world with friendly players and interesting characters.
What I dislike to see IG: Metagaming and things that break immersion.

Quite new to this place, but looks good so far ^_^

[SharpieF4i]

Forum Name:SharpieF4i
Login Name:SharpieF4i
Age:23
Sex:M
Location:Lawrenceville, GA
Timezone: EST
NwN Experience:A few servers that I don't recall the name but Layo has been my NWN home for a few years
PnP Experience:collectively about 8 years
Occupation:Law Enforcement
Characters Played:Skywise Greenleaf (Elven Ranger with limited speach outside of elvish) and Tomi Shadowfoot (Halfling Rogue with a dark past)

What I like to see IG:Immersion, and seeing that sometimes the good guy doesn't win.

What I dislike to see IG: Meta gaming, min/maxing, rude people (people not characters)

[Wicked Hampster]

Login Name: Wicked Hampster
Age: 27
Sex: Male
Location: Detroit Michigan
Timezone: Eastern US
NwN Experience: I have been playing NWN for a few years now. I started online with some other RP servers. I liked the RP aspect of the servers, but the lack of professionalism of other players drove me away. The last server I played, I really got into the CNR aspect of it, although many of the recipies were broken. I am hoping this server has the CNR aspect I enjoy with the RP I love. It seems a lot to get started, everything has been foig(find out in game) for me.
PnP Experience: I started playing D&D with my dad almost 20 years ago. I have been a pnp DM for about 15 years. Up until recently - my group played every other saturday. We are between adventures right now - although I am building one for the new 4.0 system. I hope to be rolling my dice again by christmas.
Occupation: Communications Engineering Technician
Characters Played: None as of yet

I most enjoy well RPed sessions during an adventure - or a training session or something like that. Sitting around a fire, gossiping isn't RP if you ask me. Although there is a time and a place for it. I have met and made friends with lots of players online. However, bad apples ruined my experiences on those other servers. I hoping with more of a screening process to get in, this server will feature more professional players. I look forward to playing with all of you!

[Silver Thread]

Login Name: Silver Thread
Age: 32
Sex: Male
Location: Seattle
Timezone: Pacific Standard Time
NwN Experience: Hmm... I have played on a number of Servers, starting with F.H Krynn several years ago, I see several names here I seem to recall but I jumped that ship around the same time everyone else did. For a while I played on Dagger Dale which I enjoyed owing to it's close adherence to a Pen and Paper type setting but I was coaxed away from there to Anchordeep where I played for a number of years. For a short time I played the Aussie NWN Module which was based on the Ravenloft Campaign Setting (A long time pnp favorite of mine) and in searching for dedicated RP Servers I stumbled (repeatedly) upon Layonara so I thought it might be worth checking out.

As far as Experience with NWN, I have a good deal of experience with the tool set, and the DM Client, having DM'ed for the last two years elsewhere. I have a number of good screen shots of areas I have built and scripts which I've written to help spice up modules.

PnP Experience: I still have a number of original DnD Campaign settings written by Gary Gygax. I have played DnD for a long while and am still active in a gaming group (Dwarven Paladins For The Win). I helped play test a number of original pregen modules for T.S.R. with Blake Mobley, (Feast of Goblyns and The Oak Lords to name a couple), and also worked for a company called "Gamelords LTD" that created a Role Playing system set in a futuristic Galaxy called MetaScape. I was hired to do a number of interior illustrations for the various manuals, and was later hired to do Illustrations for the Role Playing system "Ultimate Power." I also helped play test those systems. I have played in the Dragonlance, Grey Hawk, Ravenloft, and Forgotten Realms campaign settings and have used every edition of Dungeons and Dragons except 4.0. I just have no interest in buying all of those damned books, AGAIN!

Occupation: Urban Forestry

Characters Played: None on this server, but the list is long and distinguished. I tend away from the traditional "Hero" Types. I rather like to Role Play Normal People occasionally lamenting that there isn't a "Commoner" class. I generally favor Rangers and Bards due to the diversity allowed by those two classes. I find that character classes 3 to about 10 are when I have the most fun with a character. It seems that within that range you really find out who your character is. Before that, they are essentially cannon fodder and after that they generally become powerful enough that encounters just become a mechanical grind.

What I like to see IG:Bustle. I like to see players that view their characters as people, not statistics. I like to see players using Large shields instead of Towers. I like to see suits of Banded mail or half plate instead of full plate. I like to see Ability Scores that aren't all even and spell lists that include things like "Dancing Lights" and "Legend Lore". I like to see things like flint and tinder and signet rings with some history, I like to see characters that have given their weapons a name, regardless of whether or not it says "+1 Longsword" in your inventory. I like to see DM's interacting with players by possessing NPC's and saying "Hello!" or Possessing a mouse and stealing a ring from a players pack. I like to see people recognize the fact that it is Three AM in game and despite the fact that your character isn't taking damage from it, it must be COLD outside, and most of all, I like to see people enjoying themselves and enjoying those around them.

What I dislike Seeing IG:Gross imbalances. I dislike seeing a twentieth level character scoff at a fifth level character because he knows he is statistically immortal. I dislike seeing LEET Speak, I would go so far as to say I despise seeing Leet Speak. I dislike seeing dual wielding bastard swords and HIPSing Archers. I dislike Spawn Runners and Loot s. I Dislike protracted mindless torture RP and cybering. I dislike seeing Spells like Timestop and Tensers Transformation and Isaac's Greater Missile Storm used over and over and over again in the same encounter. I dislike seeing good characters with Evil Familiars just because they can Regenerate. I dislike seeing people complain about how bad someone else's Role Play is, and for the love of all that is Good in the world, I dislike seeing those God Forsaken suits of UNMODIFIED NEWBIE ARMOR, being worn by TEN people at the same TIME!

Yeah, that's about it.

[Mandorallin]

Forum Name: Mandorallin
Login Name: Mandorallin
Age: 20
Sex: Male
Location: London, Canada
Timezone: EST (GMT -5)
NwN Experience: 4-5 years; some admin experience, some building experience.
PnP Experience: none
Occupation: Full time student (university)
Characters Played: None on Layonara, though probably somewhere over fifty elsewhere. Mostly melee focussed, though I've dabbled in just about every combination of alignment, race and deity available to me. I am quite familiar with the RP of the Drow.

What I like to see IG:

Players who take their characters seriously and that attempt to get others involved. Players who look beyond statistics and role-play their character based on their character and not on the fact that the characters they interact with are X levels higher than they are. Attention to detail. Well placed emotes and characters with nuance. GM plots that have purpose and actually contribute to the story of the game world while still encouraging player involvement/dynamics. Conflict. Grit.

What I dislike seeing IG:

Griefers, exploiters, cheaters, meta-gaming, characters who change suddenly after obtaining some manner of personal power (i.e. a character somehow gets to X level, then becomes an arrogant sod because he knows that he will be difficult to defeat, should he be challenged..) Stereotypical characters in large numbers. Subraces that become a fad where everyone makes said subrace just "cuz its cool" and not because they care for the subrace itself. Too many subrace characters. Loads of characters who all use the same gear setup because it is apparently the most effective way to go (something of a legion or group with a uniform would be an exception).

A little something else:

If this post comes across as a bit elitist, I apologize as such is not intended, nor do I view myself as an elitist. I understand the nature of this server as being family-oriented/friendly and also the nature of the game itself and in part, the people that play it, but I will not shy away from my "hardcore" perspective of how RP should be handled. I challenge myself to uphold the highest level of RP tact and quality than I can manage. All I ask is that the administration and players new and old will do the same.

[Gunther]

Forum Name:Gunther
Login Name:Gunther
Age:38
Sex: (M)
Location:Spokane, WA
Timezone: PST
NwN Experience:Pretty much just Layo

PnP Experience:I shudder to think....about 20 years....go Keep on the Borderlands

Occupation: Uhhhh...lets see...greenhouse worker, grocery stockboy, military intelligence interrogator, military police officer, security guard, dog groomer, librarian, guy who made those little muffin cups for little muffins, insurance adjuster...I think thats about it....its enough, isnt it?

Characters Played: Gunther N'diknik - half giant extraordinaire, though he's probably like 80 game years old by now

What I like to see IG: {Edited for appropriateness}

What I dislike to see IG: {Edited for appropriateness}

[Gunther]

sorry folks, thought my comments might have been pushing the nebulous gray area of poor taste....and sure enough....