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Introduce Yourself / Re: You and your Role-Play

« on: October 15, 2008, 12:37:36 AM »

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.