General RP Chat #52: *A flash of light did nothing*

Lore Role-playing
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Yeah, and I will probably never meet people from this forum in game. That is because I always played the game mainly for progress, PVE and PVP.
But on the same hand I love the story, and I want to be a part of it. But one cannot have both. So I found a nice place at these forums where I can do the RP. On normal realms, it is a rare occasion and I have never seen a RP group in a group finder. I would really want to get in to it, however my realm is not suitable for these things and I don’t want to lose guild and progression feelings ;(

That is why my rogue and demon hunter have the same name. For guild purpose and to not be called differently on discord, whenever I change character :wink:

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I’m fairly sure AD has progression guilds too, and plenty of them. But I understand you wouldn’t want to leave a guild and making new characters on an RP realm and switching inbetween is just a pain in the butt.

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Sadly there’s not too big a chance to encounter a Dangerbeard, a Rorick or a Roessler in the wild these days. Combining university with evening shifts means I’ll only have time to play at weird hours, like weekday mornings. This weekend was a bit of an exception. Powerleveled the hell out of Dangerbeard.

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I appreciate your action. You didn’t have to delete, just amend? Next time, maybe? :joy:

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Sorry, noted

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Absolutely no worries!

Another RP Tip: During a post include what your character is doing on a more menial level to add more to the setting. If you’re a draenei, tending to some sort of crystal tool? Just returned from a good session if you’re a physical class? The edgier characters, empowering the runes of your glaives, or just coming out of a meditation if your a Void Elf?

Show us your characters are more than floating avatar heads!

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@Modgar/others. Though I’d love to respond I don’t want to hog the spotlight too much in that thread (what would your character say…) so anyone else, feel free to jump in!

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I’ll jump in if I can but not really too sure what to say at the moment. If I think of something I will.

Edit: Actually to be honest I can’t think of a way of continuing it that would sound natural, really needs more of a reply from your char :joy:

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I know; I’m sorry. It got a bit 1-to-1 RP.

Your character could run some bets? Comment who they think is going to win, a hunter into guns could comment how ridiculous Modgar is to ignore the fine peice of arms Dangerbeard is tending to.

I wouldn’t be offended if someone would say, “In another instance, character sees Modgdar at the barracks and comments on his backslash technique” or something!

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Dream Diary 67: In an act of transparent symbolism, I dreamt that my phone caught fire in my hands and burned and I could only watch helplessly as it turned into a grilled raisin of burnt plastics. I could even smell it.

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How interesting. Do you have any guilt about long screen time, maybe? :thinking:

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More like concern for my phone breaking and making me lose what I don’t have on backup.

Dream Diary 68: Tonight’s foray was all about having a white pet fox which kept getting into trouble and injuring itself in surreal ways while I struggled with a curse that turned people I touched into zombies. More symbolism.

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I’ve replied, I’m a bit more creative today apparently :joy:

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Dream Diary 69 as I caught up on numbering these:

The idle rich of a large city have a common secret; they’re all werewolves! As well to do, privileged people, they regard this as natural and prey on the “peasants” underneath their heels every day via job exploitation by day and hunting them for meat at night, as is proper.

In their unquestioned indulgence, they arrange feasts of lower class flesh in a secret society and introduce their sons to it at a certain age in their late teens when the werewolf blood begins to manifest.

Enter my dream protagonist; a young man set to be introduced to the Society. His father is a high standing member already; a tall man with slicked hair, a short silver beard and an ever pristine business suit. Father knows his influence and arranges the paperwork to join beforehand and the two go to the middleman who hides the papertrail; a bribed receptionist at a clinic.

Once there, the two run into another father and son preparing to enter the Society. They are of Indian descent and the son, Prajeet, is a gifted musician and has invented his own instrument based on an oud (middle eastern lute) with thin, steel bands instead of strings for a lingering, haunting tune.

While the fathers converse, their sons bond and become fast friends with much to look forward to as members of the Society, not knowing fully what it’s about but happy to be in it together.

There is however a problem; the onset of Lycanthropy induces a self destructive impulse as the human body and mind rebels against the unnatural changes, instinctively urging the changing youth to self terminate by any means in a brief fit. This is the secret reason as to why they’re escorted, and the protagonist is restrained while it passes in an intense flash on physical and mental struggle.

What follows is an awkward moment as the receptionist insists on procedure and refuses to accept Father’s pre-signed forms and applications regardless of his rank, granting no special favours and demanding that he fill them out on the spot in a lengthy feat of olympic level bureaucracy.

The other father is frustrated as he expected to be done much sooner. They have a schedual to keep, and there’s much to be done and keep track of. A sudden noise breaks the agitated discourse as everyone present rush to the clinic restrooms. In a tragic conclusion, Prajeet’s self termination instinct kicked in while the papers were being delayed and he snuck off to shoot himself. His father lets out a lupine howl of despair, the others joining in by instinct, none hiding their true nature in their grief.

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Anyone here have experience with finding RP in game at weird hours? Thanks to my work and thesis I’m mostly confined to mornings and early afternoons on weekdays.

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If you’re willing to take the risk of running into some questionable RP (but it really isn’t as bad as some people claim), go to Stormwind and do an RP scan. I’m fairly sure there’s gonna be at least some folks around either the Cathedral Square (but it is absolutely essential to read through anyone’s TRP before you approach to see if they’re legit. If you read enough of those you’ll fairly easily pick up the common trademarks of Goldshire immigrants, lollers and godmoters) or Lion’s Rest.

Alternatively, you can try joining a well populated guild. Most of those will have a discord server with an RP finder channel where you should find at least some people with your schedule.

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I’ve been around Stormwind often enough to know how to spot the bad apples. Sadly at my stupid hours I mostly see people around the auction house and on the memeroof. I wonder if there’s a Battletag community for roleplayers who play at dumb hours.

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There used to be a custom chat named Nightowls. If it hasn’t, it should be revived as a Community with these new features.

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It’s my birthday today! Mana cakes for all!

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Happy birthday, my dude!

Seeing as I’m basically the opposite of a night owl that one might not work for me but I’ll look into it. Who knows what it might lead to.

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