Lunicus

Hello RPGuild!

There's an art to lengthy Advanced posts. Like a writer will "set up" the sequence of events for the next chapter within the current chapter, the same is true for Advanced posts. The good Advanced writers will give you a plethora of things to respond to, stimuli for your character using everything from mood to setting to NPCs to dialogue to action to the very narrative itself. It's more "pro-active collaborative storytelling", while some of the other levels tend to be more reactive.

@Ruby

That seems like a good way to put it. I guess I'm more taken with the reactive side of roleplaying, but as they say: "To each their own."

Oh and: Welcome to the Guild!!

If you've got any questions, feel free to ask them here or PM me, as I'm quite the newb myself.

@Ruby

Thank you kindly, Ruby! I'll keep it in mind.

Welcome, @Lunicus. I don't think I've seen an introduction post from someone with an account that old before.

@Hank

Let's just say I'm a mite bit shy and go with that. Thank you for the reception, Hank!

Hello RPGuild!

I'm not exactly new, but as I've yet to interact with the forums themselves I figure an introduction is as good a place as any to start.

So hello! I go by Lunicus, and kudos to you if you know the origin of that name without Google's help. I've been roleplaying for a good while, off an on, and I'd consider myself High-Casual to Low-Advanced given the standards of this forum. I enjoy depth and world building greatly, but from what I've seen Advanced posts average upwards of 4 or 5 paragraphs and that's where it loses me. I just don't see how it's conducive to interacting with anyone other than myself and whatever gaggle of NPCs I've cooked up. Detail is fine and good, but there's a point where articulation crosses the border of tedium. Of course, maybe I'm just being unfair to the masters of Advanced roleplaying, since that level of skill yet eludes me.

I suppose the most enjoyment I get out of roleplaying is taking the role of the antagonist. Not to say I don't enjoy being the hero from time to time, but this is simply where I feel I shine. I love the aspects that go into the creation of a meaningful villain, from constructing the elements which humanize them to the ones which dehumanize them. I know I'm destined to lose in the end, but as someone at some point said: "Life is a journey, not a destination." I may be taking that quote out of context, but really... that's how roleplaying works. We all know how it ends, or at least we have a vague notion. What's important is making the journey a meaningful one, which is precisely what a good villain should do.

Anywho, to wrap things up, I'm happy to meet you all and I hope to get back into the swing of things real soon!