Well, obviously, the name's not actually Gelgarin - even my parents weren't that bad, but for the purposes of this forum it will be.

Physically I'm 25, mentally one should probably double that. I'm currently living in the magical kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where activities such as music, drinking and talking to women are punishable by public flogging. As such I need someone else to vicariously live through, and roleplay seemed like the most inexpensive option.
I have basically never RPed before in my life, but I do have more than a little experience as a writer. I studied creative writing at university, and worked freelance as a feature writer for several years before I elected to start touring Earth's most miserable locations. In short, I lack any idea of the common practices or etiquette of a place like this, but I've got some game when it comes to arranging words in a pleasant order.

Assuming a group willing to tolerate me can be found, I intend to be playing advanced, and only advanced. I need an environment where I can agonize about paragraph structure and comma placement for sixty minutes before I can start enjoying myself. I like telling stories, but my real passion is in the development of characters, so the advanced board seems like the logical home for me.

Game wise, I prefer low magic, low science and low lore settings. Low fantasy or hard science fiction are my preferences, simply because they require committing the fewest new pieces of vocabulary to memory, and I find give one the greatest opportunity to tell a character focused story. That being said, words struggle to convey exactly how dull my existence is at present, so I'll play pretty much anything that seems well organised and non fan-wanky (a complex scientific term).

If any words of wisdom are out there then I would of course be appreciative, and I look forward to sharing my penmanship with a few of you in the future.

Hello, Gelgarin.

Welcome to the guild. From your introduction it can be concluded that you can, indeed, write well enough for an advanced player, albeit there is more to be worked on. I hope you have a pleasant time exploring the wonders of the site. The majority of the users here are quite friendly and eager to help any new user out, thus do not be afraid to ask any questions, regardless of how foolish they may seem to you.

Personally, I can not think of much advice without having a specific question placed before me, but here are a few initials it is best to remember as a role-player:
IC - "In Character" - This is the section where the users write as the characters they are playing, in other words, where the story is written.
OOC - "Out of Character" - This is the section where users write freely, without the use of their characters. Friendly conversations on the topic of the role-play or on other topics are likely to occur.
Int.Che. - "Interest Check" - This is a thread, which is created by a user, in order to present their role-play idea and see if there are users interested in participating.
GM - "Game Master" - The owner/creator of the role-play.

I do not know if it applies to everyone on this site, but, in all my years of role-playing, character speech is locked in " ", in order to divide it from the rest of the text. I personally but it in bold to make it stand out even further. A character's thoughts are locked in simple ' ' and are in italics.

If you are looking for a role-play, I suggest you only check through the Interest Check sections, since it is not common for someone to post up a role-play without having created an Interest Check prior to that.

Hopefully, you will find this information useful in the days to come. If you wish to have a look at an Interest Check right now, here is a link to my own:Word Syndrome
I would not mind accepting you, so long as you present me with a proper character =3