Welcome :)

[url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/164555-a-welcome-to-rpg-navigating-the-forum]This[/url] can get you going on the site, and [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/126310-rping-101-the-beginners-guide-to-role-play/ooc]this[/url] can get you going on roleplaying. Feel free to shoot a PM for questions or further ideas.

The most basic idea of roleplaying is that it is a collaborative story, typically told in back and forth segments from the perspectives of the characters under your control and then from the perspectives of the characters under the other player's control.