Hello anyone and everyone who feels inclined to read this. I am currently calling myself Nimriel. It looks like I have the potential to change my name if I so desired, which is cool, not that I am not currently planning on doing so. Anyway, I am still in the process of pondering what exactly it is I am hoping to accomplish through participating in the activities this website has to offer. I’ve done mostly group roleplay games on another website awhile back, which was fun until it became awful. There is certainly a part of me that hopes to find another such wonderful place of unbridled creativity, although realistically I probably do most of the bridling of my own creativity by giving in to my anxiety. I suppose what I seek is a place that inspires me to write something I can feel reasonably good about that satiates my creative itches. My ADHD and codependency make it hard for me to self motivate without feedback. The thought of sitting down and trying to write an entire novel seems impossible to me, but I believe I can find writing smaller chunks for a small audience to be fulfilling. I did once upon a time.

I find myself drawn toward historical fiction and fantasy when it comes to genres I enjoy, although I dabbled in Sci-fi, Steampunk, and Superhero settings when I wrote for that other site. My fandom knowledge is quite limited, which I fear will be a problem. I know a decent bit about Star Wars lore, I played the Dragon Age games up through Inquisition, I played a handful of the older Pokémon games, and the only anime I have ever watched is Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood. I read the Lord of the Rings books, the Hobbit, and the Silmarillion and I watched the LoTR movies and the first two Hobbit films. I read the Song of Ice and Fire books and watched the first season of AGoT. I watched all of the Harry Potter movies, and I read the last three books. And I think that is about it for my Fandom knowledge that I think anyone would care about. Somehow I’ve managed to survive three decades without seeing Avatar the Last Airbender.

I’ve been looking over the most recent Interest Checks for the various free-er form RPs, and in general I feel rather intimidated by what I see. I don't really trust my own skills as a writer or roleplayer to provide what people want, particularly when it comes to romance and smut. I suppose a lot of this comes down to my own anxiety and tendency to project my own disappointment in myself onto other people, but I’m sure that newbs such as myself are a hassle to deal with as well. I’ll do what I can to try not to be a hassle, but I’m sure I’ll do something that rubs someone the wrong way, so I apologize in advance.

To that effect, if there is any advice that any of you experienced who happen to read this have regarding what I should know and be careful of in order to not make an arse of myself on this website, I am all ears, or um, eyes I guess, since I will be reading this.

Hey welcome to Roleplayers Guild!

As far as advice goes, I'd say just relax. Honestly you don't need to worry what anyone else thinks about your writing. We are all here to enjoy telling and sharing stories and characters.

Just write it and let it be. Don't worry about whether it's good enough or if people like it. Otherwise you'll be stuck in a loop.

I'm part of a group that does "Isekai" rp or magically transported to another world. We are always open to new folks and non judgemental.

If youre ever interested shoot me a message.

Hope you find what you're looking for! Happy roleplaying

Hi Moonberry!

I see what your saying. I'll keep that in mind, although I find trying not to worry to be quite a challenge.

I appreciate you being so quick to welcome me!

I admire your dedication to your marketing strategy. I will admit that have rather silly beef with marketing, which I feel is intended to be rather coercive by its nature. My inner rebel feels the need to reject all such pressures, and so I will never buy a car from a car dealer that I hear on an advertisement on the radio just to spite them, lol. Which is not to say that I think you should desist from greeting all of us who introduce ourselves in this space, but rather that my own cynicism leads me to find your overtures a bit more repelling than I probably should. I don't think there is anything malevolent about your strategy or your efforts (I actually admire your proactivity), however, I guess I don't like feeling manipulated, which I suppose translates into the fact that I would rather you tricked me into thinking I was the only person you made this offer to, lol. It's amazing how stupidly contradictory my feelings can be.

I'll add that I find the notion of trying to jump into an existing roleplay intimidating, as I feel like I need to learn everything I'd need to know to not miss something that had already been explained for fear of not being aware of something that is obvious to everyone else, not to mention having to push myself into an existing group. I suppose the nice thing about the Isekai genre is that falling into a world that one doesn't understand rather comes with the territory though, so I suppose that does lower the barrier for effective entry a bit.

Hello anyone and everyone who feels inclined to read this. I am currently calling myself Nimriel. It looks like I have the potential to change my name if I so desired, which is cool, not that I am not currently planning on doing so. Anyway, I am still in the process of pondering what exactly it is I am hoping to accomplish through participating in the activities this website has to offer. I’ve done mostly group roleplay games on another website awhile back, which was fun until it became awful. There is certainly a part of me that hopes to find another such wonderful place of unbridled creativity, although realistically I probably do most of the bridling of my own creativity by giving in to my anxiety. I suppose what I seek is a place that inspires me to write something I can feel reasonably good about that satiates my creative itches. My ADHD and codependency make it hard for me to self motivate without feedback. The thought of sitting down and trying to write an entire novel seems impossible to me, but I believe I can find writing smaller chunks for a small audience to be fulfilling. I did once upon a time.

I find myself drawn toward historical fiction and fantasy when it comes to genres I enjoy, although I dabbled in Sci-fi, Steampunk, and Superhero settings when I wrote for that other site. My fandom knowledge is quite limited, which I fear will be a problem. I know a decent bit about Star Wars lore, I played the Dragon Age games up through Inquisition, I played a handful of the older Pokémon games, and the only anime I have ever watched is Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood. I read the Lord of the Rings books, the Hobbit, and the Silmarillion and I watched the LoTR movies and the first two Hobbit films. I read the Song of Ice and Fire books and watched the first season of AGoT. I watched all of the Harry Potter movies, and I read the last three books. And I think that is about it for my Fandom knowledge that I think anyone would care about. Somehow I’ve managed to survive three decades without seeing Avatar the Last Airbender.

I’ve been looking over the most recent Interest Checks for the various free-er form RPs, and in general I feel rather intimidated by what I see. I don't really trust my own skills as a writer or roleplayer to provide what people want, particularly when it comes to romance and smut. I suppose a lot of this comes down to my own anxiety and tendency to project my own disappointment in myself onto other people, but I’m sure that newbs such as myself are a hassle to deal with as well. I’ll do what I can to try not to be a hassle, but I’m sure I’ll do something that rubs someone the wrong way, so I apologize in advance.

To that effect, if there is any advice that any of you experienced who happen to read this have regarding what I should know and be careful of in order to not make an arse of myself on this website, I am all ears, or um, eyes I guess, since I will be reading this.

Howdy Nimriel and welcome to the guild :)

There are lots of cool guides to how best to use RPG - and there is in fact an index here with a lot of them, everything from using the Guild to some RP basics. You will fit right in I'm sure, I've always found the folks of the Guild to be friendly and inviting.

If you have Discord, you should join us over there too and maybe you'll find some connections to help you dip your toes in :)

Whew, there's a lot of material to read at the guides section! Thank you for pointing it out to me and providing a link! I appreciate the Discord invite too!

Welcome!

Thanks!

Hello anyone and everyone who feels inclined to read this. I am currently calling myself Nimriel. It looks like I have the potential to change my name if I so desired, which is cool, not that I am not currently planning on doing so. Anyway, I am still in the process of pondering what exactly it is I am hoping to accomplish through participating in the activities this website has to offer. I’ve done mostly group roleplay games on another website awhile back, which was fun until it became awful. There is certainly a part of me that hopes to find another such wonderful place of unbridled creativity, although realistically I probably do most of the bridling of my own creativity by giving in to my anxiety. I suppose what I seek is a place that inspires me to write something I can feel reasonably good about that satiates my creative itches. My ADHD and codependency make it hard for me to self motivate without feedback. The thought of sitting down and trying to write an entire novel seems impossible to me, but I believe I can find writing smaller chunks for a small audience to be fulfilling. I did once upon a time.

I find myself drawn toward historical fiction and fantasy when it comes to genres I enjoy, although I dabbled in Sci-fi, Steampunk, and Superhero settings when I wrote for that other site. My fandom knowledge is quite limited, which I fear will be a problem. I know a decent bit about Star Wars lore, I played the Dragon Age games up through Inquisition, I played a handful of the older Pokémon games, and the only anime I have ever watched is Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood. I read the Lord of the Rings books, the Hobbit, and the Silmarillion and I watched the LoTR movies and the first two Hobbit films. I read the Song of Ice and Fire books and watched the first season of AGoT. I watched all of the Harry Potter movies, and I read the last three books. And I think that is about it for my Fandom knowledge that I think anyone would care about. Somehow I’ve managed to survive three decades without seeing Avatar the Last Airbender.

I’ve been looking over the most recent Interest Checks for the various free-er form RPs, and in general I feel rather intimidated by what I see. I don't really trust my own skills as a writer or roleplayer to provide what people want, particularly when it comes to romance and smut. I suppose a lot of this comes down to my own anxiety and tendency to project my own disappointment in myself onto other people, but I’m sure that newbs such as myself are a hassle to deal with as well. I’ll do what I can to try not to be a hassle, but I’m sure I’ll do something that rubs someone the wrong way, so I apologize in advance.

To that effect, if there is any advice that any of you experienced who happen to read this have regarding what I should know and be careful of in order to not make an arse of myself on this website, I am all ears, or um, eyes I guess, since I will be reading this.

welcome!! I like your profile picture lol
i'm obviously not the best person to consult but you could always pm me if you need help :D there are some posts in the guides and articles section if you scroll all the way down on the home page

Welcome to the Guild!

Always happy to see someone else into historical fiction.

Welcome! I’ve also recently returned to RPing and I’d be happy to collaborate on something together?

That way we can build one another’s confidence back up and grow a little before we head out into the big bad RPing threads?

Let me know what you think, feel free to PM me if you want to throw some ideas about?

Happy RPing!

Thank you everyone for the warm welcomes!

I confess I have been feeling quite a bit of anxiety about initiating PMs with people. It kind of feels like knocking on a stranger's door and asking them to support my fundraiser. I'm not sure quite what to say, and I don't want to leave a bad first impression. I've been searching for guides to help my confidence, but I haven't seen anything regarding PM etiquette yet. I've been working on a draft of a more-detailed inquiry I've been thinking about posting in the Roleplaying Discussions subforum.

With that said, @themaybreeze, I am intrigued by your suggestion. I've never gotten terribly far into a 1x1, so I'm not certain about what a good process for brainstorming narratives that work well for two writers looks like. I don't exactly have any particular great OCs that I'm looking to use, nor impressive original settings that are fleshed out and ready for being written in. I suppose Fandoms can fill in for those things, although that is not my preference, especially with regards to characters (I struggle to get into the heads of sufficiently deep non-OC characters enough to feel comfortable portraying them accurately). It might help me overcome my fear of initiating PMs if I am the one to initiate the private conversation, but if you are still interested in a potential 1x1, let me know here I suppose as to what your expectations for what that initial message should look like.

Welcome to the Guild!