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My point is that RP is in the eyes of the player. Saying that it's not RP to describe it the way I did puts too many rules on it to make it worth worrying about. I've already stated I'd never last in a strict, filled with stupid rules RP environment. I'd quit before I got started. I don't like being "told" how to play a game and I guess that's where the RP thing falls apart on me. I guess I'm stubborn or something. I don't mind people RPing, I've tried D&D and enjoyed the game but I do admit I was the worst "RPer" of the group.

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Retired Hunter Brein Leifson, WE Forest Stalker <Temerity>

And my point is there's a difference between RP and obvious OOC. In RP, you don't talk openly for everyone around to hear about real life subjects, levelling, programming glitches and so forth. Even though someone just said something about you "not RPing" doesn't mean you aren't RPing unless, well, you aren't. This is a real life forum, not the game. for example.

So I wouldn't expect you to be talking here like, "Aye, I've seen me share of fights and women. Cannae figure out which I likes better."

Is pirate a new race or class? What expansion is it in Matey?

Personality is a great thing to add to any character. In this case, I took the idea for such a personality from the crusty sailors you see around Qeynos.

Noooooo! I just got down my sssssssssnake roleplay. Don't tell me I have to start playing a pirate now? Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!

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Nikolai Lianfyrr,
Khati Sha Feral Lord.
GM Tailor (250), GM Smith (250), GM Brewer (250), GM Potter (250), GM Fisherman (200), GM Jeweler (250), Fletcher (220), Chef (200)

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Rezz, Ranger of Prexus
Nameless Order

Ramming speed HAHAHAHAHAH

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Gnatzilla Sunshine

Give up that bitter black urine men call coffee. Ahh. Java devil, you are now my bitch.
--- The Tick

Very close already Nik.

Hey I have ssssssssnakessssss down, and am working on the frogs of storm now. FROOOOOAAAK (sssstill not quite right)

After the frog, I will work on piratessssss.

Ooooooo ... how about snake pirates?

AArrgghh matiessssssssss

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Elder SunRa Wosret, Khati Sha Feral Lord
Killer of gods, eater of gnomes.
Venerable Sekhmet Geb, Woodie Storm Warden
Killer of grass snakes, baker of gnomes

Live fast, die young and leave a magnificent looking corpse.

Sssssssswab the deckssssssssss!

But there is no sssss in keelhaul.

Vance will give 50p to the first person who knows what keelhauling is.

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Rezz, Ranger of Prexus
Nameless Order

Isn't that when they tie you to a rope and pull you under the ships keel, and up the other side scrapping you against all the barincles on the bottom of the boat?

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The Shadow Hands will live forever!

Yep, the Dutch contribution to juris prudence on the high seas.

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Smith 195, Brewer 168, Potter 126, Tailor 116, Baker 42

Correct!

Vance has your 50p.

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Rezz, Ranger of Prexus
Nameless Order

There is only one rule though to good roleplaying: Have fun.

Actually, what I am trying to explain, starting with the examples I pointed out in your statement is that roleplaying is more than making a character and advancing it. It is, quite simply, taking on the role of a character in a fantasy world. It goes beyond why you kill stuff or advance your skills and more into why you associate with the people you do, your character's personality, strengths and weaknesses, your character's background and family. Roleplaying is imagining that your character really does exist as a thinking, feeling person and attempting to portray your character and his or her action's in step with this portrayal.

One good example from Sukaisi: Because she is a Vah Shir, she refuses to attack or kill feline mobs. Even if it limits XP opportunities or makes certain quests impossible, she tries to ensure that she does not participate in the slaughter of creatures so much like herself.

Another example would be refusing to raid the Plane of Growth as a follower of Tunare (I hope that is the right deity). Unless there were a way in-game to renounce your character's beliefs, attacking your own god simply for the phat lewtz is antithetical to roleplaying.

These aren't really rules per se, roleplaying doesn't really have any rules. The main guideline is that you play a character your enjoy and you try to be consistent in the presentation and development of your character. If other people can imagine your character as a real person and doing the things they are doing because they make sense from a realistic point of view, then you are roleplaying.

I hope that helps to some extent. As a gamemaster of a lot of years, I have had to explain this to a lot of people and try to get them to understand what roleplaying is all about.

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-Kirrmarr Kherrai, Vah Shir Champion
Master Smith, Master Brewer, Master Warrior

I play a shadowknight who lost his soul... or sold it to innoruuk (one or the other) and always picks fights with other people, no matter what their level. He has bound level 9's in the arena and DoTed them with his low Level DoT's while they were unconcious, to getting corpse camped by cadsuane and deelron, to blowing up a training lesson (sorry about that pathfinders, just cant resist fighting when people are in the arena) etc. etc. I love dueling, if you are ever bored, and my KEI is gone, send me a tell, we will duel

P.S. I actually killed a level 64 paladin in the arena GO ME GO ME!

Disclaimer: Paladin was not allowed to use spells, or lay on hands.

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I hope you were not allowed to use DoT's and HT!!!

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The Shadow Hands will live forever!