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Hey guys! New user but long time lurker. I finally mustered up the courage to give this a shot. I've read all the rules and lore threads and I think I understand how things work around here. Is there anyone willing to show me the ropes, in terms of character creation and actually roleplaying? I've never done this before, not like this. I've played DnD so roleplaying isn't too unfamiliar to me, I'm just unsure how to begin.
 

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Hey guys! New user but long time lurker. I finally mustered up the courage to give this a shot. I've read all the rules and lore threads and I think I understand how things work around here. Is there anyone willing to show me the ropes, in terms of character creation and actually roleplaying? I've never done this before, not like this. I've played DnD so roleplaying isn't too unfamiliar to me, I'm just unsure how to begin.
Welcome aboard! I think joining our discord will get you the fastest help! The discord button is at the top of the site!

Other than that, are there any specific questions you had?
 

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Take a look at the character sheets, fill it out and post it accordingly in the character threads. : )

After that I'll start a thread and write with you if you'd like.
 

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I'll check the discord out, but for now I'm just confused on how it all works. More so after character creation. Like say I made a dashing smuggler looking to get rich quick and retire. His backstory will explain how and why of course, and explain how he acquired any items of interest. Now how do we accomplish his goal? Does major development take multiple threads? Can I do it in one? What if I wanted a furry wookie partner? Do I control him too? How does controlling NPC's in a story work?
 

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I'll check the discord out, but for now I'm just confused on how it all works. More so after character creation. Like say I made a dashing smuggler looking to get rich quick and retire. His backstory will explain how and why of course, and explain how he acquired any items of interest. Now how do we accomplish his goal? Does major development take multiple threads? Can I do it in one? What if I wanted a furry wookie partner? Do I control him too? How does controlling NPC's in a story work?

So to answer how you would accomplish your goals. Yes, you need to write that out. Action by action so to speak, although you don't have to explain it in excruciating detail. I'll link a thread of mine as an example with my goal that I have in mind that I'm doing in the thread. Yes, generally speaking they do take multiple threads IF it is a pretty substantial development. Like, if you wanted to acquire a very large ship and a couple other ships to tag along with it. It'd be a pretty good idea to do threads to acquire your crew, threads to get a hold of credits to justify being able to purchase said ships and etc. Although, say you had maybe a contact within the Syndicate you could potentially skip the credit portion if you did a big job/favor for someone who had their own little connections.

NPC's work as apart of your discretion. If they're yours, you control them. You do still have to write in tandem with other people as a post by post circumstance. You're both reacting to one another so to say. But obviously you can't say "I shot you, u ded". As that's god modding and you're taking control away from the other writer.
 

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Hey, welcome to the party! I'm returning after a long time gone, but if you're looking for a partner in crime and roleplay, I, and I am sure plenty others, are open to help out and rp together
 

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So to answer how you would accomplish your goals. Yes, you need to write that out. Action by action so to speak, although you don't have to explain it in excruciating detail. I'll link a thread of mine as an example with my goal that I have in mind that I'm doing in the thread. Yes, generally speaking they do take multiple threads IF it is a pretty substantial development. Like, if you wanted to acquire a very large ship and a couple other ships to tag along with it. It'd be a pretty good idea to do threads to acquire your crew, threads to get a hold of credits to justify being able to purchase said ships and etc. Although, say you had maybe a contact within the Syndicate you could potentially skip the credit portion if you did a big job/favor for someone who had their own little connections.

NPC's work as apart of your discretion. If they're yours, you control them. You do still have to write in tandem with other people as a post by post circumstance. You're both reacting to one another so to say. But obviously you can't say "I shot you, u ded". As that's god modding and you're taking control away from the other writer.
Thank you! I'm finally wrapping my head around all this. Now the next step would be creating a character and jumping in. I'll be creating one later today. I'm thinking something bare bones as possible and then fleshing him out. A simple backstory with a major goal and just going with it.
 

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Thank you! I'm finally wrapping my head around all this. Now the next step would be creating a character and jumping in. I'll be creating one later today. I'm thinking something bare bones as possible and then fleshing him out. A simple backstory with a major goal and just going with it.
Thats the best way, give yourself a basic backstory then just roleplay it out. If look at some of the major characters there backstory is like a paragraph or two at the most. Good luck and if you need any help getting your first thread or two hit me up Im sure i can work one of my characters into it.
 
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