User:Marin

About Me

Hi! My name is Marin. I'm one of those lady gamer things people always go on about and I happen to also be an insufferable dork. My days consist mostly of socializing with friends online, dabbling in art and occasionally playing video games or roleplaying. I've been roleplaying for like--ever. I'm more of a Nintendork than a hardcore Sony fan, but I've had some previous exposure to Final Fantasy in the form of Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VIII. It's hard to say which was my favorite, as it's been a very long time since I've played 4 or 8.

Some of my favorite character-related tropes are Girly Bruiser, Kicking Ass In All Her Finery, Robot Girl, Team Mom and the classic trope Magical Girl.

Some of my favorite video games are Super Smash Bros 4, Team Fortress 2, Star Wars Jedi Knight Jedi Academy, Pokemon, Puyo Puyo, 3D Zelda and Mega Man. Speaking of video games, some of my favorite characters from videogames are Princess Peach, Raffine, Ashe, Candice and Iris; though I will note that Dawn has my favorite pokemon protagonist design. (She's a dork, just like me!~) My favorite game genres are shooters, RPGs and Action-Adventure games. I play RPGs for the story and everything else pseudo competitively.

Characters

• Naoh Phalre the Miqo'te Keeper of the Moon
• ??? (Lalafell Plainsfolk)
• ??? (Au Ra Xaela)

Roleplaying Style

In the below tables, I will be using an exerpt from Eva's Role-Play Handbook to give examples of where I lie along the Light-Heavy RP line. For Mature RP I will be using a table of my own design. I will bold the table cells that apply to me. If multiple cells are bolded that means both cells apply to me to some degree and that I'm actually somewhere between.

A light RPer might...	A heavy RPer might...
enjoy a more casual style with less emphasis on detail or continuity	enjoy a more immerse level of RP and carefully track their character's story
make up their stories/characters on a whim or as they go without much regard for the game's lore or past events	pay close attention to the game's lore so their stories and characters don't conflict with it
use a character's class to help define their character	choose to define their character purely through their story, perhaps even ignoring their in-game class all together
make use of in-game mechanics (attack moves, consumables, gear, etc) in their stories	may forgo any of the in-game mechanics to tell their stories, perhaps to the point of ignoring their character's in-game class
prefer a more flashy or dramatic style of storytelling	prefer a more "everyday" style that focuses more on the routine life of their character than regularly occurring grandiose events
incorporate elements from other games (hearthstones, aliens, Chuck Norris, etc) or even real life (modern technology, religions, etc) into their story	only use those elements that they could find evidence of within the game itself
have their character appear wherever/whenever convenient	put a fair bit of effort in keeping track of when and where their character would be at a given time to include tracking travel times where applicable
view RP as something "extra" to do when they aren't involved in another aspect of the game's play (raiding, pvp, questing, etc)	view RP as the sole reason to play the game
keep their character consistent so it's easier to play over time	have their character progress and grow over time as part of their story

A Non-Mature RPer might...	A Mature RPer might...	An Erotic RPer might...
feel uncomfortable partaking in or watching RP containing mature themes	enjoy mature themes as part of their RP, but may not be interested in RPing out sexual things	Fully play out sexual roleplay with other consenting individuals
break or bend character/lore to avoid feeling uncomfortable when confronted with mature themes	prefer that mature themes add to their immersion by complimenting lore or the characters involved	break or bend character/lore to more easily indulge in their choice of pleasure
prefer not to acknowledge mature themes when they are brought up by others In-Character	prefer to treat mature themes as "canon" even when RPing in private, reacting to it immersively when it is brought up	prefer to consider their mature/sexual "non-canon", and keep mention of it out-of-character or private.
have no interest in romance, or even find romance distasteful	view romance as an immersive first step for many characters relationships	forego romance to more quickly indulge in their pleasure of choice.
prefer to avoid acknowledging relationships when possible, not much caring whether they are meaningful story elements	prefer that a character's relationships be meaningful to their stories and contribute to character development	prefer to treat their character's relationships as inconsequential and replaceable.