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Hi everybody!

Postby Roald on August 8th, 2012, 4:42 pm

I guess I should start by following the guidelines and hopefully get chatty somewhere along the way!

1. Name - or what you'd like to be called!

Well my name is Tom, but I'm perfectly happy for people to call me by my character name, or a nickname if anything sticks.

2. What sort of RP experience do you have if any?

I have a lot of RP experience, but not all of it has been good. I guess I was even RPing as a kid, preferring a plastic sword or power ranger zords and my boundless imagination over kicking some ball around a grassy patch. My first 'official' RPing experience was around many years ago when I first played World of Warcraft. Of course I picked a roleplaying server! I still do RP on WoW, although I'm pleased to say at a higher standard than my first ever dwarf hunter getting lost in Deadwind Pass. Besides WoW however I've had a fairly substantial amount of experience with text roleplay via chatrooms, emails and (a little) forums.

3. How did you find us?

Through my girlfriend, who found this site on Google. I've recently been looking for an outlet to create a roleplay character and she wanted to help me.

4. What sort of RP style is your favorite?

Despite most of my RPing taking place on WoW, I do tend to prefer text based RPing where I can write something more solid and really let my fingers blur over the keyboard. Interpreting the word 'style' another way, I've always preferred being able to create my own original characters whose background and personality aren't already set out for me. I've never had any interest in playing canon characters (Which is a big part of why Mizahar interests me)

5. What do you like to write about - not write about?

Fantasy and fiction, frankly. I've never enjoyed writing important, life-improving things like essays or exams. Figures.

6. Whats your favorite thing about Mizahar so far?

The VASTNESS of the world! All this original lore makes my head spin. I often lap up a fantasy's lore without too much difficulty but Mizahar still has me feeling like a newborn child with so much to learn.

7. What, if anything, has frustrated you about Mizahar so far?

Not knowing how to start, I suppose. My girlfriend and I have been browsing the information and a few posts for several days before finally registering today.

8. What would you like out of the mizahar experience?

An exciting, vibrant and long roleplaying experience with a lot of character development. I would love to see my first character grow into some kind of important figure or famous adventurer, even if he starts from humble beginings.

9. Is there anything you'd like to see expanded?

There are a lot of skills in the skill list that need expanding on, but you already know that ^^;

10. Anything else you want to talk about?

I guess I'd like to talk with other players about my character ideas before I settle and create a character sheet (Which frankly I wouldn't mind help with)

Oh and how do some people create those cool picture borders around their posts? S'cool. :O
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Hi everybody!

Postby Arae on August 8th, 2012, 6:27 pm

Welcome Roald. :)

Someone smarter than me will probably be along to tell you how to get those nifty boxes. lol
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Hi everybody!

Postby Lynes on August 8th, 2012, 6:43 pm

Welcome to Mizahar Roald, I can do my best to help you out with information about the character you want to make to the best of my ability, but I CAN tell you how to make the borders.

My border looks like this.

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[framepic=http://images.kaneva.com/filestore8/4677433/5732040/purpleUpattern.jpg][frametrans=black,9] Text Here! [/frametrans][/framepic]


Basically the first command is {framepic=(then you put your image url here)}
Then the second is {frametrans=(the color you want the inside box to be followed by a dash and then a number)}

Then of course you close both at the end of your post with {/frametrans}{/framepic}

Replacing each { and } with a [ and a ] respectively.

The first command, the picture command, is the purple, you should try to find a pattern so that it isn't just a repeated image, but instead an actual frame. The black within the picture is the frametrans command, the number decides how strong or how light the color is. This is so that you aren't writing directly on to the frame and everything is legible.

Once again welcome, and I hope you do enjoy the company here at Miz.
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A link to my real introduction. http://www.mizahar.com/forums/topic24150.html

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Hi everybody!

Postby Arae on August 8th, 2012, 6:53 pm

See? ;)
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Hi everybody!

Postby Surei on August 8th, 2012, 6:57 pm

Lynnes beat me to it, though I'd like to direct you to this page, which gives you a list of codes to make everything prettier, most importantly your Character Sheet. I'd love to help you with any idea you might have, and you can ask the Storyteller(moderator) of the city you'd like to start in as well.

On the subject of frametrans, I do not use transparency, and use {frame=colorcode}{/frame} instead, andthis page for the actual color code.

Oh, and welcome to Mizahar! :D

EDIT: Here's my own default code:

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[framepic=http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x422/BlackSoulou/drought-landrotated.jpg][frame=#A68064][color=black]I'm not claiming to be smarter than anyone around here, but I might just be able to help you with "these cool borders"[/color][/frame][/framepic]


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Hi everybody!

Postby Roald on August 8th, 2012, 7:35 pm

Thanks for all the help with the framepics, I'll certainly put some time into learning it.

With regard to my character ideas Surei, I have two that I can't decide between. One is a burly human who would perhaps be an innkeeper in Syliras. I made up a draft of his starting skills which would be;

Brawling 25 (SP)
Observation 5 (SP)
Brewing 15 (SP)
Leadership 15 (RB)
Storytelling 5 (SP)

Or otherwise I was thinking a Drykas Hunter

Hunting 25 (SP)
Riding 10 (RB)
Short Bow 15 (SP)
Wilderness Survival 5 (SP)
Tracking 5 (SP)

The main trouble I have in deciding is when I think about which character will generate/have more chances to get involved in RP. I can imagine an outdoorsy hunter would have a more adventurous lifestyle from the start, but they might not meet anybody out there, whereas an innkeeper is likely to meet lots of people but they would likely not go off on many adventures.

Dilemma! :S

P.S. How do those skill sets look for starting choices? ^^;
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Hi everybody!

Postby Gale Austin McCenry on August 8th, 2012, 7:55 pm

Hello Roald,

As you can see, I'm Gale. Probably one of the most depressed and boring characters here. You see, Gale is an artist that does the same exact thing everyday and doesn't do much other then walking and drawing/painting. But so far, in only like, 5 threads, he's already gotten into a bar fight, talked to a hypnotist, fallen out of a tree, and got love help from a dead person. Even if your character is boring, don't worry, you won't be left out. Besides, you can have both, you just need to make two accounts.

But, if you want to be active, I suggest the boring person. We need more of those anyway.

-Sincerely Gale.
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Hi everybody!

Postby Surei on August 8th, 2012, 9:27 pm

Haha! Gale nailed it there. You will get many RP opportunities playing one or the other, as many things can happen in a bar as in the Sea of Grass. A lot of new players tend to choose Syliras for their first character, though there is no good place to start, nor is there a good skillset to start with. It all depends on your character's history and how you like to play.

I'd suggest you start with whichever character you feel most comfortable with, then you can always start playing the other one or even a completely different character. An innkeeper might have more social opportunities than a hunter, but you could chose to RP many of his adventures in the streets. The same goes for the Drykas. You might end up doing many social threads in a pavilion.

What do you think?
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Hi everybody!

Postby Roald on August 8th, 2012, 10:13 pm

I'm starting to lean towards the innkeeper idea at this point. I feel a little more excited about a outwardly gruff and burly innkeeper who is actually a friendly giant. :)
...Unless you come into his establishment and stir up trouble. In that case, you get a round on the house roundhouse out the door.

To top it off I think I found a nice frame pattern to use for a pub owner! Now to settle on an avatar and get to work on the character sheet.

Ah! I remember reading somewhere that I need to get permission for my character to have a daily income from a business or job? I'd better not get ahead of myself if I might not be allowed to run an inn.
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Hi everybody!

Postby Surei on August 8th, 2012, 11:11 pm

That looks fantastic so far. You might want to arrange income with Chevalier, the Domain Storyteller of Syliras.


EDIT: removed the CS section, you seem to know how to handle it.
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