Hello, Hello

[Asyriona]

Hi, there. My name is Krishnaa (Krish is fine as well). It's been a good few years since I've done any substantial role-playing. I used to be an avid role-player of various kinds of fantasy original plots and also different off-shoots of series' like Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, etc. I joined the military two years ago and it's sucked up all of my time since.

My husband actually showed me this site. I have no idea how he found it, but we'd both been discussing how we missed role-playing and intended to get back into it. The sheer amount of lore is brilliant and I love how welcoming the community is. It seems this site is run by people who really care about the story.

I'm just here because the story seems terribly interesting and my writing skills have been wearing down. I'm a Korean student at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, and speaking Korean all day leaves your English a little flip-floppy. (I said, "I reary not want to go to store," the other day and I'm a Communications major with a focus in Creative Writing.) As much as I adore Korean, I miss writing in English as well and this seems to be the perfect place to get the flow going.

Thanks for listening (er, reading?) my long ramble....

[Alses]

Well, hallo there, and let me be the first to welcome you officially to the wonderfulness that is Mizahar! From the tone of your intro, you sound like you won't have very many problems fitting in, even if your RP skills are a little rusty . The lore and that glorious wiki are exciting (at least to me), but they can be daunting, too. You don't need to know ALL of it to start playing - just be sure to read up on your Races and pick the one which appeals most, your Cities for where you want to start out, and your professional Skills. If you intend to play a mage, reading all about the magic is obviously a must! The best place to start is with the PM that 'admin' will have sent you - that has links to all sorts of useful bits of information. Just in case, I'll reproduce a few of them here (forgive any repetition, or if you've already looked at everything.) The Starting Guide is your friend! It might look a little intimidating, but just take each section as it comes and it'll all be ticketyboo in no time. Consulting the Starting Package is immensely helpful, too - the Miz team recognize that characters don't just pop into being knowing nothing, after all. Snooping at other people's Character Sheets can help you figure out what to include, too. Things You Need To Know is our helpful little list of common rules, it's not that onerous. If you have any questions that don't seem to be covered by the Guides and the wiki, don't hesitate to shoot a PM off to a Storyteller - that's anyone with a coloured name. They're our moderators, and if they can't answer your question, they can certainly direct you to someone who can in short order. You can also always pop into Chat and ask there; there are generally some veteran players floating around who are veritable fountains of knowledge on Miz, and Storytellers do put in appearances there as well. If it all looks a bit daunting, take a leaf out of Douglas Adams' Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy; DON'T PANIC! All the guides and the advice and, yes, even the rules are there to help you, and there's plenty of players and Storytellers alike who'll gladly put you on the right track. One last bit of advice - don't be afraid to PM players with thread ideas and the like - the worst anyone is going to say to you is 'I'm sorry, but I don't think that idea really fits with my character. Perhaps if we did this...' or 'I'm sorry, but I'm bogged down in threads at the moment; perhaps at a later date?' Good luck - to you and your husband - and I hope to see you on the boards in due time!