Roleplayer's Guide

Write a backstory not every story needs to have a tragic beginning to write a compelling and complex character. There can be happiness, comedic, strange, or whimsical even. Always try to include things that influenced your character's upbringing such as:

• Locations (Home(s), City streets, villages, etc)

• People (relatives like a grandfather, siblings, a teacher, a bully)

• Events (death, first time using magic, kidnapped, injured, or saved someone)

• A goal (why do they have this goal and what is it)

Backstories are the beginning to figure out why your character behaves as they do. Feel free to leave some things out you don't need to write the whole history sometimes making things up on the fly makes you love the character more.

Character flaws & quirks are perfect to balance out your character by giving them weaknesses & strange habits this creates relatable characters to interact with. It also gives you something to work with when in difficult situations such as:

• maybe your character is afraid of the dark

• has a weakness for delicious food

• judges peoples appearances

• reads books upside down

• can only smell lavender

Sometimes when we hang out with each other in voice chats you can forget to really show the action of your character in game. Always include some sort of action to go along with your dialogue or current emotions. This will really liven up your character and showcase their emotional state and intentions in a different way than just words. Glare at people you dislike, become obsessed over a small animal and attempt to pet it but show uncertainty if its safe to do so, clasp your cheek when you eat a delicious sweet and close your eyes.

• Remember the story is about everyone at the "table" (on the server) and not just your character. Take a moment to share the spotlight esp if the person is quiet or hesitant to really get involved. Sometimes new players have a hard time getting into the thick of it.

• Don't be afraid to tweak some of your character's history if its not working out after a few days of roleplay. No one will fault you for it.

• Let your character decide its own course of action dont get stuck on the question of would I do that. You are not your character but you are its voice and it has a lot to say I mean you did make it that way so listen to it!.

• Don't use your character as an excuse for bad behaviour as a player towards another. "It's what my character would do" is no excuse for being a jerk.

• Don't fret if you are not perfect.

Find a local hot spot. Taverns are always a great place to find people gathered up. Make sure to give yourself a decent entrance so everyone knows you are there to roleplay. If you are hesitant feel free to chat in OOC if you have questions or want more context on what is happening at that moment.

When in doubt start simple if you are new to roleplay or dnd keep the character simple for your first time. You don't want a 10 page document with a list of every food they like dislike and are allergic too. Just keep it simple until you are more comfortable.