Shuri
New Member
Hello there!
Finally, after months if not years of indecision, I decided to sign up to a RP Forum of Star Wars. I have started my RP experience on MMO games about 5 years ago, and stuck to it pretty much until present day... But, upon seeing that more often than not the RP quality in MMOs is a bit lacking, I asked myself: alright, well, why not giving a try to something text-based only? So here I am, fresh new, and with the will to do my very best.
I have already read most of the Forum Guidelines and character creation heads-up so I think I've got a grasp on them... But I'm sure sooner or later I'll do something goofy or downright wrong, so please have patience with me!
I believe I'm a quick learner, but it takes always "a while" to adjust. It shouldn't be too traumatically different from what I went through in MMOs though... I have already taken a look to some open RP threads on this website, and it all seems very straightforward to me.
Now, moving onto the question that I mentioned in the title of my introduction thread... *Takes in a deep breath* ... I would like some advice about whether or not what I have in mind could be acceptable.
I'm not the kind of roleplayers that roleplays heroes. Not at all. I don't seek to portray majesty and glory, or epic times of any kind.
Instead, I'm the kind of roleplayer that portrays the common. The ordinary, the underpowered, what blends with the background. More specifically, I like gritty themes of poverty, criminality, decadence, sleaziness. I like to tell the tale of ordinary people living with their own 'everyday struggle' in their own micro-realities. So not people who are going to change the galaxy, but people who are part of the galaxy, like one piece of a billion-pieces puzzle.
The kind of character I had in mind was a male twi'lek courtesan. Now, it should be specified and underlined that I wouldn't do this for sexual purposes, and even more importantly, nothing concerning the activities of his clients would be written openly in public threads. It goes without saying, it's a matter of common sense, politeness, respect and good taste, to keep those things private. That's only obvious.
Some of you might be asking, why a male twi'lek courtesan? Well, we can analyze the reason together...
Twi'lek: I love this species. I absolutely love the way they look, their background, their planet, their mentality (at least regarding those who were born and bred Rylothian. We all know that the twi'leks are scattered all over the galaxy in huge numbers and different contexts).
Courtesan: It's one of the professions at the bottom of the society, when related to open street-walking activities. I'd be roleplaying the kind of courtesan you find in the lower levels of Coruscant, or in a cesspool such as Nar Shaddaa. Low-class, low-standards, a desperate and grothesque soul among many others. That'd be the perfect way for me to describe the life of a slums rat who doesn't have time to think about the galaxy's wars, for he's far too caught up to figure out how to find food for tomorrow. Slavery and prostitution are an extremely common sight in Star Wars universe, why not dwelling in it sometimes with some credible storytelling?
Male: I think male twi'leks get very little love and attention. It's always all about females, they are literally everywhere, and it's a bit tiresome after a while. So here I am, trying to give some space and a spotlight to the males of this species as well.
I'd probably place him in Cantinas mostly, to have him playing the role of an informant, alongside his main profession. So, the kind of character you can get rumours from, underground information, juicy bits of intel that nobody would tell you about -- and for that, you need to part ways with a good sum of credits...
What do you think, would something like this have an use, and be openly accepted?
Thank you for taking the time and the patience for reading all of this.
Finally, after months if not years of indecision, I decided to sign up to a RP Forum of Star Wars. I have started my RP experience on MMO games about 5 years ago, and stuck to it pretty much until present day... But, upon seeing that more often than not the RP quality in MMOs is a bit lacking, I asked myself: alright, well, why not giving a try to something text-based only? So here I am, fresh new, and with the will to do my very best.
I have already read most of the Forum Guidelines and character creation heads-up so I think I've got a grasp on them... But I'm sure sooner or later I'll do something goofy or downright wrong, so please have patience with me!
I believe I'm a quick learner, but it takes always "a while" to adjust. It shouldn't be too traumatically different from what I went through in MMOs though... I have already taken a look to some open RP threads on this website, and it all seems very straightforward to me.Now, moving onto the question that I mentioned in the title of my introduction thread... *Takes in a deep breath* ... I would like some advice about whether or not what I have in mind could be acceptable.
I'm not the kind of roleplayers that roleplays heroes. Not at all. I don't seek to portray majesty and glory, or epic times of any kind.
Instead, I'm the kind of roleplayer that portrays the common. The ordinary, the underpowered, what blends with the background. More specifically, I like gritty themes of poverty, criminality, decadence, sleaziness. I like to tell the tale of ordinary people living with their own 'everyday struggle' in their own micro-realities. So not people who are going to change the galaxy, but people who are part of the galaxy, like one piece of a billion-pieces puzzle.
The kind of character I had in mind was a male twi'lek courtesan. Now, it should be specified and underlined that I wouldn't do this for sexual purposes, and even more importantly, nothing concerning the activities of his clients would be written openly in public threads. It goes without saying, it's a matter of common sense, politeness, respect and good taste, to keep those things private. That's only obvious.
Some of you might be asking, why a male twi'lek courtesan? Well, we can analyze the reason together...
Twi'lek: I love this species. I absolutely love the way they look, their background, their planet, their mentality (at least regarding those who were born and bred Rylothian. We all know that the twi'leks are scattered all over the galaxy in huge numbers and different contexts).
Courtesan: It's one of the professions at the bottom of the society, when related to open street-walking activities. I'd be roleplaying the kind of courtesan you find in the lower levels of Coruscant, or in a cesspool such as Nar Shaddaa. Low-class, low-standards, a desperate and grothesque soul among many others. That'd be the perfect way for me to describe the life of a slums rat who doesn't have time to think about the galaxy's wars, for he's far too caught up to figure out how to find food for tomorrow. Slavery and prostitution are an extremely common sight in Star Wars universe, why not dwelling in it sometimes with some credible storytelling?
Male: I think male twi'leks get very little love and attention. It's always all about females, they are literally everywhere, and it's a bit tiresome after a while. So here I am, trying to give some space and a spotlight to the males of this species as well.
I'd probably place him in Cantinas mostly, to have him playing the role of an informant, alongside his main profession. So, the kind of character you can get rumours from, underground information, juicy bits of intel that nobody would tell you about -- and for that, you need to part ways with a good sum of credits...
What do you think, would something like this have an use, and be openly accepted?
Thank you for taking the time and the patience for reading all of this.
