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Post by sightblinder on Sept 20, 2021 8:37:49 GMT -5
So I started playing NWN way back when it first came out, like many if not most of you I would suspect. I was a DM on two different servers and very active as a player on both as well. I -thought- I knew what a RP server was. I was involved in some very intricate and intense roleplay with a great group of people on both servers and I loved every minute of it. -BUT- it was a totally different experience then than it is now. I've often lamented to anyone who'd listen that if I had it to do over again I would have just created one character for FRC and focused on that single one. When I first came back to NWN and found this server I was still thinking like that much younger, single man who had the time to play multiple characters and keep track of all of them. I've played D&D in some form or other for 35 years now and I've got a -lot- of characters that I love, and I wanted to introduce each and every one of them to the FRC server. And, I did. The trouble is I can't keep up with all of them like I should, and it makes it so that I can't get the maximum amount of enjoyment out of them on this server like I want. Because of this I've decided to 'bite the bullet' and shelve all of them. I'm not retiring them, but I am putting them away for now. Terk and his dad Mannot have gone back to Damara to help Talyn with a crisis up there. Aerik is headed to Waterdeep following a lead on the whereabouts of the people responsible for the murder of his wife and daughter. Kaithan is following his wanderlust and trekking through the realms. Jernyn has quit showing up to his bi-weekly meetings with his friends. The others really haven't been played enough to comment on their whereabouts to be honest. I still love all these characters and fully intend to play them again on this server, but for now...
I have created a new character who I will be focusing on exclusively for the time being. I've been mulling him over in my head trying to decide who he'd be and I finally feel like I am ready to embark on his adventure on FRC. To commerate this momentous event  I am adopting a new player name as well, Heartfang. I picked Sightblinder out of the Wheel of Time series as one of the names of Shaitan. Heartfang is yet another. I'm not going to change my forum or Discord names because that's just too much work man. 
Anyway, be on the lookout for my new main, Kur the half-orc ranger (mostly). I hope to even create a registry thread for him at some point, but I make no promises. See you all in game!
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Post by Masterbard Alyster Darkharp on Sept 20, 2021 11:32:28 GMT -5
So I started playing NWN way back when it first came out, like many if not most of you I would suspect. I was a DM on two different servers and very active as a player on both as well. I -thought- I knew what a RP server was. I was involved in some very intricate and intense roleplay with a great group of people on both servers and I loved every minute of it. -BUT- it was a totally different experience then than it is now. I've often lamented to anyone who'd listen that if I had it to do over again I would have just created one character for FRC and focused on that single one. When I first came back to NWN and found this server I was still thinking like that much younger, single man who had the time to play multiple characters and keep track of all of them. I've played D&D in some form or other for 35 years now and I've got a -lot- of characters that I love, and I wanted to introduce each and every one of them to the FRC server. And, I did. The trouble is I can't keep up with all of them like I should, and it makes it so that I can't get the maximum amount of enjoyment out of them on this server like I want. Because of this I've decided to 'bite the bullet' and shelve all of them. I'm not retiring them, but I am putting them away for now. Terk and his dad Mannot have gone back to Damara to help Talyn with a crisis up there. Aerik is headed to Waterdeep following a lead on the whereabouts of the people responsible for the murder of his wife and daughter. Kaithan is following his wanderlust and trekking through the realms. Jernyn has quit showing up to his bi-weekly meetings with his friends. The others really haven't been played enough to comment on their whereabouts to be honest. I still love all these characters and fully intend to play them again on this server, but for now... I have created a new character who I will be focusing on exclusively for the time being. I've been mulling him over in my head trying to decide who he'd be and I finally feel like I am ready to embark on his adventure on FRC. To commerate this momentous event I am adopting a new player name as well, Heartfang. I picked Sightblinder out of the Wheel of Time series as one of the names of Shaitan. Heartfang is yet another. I'm not going to change my forum or Discord names because that's just too much work man. Anyway, be on the lookout for my new main, Kur the half-orc ranger (mostly). I hope to even create a registry thread for him at some point, but I make no promises. See you all in game!
I have played the same character for 15 years man. Best thing about doing that is that you aren't in a rush. Just be your character, move at a pace thats FUN for YOU. I am one of the longest running still active community members on FRC and I have yet to break 20 levels on a character and in all that time have only played 3 characters, one didnt see much play, another saw about a year, and then the rest has all been Darkharp. If I had to do it all over I would change nothing. |
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Post by brygun on Sept 20, 2021 20:22:23 GMT -5
There is also the option to play descendants of your previous characters. That way their real stories are still alive. Many of the people Xandy talks about where such earlier characters. Sometimes you have to tweak the lore to fit from one server to another (e.g. mention of gods or places).
Some authors, even Tolkien, reuse characters from one work to another, Tom Bombadhil is one.
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Post by sightblinder on Sept 21, 2021 8:23:42 GMT -5
Heh, well I -really- hope it doesn't take me 15 years to break 20th level. I'm not as young as I used to be! Actually Terk and Talyn are both the sons of a previous character, who I also brought into FRC because I love the server and wanted to experience it with *all* my characters. I just hope I like this new guy as much as those other characters. He's very similar in a lot of ways to many of them, but he's got his differences too. Fingers crossed. |
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Post by sightblinder on Oct 16, 2021 17:28:47 GMT -5
Well I didn't even make it a month. :/ I just need a little variety I guess. I -am- going to keep active characters to a minimum however. Bring out the shelved ones for special occasions or something. *shrugs*
Retiring the Heartfang name too.
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Post by DM Maleficent's Kiss on Oct 16, 2021 17:45:16 GMT -5
Well I didn't even make it a month. :/ I just need a little variety I guess. I -am- going to keep active characters to a minimum however. Bring out the shelved ones for special occasions or something. *shrugs* Retiring the Heartfang name too.
What happened? |
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Post by sightblinder on Oct 16, 2021 17:52:01 GMT -5
Uh, nothing bad or anything. I just had an idea for a new character that was itching my brain, so I made him. Plus, it's easier to find someone to party with when you have more than one level range to work with. Sadly Jernyn did not make the cut however.  |
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Post by dajuke on Oct 27, 2021 0:40:32 GMT -5
Keep on rollin
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Post by DOT on Oct 28, 2021 12:34:26 GMT -5
Uh, nothing bad or anything. I just had an idea for a new character that was itching my brain, so I made him. Plus, it's easier to find someone to party with when you have more than one level range to work with. Sadly Jernyn did not make the cut however. *breaths heavily in Thayan house of Dureth* 👁👄👁 |
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I am adopting a new player name as well, Heartfang. I picked Sightblinder out of the Wheel of Time series as one of the names of Shaitan. Heartfang is yet another. I'm not going to change my forum or Discord names because that's just too much work man. 
