Would you still RP?

[Rinoa_353]

I do lite RP and never needed any of those 3rd party tools, my imagination has always been vivid my whole life and while I struggle to convey it at times, I still have fun with the vanilla glams, emotes and such. I will continue to RP with my friends since many hangout with me at my homes, so I make big use of both my housing plots my catgirls own often :3

[Nero-Voidstails]

I'm guessing RPing in game sorta works like RP while playing table top games like DnD and Pathfinder?

I never got involved in the RP scene in game, but that sounds kinda fun.

in combat they work that way mostly yes but some you do some twist about it to make it more spicy and some theme are darker like way darker. My character is so dark that I have to make sure everyone is ok with it

[TBerry]

As to Mare, or the lack thereof:
1.) Don't make your RP character fully dependant on mods. Make another character if that character is another race or Fantasia the character. Describe something that is... unique to the character but keep to the limitations of the game. Maybe share a picture for reference.
2.) Don't assume everyone can see what you see.
3.) Tangentially Related: Remove your ego from your character and don't force "awesomeness" or "badassery". Because chances are you get humbled by the dice one millisecond into the session. Instead, focus on your character as a whole and what they're good at, meaning write your emotes in a way that makes the character look skilled and knowledgeable regardless of outcome, but not in a way that tries to force it. Leave room for failure and growth.

My previous main was a Vieran huntress (the character is retired, I changed her to the character you see in the PFP) from the jungle. She was a skilled archer. Yet, (and despite my general luck with the dice), there were still situations where she missed. Be it the range, or the enemy moving fast, or things out of her control. She was also quite proficient in close combat, not because of skill., but because of very good reflexes and a determination and survival instinct that regularly crossed the border to stubborn and even reckless, which was also a constant source of conflict with her wife. Despite her best efforts, and Gladiator training which made her gain strength and muscles, as well as a short stint in the Pugilist's Guild, she could never shake the survival instinct fully that she had from back in the jungle, making her act on reflex more than actual skill, and less effective that she could have been.

[TeresaFortell]

I mostly speak from my experience on Chaos and some occasional RP on Light.
There's both adventure and social RP. There are a lot of people who usually do both, at least on the server I'm on. While there are public events that are not social, adventuring events are usually mostly within FCs, while people visit RP venues (which DO NOT take actual Gil, mind you) when not doing events to meet other characters, hook up IC, find work, or even get recruited into an FC. They can range from taverns to fighting arenas to ... more adult oriented venues.
The rolling system usually varies from FC to FC. Some require character sheets, while others are very simple and just need you to reach a certain threshold on the dice or are just freeform to begin with.
Some FCs have weeekly events, some make events that based on character arcs or a FC wide event, like getting a job overseas in... Thavnair or Tural.If you are already part of a non-RP FC, you can just join the Discord, and whether you are an In-Character member or an associate is usually up to you.
To address the elefant in the room, ERP does happen, but it's usually part of the character's arc or the character visits an adult venue IC. You do not have to play it out, you can Fade To Black and timeskip to after the do was done. Sex is viewed as part of the RP but not required.

[EDIT]
I forgot to provide the actual resources to get into RP:
https://www.thekweh.com/rp-guide
https://ffxiv-roleplayers.com/topic/...play-handbook/

Thank you for the info and resources.