Hail and well met, SotE!
An RPer of many years, both on fan-based and original roleplay forums, I've been wandering for a while seeking a new forum to call home... somewhere to recapture that spark of magic, that touch of adventure and muse that's escaped me in my last several attempts. And I have high hopes indeed for this place -- an active community of 11 years is nothing to scoff at!
Like I said, I've been all over and done a bit of everything (or almost everything) where RP is concerned. Got my start almost 17 years ago on an oldschool sparring forum called Unrivaled; when it closed down I drifted for a while, spent some time on the ultra-competitive AnimeLeague forums but grew tired of the all-the-time combative atmosphere and set out in search of new frontiers. I've run one or two moderately successful forums and even met the love of my life through forum RP -- I have
immense respect and admiration for this fine hobby / art form, if it wasn't already obvious. Some years back I wrote up one of the web's very few articles on competitive RP; feel free to
give it a read if you're so inclined.
I've had a number of creative influences / fandoms over the years: Slayers, Chrono Trigger, Soul Eater, Mirai Nikki, Code Geass, SAO, even an early period as a Sonic RPer under the name 'Specter'. I believe very strongly in the greatness of imagination, writing, and RP specifically; it does more to build up a person's individual skillset and view of what's possible in life than, in my opinion, any other hobby in existence. Whether casual, story-driven, or competitive, I'll always stand by the view that roleplay is exceptionally, even extraordinarily,
human and
powerful.
... Aaaaand that's enough ranting and rambling from me! xD Looking forward to digging into some stories here and meeting the community!
