DISCLAIMER: This is just an introductory post about role-playing in World of Warcraft. It is not meant to tell you HOW to role-play or change your current role-playing method. This is really just an unofficial look into the various types of role-playing you might see or experience in the game. ^_^

Lets start RP’ing!

If you’re new to RP, don’t be frightened. RP’ing doesn’t make you a nerd, a dork, a geek or a loser. RP’ing is for any player who wants to interract with other players in character. That means you drop the pretense of being the average human and pick up the facade of being a Night Elf, Dwarf, Orc, or Troll etc. The aim of RP, above making yourself unique in a world filled with “the most beautiful” and “the famous”, is to have fun and convince others to have fun as well. In fact, lets keep that as a mantra for my posts: “Have fun above all else.”

The best place to start is on a Role-playing Realm. I play on numerous RP Realms: Farstriders, Kirin Tor, Sentinels, and The Scryers. If you’re feeling adventurous, try an RP-PVP server: a Realm that allows you to both kick ass and RP at the same time. At one time, there were strict rules about role-playing on RP Realms: strict adherence to RP-names, not breaking character, and more. But RP Realms are a little more — shall we say — relaxed these days. Still, they’re called RP Realms for a reason.
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