New to RP questions

[Lohkawas-emerald-dream (Lohkawas)]

This is a post that we used to have stickied that will answer a lot of these questions about RP-PVP and has a section with addons:

RP-PvP FAQ's (Maralah)

Originally posted on the Old ED forums by: Ehrin Level 11 Human Mage (Aurora) [ED] and reposted by: Cadmael Level 80 Human Paladin (Cartel of Netherstorm) [ED] Sections: 1. What is a RP-PVP Server? 2. How is an RP-PVP server different from a regular RP or PvP server? 3. What do I do on a RP-PVP server? 4. What will happen when the server type change happens? 5. Do I need a Background Story for my character? 6. What kind of name can I use for my character? 7. What kind of language do I use on …

Other than that… what Senneca said is 100%