Interested in getting into RP, how best to go about doing this in game?
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Your best bets to find people for RP is in Stormwind, either Mage District, Lionâs Rest or Cathedral. Thatâs the main corridor. There are clusters at the taverns in Dwarven District and Old Town as well. Avoid Goldshire unless youâre a creep.
Get Total Roleplay or MyRoleplay. Not essential, but nearly essential to be seen as an RPer and not just a PvE tourist. Get a name, get a basic backstory, and just start interacting with people. Keep the story light at first, because you can add to it as you go.
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Precisely what he said.
Another potential avenue you could look for help beyond the usual guides, shpeels, and whatnot would be discords-- Of which, there are many. Thereâs a thread around here somewhere thatâs a big olâ link to just about everything you could possibly want in terms of connections; including, potentially, people who might be willing to help yaâ out with the more specific inquiries you might have!
MG Channel/Discord Server Listing Thread (AHA! YEP! I think that worked.)
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For Horde I would recommend the Valley of Honor as well.
TotalRoleplay3 is recommended.
I would recommend a human if you donât know much about the lore yet. Keep your character simple as you get a feel for things. Donât make them complicated until you know what you want to do with your RP. That way you wonât regret certain traits in your character you may not like later down the line.
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So much complexity I like it
Are there racial exclusions? I.e., dark iron dwarves or maghar orcs? I know they donât start at level 1
cracks knuckles I have prepared for this. 
The Basics of RPâŠ
Roleplay as done in WOW is unique in that first you create a character that fits within the lore of the world, fully fleshed out with strengths, flaws, quirks, etc. But then, you are essentially ad-lib co-writing your characterâs story with other people because what their characters say, do, how you interact with them, and what misadventures (high adventures, or just walking down to a pub) you have with them all affect your characterâs overall story.
Lore knowledge-wiseâŠlore in WOW is very extensive. If you are weak in that area and want to ensure your character âmakes senseâ, I would highly suggest doing a bit of research in the following places:
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On youtube, look up Inquisitor Aura How to Roleplay in WOW. This series of videos gives a very basic lore overview for every race and class in WOW and gives you some ideas on how to get started with a character idea.
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Check out https:// wow.gamepedia. com/Wowpedia (no spaces). This site has pretty much all the lore knowledge you could want. Just start with a race/class youâre interested in, and it will lead you to all sorts of great info.
Aside from the oddball unwanted RP experience (ex, someone uncouthly trying to say they shot your character without getting Out Of Character permission to do so first), the generally accepted practice is to let whatever happens to your character while In Character become canon to your story.
Lower levels donât especially matter in RP. Though I will say, if you have a super low level character (under level 20-25), people may hesitate to RP with your character because itâs common for people to create lowbie characters just to troll.
Also, many people wonât respect your characterâs claims to have amazing, super-special, snowflake type powers (ie mass resurrection, use void to swallow up a whole ship, use chi to create giant balls of power a la DBZ, etc.), but this is especially true if you have a low level character.
End game-wise, the general accepted practice is once an event has played out content-wise, it is general accepted knowledge. Raid content is considered occurred in-game once the last wing of said raid hits LFR. (Not everyone abides by this, but most do.)
As I said, RPing is essentially co-writing a story with characters you and others have created. Most will start with walk-up RP (meet a stranger say, in a pub, and strike up a conversationâŠor help someone out who is in trouble, etc.) If you like RPing with said person, perhaps in whisper ask if theyâd like to RP again sometime to flesh out your characters together even more. In general, keep whatever interaction you have with them as canon to your own story (unless, like I said above, it was something you did not consent to.)
Joining an RP guild that suits the type of RP your character is looking for is also a great way to begin storylines. Also, there are many, many regular or special RP events open for anyone to attend. These are built-in opportunities to RP in a provided setting (festivals, balls, markets, etc.). So be sure to check those out (many will post about them on the MG forums or in discord servers devoted to event advertisements).
You can RP with someone as long as both of you would like. Some interactions only happen once and last a few minutes. Others agree (out of character in whisper chat) to continue their RP relationship (as lovers, friends, comrades, nemeses, etc.) for months or even years. So long as you both want to continue it.
Travel the world, fight in battles together, whatever you like. Itâs very acceptable to level together and RP while you do so. As far as sticking to PG-13 or going darkerâŠitâs good to whisper ask a person for consent to do anything beyond PG-13 or something that would drastically damage/kill a character to see if theyâre comfortable with that first. If they donât mind, go for it. But best to do anything super edgy or naughty (like bedroom scenes) in party chat or whisper chat, not in open public chat.
And always remember, anything you do in public invites others to participate. Try to rob a person on the streetâŠyou may have a few people step in to stop you. Try to do a demon summoning out in a public areaâŠIC guards or others will likely try to stop you. Etc.
Want to play an obnoxious, rude, or prejudiced person? Do it! Be the guy who starts a fight or pickpockets that well-dressed lady. But ALWAYS ask whisper permission first. Not everyone wants their character to be mugged or attacked. But if they are alright with it and you want to be confrontational, go for it.
But do be considerate. Donât hijack an RP event by declaring youâre a terrorist bent on attacking the crowd. Donât be the rude customer holding up a line more than a minute or so, because it will cause everyone else to wait an unreasonable amount of time. Your actions have an impact on othersâ good time. And be prepared for In Character consequences (ie, your thief will eventually get caught and likely arrested.)
A few other tips (granted, these are only tipsâŠyou pay your $15 a month and can do what you want):
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most people wonât respect a characterâs claim to be related to, friends with, dating, or generally having met a main lore character from the game (itâs like claiming your BeyoncĂ©âs best friend in real lifeâŠyeah right!)
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itâs better not to give your character extremely unbelievable skills, talents, and powers. Now, thatâs not to say they canât have 1-2 really great skills, but these are best balanced with some major stakes/cost to use and shouldnât be whipped out all the time.
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donât claim to have a very young character who is a Master in anything. Logically, it would take a person decades to become a master monk, archmage, high priest, etc. Now, RP an older character, and this is more believable.
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if ever in an RP conflict, always phrase something as an attempt (ex: âCedrick pulled out his revolver and shot twice, aiming at the robberâs left shoulder.â) rather than an absolute action (âCedrick shot the robber in the shoulder twice.â)
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any RPing beyond PG-13 should be done in party chat or whisper chat. General public doesnât want to hear that. lol
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if using an add-on such as TRP3 or MRP that allows you to see a personâs name, backstory, etc. in advance, donât walk up to said person In Character already knowing those facts. He hasnât introduced himself to you yetâŠso you donât know his name. You donât know that heâs a murderer looking for his next victim. You donât know that the scars on his hands are from a fire. Etc. This is called metagaming, and itâs frowned upon.
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most people in real life wouldnât divulge their entire life story to someone they just met, so donât let your character do this either (even if you have a really great backstory. Resist the temptation!) Very few scenarios allow this info-dumping to work (such as being drunk and blabbering things incoherentlyâŠsupporting someone who just lost a loved one by saying youâve lost someone, too. etc.).
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while your Out Of Character hero playing through content has access to all sorts of secret information and has done âall the thingsâ as a heroâŠmost likely your In Character toon has not. (ex, Mailang is a noodle chef. Out Of Character, I use her to run dungeons, raids, etc. But In Character, she never leaves Stormwind and only gets her information through gossip.) They likely wouldnât have landed the killing blow on the Lich King, but maybe they helped fight the enemy soldiers at the gates. You might not know everything there is to know about Azerite, but enough to know itâs dangerous or youâve heard rumorsâŠetc.
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donât go god-mode (also called godmod). This pertains to people who wonât allow their character to lose, take damage, and/or always manage to escape and come out the winner in a conflict. Ex, your character is a thief and has been slipping around the market discreetly robbing people. Eventually, a security guard notices and tries to arrest you. They call for backup, and itâs 1-vs-4. If logically with their actions your character would be caught, donât godmod that your character suddenly whips out a teleportation device or impossibly effective smoke bomb and escapes. Follow reasonable logic, and donât make your character invulnerable.
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Go shopping, and buy your character some casual wear. Itâs cheap for the most part. This is simply because, unless your toon is a guard on active duty or something, your character realistically wouldnât walk around the city in full plate armor with weapons equipped all the time.
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this one may seem silly, but itâs important. Most people in real life donât run everywhere. Itâs weird. Therefore, hit the / button on your number pad, and let your character walk like a normal person. lol!
Again, all these are just good guidelines for positive RP experiences in WOW⊠do what you want.
I will also highly suggest using an add-on for RP (Total Roleplay 3 is great!..or MRP). This lets you put as much or little detail as you like for others to read about your character, as well as At First Glance items they might notice about your character within close range (ex, her perfume scent, that sheâs carrying a journal or sketchbook, that she has a bleeding scratch on her cheek, that she has colorful hair beads, etc.)
These give someone in a walk-up situation a hook of sortsâŠa reason to approach your character.
As for your âracial exclusionsâ question above⊠in RP you donât have to keep your RP character in line with how things play out in content. For example, all Pandaren start on the Wandering Isle, but you donât have to make your Pandaren born on the Isle. They can be from anywhere in Pandaria you choose that makes sense. In the same way, you can use those sub-races like you mentioned if you have access to them regardless of level. Go for it! 
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Amazing!!!
Iâm already getting ideas for a character situated in my mind.
Are the servers setup the same as nonrp? Like if they take dmg from something, is that something Iâm keeping track of outside of the game or is that tracked in game?
Yes, gaming content (raiding, m+, pvp, etc.) is the same on Moon Guard (or Wyrmrest Accord, or Shadow Council, or any other rp server as well) as it is on all other servers. Also, there are many people who play on rp servers who donât participate in rp.
Anything you engage in regarding a rp story or encounter is a construct between you and the other player(s) involved. Mailangâs very thorough and well-written post addresses many of the rp conventions that are tacitly accepted among most people who engage in rp, but itâs all strictly socially defined. There are people who will break these ârules,â but by doing so they may jeopardize their chances at being accepted into certain rp social circles.
It is always good to know the conventions before you jump into a group and start interacting. Are there people who may look down their virtual nose at you for rpâing differently than they do? Yes. Are there people who break the rules and still find groups of like-minded individuals with which to rp? Yes.
The main thing is to focus on rp and a storyline for your character that you enjoy but also to respect others as they do the same thing.
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Awesome.
Made my Dark Iron on Moonguard, went to the Faire and got stuck up for some copper lol
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Yikes! Thatâs a lot of money.
Just started too, only had 1g, had to ask them for change
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Back when it was still active, I found a lot of good advice about how to roleplay on Joystiqâs All The Worldâs A Stage column about RP in WoW. When Engadget took over Joystiq, it kept the columns but mucked up the links, so (mostly for my own reference) I made a corrected link page for them here:
https://kaldorei.life/rp-in-wow/
There are a ton of links there, just pick through the titles and see which ones sound interesting to you. Hope this helps!