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I'm a big believer in reality based role-playing, which I think is what I enjoy Gemstone so much. Start off by reading the Simutronics history and some of the other files they have regarding spells, skills and guides. This will later help you to create a well created, easy to roleplay character, and something you will enjoy later on when you get older, and hunting isn't your first priority.(It never has been for me). You will meet some people who will just be in the game for the hunting and for other things that you aren't, so be prepared. When you do roll your character, I find it to be helpful to create a character which is going to mesh well with your out of game personality. I have two characters, and they are both aspects of my personality which makes it easy to role-play. Don't play a quiet bookish character if you are outgoing and boisterous in real life, it will just make life difficult.   Deciding on a profession- I would look at each guide and decide which you could play well. Some people are artistic and creative, so they choose being a bard, or they are spirirual so they choose to be a cleric...There are so many different things to choose from and if its your first character you often go in kind of blindly not knowing what you are getting yourself into. I will summarize some of the professions to help you decide. Empath- I find empaths are most often people who don't like hunting a whole lot(although there are some who hunt along with people). Be prepared as an empath though, people are really aggressive in this profession. You have to be quick on your healing, and you also need to be friendly..If you aren't quick you are bound to get frustrated easily at people who are more aggressive(sometimes called vulture healers) The upside of course is you get to heal people when they get hurt, and it makes you feel proud you can help out. You are also helpful during invasions, when young warriors, wizards and sorcerors are not most often. Most of the spells are in place now, so you will have some nice things to help you out too! Clerics- Being a cleric can be interesting, mainly because there are many different directions you can go into. There are many different Gods to choose to follow, and the choices between dark and light, whether to hunt or mostly rescue people, that kind of thing. There is opportunity to get creative with rituals, your raising, or prayers. Most of the spells are in place as well in this proffession, although it can be difficult tohunt as you get older, unless it is undead. Bards- The most creative of the classes out there. You will need to be creative, intelligent, outgoing and talented to play this class. If you are just going to play a bard because they are have "cool spells" Don't do it. It's so disappointing to see bards who don't sing, tell stories or do any kind of performance. That is the profession. If you don't like these things, don't be a bard. There are opportunities to socialize through your music, and to hunt, because they are strong hunters if trained well. It does take patience to play a bard though, so if you get into this profession then you shouldn't like getting older fast. Many of the spells are in place now, though not all, they are being worked on as this is written. Wizards- There are a lot of people who choose to be a wizard starting out, and it is not as easy as many think it is. Magic is nice to have, but as you get older, there are people asking for spells, and there are many difficulties to hunting as you get older. A good profession for people who like to hunt alone because you actually can without too much trouble. You can also make lots of money enchanting and imbedding things, if you actually like working for other people. The spell list is mostly complete(if not completely done) and it is a powerful profession. Sorcerors- I know a lot of mean sorcerors, which doesn't mean you have to be that way, but if you are a cheery upbeat person, a lot of times it can intefere with your roleplaying, in my opinion. One of the easier professions, full of many beneficial spells, sorcery is a good choice if you want to age relativly quick and be creative with magic(the spells are near complete if not complete as well) Warrior- In some cases, being a warrior can be good for someone first starting out who wants to learn the mechanics of the game before delving into something more complicated. I am a warrior, and enjoy the hunting as well as the opportunity to roleplay a lot of things, including guild skills, as well as intelligence. There are many different ways to play a warrior, which makes it for a versitile role-playing opportunity. Ranger- While I have not had the opportunity to play a ranger as of yet, the people who play rangers seem to enjoy it greatly, and of course you can always say if you get lost, you can't help it you are a ranger..:duck: That being said there are also choices in race which can build even more of your character. Before you choose your race, I would read all of the information on the histories of each race. That way you can make an informed choice and make a well role-played character. You can find most of the information on this site, or in Simutronics library. Getting involved Get yourself involved in things in the game. If there are quests go on them, if there are small stories within the town, join in. It is the best way to enjoy this game. If you don't it can get boring really fast and you can get really sick of it. Read the message boards to hear more of what is going on in the game(on the Simutronics website) and also keep your ears open, there are always opportunities. Also, be kind to new people and help them out.. Don't be intolerant and yell or thump them the second they do something wrong. Try talking to them first, if it doesn't work call a mentor for them. Some things not to do: 1) Do not talk about computer problems in the game-I was walking around one day enjoying myself greatly in my own little role-playing kind of world when this conversation between two "Characters" took place. They were discussing how the modem on his computer wasn't working, how the hard drive had crashed, etc..Well..it was in public, and well...I was jolted out of my little world and when I dared say something I was yelled at..:grins: How dare I! It was right on Land's end road in the landing when you first come in the gates too. 2) Do not take real life problems with a person into the game-I know about this first hand, but aside from that I have heard people completely say terrible things about a character, when it's the person they are really talking about. Don't do it, it's not roleplaying okay? 3) Here is something that REALLY bugs me. One night there were a dozen people sitting around singing songs, having fun..when this one guy starts singing a song based on Billy Joel's piano man..Ok..well Billy Joel didn't exist in my little world and I had the damn song in my head the rest of the night. I just don't find it creative to change words and make a song out of something existing in real life. Again when I rolled my eyes I was the wrong one..heh. 4) Don't talk about numbers, AS, DS 4X(unless you are selling it in that case), crit weighting, Redux etc..that could jolt anyone out of deep sleep..:grins: 5) Speaking of sleeping, if you intend on leaving the game for a long period of time to go wander the house, don't leave your character in the game..makes people crazy when you don't answer, and I can't understand why you would want your body to be there being rude. :grins: 6)Don't brag about your abilities to smoosh a head of something better than someone else. It makes other people feel inferior even if they aren't, and makes you look like an arrogant jerk. I have been in situations where I was so disgusted with someone I actually left them alone to hunt because he thought he was better than I was..You don't make friends that way. 7)Don't get so lovey dovey with someone that people begin to tell you to get a room. It's incredibly depressing if you aren't with someone to see two people lovey..I've been in tears before because I was so sad! Just be private..no one needs to know who you're kissing this week but you and your love interest. Sure flirt, have fun, but no lovey dovey stuff..::ick:: That's the end of my advice, now:   Ilvane Fiastash