Hello. I don't want to claim this as a real official topic, or as something really epic, I just went searching for a topic about roleplaying. I found so many of them, it's a sad thing there's not an active one. I hope this one will stay active. I'll try my best to keep it active!
What is it?
Roleplaying is an optional way of playing the game, that can range from a brief diversion to a full overhaul of the game. By playing as if your character has a personality and preferences beyond the game's basic statistics, you can add additional depth and interest. At a basic level, many players will give their characters some sort of backstory explaining who the character is. Beyond that, you can choose to incorporate limitations that make gameplay more realistic or more challenging, as detailed in Increased Realism. Or you can model your character after any favorite person, real or fictional.
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It is imagining that you're the character and everything you do is real. So it adds things you've got to do, for example: sleeping, eating, washing yourself, washing your clothes...
It also adds limits. For example, you should think about how many things you can carry with you, or in what weather you can not travel.
I don't say there's just one way to do it. Some people like to do it all the way, as realistic as possible. While others do more semi-roleplay, for example, having a character with a background and a personality but they don't eat or sleep. It's just how you want it. [http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Roleplaying][X][/http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Roleplaying]
Characters
So it all begins with one thing: This is
Your character has a background. It has a history. You can play that it had a common one: raised in a normal family, living a normal life. You could. But you also could not. Interesting, right?
Let's just say that we're talking about an Orc here called Hans. Hans his mother and father left him in the forest when he was just born. Not because they are some kind of retarded idiots, but because they didn't have the money to raise them.
Hans got found by a Bosmer couple. They couldn't leave him alone there and decided to adopt him.
So, now figure out how an Orc would feel if he was raised by Bosmers. Imagine a green guy next to them, twice the size in just a couple of years and not a lover of the green side of Tamriël. While they love mother nature, Hans doesn't give a damn.
You can go several ways. ''Hans became a loving Orc and he became very thankful to them.''
Or you could go this way: ''Hans never felt at home and he became a guy with a temper. He never had any patience and always wanted his way. He's an aggressive guy.''
And then you can go further and further with the story.
This is an example of how Hans could turn out: ''Hans is an aggressive Orc who always wants his way. He's insecure about himself. The fact his parents left him left a black hole in his life and he never had a real home. He's a fond of meat. He's the type of guy who would go to a bar and drink a lot, then start a brawl. As a job, Hans would most likely do something in the Arena. He's not really a warm person and would maybe be surprised by the first kills he would make, but learn to live with it and starting to love it.''
You could go way more far. Be creative! I don't say this is the best, or only way to start making a character. I'm not really good at it either. Take your time.
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Let's discuss it now. Leave your character, ask questions and tell me and others about your roleplaying experience. Tell us what you're roleplaying right now. Yaay.
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, its things like that that Make Oblivion so great.