Nublet needs a big brother/big sister!

[Ananda]

So, er. I'm new. A complete nubcakes to the server, to NWN, and (practically) to the Forgotten Realms in general. I quite literally purchased a copy of NWN2 just because I google-stumbled my way onto this website and went "Ooh! This looks like boatloads of fun!"

The only thing I'm not a nubcakes about is roleplaying. I've done my share of forum-based and MMO-based roleplay for years, so I can at least hold my own when it comes to writing and improvisation. My character creation skills ain't too shabby, neither.

What I'd love to find for my first character is someone willing to let me attach my character to theirs in some way (crazy aunt, naive sibling, spurned lover, crotchety grandparent, clingy childhood friend, good-natured stalker, you know... the usual tropes). I know some about your basic sword-and-sorcery worlds, having a) played various homebrew D&D games with friends, b) begun to read the Icewind Dale series of books, and c) played too much World of Warcraft to really be healthy... and yes, I've played around in the actual NWN game some, although the GOG copy I own tends to crash every hour or so.

If someone has the inkling to help me into the RP community around here, has it somewhere deep in the soft squishy bits of their hearts, and would like to hold my hand while I try to remember that not ALL Drow are like Drizzt Do'Urden, I am super super super eager to make some fun!

My specialty is Dwarven women, because nobody loves them except me.


PS - have I mentioned I'm terrified? Because I'm totally terrified. Also excited. Terrixcited. Excitified. That.

[The Beggar]

Welcome to your new family, complete with black sheep, annoying kin, and even a few red-headed step children thrown in for flavor. You'll find a great community, plenty of RP, and a server that can be a bit tough on survivability if you wander off solo - all in all a satisfying mix.

And don't be terrified, if you can RP a dwarf woman you'll fit right in.

[Jayde Moon]

Welcome to EfU.  What Time Zone would you normally play?  I bet that information would help folks to know if they will be a match!

[Ananda]

Welcome to EfU.  What Time Zone would you normally play?  I bet that information would help folks to know if they will be a match!

Oh! Crudcakes, that's a good point.

I live in the time zone UTC/GMT -5 hours - USA east coast. I tend to play late nights (after 10pm) or morning (between 8am and 1pm) depending on my work schedule. This unfortunate soul has to sling coffee at ever-changing hours, but I will be communicative to my partner(s) about when I'm available!

[Aethereal]

Great to see an eagre new soul ripe for the archive. By which I mean to say, welcome and I hope you stay around!

If you're interested in exploring the very unique situation with magic taking place in the setting, I'm sure we could find an appropriate concept to get you involved right away and on the path to learning the ropes as it were.

Take a look over this post for an idea of what that might entail:

The Convocation of Mystery

Let me know what you think via PM or a reply to this post.

[Teeth in a Bowl]

Hi. Welcome to EFU, hope you enjoy the server.

It can be a teeny weeny bit unforgiving at first, but persistence is key, get in touch with other players and you'll flourish here.

The community are immensely helpful and a great bunch.

Take a goosy gander at the new player guide and try to familiarize yourself with the changes.

Hope you have fun!

[sylvyrdragon]

Welcome to our little slice of the internet.  I noticed you said:

I quite literally purchased a copy of NWN2 just because I google-stumbled my way onto this website and went "Ooh! This looks like boatloads of fun!"

Do you have NwN 1 as well?  We are a NwN 1 server not 2.

You will find that most here are more than willing to help ya out.  There is a decent set of Dwarfs running about now, I'm sure you can hook up with them easily enough. (I don't know their timezones though)

Jump on into our IRC channel, you can find a link to it on the "Homepage".  Don't mind the trolls, they are generally harmless.

If you have any questions I'm more than willing to talk ya through them, I'm Sylvyr on IRC, send a PM.

Looking forward to seeing you in action soon.

[KingHovCopy]

If you're looking to learn the world safely while learning some of the lore and mechanics of EFU, I could certainly help you out and make use of a large variety of concepts with my current character.

It was heavily political and good aligned if that makes much difference to you, and I can certainly help you with the mechanics of NWN and, more specifically, EFU. Feel free to PM me here or on IRC (VanillaPudding) if you want to discuss it further! :)

[Howlando]

Welcome to EFU Ananda, I hope you stick around! You won't regret it.

[UnholyWon]

Welcome to EFU, Ananda! Forgotten Realms Wiki is a good place to find info although the server is non-canon it helps some times. Stick around and enjoy!

[trick_or_treat]

Good morning indeed!

[Gotham]

Prepare the tongs for loot extraction fellow bandit scum.

The best way to get used to EFU is probably to roll some nice, relaxing characters. Some nice relaxing characters you would not be too terribly upset if they died horribly.

[johanmaxon]

Hey, welcome! You enter our server with it being in alot of flux. It Will perhaps be more chaotic than ususl, harder to learn the ropes perhaps but much more interesting!

[Johnston]

I found the Muster to be a good crash course in EFU, if you're up for... potentially dying every day.

[Ananda]

Erhamgerd! Thank you, everyone, for such a warm welcome! <3

Firstly let me reinforce my nubbishness by saying that I do, in fact, have NWN and not NWN2 and I'm not entirely sure why I said I have NWN2. Probably because I wasn't paying attention, as per usual.

Second, I'm in the process of finding a way to chat on IRC without shelling out 20 bucks to mIRC for the license, as I'm in a bit of a financial bind at the moment... so I'll be seeing you all in the IRC chat... later. When I find a client I can use without money and without massive confusion. I'm normally not this godawful at internet things, I promise!

Third! Dying! I'm good at dying. I'm also good at letting go of my characters, just in case. In a game where death is at least semi-permanent, I've learned how to just... you know. Love my character, but not be a whiny child if and when they die.

Fourth, I will spend my time waiting for a CD key from GOG wisely -- thanks for the suggestions to read the wiki and the new player guide! I shall prance to both pages and devour their information accordingly.

Y'all rock my socks. <3 Thanks to all you lovely peoples, again!