https://www.ironsongtribe.com/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:38:42 +0000 MyBB https://www.ironsongtribe.com/thread-5191.html Sun, 23 Oct 2011 14:35:44 -0700 Oryx]]> https://www.ironsongtribe.com/thread-5191.html
http://wow.joystiq.com/2009/11/01/all-th...lass-spea/

It has links off to many, many websites and articles with RP discussion and background.]]>
http://wow.joystiq.com/2009/11/01/all-th...lass-spea/

It has links off to many, many websites and articles with RP discussion and background.]]> https://www.ironsongtribe.com/thread-127.html Fri, 10 Dec 2010 09:53:31 -0800 ]]> https://www.ironsongtribe.com/thread-127.html
“Large, friendly guild recruiting for expert on Old Gods and Titans. We need to complete the whole set of lore monkeys. Please contact Lucinther on Silver Hand. RP events planned. ”

It had a weird dream-like recruiting framework of a guild desperately looking for a new “paladin raid tank”, but in an RP style. (I actually think the dream came from Alissandre being *really* excited about the Vash’yr naga lore and reading up on it on wow-wiki on a second machine while she played the zone and read all the quests with "squees" of lore-joy.) Anyway, while I cannot explain as easily why “Lucinther” and “Old Gods” always seem to go hand in hand, I woke up with a thought:

Why not?

So, I have a proposal for the guild and the tale singers to mull over: That we each sign up to be the lore expert in one topic of WoW. If we are missing an expert for a major category, we recruit to that goal, in aims of being an ever-better RP guild and server resource.

Then, anyone trying to build RP plot hooks, figure out character creation, write stories, or simply having a question about a quest can go to the expert. If not just a resource, a someone who will follow-up if they don’t know the answer. I also suspect that our specialist would want to get involved in an RP way and want to share that lore through the in-game RP channel(s).

Category Ideas:

PC races and connected races: (Blood Elves/Naga/Night Elves/Highborne, Forsaken/Valk’yr/Scourge, Orcs/Mag’har , trolls and …tons of trolls… OMG trolls, .Also alliance stuff….)

Classes (Specific Lore, though they might double as ‘play style leaders also’): Hunter, Druid, Mage, etc…

Major NPC groups: (Old Gods, Titans, Elementals, Faction Leaders,…

I think you get the idea, don’t want to over-talk it.

Thoughts?

(If this flies, I have my own categories I would volunteer for, but don’t want to jump the gun….)]]>
“Large, friendly guild recruiting for expert on Old Gods and Titans. We need to complete the whole set of lore monkeys. Please contact Lucinther on Silver Hand. RP events planned. ”

It had a weird dream-like recruiting framework of a guild desperately looking for a new “paladin raid tank”, but in an RP style. (I actually think the dream came from Alissandre being *really* excited about the Vash’yr naga lore and reading up on it on wow-wiki on a second machine while she played the zone and read all the quests with "squees" of lore-joy.) Anyway, while I cannot explain as easily why “Lucinther” and “Old Gods” always seem to go hand in hand, I woke up with a thought:

Why not?

So, I have a proposal for the guild and the tale singers to mull over: That we each sign up to be the lore expert in one topic of WoW. If we are missing an expert for a major category, we recruit to that goal, in aims of being an ever-better RP guild and server resource.

Then, anyone trying to build RP plot hooks, figure out character creation, write stories, or simply having a question about a quest can go to the expert. If not just a resource, a someone who will follow-up if they don’t know the answer. I also suspect that our specialist would want to get involved in an RP way and want to share that lore through the in-game RP channel(s).

Category Ideas:

PC races and connected races: (Blood Elves/Naga/Night Elves/Highborne, Forsaken/Valk’yr/Scourge, Orcs/Mag’har , trolls and …tons of trolls… OMG trolls, .Also alliance stuff….)

Classes (Specific Lore, though they might double as ‘play style leaders also’): Hunter, Druid, Mage, etc…

Major NPC groups: (Old Gods, Titans, Elementals, Faction Leaders,…

I think you get the idea, don’t want to over-talk it.

Thoughts?

(If this flies, I have my own categories I would volunteer for, but don’t want to jump the gun….)]]> https://www.ironsongtribe.com/thread-152.html Tue, 30 Nov 2010 07:30:42 -0800 Cloudjumper]]> https://www.ironsongtribe.com/thread-152.html
Goblin Roleplay]]>
Goblin Roleplay]]> https://www.ironsongtribe.com/thread-235.html Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:30:21 -0700 ]]> https://www.ironsongtribe.com/thread-235.html
I want to encourage some real, serious conflict based roleplay in /gu. I am, frankly, totally out of ideas on how to role play more cookies, vague crafting activities, and tea/beer.

Come Cataclysm, we have faction leaders changing *significantly* in the horde, and all of our characters in one way or another have an opinion about these changes. Many characters disagree on if this is good, bad, or details about these things. Many factions will be *pissed* at their faction mate Orcs, Trolls, Undead, etc...

I *want* to have in game disagreements and have psychological and political debates in /gu, but have found that I usually get yelled at in /ooc or in /whispers when I previously tried (a long time ago) to foster and roleplay a fully in-character conflict.

How can we make this happen? Maybe an OOC symbol that this is all in character conflict (*), maybe a little /ironsongooc nudge when a new person logs in?

- Phoronid: Has gotten fat on cookies and wants some good old fashioned orcish anger!]]>
I want to encourage some real, serious conflict based roleplay in /gu. I am, frankly, totally out of ideas on how to role play more cookies, vague crafting activities, and tea/beer.

Come Cataclysm, we have faction leaders changing *significantly* in the horde, and all of our characters in one way or another have an opinion about these changes. Many characters disagree on if this is good, bad, or details about these things. Many factions will be *pissed* at their faction mate Orcs, Trolls, Undead, etc...

I *want* to have in game disagreements and have psychological and political debates in /gu, but have found that I usually get yelled at in /ooc or in /whispers when I previously tried (a long time ago) to foster and roleplay a fully in-character conflict.

How can we make this happen? Maybe an OOC symbol that this is all in character conflict (*), maybe a little /ironsongooc nudge when a new person logs in?

- Phoronid: Has gotten fat on cookies and wants some good old fashioned orcish anger!]]> https://www.ironsongtribe.com/thread-483.html Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:47:42 -0800 Kretol_phpbb3_import1]]> https://www.ironsongtribe.com/thread-483.html
Visit here!]]>
Visit here!]]> https://www.ironsongtribe.com/thread-1142.html Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:23:39 -0800 ]]> https://www.ironsongtribe.com/thread-1142.html http://www.wowwiki.com/How_to_roleplay_an_orc. As if it couldn't be more obvious, it's a guide to RPing an orc. Not sure how useful it would be for anyone else but i think it's kinda interesting.....]]> http://www.wowwiki.com/How_to_roleplay_an_orc. As if it couldn't be more obvious, it's a guide to RPing an orc. Not sure how useful it would be for anyone else but i think it's kinda interesting.....]]> https://www.ironsongtribe.com/thread-1231.html Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:52:54 -0800 ]]> https://www.ironsongtribe.com/thread-1231.html
-10,000 (Novel) War of the Ancients Trilogy:
- War of the Ancients Trilogy: The Well of Eternity (Richard A. Knaak)
- War of the Ancients Trilogy: The Demon Soul (Richard A. Knaak)
- War of the Ancients Trilogy: The Sundering (Richard A. Knaak)

-9,000 The World Tree and the Emerald Dream

-7,300 Exile of the High Elves

-6,800 The Founding of Quel'Thalas

-2,800 Arathor and the Troll Wars


-2,700 The Guardians of Tirisfal

-2,500 Ironforge - the Awakening of the Dwarves

-1,200 The Seven Kingdoms

-823 Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt

-230 War of the Three Hammers

-45 The Last Guardian
Kil'jaeden and the Shadow Pact
Rise of the Horde

-1 (Novel) Rise of the Horde (Christie Golden)

0 (PC Game) Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
- (Novel) The Last Guardian (Jeff Grubb)

6 (PC Game) Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness

8 (PC Game) Warcraft 2X: Beyond the Dark Portal

10 (Novel) Day of the Dragon (Richard A. Knaak)
18 (Novel) Lord of the Clans (Christie Golden)
19 (Novel) Of Blood and Honor (Chris Metzen)

20 (PC Game) Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos

21 (PC Game) Warcraft 3X: The Frozen Throne

23 (Manga) The Sunwell Trilogy:
- The Sunwell Trilogy: Dragon Hunt (Richard A. Knaak & Jae-Hwan Kim)
- The Sunwell Trilogy: Shadows of Ice (Richard A. Knaak & Jae-Hwan Kim)
- The Sunwell Trilogy: Ghostlands (Richard A. Knaak & Jae-Hwan Kim)

24 (Novel) Cycle of Hatred (Keith R. A. DeCandido)

25 (PC Game) World of Warcraft Begins

26 (PC Game) World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade

27 (PC Game) World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King[2]]]>
-10,000 (Novel) War of the Ancients Trilogy:
- War of the Ancients Trilogy: The Well of Eternity (Richard A. Knaak)
- War of the Ancients Trilogy: The Demon Soul (Richard A. Knaak)
- War of the Ancients Trilogy: The Sundering (Richard A. Knaak)

-9,000 The World Tree and the Emerald Dream

-7,300 Exile of the High Elves

-6,800 The Founding of Quel'Thalas

-2,800 Arathor and the Troll Wars


-2,700 The Guardians of Tirisfal

-2,500 Ironforge - the Awakening of the Dwarves

-1,200 The Seven Kingdoms

-823 Aegwynn and the Dragon Hunt

-230 War of the Three Hammers

-45 The Last Guardian
Kil'jaeden and the Shadow Pact
Rise of the Horde

-1 (Novel) Rise of the Horde (Christie Golden)

0 (PC Game) Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
- (Novel) The Last Guardian (Jeff Grubb)

6 (PC Game) Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness

8 (PC Game) Warcraft 2X: Beyond the Dark Portal

10 (Novel) Day of the Dragon (Richard A. Knaak)
18 (Novel) Lord of the Clans (Christie Golden)
19 (Novel) Of Blood and Honor (Chris Metzen)

20 (PC Game) Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos

21 (PC Game) Warcraft 3X: The Frozen Throne

23 (Manga) The Sunwell Trilogy:
- The Sunwell Trilogy: Dragon Hunt (Richard A. Knaak & Jae-Hwan Kim)
- The Sunwell Trilogy: Shadows of Ice (Richard A. Knaak & Jae-Hwan Kim)
- The Sunwell Trilogy: Ghostlands (Richard A. Knaak & Jae-Hwan Kim)

24 (Novel) Cycle of Hatred (Keith R. A. DeCandido)

25 (PC Game) World of Warcraft Begins

26 (PC Game) World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade

27 (PC Game) World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King[2]]]> https://www.ironsongtribe.com/thread-1271.html Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:50:37 -0800 Kretol_phpbb3_import1]]> https://www.ironsongtribe.com/thread-1271.html
I was rather surprised when I realized we as a guild have been around for so long, but we haven't posted up a central thread or 'collection' of sorts that would contain RP resources for those in the tribe that may actually be beginners to RP (or perhaps RPers new to the MMO setting). Therefore, I've compiled this thread for those that may find it useful, or perhaps just those that might want to get a refresher course, so to speak.


Table of Contents

Roleplay Tips/Guides
Tips for Improving Your RP Game - Characters
Creating Characters You'll Love to Play
Understanding Alignment

What to Avoid
Mary Sues
Godmoding
Metagaming
Character Creation Warning Signs
How to Avoid OOC Drama
Mind-Reading RP

Other
Ten Commandments of Character Descriptions
The History of Azeroth - Lore Resources]]>
I was rather surprised when I realized we as a guild have been around for so long, but we haven't posted up a central thread or 'collection' of sorts that would contain RP resources for those in the tribe that may actually be beginners to RP (or perhaps RPers new to the MMO setting). Therefore, I've compiled this thread for those that may find it useful, or perhaps just those that might want to get a refresher course, so to speak.


Table of Contents

Roleplay Tips/Guides
Tips for Improving Your RP Game - Characters
Creating Characters You'll Love to Play
Understanding Alignment

What to Avoid
Mary Sues
Godmoding
Metagaming
Character Creation Warning Signs
How to Avoid OOC Drama
Mind-Reading RP

Other
Ten Commandments of Character Descriptions
The History of Azeroth - Lore Resources]]> https://www.ironsongtribe.com/thread-2667.html Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:11:34 -0700 Nocturnus]]> https://www.ironsongtribe.com/thread-2667.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How to Talk Like a Pirate


If you're going to dress up like a pirate, nothing will ruin your image more easily than just adding "Arrrrr!" to the end of every sentence. So don't settle for being an imitation pirate, or you'll get labeled a "lubber" in no time. Here's how to be authentic and colorful, like a real swashbuckling man o'the sea!
Steps

1. Growl - and scowl often. Pirates don't use a cultured, elegant, smooth vocalization - they mutter and growl.
2. Use pirate lingo. Sounding like a pirate isn't as hard as it seems! There are lots of resources for picking up pirate "lingo," so make use of them (some common terms listed below) in addition to trying to affect a vocal sound. Avoid using modern epithets (swear words). It's much more colorful (and kid-friendly) to use "pirate slang" for those naughty words.
3. Gesture with your hands frequently. Don't forget that pirates do most of their talking on the deck of a ship - out on the ocean, where wind, waves, and bird calls make it tough to hear. Gesturing often gives you a sense of "being there."
4. Always run words together. Saying, "The boys and I were out for a lovely day on the water today" sounds like something you'd overhear at a yacht club, not out on the bounding main! Instead, try, "Me'n'these here scurvy scallywags drug our sorry keesters out t'th'ship'n'had us a grand great adventuaaarrr! We almost had t'keelhaul Mad Connie f'r gettin inter th' grog behind our backs!" Use contractions whenever possible. Be sure to punctuate often with "Arrrr!"
5.
Never use "you" or "you're" - ever. Instead, use the piratical form, "yer" or "ya" for all forms of address to others. "Yer a scurvy bilge rat, ya pompous gasbag" or "Here's yer dinner, ya mangy cockroach." Note that you should always endeavor to call the addressee by some insulting name, usually involving an animal.
6. Embellish at will. A pirate is larger than life, and his or her speech should always reflect this. Don't just say, "We saw a whale off the starboard bow today." Say, "Me'n'th' crew seen a great grand sea beastie, th' mother of all whales, aye!"
7. Refer to yourself as "me" at all times, never "I" It is not piratically correct to say, "I have a cold." It is far better as a pirate to declare, "Got me a case o'th'sniffles, 'ass rye!"
8. Mutter unintelligibly unless yelling. Being a pirate usually meant being liquored up to some degree - a lot of time, pirates were pretty mush-mouthed. In the step preceding, the term "'ass rye" actually translates to "that's right." Get it?
9. Be as loud as humanly possible. Pirates are not shy violets - stand tall, me hearties, and be counted!


Pirate Vocabulary

Credit should be given to the Talk Like a Pirate official website for some of these definitions of authentic pirate-speak:

* Ahoy! - "Hello!"
* Avast! - Stop and give attention. This word, like many pirate words, has multiple meanings, so it can also can be used in place of, "Whoa! Get a load of that!" "Check it out" or "No way!" or "Get off!"
* Aye! - "Yes!"
* Aye aye! - "I understand what you said and I will carry out your order!"
*
Arrr! - This is often confused with "arrrgh," which is, of course, the sound you make when you sit on a belaying pin. "Arrr!", like "Aloha," means variously, "yes," "I agree," "I'm happy," "I'm enjoying this beer," "My team is going to win it all," "I saw that television show, it sucked!" and "That was a clever remark you or I just made." And those are just a few of the myriad possibilities of Arrr!
* Beauty – The best possible pirate address for a woman. Always preceded by "me," as in, "C'mere, me beauty," or even, "me buxom beauty," to one particularly well endowed. You'll be surprised how effective this is.
* Wench - Woman, girl, or waitress. Whatever.
* Bilge rat – The bilge is the lowest level of the ship. It's loaded with ballast and slimy, reeking water. A bilge rat, then, is a rat that lives in the worst place on the ship. Pirates, just like their modern-day counterparts (regular guys), love to joke and jibe with their buddies. By all means, pirates will call their buddies "bilge rats."
* Bung hole – It's the hole in a wooden barrel, usually sealed with a cork. To get what's in the barrel out, usually, the cork is pried out, opening the bung hole. Saying, "Well, me hearties, let's see what crawled out of the bung hole" will often be accompanied by the sound of 21st century citizens running for their lives. Yay! Dinner for one, coming up!
* Grog – An alcoholic drink, usually rum diluted with water, but in this context you could use it to refer to any alcoholic beverage other than beer, and we aren't prepared to be picky about that, either.
* Hornpipe – Both a single-reeded musical instrument sailors often had aboard ship, and a spirited dance that sailors do. The common term for being filled with lust is "horny," and hornpipe then has some comical possibilities. "Is that a hornpipe in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me? Or both?"
* Hearties or Matey - Shipmates or friends.
* Lubber – (or land lubber) Where a lubber is a poor seaman, a land lubber is an exceptionally ignorant seaman.[1] In a room where everyone is talking like pirates, lubber is always an insult.
* Smartly – Do something quickly. "Smartly, me lass," you might say when sending the bar maid off for another round. She will be so impressed she might well spit in your beer.
* Scurvy - Well, of course, it's an awful affliction that used to bedevil buccaneers in days gone by; that's one reason there was lime juice added to the rum in the water, making grog. So calling someone a "scurvy bilge rat" is even worse than calling him a "bilge rat."
* Shiver me timbers! - Pirate for "Well, I'll be" or "Is that so?".


Tips

* Loud and lusty wins the day in Piratespeak!
* The more colorful you are, the more successful you will be as a pirate - why you might end up as Cap'n!
*
Don't worry about whether people understand you. Just squint with one eye (your good eye, the other should be covered by an enigmatic black patch) and nod meaningfully, as if they do understand, when you're asked to explain. Saying, "Ayyyyyyyye" softly, and stroking your mustache can also help to persuade them that they did understand you the first time.]]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

How to Talk Like a Pirate


If you're going to dress up like a pirate, nothing will ruin your image more easily than just adding "Arrrrr!" to the end of every sentence. So don't settle for being an imitation pirate, or you'll get labeled a "lubber" in no time. Here's how to be authentic and colorful, like a real swashbuckling man o'the sea!
Steps

1. Growl - and scowl often. Pirates don't use a cultured, elegant, smooth vocalization - they mutter and growl.
2. Use pirate lingo. Sounding like a pirate isn't as hard as it seems! There are lots of resources for picking up pirate "lingo," so make use of them (some common terms listed below) in addition to trying to affect a vocal sound. Avoid using modern epithets (swear words). It's much more colorful (and kid-friendly) to use "pirate slang" for those naughty words.
3. Gesture with your hands frequently. Don't forget that pirates do most of their talking on the deck of a ship - out on the ocean, where wind, waves, and bird calls make it tough to hear. Gesturing often gives you a sense of "being there."
4. Always run words together. Saying, "The boys and I were out for a lovely day on the water today" sounds like something you'd overhear at a yacht club, not out on the bounding main! Instead, try, "Me'n'these here scurvy scallywags drug our sorry keesters out t'th'ship'n'had us a grand great adventuaaarrr! We almost had t'keelhaul Mad Connie f'r gettin inter th' grog behind our backs!" Use contractions whenever possible. Be sure to punctuate often with "Arrrr!"
5.
Never use "you" or "you're" - ever. Instead, use the piratical form, "yer" or "ya" for all forms of address to others. "Yer a scurvy bilge rat, ya pompous gasbag" or "Here's yer dinner, ya mangy cockroach." Note that you should always endeavor to call the addressee by some insulting name, usually involving an animal.
6. Embellish at will. A pirate is larger than life, and his or her speech should always reflect this. Don't just say, "We saw a whale off the starboard bow today." Say, "Me'n'th' crew seen a great grand sea beastie, th' mother of all whales, aye!"
7. Refer to yourself as "me" at all times, never "I" It is not piratically correct to say, "I have a cold." It is far better as a pirate to declare, "Got me a case o'th'sniffles, 'ass rye!"
8. Mutter unintelligibly unless yelling. Being a pirate usually meant being liquored up to some degree - a lot of time, pirates were pretty mush-mouthed. In the step preceding, the term "'ass rye" actually translates to "that's right." Get it?
9. Be as loud as humanly possible. Pirates are not shy violets - stand tall, me hearties, and be counted!


Pirate Vocabulary

Credit should be given to the Talk Like a Pirate official website for some of these definitions of authentic pirate-speak:

* Ahoy! - "Hello!"
* Avast! - Stop and give attention. This word, like many pirate words, has multiple meanings, so it can also can be used in place of, "Whoa! Get a load of that!" "Check it out" or "No way!" or "Get off!"
* Aye! - "Yes!"
* Aye aye! - "I understand what you said and I will carry out your order!"
*
Arrr! - This is often confused with "arrrgh," which is, of course, the sound you make when you sit on a belaying pin. "Arrr!", like "Aloha," means variously, "yes," "I agree," "I'm happy," "I'm enjoying this beer," "My team is going to win it all," "I saw that television show, it sucked!" and "That was a clever remark you or I just made." And those are just a few of the myriad possibilities of Arrr!
* Beauty – The best possible pirate address for a woman. Always preceded by "me," as in, "C'mere, me beauty," or even, "me buxom beauty," to one particularly well endowed. You'll be surprised how effective this is.
* Wench - Woman, girl, or waitress. Whatever.
* Bilge rat – The bilge is the lowest level of the ship. It's loaded with ballast and slimy, reeking water. A bilge rat, then, is a rat that lives in the worst place on the ship. Pirates, just like their modern-day counterparts (regular guys), love to joke and jibe with their buddies. By all means, pirates will call their buddies "bilge rats."
* Bung hole – It's the hole in a wooden barrel, usually sealed with a cork. To get what's in the barrel out, usually, the cork is pried out, opening the bung hole. Saying, "Well, me hearties, let's see what crawled out of the bung hole" will often be accompanied by the sound of 21st century citizens running for their lives. Yay! Dinner for one, coming up!
* Grog – An alcoholic drink, usually rum diluted with water, but in this context you could use it to refer to any alcoholic beverage other than beer, and we aren't prepared to be picky about that, either.
* Hornpipe – Both a single-reeded musical instrument sailors often had aboard ship, and a spirited dance that sailors do. The common term for being filled with lust is "horny," and hornpipe then has some comical possibilities. "Is that a hornpipe in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me? Or both?"
* Hearties or Matey - Shipmates or friends.
* Lubber – (or land lubber) Where a lubber is a poor seaman, a land lubber is an exceptionally ignorant seaman.[1] In a room where everyone is talking like pirates, lubber is always an insult.
* Smartly – Do something quickly. "Smartly, me lass," you might say when sending the bar maid off for another round. She will be so impressed she might well spit in your beer.
* Scurvy - Well, of course, it's an awful affliction that used to bedevil buccaneers in days gone by; that's one reason there was lime juice added to the rum in the water, making grog. So calling someone a "scurvy bilge rat" is even worse than calling him a "bilge rat."
* Shiver me timbers! - Pirate for "Well, I'll be" or "Is that so?".


Tips

* Loud and lusty wins the day in Piratespeak!
* The more colorful you are, the more successful you will be as a pirate - why you might end up as Cap'n!
*
Don't worry about whether people understand you. Just squint with one eye (your good eye, the other should be covered by an enigmatic black patch) and nod meaningfully, as if they do understand, when you're asked to explain. Saying, "Ayyyyyyyye" softly, and stroking your mustache can also help to persuade them that they did understand you the first time.]]>