Sometimes I tire when enduring this educational and occupational pathway that seems to have been deterministically laid out before me. More often I worry that it is squandering whatever is left of my creative capacity.

I have limited (about 1 month) experience Roleplaying from a few years back, but I'm an avid reader of almost every literary genre available. I'm currently attending the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, for Environment and Resource studies. Why am I here? To be inspired by human creativity, I guess, and to recover my own tendencies to both appreciate and imagine the fantastic. Additionally, I would like to develop my creative writing skills among like-minded individuals.

So here I am: for better or for worse. Let's see how it goes, shall we?

Well hey there, Sangranor! M'nam'e Sato, and it's nice to meet you! Welcome to RPG. xD

You've stumbled across one of the foremost hubs for text-based roleplaying out there on the web, and, guess what? We're awesome. Don't worry about being new to roleplaying as this is a place that not only challenges you in your writing, but seeks to help you improve in every way possible! Head on over to the Role Play Academy if you want some pointers on things you already know, or want to learn a new approach to the craft.

I may be living in Chicago, but I've been through Waterloo. I dated a kid that lived in Peterborough, so I'm familiar with the 410 and the 411 out that way. I plan on heading back that way, so hey! I might run into your part of town.

I'm a Designer here at Gateway, which means I'm part of a team that helps to foster creativity among the community. If you have a one-shot short story, a poem, a piece of art, or music that you want to share with everyone, head on over to the Creative Realm, a beautiful little section of the website roped off for the sharing of content!

Anyways, the first thing you're probably gonna want to do is get your first ten forum posts out of the way. Check out that link for a greater explanation as to why, and a list of threads that'll get you on your way!

Finally (and probably most boring .. ly?) is a link to the RPG General Rules, which are always available at the top of the screen should you ever need them. There's not very many, I promise, but as you settle into our community here, it's just good to know what sort of standards we set ourselves to. Link here.

Welp. That's more or less all I had to say.

Again, welcome to the website! Hope you enjoy yourself!

-VV

Yo, dude, welcome to RPGATEWAY, where we all wish you the best of luck!

Of course we want you to stay in our dank, dark dungeons, and the lagoons filled with sirens that will eat you if you get too close. Beware of the red, and green named goblins that will whisk you away, or hit you with giant ban hammers...

But most of all, always watch your back. BECAUSE USERS ARE CRAZY HERE. IT'S LIKE AN ASYLUM, EXCEPT YOU NEVER ESCAPE.

EVER!

So yeah, welcome to the site, I'm kjrated. Nice to meet you.

I'm the loudest person on Gateway and welcome to this piece of heaven. If you wish to discuss the reality of human existence please let me know.

Enjoy the site and good luck.

Well greetings there Sangranor.

My name's Alasund De'astio(If you couldn't tell by the username. XD), and I'm the Local Scholar-Moderator. (Although for some reason Scholar isn't showing up under my name anymore...)

Anyways, welcome to the worlds of our forum and chat, and the zany life we live here. Unlike Kjrated informed you, us Green Moderators are fairly nice fellows, and we generally are easy to get along with. *Slams hammer down on Kjrated*

I'm also a Scholar, meaning that you can come to me with questions about RPing or this site, although feel free to just ask anyone in Chat. The Userbase usually upstands us Staffies, merely because they've got our numbers to the power of 3.

Anyways, I hope you enjoy your time here. ^_^

Owch... <Rubs the back of her head.> Alas, you're so mean.

Well, thank you all for the warm welcome.

I actually just clipped my finger with my stapler when trying to reload it with staples. The mark it left looks like a smiley face, which is fascinating because that was the emotion I was experiencing when reading your replies.

Hurray for internet haven!

.. LOL.

Okay, that was genius.

ViceVersus wrote:.. LOL.

Okay, that was genius.

Careful, she enjoys watching people suffer and is evil.

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