New to this site, but an experienced role player

I'm Streak2K10, and new to this role play community. It seems to be a great site, but I know I will need help, so any advice would be greatly appreciated. Also, I've already created my first role play here. It's called Blades Among Chaos. Please check it out, and if you like it, feel free to submit an application to join it. Tis just me, thus far.

Hello Streak2K10, and welcome to Roleplay Gateway!

It looks like I have the unique honor of being the very first greeter to welcome you to our humble abode here at Roleplay Gateway! :D My name is Ylanne (it makes a spiffy username too! --> ), and I am the site's resident crime writer. I'm also an editor (so feel free to ask me about publishing and the process if that's something you're interested) and part-time teacher. I'm always around, so you should feel free to drop me a line if you have any questions, problems, suggestions, or requests in regards to the site, your roleplaying, and/or your writing. I would be happy to help you in any way I can, in any way necessary or desired. I respond to all queries within 24 hours. Because you are new to this site, I highly encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity. (Other people to seek help from: Dark blue usernames denote mentors, green usernames denote moderators, and red usernames denote administrators).

As far as roleplay preferences go, I prefer modern/realistic roleplay, and especially character-driven stories (basically literary work), but am open to almost anything. Over the past few months, I have been experimenting with genres like fantasy and science-fiction, so if you have a good story idea, let me know. My current preference for mode of roleplay is text-based roleplay, or what we do here. I've also begun to participate in text-based fighting, which I found surprisingly interesting and compelling. (And LARP is the first kind of roleplay I've ever done, and it still remains my favorite! :D ).

If you're ever interested in private roleplay, just drop me a line anytime. Also feel free to check out the links in my signature. The folks round here are great people and great roleplayers, so if nothing I have posted is of interest, for one hundred percent sure, something someone else has posted will be. You can find practically everything here that you've ever imagined or could want to write, read, or roleplay - and if you for some crazy reason you don't see it, feel free to create it. We encourage creativity - it's the reason the site exists. Other than Eric (our founder) having way too much free time on his hands!

To shamelessly advertise my own roleplays, you should check out my newest roleplay, When the Lion Wakes, which is my typical modern/realistic setting, and is a character-driven story about crime and terrorism. We already started the IC thread, but are still accepting characters through September 2010. (We're looking for terrorist, FBI agent, and CIA agent characters, but other characters are also welcome; all characters are original characters created by their writers.) This one asks for a minimum of one post every two weeks (more is accepted, of course, and less is permitted with discussion with myself). Who knows, you might find it interesting! (On a side note, though, I will take a look-see at Blades Among Chaos, but I'm not sure if I can really commit to any other roleplays at the moment.)

Be sure to take a look at the site rules. There are only five of them, but they're all integral to the continued success of this community. Members on this site use the forums, the chat system, and the Roleplay Tab system for roleplaying. For help with the Roleplay Tab system, which is unique to our site, you might want to look at this user written guide. By the way, my reference guide, Ylanne's Guide to Roleplay Terminology includes not only general roleplaying terms (useful for those new to roleplaying altogether), but also a number of terms used specifically on this site (useful for anyone new to this site, or anyone acclimated to slightly different terminology).

And once again, welcome! I hope to see you more often around the forums. If you need anything or have any other questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Blessings and peace,
Ylanne

Thanks a bunch! I will definitely come to you if I need help, or have some kind of concern. I will also check out your role plays. Who knows, they may interest me. If you do happen to like my role play, feel free to join. The only thing I may have trouble with in the near future is advertising my role plays. I don't want to do anything against TOS, y'know. Thanks again for the warm welcome.

Hello, and welcome, To rpg! Since Ylanne has already gotten you hooked up for the links, I'd like to just welcome you and spread my hope for seeing you on the forums and in the chat, where I happen to spend most-if-not-all of my free time. =p

-- Saken.

Hey there Streak~ how are you finding things so far? Great right? XD I love it here.

Hi Streak! Glad you made it to RPG. ^.^ I'm sure you'll like it a lot here. Our community is really amazing and friendly and there's tons of new roleplays for you to browse through and possibly join!!

Hope everything goes good for you. ;P

-Akita

Thanks for the warm welcomes, everyone.

@Sko: Thanks!, yeah this place is great. I've already got my role play running. "Blades Among Chaos" Everyone feel free to join it.

@Akita: Thanks there are a bunch of role plays that have caught my eye, so yeah... :D