Hey all!
So, this is not so much an introduction as it is a reintroduction - for I have wandered the halls of Star Army on previous occasions. While I was active in both '08 and '14
(here's the '14 intro thread), I didn't stick around for terribly long - but I have always had a great fondness for SARP.
My name is Iain, but I have been known to answer to 'Oi you!', 'Crazy!' and upon occasion "Shirley". But, we don't talk about Shirley if we don't have to...
I have been roleplaying in one form or another for almost 30 years now in just about every format available. As a general rule, I prefer playing males but am always open to the idea of playing just about anything, anytime and anywhere as I like being challenged with my writing and characterisation. I do tend towards 'realistic' roleplaying, by which I mean if I'm writing for an office mook who is suddenly dropped into a world of criminal shenanigans, he's likely to be shocked, slow-to-adapt and making all the rookie mistakes. It also means I am more than happy to slip into the background when its more appropriate for someone else to be working the limelight.
Another quirk is that I also spend a lot of time asking myself 'why?', for example: 'why is he so afraid of cankles?' or 'why is he so obsessed with the NNN girl?'. I find that it helps to fill out character traits and expand the character, as well as providing additional hooks and interest points in the biography/story.
As of this moment, I know I want to write, but have no set idea as to what - I plan on reading through the available plots/wanted character information and seeing what, if anything, resonates. As I see it, worst case scenario is that I just start writing some freestyle RP in the Open RP board. I have no particular issue with writing any level of PG, 18+ or NSFW style content so that won't be an issue.
Should you desire to, feel free to message me on discord or here!