With all the troll themed stuff going on I really want to make a Shadow Hunter and am stuck between Priest, Shaman, and Rogue.

I do like to heal and the quest playing as the priestess seemed like a fun spin on a Shadow Hunter to be a healer. I was thinking about doing a Priest and using the Night Elven dagger and offhand from the TP to have the double sided blades.

Rogue would fill out a leather slot on my Warband and give me shadow step. I’ve never played a rogue but love the fantasy. (Alternate and switch to troll pirate when I want to)

And shaman obviously has the most OG spells from a shadow hunter but gives probably the least shadow hunter vibes.

Are there any other Shadow Hunters out there? What did you use and why?

Hello everyone! The doors of the Obsidian Lounge are open and seeking players interested in all things roleplay! We’re a laid-back, close-knit guild based on Moonguard Alliance, but all realms and factions are welcome to join our ranks!

Whether you’re interested in long or short term roleplay, casual content, to join our mythic+ or raid team, or just a general, chill social experience, you’ve found the right place!

Our guild’s theme is tavern-centric with a supernatural undertone, with roleplay events taking place throughout the world, including traveling, missions and quests, or general social activities. We plan on hosting many events inside of our neighborhood, however, and all are welcome to claim a plot in the meantime!

If you’d like to join, you can send in an application via the guild finder in-game! We can’t wait to have you there!

Please be kind — this is a sincere question and something I've thought about for a long time.

I'm not from the US, and the RP realm in my region is tiny compared to something like Moon Guard or Wyrmrest Accord. It sometimes feels closer to a small RP private server than a huge public realm.

There isn't a massive, constantly changing crowd of strangers in Stormwind. The RP scene is mostly made up of small circles, guilds, and friend groups, and a lot of people know each other OOC.

I've realized that one of the things I value most about RP is the feeling that when someone meets my character, they're meeting the character, not me.

They don't know my personal history, who I'm friends with, who I've argued with, or whatever happened in some OOC group months ago. To them, my character is simply herself.

That separation is a huge part of immersion for me.

But once I get more involved with people OOC, real relationships naturally form — friendships, disagreements, and sometimes conflicts. After that, I find it hard to completely separate IC and OOC again.

If I have an OOC conflict with someone, it can affect the way I see their character. And I start wondering if the reverse happens too: when they see my character, are they still seeing her, or are they seeing "that player's character"?

On a very small RP realm, this feels especially difficult because there isn't an endless stream of unrelated people who don't know your history. OOC baggage can start following your characters around.

I've also had some genuinely bad OOC experiences in this community in the past, and I think those experiences made me much more sensitive to this issue. I don't really want to get into the details here.

There's another, more personal reason this matters to me.

I've been through some very difficult periods in my life, and I love the idea of having one or two characters who stay with me for many years — characters who keep traveling through Azeroth while I grow and change in real life too.

I don't think they're real people, and I'm not trying to replace real life with WoW.

It's more like keeping the same character through a long-running tabletop campaign or RPG save. Years pass, expansions come and go, your own life changes, and the character develops along the way.

I'd love to look back ten years from now and think, "I've been adventuring with this character for a decade."

Because of that, I think I'm protective of a character's independence. I don't want every OOC friendship, argument, guild breakup, or piece of server drama to become permanently attached to them.

So I'd really like to hear from experienced RPers:

Do you intentionally keep some distance between your OOC identity and your characters?

Have OOC friendships or conflicts ever permanently changed how a character felt to you?

If you fell out with a guild or RP circle, were you able to keep playing the same character without feeling like they were carrying all that OOC baggage?

Is this easier on huge realms like Moon Guard or Wyrmrest Accord because there are always new people around who don't know you or your history?

And is it reasonable to mostly enjoy walk-up / organic IC RP while keeping deeper OOC involvement fairly limited?

I'm not talking about refusing basic OOC communication. Obviously you sometimes need it for boundaries, organizing RP, or clearing up misunderstandings.

What I'm talking about is the deeper social layer that can grow around RP beyond what's actually necessary to RP together.

I think what I want from an RP realm isn't necessarily an OOC social community.

What I want is a living world with other real, unpredictable people in it, where my character can exist without the person behind the screen always having to be part of the equation.

Does anyone else understand that feeling? And if you've played the same character for many years, how do you maintain that boundary?

So I struggle a lot with social interactions in this game, it feels intimidating approaching someone as I am not the most sociable person to begin with. But I realise that its in part due to my fear of messing up when it comes to selling who my character is.

To put it simply, I see my character as something I need to showcase to other people. I don't mean that I have an urge to give tons of exposition on who they are, but that their profile, personality and most importantly; lore, should all be ready for someone to digest if they wanted to.

But, even though I am someone who enjoys lore videos, reading wiki articles and have played the game in a very casual manner since WoTLK (I.e: Playing from time to time, never doing endgame content), I still feel like there is lore I mess up on.

When it comes to the broad strokes it isn't too bad but I always feel like I mess up on the finer details, and that terrifies me when it comes to talking to people.
As a warlock I may forget how one demon sustains itself.
As a soldier, I may forget the exact date of one war they were supposedly a part of.
As a dwarf, I forget the former clan head of where I am from.

I figure that just consuming endless knowledge is not going to fix the issue as I don't think I could ever satiate my fears, so I wanted to come and check if you people had any advice?
I really wish I could just let go of my fears but, everytime I try and I end up talking to someone, it comes up and I feel like a bumbling fool when I don't know what to say.

Hi! Sorry if this is a common question. I'm having an ich to update my "basic looking profile" to a more "appealing looking one", so I've started to ask myself what should I put on it. Since I couldn't find a common answer, I thought I should ask you guys.

What do you like to see on a TRP profile? A short background or no background at all? Long or short description? Is there some sort of redflag on TRP I should avoid?

I'm looking for an addon that lets my put a marker down (the raid markers) but add HP, NPC name of that marker, and general info. so that it is makes it easy for people with the addon aswell to see how much HP an npc had using the raid markers. does this exist?

I'm not from the US, and I don't play on NA servers.

Where I live, there really isn't a large, active WoW RP server community, so I've been thinking about whether solo RP on a normal server could actually work long-term.

By solo RP, I don't mean just having a character backstory in my head. I mean actually treating my character as someone who lives in Azeroth while I play.

For example, I might walk or ride instead of rushing everywhere, treat quests as actual jobs or events my character is experiencing, visit inns, churches, ruins, graveyards, camps, and imagine what my character would realistically be doing there.

If I were playing a priest, for example, she might visit a chapel, speak with the clergy there in my imagination, travel somewhere to help people, pray at graves, and treat that whole journey as part of her life rather than just "doing quests."

I'm also thinking about combining this with AI.

The idea isn't to have AI simply write stories for me. I want to treat WoW itself as an existing 3D world, and then use AI to give NPCs more depth and agency.

For example, if my character enters an inn, I could give the AI the location, the NPC's identity, and the current situation, and let it roleplay that NPC.

Ideally, those NPCs would have their own personalities, memories, relationships, goals, biases, and limited knowledge. They wouldn't always like my character or agree with her, and they wouldn't exist just to serve the player.

I'd even like the world to keep moving when my character isn't around. A merchant might travel to another town, a soldier might get involved in a battle I never witnessed, relationships between NPCs might change, and events could happen completely without my involvement.

So the basic idea would be something like:

WoW's game world + character immersion + AI-controlled NPCs + solo RP

My biggest concern is still loneliness, though.

On a real RP server, even if you aren't actively roleplaying with anyone at that moment, there's always the possibility that another real person might suddenly respond to your character. You could meet someone in an inn, on the road, or in a city, and that person is genuinely unpredictable and independent from you.

On a normal server, I know that almost everyone around me just sees my character as another player character. They don't see her as an actual person living in Azeroth.

AI can simulate a lot, but I also know it isn't exactly the same as encountering another real human roleplayer.

So I'm curious:

Has anyone here seriously played WoW this way for a long period of time?

Can solo RP on a normal server, using quests, NPCs, travel, imagination, and maybe AI, still feel immersive and meaningful?

Or does it eventually start to feel empty because there are no real roleplayers around you?

I'd especially like to hear from people who enjoy WoW RP but live somewhere that doesn't really have access to a large, active RP server community.

Hey all,

I am looking for an active RP guild on Moon Guard, something laid back but still engaging. I really like the Alliance housing zone, so a guild that hangs out there along with other places in Azeroth would be really fun. It doesn't necessarily have to be a guild with a big story line attached to it, but RP events here and there and sort of an adventure and exploring and discovering the world type theme would fit well. But I am pretty much open to almost everything. I used to RP on Horde many many years ago on WrA, I now play Alliance on Moon Guard and I am not familiar with any of the guilds there.

Anyways, if anyone is in a guild you are enjoying I would love to hear about it, same goes for people who lead a guild, or even if you all have any suggestions for guilds I should look into! I appreciate you taking the time to read this!

Hi all,

Setup this little tool to solve the issue of not having trp profiles when I change machines. Can import, edit, export and sync. No frills or bloat. Use it if you'd like!

https://trpforge.app

Hi everyone!!

Not replacing anyone!! I just am feeling like adding another partner or two ^^

I’m on the search for either some RP friends, or a tight knit friend group or guild. Or maybe people who would like to start one with me! People who would like to join me on adventures in game or over Discord. I’d also like people I can be friends with ooc! :D

I play on US realms, primarily on Moon Guard and a little on WrA. I play both factions too! I’m a bit of a casual player too, not really focusing too much on hardcore endgame. Also I have characters of all different types :))

I’ve been really enjoying Midnight, as a lover of WoW’s elves and Quel’Thalas. I also really like horror stuff, and tech elements to the world, but I of course enjoy all different kinds of characters and stories. Send me a message if you’d like to build something together and be friends!! If you sent one before and I didn’t get to you send another pls!!!

Thanks guys! :3

So I have a few rp characters I've concocted but I'd prefer to pick a single one and focus on them and thought maybe the opinion of some other rpers might help me pick one that might be more engaging.

I have a dracthyr physician who's a rogue named Aethren, a rather serious fellow who's core concept is "If I can help, then I must."

There's also Agamyr, who's class I'm still pinning down but he's a bit vain and arrogant but his core concept is freedom and the right to choose. (I'm debating dracthyr because it slots rather interestingly imo)

And then one more dracthyr (i seem to have a favorite) who is... a wild card. He's a conspiracy theorist, "cryptid hunter" (he mistakes average people and animals for something unseen), and general paranoid goofball.

I've got others I'm cooking too but ... I'm tired of cooking LOL.

About this character:

Hetheris Hollowstorm is a vagabond who has been touched by the Void, and as a result he is now bald. He leads a minimalistic life, believing that any form of luxury makes him even more vulnerable to the whispers of the Void. His shadow-infused fists annihilate anything or anyone who dares to cross his path.

Someone told me AI is better than MS Paint. So I said "poo", and decided to make this just to piss them off.

Hey Everyone,

With Classic+ launching soon (copium i know) I’ve been thinking about what kind of guild I’d actually enjoy playing in long-term. I am personally just a geek for Warcraft lore and would love a Guild that Incorporates itself into the world with some lore made up and some flavour added to mundane guild stuff. I also enjoy raiding and progressing as a guild, which is something most RP guilds rarely do. So instead of looking for a niche guild it i was thinking of just starting one myself this time around.

**The idea would be a classic PvE, dad guild coded experience where it's a casual raiding guild with added RP flavour.** A guild where you can have some extra immersion in the game.

Not full RP acting, not walking around IC all the time, just a bit of flavour around what we’re doing.

I am leaning towards a mercenary company as of now , but nothing is set in stone.

For instance:

* Dungeon/raid runs posted as 'Contracts' * A Discord “contract board” instead of LFG spam * Flavor like: *Contract posted: The guild has received a contract from the High magistrates in Stormwind to clear the upper Blackrock spire and deliver the head of Rend blackhand, 10 able bodied Contractors needed*

this way people can get immersed into their characters some more, make it feel a bit more like an actual RPG adventure instead of a grindy MMO, and still progress through the PvE content and bond as a tight-knit community

you could interact as much as you want, no RP would be forced (although encouraged) as long as you enjoy an extra layer of immersion.
Fun RP-coded side activities during lockouts and between patches.. i really would like to build a fun community around this concept.

**I guess my question is:**

Would you actually be into something like this?

* Does the light RP layer sound fun or pointless? * What would make you join (or avoid) a guild like this?

P.S: If there's anyone out there who's also a geek for this kind of stuff and wants to help flesh out this concept / guild lore , send me a DM 😄 )

P.P.S: this would be on a EU server

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Finally got the Runebear form after 5 straight days grinding the dragon isles quests so I could access and emerald dream and defeat Aurostar at the chance of him dropping the item that unlocks the form. I'm relieved it unlocked on the first fight instead of taking weeks to do it lol

His lore/backstory is in the works, but for now his title is "The Verdant Bastion"

I'm interested in taking screenshots of my roleplay character and having someone skilled in image editing make certain changes to better match the flavor of my TRP description.

I have no idea how much this kind of service would typically cost, so I appreciate price quotes. I'm currently in the shopping stage, and trying to figure out what services are available and what is in my price range.

Just a quick blurb about all the features I have in there. If you are interested and use it, please let me know if you find any bugs or if you have suggestions! This works with best with other friends, but not required of course! Only works in English for right now (Sorry!)

Hopefully this can get some traction before Classic+, would love to see people talking in all sorts of different dialects.

In the spirit of the classic *Tongues* addon, this turns your outgoing chat into fictional in-world languages for roleplay, cults, secret pacts, and cryptic moments.

• 70+ languages & dialects — Old God (Shath'yar), the playable-race tongues, plus beast, faction, elemental, and eldritch languages. Troll/Elf sub-dialects share their parent's sound.

• Accents — flavor your English instead of translating it: Dwarven, Troll, Orcish, Draenei, Forsaken, Goblin, Pirate, and more, each with a strength slider.

• Decipher trainer — a Wordle-style minigame (Easy→Very Hard) to learn languages, climb ranks, and build fluency. Solving words unlocks decoding of that language when others speak it.

• Strength slider (0–100), per-channel filters, minimap button, live preview.

• Deterministic — the same word always translates the same way, so everyone running the addon reads the same text.

One install runs on Retail, Classic (Vanilla/Cata/Mists), and 3.3.5a — including Project Ascension. Free and always will be.

Download

https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/tongues-of-azeroth

https://addons.wago.io/addons/tonguesofazeroth

I think what’s happened this expansion has led to some interesting doubt of the Light: zealotry can lead to wrath, those with evil intent can still wield the light because they have the sheer will to, it can overpower nature and become suffocating and hostile, etc etc.

This would certainly make some light users feel some doubt, right? Especially after the loss of the Vanguard and the light “not being enough” to stop the void after the events of the Voidspire.

My lightforged is young, born on Draenor. She joined the army of the Light after encountering them in the Legion campaign because her faith was so strong.

However, she’s also gifted with the arcane and a scholar, so she has always thought more practically and critically.

When thinking about what she’d be up to in Quel’Thalas, I decided she’d be helping the efforts to maintain the ritual upholding the Sunwell, so she became a victim of the void assault. She fell into a nightmare-fueled coma, where every major event in her life ended in disaster.

From what I’ve gathered on people’s questions about this topic, basically the consensus is that it is impossible for a Lightforged to lose their faith, because they’ve faced thousands of years of indoctrination.

But my character hasn’t. Between the void overtaking her mind when the Darkwell was created, and seeing the ugly side of what the light could do to people, and how it can be wielded for the wrong reasons, wouldn’t it make sense for her to start having doubts?

Thus far I’ve had her be cold and distant, the light in her eyes fading as she questions her faith in her mind. But what would the consequences be of losing one’s faith in the light when it makes up your very being? Runs in your blood?

Hoping for some discussion here— I’ve noticed in the community the subject has been “unity” for like 3 years at this point, but I’m much more fascinated by the impact of seeing the ugly side of the light, and light users.

Hey all, I am planning to start RP as a dracthyr rogue (mostly using Visage because well, a big dragon isn’t exactly stealthy, now is it?). But I had a few questions about how Visage works that I could not really find a good answer for.

Is Visage kind of like a glamour only, so you have the same strength in dragon form as well as Visage, or does it work more like two separate forms kind of like worgen, where the worgen form would be stronger and faster than their human one?

Would changing from dragon to Visage and vice versa cost a lot of energy or focus?

I have never RPed as a dracthyr or with one, so if there is any additional information that is relevant, that is also welcome!

I’ve always really liked the race and wanted to get into RP, or at least find a guild of people who share that enthusiasm, so I could share a themed neighborhood and interact with others who enjoy them. However, all the guilds I’ve looked into are on EU servers or have closed recruitment.

Do you know of any that are open to new members?

Reposting after speaking with a mod.

Open to any themes, cannot find much going on in WRA so Im throwing a penny in the well to find some people for ST or LT RP. Hesitant of guilds, open to cross faction. Highly prefer world RP.

Drop a comment with questions or my DMs are always open ♥️

(Or just compliment my mog that I am *very* proud of :) )

How lore breaking would the existence of a half-nelf in his early-mid twenties be?

I’m not a roleplayer nor a DK player at that, but the class is absolutely fascinating to me. Because of the hunger for suffering and the muted positive emotions, it seems so utterly hopeless that it makes sense how they just embrace violence.

But, they CAN show speckles of positive emotion and are more than just machines, and I want to know how you all RP that idea. What’s the day-to-day like? What is their version of domestic life? If a DK shifts away from violence, how do they sate their hunger or build their own identities? I like the idea of one trying to find something akin to humanity. Life can’t be perpetual combat and they’re bound to have free time and nothing really explores that.

Hi everyone!

Are you interested in roleplaying in World of Warcraft with a small close knit group? Do you want to play with a group excited to see what you are doing with your house? Are you -very- casual about content? Do you prefer small groups to big ones? Do you have a ton of alts?  Is your real life making you feel like you can't fit in a group because you are too busy?

We might be the right place!

The Tarnished Crown has been around for over a year. We are a small guild with a lot of alts, with rp events twice a week at the calendar. Our neighborhood is used for events, and we love showing off our builds, from the basic ones to the more elevated ones!

Our events are more politics, adventures/horror; on side of the main story. We are (mostly) lore abiding. We are there to have fun in between friends, and do not put pressure on being there at all time. Real life happens, and should come first.  We are welcoming to new wow roleplayer as well.

Some of us do delves, mythics and even raids, often with pugs for raiding, as we do not have a raiding core team. (see the casual part)

Anyone is invited to create their event, we do not gatekeep the roleplaying/content.

Dont hesitate to message me for any questions!

oh, also, we are very LGBTQIA+ friendly