May the blessing of Elune be on this Wiki
by Dan O'Halloran 
Aug 31st 2007 at 4:30PM
When Warcraft launched back in November 2004, my Everquest guild decided to roll characters on an RP server. Not because we wanted to RP, but we hoped the maturity level would be higher. One of the pleasant side effects of this decision is occasionally stumbling across RP events by accident.
This mostly happened in Stormwind before the expansion. On the way to the flight master, I would pass two characters sitting in a boat by the canal professing sorrow at how the unending war had kept them apart for so long. Or when I stepped into an Inn to unload my grey loot and pick up more drink, I would spy a group of players in peasant clothing exchanging wild tales of heroism and foolishness.
While my RP interactions are accidental, I found a great resource for those who enjoy the Role Playing aspect of the game: The WoW RP Wiki. It's free to register if you want to contribute. I've dug around and found some great Stories in there such as the Equal Rights for Equal Heights gnome march on Ironforge (complete with video goodness) and the memorable Curse of the Ogre Loincloth.
Check it out if you are looking for a new RP resource or if you are looking for entertaining Warcraft fan fiction to pass the time.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Leshrac Aug 31st 2007 4:56PM
Hark! My fellow good man, Alliance does sucketh thee!
Elüna Sep 1st 2007 3:25AM
Thank you for writing this, the more people who know about the Wiki, the more people will find it as a great resource for RPers of WoW. Again, thank you. :D
-Elüna
WoWRP.com
Juliah Sep 1st 2007 8:20PM
Your post reminds me that I and other dedicated roleplayers really wish that there were a third server type: over 18 PVE. You see (not counting you -- I'm sure that you abide by the RP rules and don't disrupt other people's play with immersion-breaking character names and comments), there are a lot of people on our playground who came to it because of the rumor that the servers were "more mature," the problem is that many of these people are apparently somewhat immature themselves, as they are incapable of the simple courtesy of obeying the server rules, and actually challenge _me_ for roleplaying with a friend in a conversation they weren't even part of!
Perhaps a topic for a future column: "Should Blizzard have a third server type?"
I know I'd be grateful for those folks to have a home, and to get off the only playground designated for roleplayers.