A Beginner's Guide to Role Play in Elder Scrolls Online

Stumbled across this guide to Elder Scrolls geared toward beginners and role play.  it appears to be detailed and useful for those dipping a toe into role play.

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/529042/a-beginners-guide-to-elder-scrolls-roleplay-in-eso

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Balder's Gate Enhanced Edition Due This Summer

Balder's Gate 1 and 2 are set for re-release this summer for the PC, Mac OSX (Snow Leopard 10.6.6 or newer) and iPad, with new content promised to add to this classic RPG.  Here's a bit about the game if you have never played.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-03-04-retrospective-baldurs-gate-1-and-2

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Rift: PvP and Role Play Sites

This website is devoted to PvP and Realm Versus Realm (RvR) play.
http://www.riftrvr.com/

There are warfront strategy guides, an article about UI and interface settings for PvP, etc.  If you are interested in versus play, you'll want to explore this site.
http://www.riftrvr.com/2011/03/30/ui-and-interface-settings-for-pvp/

Thanks to IGN's Rift Kingdom, I found this site with PvP-specific settings.
http://www.thetelaran.com/2011/03/29/settings-for-a-better-pvp-experience/

If role playing is your thing, you'll want to explore this website which has a database of players, a forum, and online role play (public and private).
http://rift-legends.com/

Here's an article to spark debate on how to structure role play in Rift.
http://forums.riftgame.com/showthread.php?1148-Roleplaying-in-Rift-how-to-make-it-happen

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Patch 4.0.1 for Role Players

How Patch 4.0.1 will impact role play.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/10/10/all-the-worlds-a-stage-roleplaying-patch-4-0-1-changes/

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Blizzard's Going to Patrol One Role Play Realm (and Starcraft 2 mods)

Apparently a father complained to Blizzard about the behavior on Moon Guard, a role-playing realm notorious for terrible behavior and Blizzard GMs plan to patrol Goldshire Inn on this realm heavily.
http://www.wow.com/2010/08/04/blizzard-to-patrol-moon-guards-goldshire-for-harassment-erotic/

I think it's about time.  Given the behavior that the Solo MMO Player sees every day, WOW should be rated M for Mature instead of T for Teen (age 13 or older).  Personally I'm astounded WOW hasn't ended up on Fox News already as the new in-game Sodom and Gomorrah.

Anna of Too Many Annas pretty much sums up what most players feel about Blizzard's new policing.
http://toomanyannas.com/feature/policing-roleplay-somewhere-else/

UPDATE:  Blizzard is apparently policing Starcraft 2 mod maps and removing those it finds offensive in any way.
http://kotaku.com/5605333/blizzard-policing-inappropriate-starcraft-ii-maps-because-they-can

According to this story, the only inoffensive item in the map that was removed was the word "badass."  I'm pretty sure my mother would disapprove if I used badass in her presence, but I don't think she'd wash my mother out with soap.
http://www.1up.com/news/blizzard-deleting-inappropriate-starcraft-maps

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Using Tabards in Role Play Outfits

Too Many Annas explains various ways to use tabards to outfit a character for role play.
http://toomanyannas.com/feature/using-tabards-in-rp-outfits/

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Roleplaying in WOW: A Collection of Links

Basics of role play.
http://wow.joystiq.com/2010/10/03/all-the-worlds-a-stage-roleplay-101-basic-mechanics-of-role/

Ways to play as a vampire in-game.
http://www.wow.com/2010/02/14/all-the-worlds-a-stage-how-you-can-be-a-vampire/#continued

Ways to play as a werewolf in-game. (This is an equal opportunity blog.)
http://www.wow.com/2010/03/28/all-the-worlds-a-stage-roleplaying-the-wolf/

How to role play a character who doesn't fit into other role players' world.
http://www.wow.com/2010/05/16/all-the-worlds-a-stage-odd-man-out/

Hints for roleplaying romance in-game.
http://thephysicianslog.blogspot.com/2010/02/roleplaying-romance-5-tips-for-aspiring.html

http://www.wow.com/2010/03/21/all-the-worlds-a-stage-intimate-relationships-between-characte/#continued

http://thephysicianslog.blogspot.com/2010/03/lets-talk-about-sex-baby.html

Hints on using NPCs in roleplay.
http://toomanyannas.com/feature/off-limits-blizzard-npcs-in-roleplay/

Here's hints on how to set up a roleplay group.
http://www.wow.com/2010/02/21/all-the-worlds-a-stage-forming-a-roleplay-troupe/

The Physician's Log says you really don't need an elaborate backstory to role play...
http://thephysicianslog.blogspot.com/2010/02/developing-character-no-backstory.html

UPDATE;  Role Play in Cataclysm
http://www.wow.com/2010/04/11/all-the-worlds-a-stage-cataclysm-class-changes-and-their-impac/

UPDATE AGAIN:  How to end a character you are tired of.
http://www.wow.com/2010/05/30/all-the-worlds-a-stage-ending-your-character/

Another update:  Why it isn't not always a great idea to use a major NPC in your backstory.
http://toomanyannas.com/ask-anna/ask-anna-lore-characters-in-backstory/

Guides to Roleplaying Grief
http://www.wow.com/2010/07/18/all-the-worlds-a-stage-effectively-roleplaying-grief/

The difference between In Character and Out of Character.
http://www.wow.com/2010/08/15/all-the-worlds-a-stage-cheating-and-the-ic-versus-ooc-divide/

Don't Overplay Emotions
http://www.wow.com/2010/08/29/all-the-worlds-a-stage-robot-devil-tells-you-how-to-portray-em/#continued

One Night to Role Play
http://www.wow.com/2010/09/12/all-the-worlds-a-stage-one-night-to-roleplay/

How to Role Play as a Gnome Despite the Stereotypes
http://toomanyannas.com/feature/on-roleplaying-as-a-gnome/

Using Professions to Enhance RP
http://wttrp.com/2010/08/26/apprentice-journeyman-and-grand-master-storytelling-using-professions-to-embellish-rp/

Tips on Finding RP
http://forthebubbles.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/quit-your-bitching/

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Kirina's Closet (WOW Wear)

Thanks to the role play column on WOW Insider, I've discovered a site dedicated to the clothing you can wear in-game.  It lists clothing that is appropriate to wear when fishing, items that resemble NPC outfits, where to find a kilt (or sarong), and much more.
http://wowrpc.waddellconsulting.com/

You can even find out where to buy shirts with your home city logo on them.
http://wowrpc.waddellconsulting.com/?page_id=671

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About Guildwatch (the RP-PvP Kind)

WOW Insider has posted an interview with an Alliance member of the Feathermoon realm.  This is a role play server with an Alliance guild watch system that keeps guard over Alliance cities.  It's an interesting concept that mixes RP with PvP.
http://www.wow.com/2009/11/18/15-minutes-of-fame-mixlering-it-up-in-world-pvp/#continued

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WOW Lore

If you are interesting in the background story behind WOW, you can visit Blizzard's History of Warcraft pages.
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/story/index.html#a

WOW Insider has posted an article about Cataclysm's starting zone lore.  If you want to be surprised when the Cataclysm expansion pack comes out, don't go here.
http://www.wow.com/2009/09/27/cataclysm-starting-zone-lore-and-other-new-details-revealed/#continued

There is more information, including role play sites, in the links here.
http://www.wowwiki.com/Lore_links

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Guide to Role Playing as a Hunter

Hunter's Mark has written a detailed article about role-playing as a hunter, including addons and roleplay forum and information sites that will help you craft a backstory and play style.
http://www.thehuntersmark.net/2009/10/02/so-you-want-to-role-play-a-hunter/

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