New and excited!

I SEE YOU LURKING, HIPPIE.

Welcome back to the site! You replied to that email real damn fast, I'm kind of impressed lmao

Mmm Cards Against Humanity. I don't mean to brag, but I slaughter at that game. Mostly because I have a pretty twisted sense of humor haha.

Do you have any idea what kind of character you're interested in playing? Everything should be the same as far as playable races and classes -- the only difference is that we've moved Geth to a playable race because we're probably going to put the setting either during or after the Reaper invasion.

We are definitely very encouraging toward alien races, since they make up such a huge part of the Mass Effect universe. You should definitely play what you want, however. My suggestion is simply to not be afraid about branching out and doing something unfamiliar. That's part of the fun! If you want to play a human because that genuinely sounds most interesting to you, then go for it. But if you're really more interested in a Quarian and just aren't sure about your ability to portray such a character, don't be afraid -- give it a try, have some fun, and don't be worried about trying something different.

Have you RP'd anywhere before, even in a different setting, or is this your first RP site?

Happy new year to you as well! So glad to finally see 2016 die hahaha.

Sounds like you haven't really gotten much exposure to the RP world, then. That's perfectly fine. I've been involved in various RP settings, both on and offline, for roughly fifteen years and I've spent much of that time coaching other writers. I'll be more than happy to help you brainstorm ideas and improve yourself if you ever want such help. I know that Noxu will also be more than willing to give you a hand wherever he can provide. The most important thing is just to not be afraid of making mistakes. Forum RPing is a learning process that we've all had to go through, but it's completely worth the time and effort.

So here is what I would think about: I would try to narrow down at least the race and career you'd be most interested in playing. As I mentioned in the email, a lot of stuff still needs to be filled in on the site, but there is a link to the official Mass Effect Wiki in the navigation bar at the top of the page, and the classes are the same six that you find in the game. (Either fully focusing on combat, biotics, or tech, or some mixture of two of those items). From there, simply start putting together some kind of backstory for your character to give you an idea of who they are and how they came to be that way. The backstory can be as detailed or vague as you like, though obviously the more you have the better you will understand your own character. Give your character some strengths and weaknesses, and maybe try to think of a couple goals they're trying to achieve.

Those are all things that will help you create a well rounded character. Once you have those basic ideas set, then it's just about building your dossier and getting started. So give those items some thought. It's close to 2am for me and I'm starting to get tired, so I'm going to hit the hay, but you can feel free to keep posting here with ideas and questions. Noxu should be floating around. He's at work right now, but he is working on trying to renew the cbox and may be able to help you more while I'm gone if work allows him some downtime.