Join at least one IC RP guild.

Every RP guild has their own way of doing things, including vastly different ways of handling guild events, member advancement, and their expectations of RP experience/skill. You'll want to find a guild that has a lot of overlap with your own preferred style of play and online availability. Some guilds, for example, are primarily social and "free form"; others have scheduled events, and/or their own custom systems for developing unique player skills, rewarding members, and negotiating RP combat/PVP.

[NA] Guilds:
http://www.teso-rp.com/forum/viewforum/3887185/m/9324623

[EU] Guilds:
http://www.teso-rp.com/forum/m/9324623/viewforum/1957135


Keep alert.

Make a separate chat tab for RP. Many of you have likely already done this, but it's an oft-overlooked early step. Only add /say, /emote, and /yell (optional) to it - and possibly party, whisper, and relevant guild channels, if they're used in an IC manner. Hang out in common rp hotspots, such as taverns, guild halls, and keeps, during after-dinner "prime time" - generally 7pm to midnight EST (or the equivalent on the EU server). This is a more chancey option than direct networking, due to the phasing issues, but you -can- run into random rpers if your phase happens to match theirs during a time they're in the same spot.

Well-known hubs tend to be the Cloudy Dregs tavern for NA Daggerfall Covenant, x for Ebonhart [NA server]. But these hubs tend to shift regularly based on word of mouth.


Befriend other roleplayers who share your values.

This may be difficult for shyer folks, I understand. But you can find others by reading forum threads, hanging out in chat rooms to see who you get along with, etc. Send them a friend request on the forums first, perhaps; then see if you can obtain their @handle and add them in game. You can teleport to a friend's phase same as you can for a guild mate. Remember that most -all- of us are shy to some degree, and welcome more chances to meet others.


Attend and put on public RP events.

Keep an eye on the RP events posted on the TESO-RP.com Event calendar, and in the Events forum for your server. Not all events get posted in both places, so it's a good idea to cover both bases. Also, many times an event occurs fairly spontaneously, or is discussed only via word-of-mouth - another reason the keeping an eye on the OOC guild chat is useful.

Host your OWN event! This is easier than it sounds. Oftimes simply posting it on the calendar with a time/place/theme will draw out a throng of rpers, including new rpers you don't know, who just happened to read the calendar that day. There's also not much work or actual cat-herding involved with regard to casual events, though promoting it on the OOC guild chat certainly helps. You'll likely want it to be tailored to your preferred style of RP, whether it be a cooperative PVE endeavor, a trip into Cyrodiil, or simply a social get together/celebration.

Stay in the same general area, and keep an ear open for requests from those wishing to teleport to your phase. Nobody ever seems to show up on time, just like real parties. ;-)

Added a link to the Pride of the Covenant, a new pvp-rp collective for the Daggerfall faction!

Thanks for adding Ebonheart Roleplay! Blood for the Pact!