Aug 24, 2014

MMORPG roleplaying: Doyoh in training

I'm a big roleplaying geek, as I've mentioned before. So much so that, if possible, I like to turn my video gaming into a roleplaying opportunity. Therefore, I have written a short roleplaying passage for one of my characters in Final Fantasy XIV. Just a little background information: Doyoh belongs to a matriarchal, nocturnal community of cat people.

The axe feels heavy and clumsy in Doyoh Binbotaj's hands. It isn't precise like a spear or fast like a bow. She can't do any fancy footwork while wielding it like she can with her fist weapons. Doyoh swings it at the training dummy again; her arms feel like jelly. Why did she pick up the blasted thing in the first place?

The haze of her fatigue gives way to specks of moonlight shining through branches. In her mind Doyoh is back in the forest with her mother. She rolls onto her back, stuffed with fruit and antelope meat, contentment spreading through her body.

Never one to miss an opportunity for a lesson, Cemi Binbotaj speaks. "This is why our family have never been farmers, Doyoh. There are harvests all around us, all the time, if you just have the skills and tools to collect them. Training is the only seed you will ever need, and you will prosper."

The moonlight from her memory fades and once again becomes the shining metal of her axe. That was why she picked it up; to add one more set of skills to her toolbox. Doyoh takes a deep breath and swings even harder.

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