Great news for Instance fans, who also want their ToR fix. A brand new show is launching this week on the network, in the form of The Instance: Old Republic Edition, with episode one being available this thursday night! (Think of it as a sister show to what you are already used to with The Instance Prime.)

Hosted by myself, Dills, and a rotating 3rd guest chair! Which, schedules permitting, will often be Turpster even. Very excited about a new show, dedicated to Star Wars: The Old Republic, which hits shelves on 12-20-2011.

Also, a dedicated Twitter Account up as well: @torshow You can email your questions, comments and suggestions to instancetor@gmail.com.

What does this mean for The Instance Prime? Not a thing. No changes at all…if all you care about is WoW, The Instance will continue doing what it does, and doing it well.

Here’s the site link for the new show!

Created by listener, Hornburger (lvl 1 Tauren Paladin – Earthen Ring)

Good news! We’ve been promising these for a while. Two iPhone 4 cases are up on the store, featuring Obey Henry, and Steve The Duck! (Android coming soon.) Check em out!

Our long national nighmare is over! Tickets are now available for Nerdtacular 2011! Get in early, as quantities are limited! Get all the details on that link, and let the fun begin!

We are VERY excited to see all of you this year. June is coming fast!

Thankfully, we don’t have to go very far to find a respectable chart of life spans for WoW. When WoW fails to provide a wealth of info regarding a specific topic, as in this case, then it’s time to turn to the WoW RPG.

The WoWWiki Life spans page is a prime resource for this. Here is a chart that breaks down ages into Adulthood, Middle age, Old, and Venerable. Very handy, that. If you do bring use of this chart into your RP, be sure to also read and apply the footnotes on it, especially in the unique cases of Forsaken and Draenei.

Advancing a step or two beyond the age stat, you may also want to include height and weight in your character’s description. The WoWWiki Roleplaying stats page will provide you that info, again based off the WoW RPG.

As mentioned above, Forsaken and Draenei are unique cases when it comes to age. Once a character becomes Forsaken, they stop aging, so it’s up to the player to decide what race and age they were prior to becoming Forsaken. Draenei ages are a bit more difficult to lock down, and it may be that it doesn’t really matter to them. Check out these two articles – WoWWiki Draenei, and All the World’s a Stage: So you want to be a draenei - for a deeper understanding of their concept of age, and decide if it’s something you want to include in your roleplay.

It should also be noted here that your character’s age does not have to correlate with their creation. For example, I never count a new character to be age 1. New characters are generally presumed to be brand new to the adventuring life, not to life itself, so feel free to set their age at that moment to whatever you desire to work into your RP story.

Do you roleplay with the age factor? Please share your ideas in the Comments section here below, send a tweet to the RoleCraft Twitter feed, or post on the official RoleCraft Facebook group page. Also, feel free to ask your WoW roleplay questions at the new RoleCraft Formspring page! Until next week, role on!

That’s the case with this week’s edition of RoleCraft. Once again, thanks to Dungeons & Dragons (and my players!) for helping me to see this question in a new light, at least for me. This has lead me to how roleplayers may start their RP characters in a very simple way: by roleplaying their roles.

In the 4th edition D&D rules, character classes fit into one of four roles: controller, defender, leader, and striker. These roles are defined by their combat functions: control and area offense (controller), defense (defender), healing and support (leader), and focused offense (striker).

With these simple roles in mind, let’s look at how they may mesh when WoW’s classes are added.

Leader
Paladin
Priest
Shaman
Druid

Controller
Death Knight
Mage
Warlock

Defender
Warrior
Paladin
Death Knight
Druid

Striker
Rogue
Hunter
Warlock

Now, bear in mind that I’m taking these classes at face value. I know they can be rather multifunctional, based on equipment, talent tree, and other factors. Since this is aimed at a starter roleplayer, I’m staying with the basics.

Once you decide on which character to play, knowing their role in combat may help you with configuring a proper personality for them. Leaders tend to be rather charismatic, outgoing, even inspirational, all very fitting traits for classes that are capable of encouraging a group of friends from within the middle of a fight. Controllers do better fighting from a slight distance, where they can see the big picture, and focus their talents where it’s needed most at any certain time. Defenders are the front line fighters, unafraid of jumping into the fray against the strongest enemy, or to protect the weakest of the group. Strikers are the quick-kill type, capable of inflicting a lot of damage in a very short time, and usually from an enemy’s blind side.

Taking these roles into consideration, think about how you see your character’s role in combat affecting their personality outside of combat. Going with the flow, leaders could still be the take charge type, controllers the big thinkers and planners, defenders the bravest and hardiest of the group, and strikers the silent, brooding type. Of course, you could just as easily turn the roles on their heads, and roleplay the exact opposite personality, like a leader class who is shy and reserved, or a defender who doesn’t like violence.

As I said, this is only meant to be another way of looking at how a new roleplayer may begin their RP gaming livelihood. I hope it also shows an example of how roleplaying in other games may be a great help in roleplaying your favorite games. As always, please share your ideas in the Comments section here below, send a tweet to the RoleCraft Twitter feed, or join and post on the official RoleCraft Facebook group page. Also, feel free to ask your WoW roleplay questions at the new RoleCraft Formspring page! Until next week, role on!

For all those Instance fans planning on attending this year, check out the latest post on the official site. Ticket dates, VIP lists, the day’s schedule, and more. Check it!

I have a few RP characters that have been resting comfortably on their realms, waiting for me to pick up and continue their stories. Two of them I’m ready to get back into playing, one on Moon Guard (Alliance), and the other on The Venture Company (Horde). So I got to looking for roleplayers and RP guilds on the forums, making a list of those that looked most interesting. I now share that list with you. Hopefully this saves you the time and hassle of finding some quality RP for your characters, as well.

The Fellowship of Teldrassil: RP’ers Wanted!

Greetings, everyone! Just a shout-out to the RP community that the Fellowship of Teldrassil on Cenarion Circle is seeking to grow. We are a mostly night elf, light to medium RP group, that also engages in PvE and PvP content. We are currently running guild heroics, guild BG’s, and are doing well in the arena. We are currently gearing up to do 10-man guild raids!

[A-Sentinels]

Strength, Courage, Compassion… these are the values we uphold. We are swordbrethren. We are Alliance steel. We are those who fight. We are one, forged from many.

We are the Servitors of Lothar.

Not all are worthy. But if you have the courage of your convictions, if you will stand and fight alongside, then seek no further. We will be your swordbrethren as well. Join us.

Role Play – The Ebony Phoenix is recruiting

The Ebony Phoenix is recruiting. Again. At the moment we have a grand total of two active players.
Guild Type: Heavy RP
Requirements: Role player (good guy, white hat, positive alignment, etc)

Save the RP! – Destination: Ravenholdt!

Greetings, I hail from the Ravenholdt server, I come here to seek aid in a problem on our server. We lack RPers…. and are losing them. We need more. I wish we could get a bump from WrA or Moon Guard, and hope that people flood here… so we can’t walk more than 20 ft without RP.

Tainted Solace looking for rper’s on Scarlet

Greetings, I am the leader of Tainted Solace a new evil set Role Play guild on Scarlet Crusade. We are actively seeking fellow unsavory figures to join our organized crime ring, in hopes of “stirring” up some hell in Azeroth. We have a rival guild of do-gooders, wanting to always put a damper on our fun.

Playwrights of Azeroth-New Guild Earthen Ring

You stumble across a crumpled paper stuck to a wall. It reads on it:”The Playwrights of Azeroth is a group planning on putting on plays in Goldshire. We take auditions every Sunday at 9:00P.M. Our plays will mostly be comedy and usually be every other Saturday.

[H] Bloodied Blade Clan: Recruiting Newbloods

Welcome to our recruitment thread! I am Narkra, Guild Leader of BBC. I hope this thread instructs you in the best way possible. But if there is anything I miss, please post your questions in a reply, as well post in the thread if you are interested in joining us!

[A-RP] The Light of Ironforge

Q: So who are you guys?
A: We’re The Light of Ironforge! We’re an aid guild based in Khaz Modan while holding the three virtues close to our hearts. We’re an rp guild.

The Artists’s Guild of Azeroth

Our goal is to provide an interesting, fun, and challenging environment for creative roleplayers and characters. We hope to achieve success in a lackluster environment that’s flooded with overdone guild concepts. Perhaps in the future we may give the Horde a different perspective and voice.

The Silent Accord

Mission Statement: The Silent Accord is a Heavy Roleplay Alliance Guild located on Argent Dawn. Our goal is to provide an immersive experience by means of engaging stories and events, while creating a safe and fun environment for every individual. We are comprised of members that strive to establish and maintain a mature, loyal family.

RP guilds – WoWWiki

Are you a roleplayer looking for fellow roleplayers, or perhaps wanting to join a high-quality RP guild? Are you guildmaster of an RP guild looking to bolster the ranks? Send your contact info to RoleCraft and get it out to a wide audience of WoW roleplayers! Use the Comments section here below, send a tweet to the RoleCraft Twitter feed, or post on the official RoleCraft Facebook group page. Also, feel free to ask your WoW roleplay questions at the new RoleCraft Formspring page! Until next week, role on!

Not to say I’m against Love, oh no. I think it should be celebrated at all times, and in true form. However, all I can muster for you roleplayers today is to share some WoW machina that honors Love and shows how it can be portrayed in game. So, let me step out of the way and direct your attention to these videos!

[WoW Music Video]- Love Story

World of Warcraft- Here Without You

Code Monkey

You Belong To Me: A World of Warcraft Love Story

Lady Marmalade ( World of Warcraft )

World of Warcraft – A Hero’s Love

The Guild – Do You Wanna Date My Avatar (WoW Music Video)

Feel free to share your amorous RP ideas with RoleCraft readers! Send them to the RoleCraft on Twitter feed or on the official RoleCraft Facebook group page. Until next week, role on!