Looking for a medium size guild that prioritizes open world RP rather than private Discord chats. (I miss rp-haven.com.)

I have a Void Elf Frost Mage (DPS) and I just started a Void Elf Death Knight (Blood/Tank).RPing as a Void Knight (former Blood Knight). Both characters are trying to rebuild their lives, having recently returned to Azeroth.

I don't raid or do anything that's timed. I can't manage the stress, and I generally suck at combat.

I'd like to RP with people and make IC friends. OOC friends would be a nice side benefit.

I've been looking for a guild on Moon Guard, without success. Should I just start one?

I'm under no illusions that it's work, and that dealing with unpleasant people will occasionally be part of it. I used to run a guild in SWTOR. It was fun, but it was work.

I could keep playing solo, but it feels lonely sometimes.

I don't feel like what I want would be that uncommon, but apparently it is: just a casual guild of folks who like to RP sometimes in the open world rather than in discord chats marked "private". I'm not against chasing Mythic+ scores or raiding or whatever, obviously, but it's not what interests me. I mainly do older stuff like Legion, where I rarely die. I've missed numerous expansions, so I have plenty to do.

I'm wondering whether having a guild like that would cater to folks like me, or whether I'd wind up being all alone in a guild (not the outcome I'm looking for).

What do you think?

This is a follow-up to my previous posts (links below for reference).

I find tracking down emotes in the standard menu tedious. I also have a handful of /e emotes I use habitually. So I made an addon for my own convenience.

If you have any suggestions for improvement, I would like to hear them. I got a lot of great feedback from the last time I mentioned it here, and I have tried to incorporate most of what I could in this revision. The rest of this is from the README, which you can also find on Github (link below).

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RP Emote Menu provides a compact, movable, resizable, and collapsible window that gives quick access to your favorite roleplaying emotes and custom /e commands. Emotes are organized into customizable categories, and each entry can optionally use a different command when another unit is targeted.

Features

• Up to 10 customizable categories
• Up to 10 emotes per category
• Editable category names, button labels, and commands from the in-game Options panel
• Three-category carousel for quickly switching between categories
• Categories with blank names are automatically hidden from the main menu
• Optional targeted /e commands using {target}, {target-full}, {player}, and {player-full}
• Supports both built-in emotes (such as /smile) and custom /e emotes
• Movable, collapsible, resizable, and lockable window
• Remembers its position, size, and minimized state
• Exact window position and size can be viewed and edited in Options
• Position and size values can be adjusted with the mouse wheel
• Scroll indicators show when additional emotes are above or below the visible list
• Settings can be opened from the title-bar gear icon
• Optional setting to hide the gear icon
• Reset individual categories to their default values
• Reset all categories and emotes to their default values

Configuration

Open Options → AddOns → RP Emote Menu, click the gear icon on the main window, or use /rpem config.

Each category can be renamed and can contain up to ten emotes. An emote has a button label, a default command, and an optional targeted command. Leave a category name blank to hide that category from the main menu.

Slash Commands

Command	Description
/rpem	Show or hide the RP Emote Menu
/rpem config	Open the addon settings
/rpem options	Open the addon settings
/rpem settings	Open the addon settings

Target Tokens

Target tokens are supported in custom /e commands. They are replaced by RP Emote Menu before the emote is sent.

Token	Description
{target}	Target's name without the realm
{target-full}	Target's name including the realm when applicable
{player}	Your character's name without the realm
{player-full}	Your character's name including the realm when applicable

The Targeted Command is used only when another unit is targeted.

Screenshot

https://preview.redd.it/8wjqz24773jh1.png?width=418&format=png&auto=webp&s=124606bbfc76a08f4877aed0b0181f7c1e7f9555

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Copyright © 2026 Brandon Blackmoor (bblackmoor@blackgate.net)

Licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0:

https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html

Source: https://github.com/bblackmoor/rpemotemenu

Ref:

https://www.reddit.com/r/WoWRolePlay/comments/1v3hul6/rp_emote_menu/

https://www.reddit.com/r/WoWRolePlay/comments/1vb5qg4/what_are_your_most_used_rp_emotes/

Looking for an Alliance guild on Moon Guard.

I like to RP, preferably in-game in the open world, rather than in private discord chats that I'm not invited to join. I'd prefer not to deal with add-ons more complicated than the basic TRP3.

I can hold my own in combat (DPS), but I like to do older content where I don't die very often. Most recently, I've been spending time at the Argent Tournament and the Broken Isles. I'm not one for hardcore anything. On the other hand, if someone says, "I need help killing X. Anyone have time to help?" I am usually happy to jump in.

I don't want to be overwhelmed by dozens of messages in guild chat, but I'd like to see at least a few folks online most evenings. I like to feel like I'm not all alone.

I'd prefer an established and stable guild. Otherwise I'd start my own (I've run a guild like I describe in SWTOR).

If you have any questions, please ask.

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Superhero games are really such their own thing. At least, I think so. Let's say I'm a beginner game author, and I want to learn from the best. What's the best published superhero scenario? Best villain(s), best setting, best plot, etc? If one scenario doesn't tick all those boxes, just tell me which boxes it does tick?

Ideally it would be something available on DriveThruRPG or somewhere else online.

I would like to know what emotes you use most often.

I'm writing an addon called RP Emotes Menu, and it's basically done. The emotes in the menu are user editable, but I want the default options to be as generally useful as possible.

What are your most frequently used emotes (not including /e)? Not your favorites or the ones you think are the most clever -- which ones do you actually *use* most frequently?

Here is my current working list, loosely grouped by type. I'm still deciding how to sort and organize them, so feel free to offer your suggestions.

> /sigh
> /shrug
> /blink
> /gaze
> /peer
> /ponder
> /confused
> /excited

> /nod
> /yes
> /no
> /hi
> /bye
> /thank

> /smile
> /smirk
> /chuckle
> /laugh
> /disappointed
> /cry
> /gasp

> /point
> /wave
> /bow
> /clap
> /cheer
> /bravo
> /salute

> /lie
> /sit
> /stand
> /lean
> /read
> /tap
> /mountspecial

UPDATE: She's moving to Moonguard. :)

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I keep seeing people say that Moonguard has more/better Alliance RP, and Wyrmrest Accord has more/better Horde RP. I am playing my first ever Alliance main (a Void Elf ice mage), and I started on Wyrmrest Accord because this character sees herself as a Blood Elf first, and Void Elf second. But I'm wondering if that was a bad idea. I feel (appropriately, I guess) like an outsider, and it's kind of bumming me out. Do you think it would be beneficial for me to migrate her to Moonguard?

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How do I change the pale lavender name text to a color I can read? I have tried plater and all the standard WOW settings I can find, but still, some players' names are this unreadable pale lavender, with no box or outline or background.

I may as well hide them if I can't read them, but surely someone has a solution to this?

I've spent hours trying to find a way to make those names legible, but nothing has worked. I am really quite vexed.

(And why does the image I pasted above not show up in the preview list of posts in the display of the WOWUI group? I feel like everything is constantly getting harder to use.)

Has anyone else had a spate of problems with Google Home's voice features lately? It's starting not recognizing my voice intermittently, for example. I do the retrain thing, and it works for a while then happens again. Vexing.

The voice it uses to respond has gone flaky. It reverted to the default Google voice (which I hate), and the voice I use to have (Sydney Harbor Blue) does not sound right anymore, either.

Is it just me?

Is WOW RP still text based (as it was back when I last RPed heavily), or is there a way to talk and hear other PCs, like in Day Z and GTA RP?

I'm kind of dreading having to type for RP again. It's the main reason I've put off attending any RP events.

I currently play Melacanthe, a void elf frost mage, on Wyrmrest Accord.

I'm looking for a friendly, low stress, cross faction guild. Extremely casual, willing to answer stupid questions. Bonus points if I know anyone from the old days. I used to play Scartaris (blood elf warlock) and Figli (gnome warrior) on Shadow Council.

I don't do raids or PVP or whatever "Mythic Plus" is. Not yet anyway. I might tag along and do what I'm told, but I'm not going to schedule my life around it on an ongoing basis.

RP would be nice.

Does anyone remember rp-haven.com? Around 15 years ago, it was a web site devoted to a wide variety of themes, genres, and tropes, all set in WOW. It was run by a gent called Nossifer. Many people wrote continuing stories tying their character into the events of the world. Some was funny, some was gross, some was heatwarming, and some was really quite pervy. There was first person, third person, art, poetry... It was the best amateur writing group I've ever been part of.

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Is there a site like that now?

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I have a laptop and a desktop. Both Windows 11, both have dark themes, both have ChatGPT installed from the Microsoft store. They are, in every way I can find, identical in setup and theme.

The laptop shows a white "knot" on the dark background of my taskbar.
The desktop shows a white "knot" in a slightly less-white box. See below.

I have rebuilt the icon cache, uninstalled and re-installed ChatGPT, etc. Multiple times.

The desktop still has this icon:

https://preview.redd.it/1yprbgoffx5h1.png?width=83&format=png&auto=webp&s=ce70e203f9a9f68266dcccc88fa633f527c95e78

(I don't know why reddit is making the icon page-width, but I never know why reddit does anything it does.)

Please help? Anyone? This is driving me crazy.

P.S. I have tried pinning the ChatGPT web page to the taskbar in Firefox, Bing, and Chrome. That give me a third icon, a small "knot" in a rounded white box. I don't want that. I just want it to work the way it does on my laptop.

P.P.S. If I can't fix this, I'm just not going to be able to use ChatGPT on my desktop. Yes, I have some mental issues, but it's real for me. So help is genuinely appreciated.

I've been thinking about Champions. I loved Champions aka Hero System for years. I think there are great things about it, still. And I've been thinking about some house rules. What do you think about this:

Attributes

(Standard base 10)

Strength: 1 point per +1

Agility: 3 point per +1

Toughness: 2 point per +1

Mind: 2 point per +1

Presence: 1 point per +1

Health = Toughness x2

Defense = Toughness / 5 (standard .5 rounds up)

Defense reduces damage.

Damage reduces Health.

End of Combat: Recover Health equal to Toughness.

After a Rest: Recover all Health.

Combat Values

OCV = Agility / 3

DCV = Agility / 3

OMCV = Mind / 3

DMCV = Mind / 3

Combat Round

The players decide who goes first.

Each player takes a turn.

The GM takes turns for NPCs.

Repeat.

What Has Been Merged

Constitution and Body » Toughness

Intelligence and Ego » Mind

Presence and Comeliness » Presence

Body and Stun » Health

Physical Defense and Energy Defense » Defense

What Has Been Removed

SPeeD and the Speed Chart

RECovery

ENDurance

END-related Advantages and Limitations

Elemental Control

Gadget/Power Pool

What Has Been Changed

Armor: 3 points for +1 Defense

Force Field: 2 points per +1 Defense

Everything else is standard Hero System (4e or 5e). As simple or as complex as you please.

What do you think? Would you play that?

If there is an existing discussion or trustworthy web site that answers my question, please direct me to it.

I'm 59, US citizen, with at least 1.5 million in my retirement savings. Most of that is after tax, so I won't pay taxes in the US when I withdraw it. I am on Social Security disability, and I receive $3000 per month from that.

I have a NIF through a Portuguese lawyer.

I have a friend in Lisbon who would be happy to host me until I find my own accommodations.

I am not as mentally sharp as I used to be (this is part of my disability), and I am confused about when and in which county I need to apply for the D7 visa.

As I understand it, I can visit for 90 days without a visa. I have a Schwab account, and setting up a bank account with $10000 euros should not be an obstacle once I am in Lisbon. Am I wrong about that?

Once I am in Lisbon, what is the easiest way to apply for the D7? Would I need to fly back to the USA for the visa application? Would I need to stay in Portugal, or in the USA, while the visa is processed?

I am reasonably certain that I qualify on financial grounds, and my criminal record is clear, but the when and where of each step confuses me. I am willing to pay for expert help if I must, as with the NIF, but I don't want to waste thousands of euros on tasks I could accomplish myself.

Any advice on how to proceed would be appreciated.

I'm contemplating a different kind of server, one focused on players rather than "content creators" and badge bunnies, and one focused on RP and character interaction rather than the hackneyed heist/hostage/car chase PVP scenario.

If you know already that such a server is not for you, you have plenty of servers to pick from, and your input isn't needed here. Go have fun elsewhere. 😎👍

This is just a brainstorming session. Feel free to chip in with anything you think would enhance such a server.

Here are some loose guidelines I have so far.

1. Do your best to not be the reason another player has a bad time. Characters can and should have conflicts, misunderstandings, and bad days. Players are all on the same side. Don't forget that.

2. This is a private, whitelisted server. No streaming or posting of recordings publicly is permitted unless you obtain prior permission from everyone involved. Violations will resort in a ban with no appeal.

3. You are required to be in character and act within the reasonable limits of in-character behavior while logged in. If you don't know what that means, ask, because we aren't going to list 15 different versions of this rule for "valuing your life", "metagaming", "random death matches", etc. You are an adult, and we expect you to act like one.

4. When possible, this server uses open source scripts, or custom commissioned scripts which will then be released under an open source license. We will not fund parasites who encrypt their code unless there is no other choice, and such will be replaced by open source code as soon as possible. We are all on the same side.

5. Players may support the server through Patreon or individual donations. Any rewards will be cosmetic, or OOC quality of life features, like additional character slots.

6. All PVP requires prior consent or unmistakable implicit consent through IC actions. Police may not use lethal force against fleeing suspects, criminals may not attack fleeing victims, etc.

7. Players may be civilians, criminals, EMS, firefighters, or detectives. Uniformed police exist to take reports and respond to violence; as such, they are NPCs under the (limited) direction of PC detectives.

8. Detectives may participate in high speed car chases in progress. They may also initiate such a chase, if there is a clear RP justification.

Is there anything else you would want to see in an RP-first server?

I'm contemplating a different kind of server, one focused on players rather than "content creators" and badge bunnies, and one focused on RP and character interaction rather than the hackneyed heist/hostage/car chase PVP scenario.

If you know already that such a server is not for you, you have plenty of servers to pick from, and your input isn't needed here. Go have fun elsewhere. 😎👍 

This is just a brainstorming session. Feel free to chime in with anything you think would enhance such a server.

Here are some loose guidelines I have so far.

1. Be A Good Player. Do your best to not be the reason another player has a bad time. Characters can and should have conflicts, misunderstandings, and bad days. Players are all on the same side. Don't forget that.

2. Respect Other Players. This is a private, whitelisted server. No streaming or posting of recordings publicly is permitted unless you obtain prior permission from everyone involved. Violations will result in a ban with no appeal.

3. Play Your Character Well. You are required to be in character and act within the reasonable limits of in-character behavior while logged in. If you don't know what that means, ask, because we aren't going to list 15 different versions of this rule for "valuing your life", "metagaming", "random death matches", etc. You are an adult, and we expect you to act like one.

4. We Support Collaborators, Not Parasites. When possible, this server uses open source scripts, or custom commissioned scripts which will then be released under an open source license. We will not fund parasites who encrypt their code unless there is no other choice, and such will be replaced by open source code as soon as possible. We prefer to invest in developers who strengthen the community, not in practices that fragment it.

5. Donations Are Not Required For Full Access. Players may support the server through Patreon or individual donations. Any rewards will be cosmetic, or OOC quality of life features, like additional character slots.

6. PVP Requires Consent. All PVP requires prior consent or unmistakable implicit consent through IC actions. Police may not use lethal force against fleeing suspects, criminals may not attack fleeing victims, etc. 

7. No Boot-Lickers. Players may be civilians, criminals, EMS, firefighters, or detectives. Uniformed police exist to take reports and respond to violence; as such, they are NPCs under the (limited) direction of PC detectives.

8. Detectives Aren't NASCAR Drivers. Detectives may participate in high speed car chases in progress. They may also initiate such a chase, if there is a clear RP justification.

Is there anything else you would want to see in an RP-first server?