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<blockquote data-quote="SpringPlum" data-source="post: 1444536" data-attributes="member: 10318">That was my weakness for a long time.&nbsp; I was a newbie in a game with some very experienced roleplayers.&nbsp; Well, I got nervous and self-concious and turned into a lump in the corner who just roled dice for combat.&nbsp; I wasn't willing to just jump in and contribute because I was so worried about saying something stupid.&nbsp; Also I had a character that I didn't like but for some reason I thought that making a new one meant that I was a failure.&nbsp; Silly me <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/nervous.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":heh:" title="Nervous Laugh&nbsp; &nbsp; :heh:" data-shortname=":heh:" /> One thing that helped me get over nervousness was that I tried MU*ing for a little while.&nbsp; When you game online, you have to jump in or you get ignored.&nbsp; But you know what, it doesn't matter if they think you're silly.&nbsp; You never have to see the people and if they're mean you just find another game.&nbsp; After a month or so, I got better at thinking of things to say in our tabletop game.My best advice--if you have something to say, say it!&nbsp; The others in my game say stupid things but no one cares.&nbsp; We're friends and we want to help each other.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SpringPlum, post: 1444536, member: 10318"] That was my weakness for a long time. I was a newbie in a game with some very experienced roleplayers. Well, I got nervous and self-concious and turned into a lump in the corner who just roled dice for combat. I wasn't willing to just jump in and contribute because I was so worried about saying something stupid. Also I had a character that I didn't like but for some reason I thought that making a new one meant that I was a failure. Silly me :heh: One thing that helped me get over nervousness was that I tried MU*ing for a little while. When you game online, you have to jump in or you get ignored. But you know what, it doesn't matter if they think you're silly. You never have to see the people and if they're mean you just find another game. After a month or so, I got better at thinking of things to say in our tabletop game. My best advice--if you have something to say, say it! The others in my game say stupid things but no one cares. We're friends and we want to help each other. [/QUOTE]

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