Getting started: your first day in Briarmont
Welcome. Briarmont is a roleplay community inside Second Life, and getting in takes less than you would think. This guide is the fast path. The deeper systems each have their own article linked at the end.
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Note. You do not need a finished backstory to arrive. Most residents work out who their character is by playing them.
What to do first
Find a place to be. Windjammers and Big Jim's Diner are the easiest rooms to walk into cold, because there is usually someone already in them and nobody expects an introduction. Claim a spot on the public character roll so people can find you. If a quest turns up for your character, follow it: the ones your character is eligible for are listed under Available in the HUD's activity tracker, ready to accept, and they are the easiest way to be given somewhere to be.
Link your Discord
Linking ties your character to your Discord account. It is optional, and it is what earns the green check on the character's file. You need it to take part in the community Discord, and you only do it once: linking one character links every character on the same Second Life account.
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The order is the part people get wrong. The code Discord hands you expires, so open your character dashboard and select the right character before you ask for one, not after.
If it does not go through. It is almost always one of two things: the character name spelled differently from the way it sits on the file, or a code that ran out before it was used. The slip has a Copy character name button so the spelling never has to be the problem, and you can press the pinned button again for a fresh code. Ask on Discord if neither of those fixes it.
Where to go next
- How to roleplay at Briarmont is the one to read before your first scene. It covers what a scene looks like turn by turn, how the dice work, and what the in-character expectation actually means.
- Using the Briarmont HUD walks all thirteen controls, including the ones this page skipped.
- Doing quests if you want the town to hand you something to do.
- Community rules and conduct is short, and worth the two minutes.