Well, im no good at it ,obviously, but the main reason for this is that it seems too boring. It seems to me like if i was roleplaying a blacksmith, its just mine,smelt,smith,sell & repeat... so how does this keep you entertained? How is this fun? Seriously though guys, dont get me wrong i love the idea of it i just get bored way too quickly, so another thing i wanna know is how can i roleplay??? im just so bad at it!!! If you can suggest some things, thats great,Thanks guys!

Try role playing something other than a blacksmith?

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Roleplaying

Sorry, can't help you, I'm not used to roleplay, too.
But you shouldn't choose to just mimic a normal civilian.

This is good advice. Why would you RP as someone like a blacksmith when trying to forge a sword would be much more fun in real life?

Role play as a vampire hunter, or an anti Thalmor assassin.

Just make up a back story for your character and keep at it.
(this should influence your character's personality and decision-making)

This looks really useful, thanks.

I enjoy having a mental image of my character's personality, along with a basic morality. My character's a Nord warrior. Doesn't practice magic (except healing) but isn't opposed to it. Doesn't like Daedra at all, and isn't a bandit. I won't work with the thieves or assassins' guilds - although I figure I might have to go put them out of business before long.

But all of this business about roleplaying the minor details - the sleeping every day, eating three times a day, getting into cooking, etc. and so forth - that's so mind-numbingly boring to me. Just come up with a character concept in your head and stick with it - and only bother roleplaying the stuff you find fun to role-play.

You're supposed to RP something fun, not a blacksmith lol.

For instance, my ranger is kinda RP:

He is a Nord, uses steel, fur and leather equipment and is adept in sneak, archery and 1-hand swords.
I won't go around in full daedric because it looks out of place.

Some people take it further and give characters a personality. For example, they may only take on good quests and tasks not dark brother hood and thief questa

smith or hunter is too simple of a rp for me. rping just means thinking about the type of character you want to be, in general, beforehand and then playing accordingly. and, developing certain rules to govern that character during the game.

my nord warrior loyalist does not join the thieves guild or go around stealing everything (though, stealing from certain individuals, if appropriate, may occur) like my khajiit thief does. in fact, my thief may develop a taste for assassin work.

i've done the grind of making one character a "do all" playthrough, but, it becomes a grind and is nowhere near as fun as playing multiple characters with a backstory.

Just create a character and give him/her a backstory. Where he/she's from, why was (s)he captured, is the character good or evil etc? Try to give your character an alignment. Is the character a lawful character who never breaks the law or is he a Robin Hood type of character who does good things even if they go against the law.

If your character is evil, try to think of what type of evil character is he. Does he desire power? Is he just psychopath? Maybe he is evil but still has honor or some principles (only steal, but don't kill unless you must. Never hurt those who can't defend themselves, etc etc.)

After that just play your character. Accept quests that fit your character and do them in a way your character would. If your character is good, he will not join the Dark Brotherhood for example. Or you might think of some reason why he joined etc.


My favorite type of character in any roleplaying game is a fallen hero character. (S)he usually starts out innocent but gets corrupted and/or power hungry along the way. Sometimes the character becomes good again and then he/she will look for redemption.

Role play as a character that does interesting things. Role playing a black smith would be boring, but rutile playing a dunmer assassin or an imperial paladin would be fun. Make a character you'll enjoy and role play that

Actually, one of my lead characters is a blacksmith. Just because a character is a blacksmith doesn't mean he has to stand at a forge all day. For example, he might go and specialise in clearing Dwarven ruins for metal. He might have rules on crafting only items at his current level of skill (rather than iron daggers and hide bracers). He might have rules against wearing unimproved items (i.e. no enchanted items until he can improve them). He might wear both light armor and heavy armor (for field-study purposes) and never let the skill in one go more than five levels out of step with the other. He might prioritise quests that give weapon or armor rewards so that he can study rare or unique items. He might decorate his house with ingots and keep a library of armor and smithing books.

Roleplaying is not about giving up all the fun stuff in the game ... it's about using your imagination to create a playthrough that offers some different experiences to a vanilla, do-everything build.

Exactly.
Use your imagination.
My khajiit is a blacksmith. But to make it interesting, she is also a treasure hunter, who uses the ores and metals she finds to make herself a living Tank.
Imagination = Win win

Roleplay: Try to go to bed every night, eat breakfast, dinner and supper. Sleep in a cave if night reaches you.
Once in a while, check up some lass or lad at the tavern.
If you find someone you like, marry them.

But continue to quest and explore.

Roleplay light; The DM is going to tell you the limits and you will not think about right or wrong roleplaying, you will simply play as if you were that character in the game world that opens before you.
Drop eating; It is obviously not a part of the world you live in, as nothing happens if you don't eat.
Drop sleeping; It is obviously not a part of the world you live in, as nothing happens if you don't eat.
Do think about what your character would do, however.
Don't do quests for the thieves guild if you're not a thief.
Do not enter the mage guild if you're not a mage.

I'm a light roleplayer in skyrim because I'm tired of DM-ing my own games.

Every video game is, in some way, a role-playing game. You assume a role and tackle the story or obstacles with the pre-determined limitations of that character. Gordon Freeman is a mute with a crowbar fetish. Pac-Man is a single-minded eating machine, etc. When it comes to Skyrim you can choose your own character. RPing is simply applying a character's thought process to your gameplay.

Don't worry about backstories or lore. You don't have to have a detailed character. You can be something generic like a thief. Just do the things a thief would do. Forget stats and leveling. Just think like a thief. Thieves steal. Go steal stuff. Find the thieves guild. Does your thief have a code of honor or does he like the messy jobs? Maybe you should consider being an assassin, too. Keep your eyes and ears open. You'll find work.

Forget the idea of leveling or doing everything in the game. Instead, only do the things your character would want. That's all you need to do to RP.