How To Roleplay a Human in World of Warcraft | RP Guide

Here is a full guide on how to get started with your human and how to set everything up. Main focus is on the lore and the human background. Any feedback is appreciated.
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[@accountname5526]

Fun fact: 81% of human players in wow are humans in real life.

[@thrakerzad5874]

I'm guessing the other 19 % are dogs?

[@Litany_of_Fury]

No, they are cave men

[@xXArtemis5Xx]

I believe you got this info wrong, 81% is Trolls and the 19% is real Humans.

[@Litany_of_Fury]

yes the Illuminati can confirm this

[@Litany_of_Fury]

cancer

[@stoffni]

Aggressive... Rarity: Common. Mankind in a nutshell.

[@KatzAreAwesome101]

TRU DAT

[@nillsthefunexpert2571]

69 likes, nice.

[@Renthar]

I dont RP at all in WoW xD but enjoy watching these guides

[@Doronsmovies]

That's great to hear. I try to structure them like lore lessons but with the rp aspect mixed in. :D

[@posey9573]

I don't even play WoW - I was just browsing around dwarf related WoW stuff because I wanna get into Everquest and the games are similar enough - and I found these. It's so fun hearing this stuff.

[@Iqbalx1]

Miku same 4 me but I do like giving my toons a backstory

[@localdingus6788]

@Iqbalx1 same here

[@xiNerdLordix]

i just started rping an orc rogue because of your videos, and its one of the most fun things ive ever done in wow

[@Doronsmovies]

That's awesome. :)

[@BigMatty]

Great Video as always bud. Really enjoy this series. Learn so much with each video. Keep it up =D

[@delighted2849]

Rare. MATE I AM A FORMER SI:7 MEMBER TITLES: MASTER ASSASSIN MASTER POISON MAKER, FORMER SI:7 MASTER ( You get the point, they are not so rare as you think)

[@krutonax8842]

3:58 what is an illsgfght

[@jamesbold1053]

Cheers for the lore on Humans Doron :)

[@vit0or409]

Human Paladin Rarity : Rare LUL

[@aidanmcwhirter2612]

wow... i never knew what humans were like...

[@villainova8941]

We need an updated version of this series

[@tacticiancorbin4351]

I have a human paladin who’s a mix of the righteous and aggressive archetype, though she’s started to embody more of the former.

[@Woodsy2575]

After the Turd War... Hahaha

[@Fofanarmy]

Poopy

[@alvarox951]

i don't know if i'll be able to roleplay properly, but if i would roleplay, i would be like a human warrior who wanted to be an adventurer since his young life ue to histories about friendship and descobery, but now he is kinda met with the reality of how azeroth current situation doesn't allow any place to be safe, he still loves to explore and help people, but he is overwhelmed with all the chaos and his current state as a "hero" to the people he managed to help

[@Ebitts9]

Good video Doron. :D I just recently got into roleplaying for the first time and its actually pretty fun and a good change from doing PvE and PvP all the time.

[@fesco8276]

Man, it’d be so cool to be a human in real life.

[@borismarkov3586]

i am playing on private server and we dont have rp server.but i enjoy to pretend that i am a roleplayer! great series ! keep them running and you will have a lot of fans!

[@Doronsmovies]

I remember feeling the same way some 5 years back when I wanted to get into rp but was on a private server. :D

[@JwRockerL]

Watching these guides, I made a Death Knight, and with using this guide and the Forsaken one. I think I did pretty well :D

[@Doronsmovies]

Great to hear.

[@Apacz97PL]

How to roleplay a human? Gosh you people should already know that ! :P

[@fluffyfluffers9160]

Mycroft Griffin Thank you!

[@localdingus6788]

I think the difficulty comes from there culture being different.

[@sneakycreeper1482]

I started a warlock human on Moon Guard roll play server and a friend was online so he also made a human but he picked paladin so we did a whole backstory where my father left me to die when the horde invaded so I went down a dark path and when o went back to kill my father I saw him with another woman and a child (my half brother)

[@gaellatruwe5344]

am not do RP buth am about to. from watching to your video's. and your guide's are like a nice start to try it out. i like to be like a pally ore warrior from stormwind that sent out for mission's (quest's) in the evening go back to stormwind and have a drink and a nice story to tall of your mission's that the king sended you on.

[@vvolfbelorven7084]

Great video. I’m an experienced role player. Thanks for uploading this. But what happened to human mages and warlocks?

[@qienna6677]

Depending on what server you play on, priests and paladins involved in the bigger RP (like the light-rp on Moon Guard) should at least make themselves aware of the content the players have created and the responsibilities they expect such characters to have and how they earn their titles.

[@J9M7N]

The thing i struggle with is the timeline i want to rp an old character but i have no idea how long time ago diffrent things happened so i dont know what i can use for my story :s

[@AC-pm7sn]

I think an argument could be made for hunter as well since humans have always been carnivores and could be viewed as destructive to nature yet still have strong connections to their pets. Maybe from a WOW lore perspective not as much as spell casters.

[@rogantu]

I like the way you say character in these videos. it sounds characterr.

[@noobworth]

Haha, I rp the dwarf at 0:54 Argent Dawn ftw :D

[@superwowman100]

What did you mean by "Starting point of the humans" @ 6:35? I thought they start out in Northshire game-wise, unless you meant that Stromgarde is one of the first human factions lore-wise.

[@darlenewagner8770]

I have an somewhat old (semi-balding, white haired) outlaw rogue name Cloversmith, sound good?

[@darlenewagner8770]

I RP as being a thief trying to turn my life around by joining the Alliance militia.

[@darlenewagner8770]

Deleted that toon, got bored and made a mage

[@Saaaaaaber]

+darlene wagner what are you up to these days

[@aakao2593]

You make awesome videos and I've never even role played. You're making want to, though.

[@AChanceOfReign]

Is it possible to have a human to have a Middle-Eastern/Indian name and have a somewhat shamanistic family/past.

[@aidanmcwhirter2612]

would a paladin be able to roleplay as a solider?

[@Doronsmovies]

+Aidan McWhirter Of course, that's in a way what they are. Soldiers + Priests.

[@aidanmcwhirter2612]

Doronsmovies ok cool!

[@BasedPeter]

Nintendo: Wii will end U!

[@meninothomass]

Finally, I was struggling on acting like a human

[@KoreanDan310]

I feel like Priests would be at least uncommon and not rare. You do after all start right infront of Northshire Abbey.

[@LightningDragonGamer]

whats the lowest character age would you recommend for a paladin?

[@Doronsmovies]

I would say probably around 16, but do keep in mind that you would most likely be just an apprentice to someone else. From what I remember from Wolfheart Anduin was around that age when he was first introduced to the ways of the light.

[@yarugatyger1603]

omg that's almost like a lore lesson on humans.

[@CasperTheGhost64]

What's the music with the cinematinc at the begining? Anyone know that one?

[@eOSdeath]

I bet the turd war was crappy

[@-joel1337]

Turd? Xd

[@seanpiehel9330]

I just got on a role play server, Argent Dawn. I am new to this RP thing

[@HighViewOfficial]

Argent Dawn*

[@seanpiehel9330]

XD srry was using my phone at the time. Damn auto correct! Gonna edit that.

[@seanpiehel9330]

Scarlet Crusader XD

[@applejack77778]

Hi guys, I'm an alien and today I'm gonna learn how to be a human! Something I've always wanted to be. *sniffle*

[@applejack77778]

Dark Godess What?

[@534goth]

That's your problem .Then lose some weight.fuck your self.I don't give a fuck about your weight.

[@victorlrs6686]

Dark Godess the hell is wrong with you?

[@__Insanity_]

It's not his fault... he turned 14.

[@Chaydex]

Any idea what kind of personality would suit for human hunter?

[@hugeglasses8932]

+Cyclone Official a rebel who likes to be alone in the nature with his/her pet.

[@christianweibrecht6555]

+Katsumi arrogant, because their horribly overpowered

[@darlenewagner8770]

A hunter, just hunting beasts. Example: Fox hunter, ranger, stuff like that.

[@Arbiter-is9wn]

Does anyone know what the paladin set is at 11:20?

[@SgtRenalds]

in the dk guide are you going to address a good way to rp a dk with certain races such as draenei?

[@Doronsmovies]

Mostly what they are, personalities and going to explain a few specific races in detail.

[@DmitriyPoot]

Humans in wow are living for 8 years?

[@XxSMOKERxX35]

I love that face on your Avatar it all ways makes me laugh

[@posey9573]

That's certainly odd. Most high fantasies have humans age in real life terms but in WoW they age worse than most dogs.

[@localdingus6788]

80 years not 8 years it’s just hard to hear with his accent

[@Jp_games30]

How would go about having a backstory of being a survior of theramoore? And even before theramore got destroyed?

[@GlucoseYummy]

Humans don't live that long.

[@Doronsmovies]

There isn't too much to it really, although people from Theramore could have belonged to other kingdoms in the past as Theramore was formed only recently. Your best way to go about it is to be a refugee.

[@beddybell8942]

What about being from Stratholme?

[@YodaTheElder]

How To Roleplay a Human in World of Warcraft? - Steal, betray, humiliate, envy, imaginary about yourself that you - the center of the universe and the crown of life. In general, whether an ordinary person! ^^

[@JR-zc9vq]

Do RP servers do PVP? I would love to RP since Warcraft lore is massive, but at the same time I would love to be competitive and PVP. Any RP realms that PVP to recommend?

[@jonnyx34]

emerald dream us a great rppvp server very active rp and wpvp and the faction balance is near perfect

[@escherion5246]

Hi. One question, about roleplaying a Mage as a human: Being a member of the Kirin Tor means that i am neutral, or more like "Slaughter all orcs!" Jaina's thing? After MoP it's really confusing for me :)

[@josephbilling6445]

Well. The Leader of the Kirin Tor left Jaina in Charge after Theremore was invaded then bombed. She cleared all the horde from Dalaran and kicked them out. So it's once again an Alliance city.

[@Oszy333]

Escherion In Legion, Khadgar takes over the Kirin Tor. Soooo, neutrally neutral.

[@Meuduso1]

I have a question: My backstory is that I'm from the Redridge Mountains and I'm basically just a adventurer (it's my first time roleplaying). My backstory will be my adventures and of course I'll try to not be the "special snowflake" because that sucks. My character is sometimes a bit of a coward and impulsive. The name's Zaralar. So my question(s): Is that stupid/bad? I'd have some better ideas but that's just the coolest in my opinion. Regarding the Redridge Mountains: Involvement in the third war? Story or informations?

[@tysonlarson8027]

I feel like your trying too hard NOT to be a special snowflake. it's fine if you make your charecter a little more "unique". but if you like this alot, then go straight ahead. I'm not stopping you.

[@Meuduso1]

Tyson Larson Okay, thanks for the feedback.....Didn't actually start until now xD

[@berserkur19]

Only thing that bothers me, and keep in mind that this is just my personal opinion, is his name. Sounds like a troll name.

[@-joel1337]

Can you roleplay a crusader subclass to the paladin?

[@-joel1337]

+Kelek72 Greetings, Genji.

[@tysonlarson8027]

whats a crusader.

[@darlenewagner8770]

+Tyson Larson A crusader is a soldier that believes what they're doing is right and holy, usually purging the land and being Nazis pretty much.

[@antoniopaiva4062]

and an hunter guid?

[@mihajlobisenic8456]

what about cultists?

[@sovietheavy5500]

I rp Loardaeron Paladin. Like my thought about horde races. Orcs: This bastards invaded peaceful kingdoms and escaped out our good made gulags we must destroy filthy invaders. Undead : Die filthy scum for Uther i'll burn ur eyes out with power of Light. Trolls: This ones helped orcs during a third war i don't really hate them but horde is enemy. Tauren: Only one race that have a honour and my respect in horde. Blood elves : YOU TRAITORS Alliance was ur friend and Garithos was not a king of Alliance to order u but you betrayed your only friends who saved ur asses a couple of times and also how the hell they are using the Light its the alliance fitch. Goblins: I really don't care they are like our Gnomes but their inventions are crappy they are greed as hell and (obviously) they are green.

[@Zineus]

What about huntards?

[@devonbrown7662]

Actually there were a dozen non worgen survivors of gilneas. Even during the worgen quests you were helping normal humans.

[@Doronsmovies]

I'm talking more about the past. I'm pretty certain when the kingdoms were together that some Gilneans went to live outside of Gilneas and stayed there.

[@devonbrown7662]

Doronsmovies My bad.

[@Meuduso1]

Bro the "rogue" roleplayer isn't that rare ^^ Roleplaying the SI:7 would be awesome though...

[@darlenewagner8770]

Or I RP as an outlaw rogue, being an outlaw who decided to join the Alliance's forces because his family was slaughtered by the Blackrock orcs.

[@berserkur19]

Rogues/thieves/assassins are anything but rare. Go to Old Town on the Argent Dawn server and you will find that 90% of the all players there hold the title of "martial artist-former shadopan-master assassin-bounty hunter-mercenary-former SI:7 agent-veteran of every single war in the history of Azeroth despite only beeing 19 years of age-worgen alpha male-former member of the scarlet crusade-dreadlord in disguise-gladiator-half elf-former defias brotherhood member-smugler-drug dealer-ladies man-alcoholic-illidari-former pirate captain-edgelord".

[@ascendantrp5895]

Hey guys, just stopping by to let you guys know that we have a brand new Warlords of Draenor (WoD) Roleplaying server open with an amazing DEV and community. We have a playerbase as well as GM commands and we will have custom items soon. Awesome events, and familiar faces if you're familiar with the private server communities. Let's bring back the good ol' days and have some fun. Message me or find me on Skype @ insanecannibal

[@rochivon]

How about roleplaying human monks? what personality should i adapt? the strong silent type or something?

[@Doronsmovies]

Iori Yagami Multiple can work, but strong silent, calm and deadly type is a good start.

[@rochivon]

btw Doron. can katanas work? i mean MoP is based on Chinese stuff and I cannot find a chinese sword to transmog how do i create a reason for using katanas.. maybe its just the human's weapon of choice or something i dunno :(

[@Cataclyzard]

Iori Yagami I think since Katanas are mostly part of the Japanese culture (correct me if I'm wrong), it would be a tad weird to mix that with Monks. However staffs and spears/polearms are more likely to work. Although I do think there are some swords in-game that look like katanas, it would just be a matter of going through Wowhead and finding one that best fit your character.

[@rochivon]

No thanks, already found a Shaktani Warblade that pandaren war dancers wield.

[@Cataclyzard]

Iori Yagami Oh! Awesome :D Glad you were able to find something ^_^

[@jacobwalters2786]

Does anyone know a good mmo to rp on other than wow?

[@Doronsmovies]

jacob walters Lotro.

[@Lucifron666]

Late reply, but the only RP I saw advertised on Tera was ERP guild soley for the little girl race... At least the people in Goldshire don't get into pedophilia lol

[@099Nitro]

How to be a human. Screw The world up with Arthas and Medivh and blame it on the other races afterwards.

[@_aelfweard]

+099Nitro I mean Arthas was controlled by an orc and Medivh was corrupted by a demon or something... So...

[@099Nitro]

President Gecko See this is what i mean.

[@thrakerzad5874]

are all forsaken human? I imagine a lot of them would be undead high elves and dwarves as well since lordareon had a lot of those guys while the plague was happening.

[@Litany_of_Fury]

Mostly Human and Elven. Keep in mind it's forbidden for blood elves to be folded into the ranks of the forsaken under most circumstances. (ie. dk's

[@urcle3704]

it only effected humans i believe. Also it had a different effect on the evles. Swear i remember reading something about it said by nobble

[@ZulatobariGreatforge]

John Kramer techically no, its just that WoW dident add in the models. Gamewise the plague affected all life.

[@OnlyRoke]

Duncan Stewart The Plague did affect humans in a different way though. That's why Ner'Zhul / the Burning Legion let loose the plague only in Eastern Kingdoms and never bothered with Kalimdor.

[@Litany_of_Fury]

lordaeron was the biggest threat to the ground forces of the burning legion while the elves would have seen the plague a mile off.

[@TRVVPER]

What good young age would be for a human rogue?

[@TRVVPER]

Trey Shearon Thank you for the help friend :)

[@Doronsmovies]

Probably 20-25, if you want to be in the prime.

[@TRVVPER]

Doronsmovies thank you for responding

[@SokkingBTtulaj]

Does anyone needs a video to know how to act in game as a human?

[@bebberviktor1695]

humans is the coolest race in wow

[@Diego-oq5ew]

yo dorinsmovies wheres the scarlet crusade in this paladins might not always be "wise and understanding in this case" ;)

[@TheSuperCraftGamer]

Can I be like some kind of a researcher/ scientist? I really like that.

[@TheSuperCraftGamer]

Also, what class would best suit that? I don't like mage.

[@lightrunner8169]

+Ivan Bevanda (SuperCraftGamer) Try Warlock or a custom class if you get TRP3

[@joannemckenzie3045]

How about a "How to role play a demon hunter"

[@KatzAreAwesome101]

Your accent is badass bruh :)

[@sammytheseaslugg7711]

6-8 years....?

[@0L0lawliet0]

How to roleplay all the classes :D

[@Doronsmovies]

Probably not going to do that one, a part from death knights, because I already covered most of the classes. Btw I have mail notifications enable for comments, so you only need to comment once. :D

[@shieldofjonathan4316]

Hey, I am representing my roleplaying guild, kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIbEfqBtap2Lia8 , since the release of WoD we now use the new Stormwind armour instead of imperial plate, hope you give us some advise.

[@Doronsmovies]

Dude this is amazing good job. :D

[@shieldofjonathan4316]

Doronsmovies We don't really mind about others using our video, we just want to contribute to the roleplaying community, and we roleplay in China, our server status really needs public attention.

[@metalbull2723]

Meanwhile in an Alien spaceship: Random Alien. Commander Commander, what are we gonna do now? C. If we dont want to bomb the entire Planet away, we need to infiltrate them...but we dont even know how the human society is working... Random Alien. I know a Video on youtube where the human society gets explained, maybe we should try to act like that... C. Thats a good idea, lets do it right now... Then somewhere on the Planet: Random human. Hey how are you? Alien. FOR THE ALLIANCE!!! DEATH TO ALL ORCS!!! You know i'm one of the aggressive warrior humans...do you wanna hear my backstory?

[@patriousthefallenknight3185]

the only way to roleplay a human is to be boring as hell

[@heatrayzvideo3007]

Im Human in real life!

[@mikemurdoch9653]

Doubtful lol

[@user-go1fy9qd1w]

damn I hate your accent

[@ovidiuteodorescu2236]

ניב קוזיה it ruins a good video

[@knifecoyote3745]

No offense, but please get text on your videos. It's really difficult to hear what you're saying.

[@Samagachi]

Someday, i just want to make this super racist human that hates everything that doesn’t appear remotely human, including some of the races in his own faction including worgen and pandaren, viewing them as nothing more than animals that think they can pass as sentient beings.

[@crazywispapocalypse4918]

Lololololololololol

[@eorhalmighty]

Stop saying now every 2 words

[@798jeremy]

I can't stand it...listening this video with this pain-in-the-neck accent !

[@DangerousDerp]

Then sit! It's awesome! :D

[@plahdo9291]

Then go somewhere else you petty bitch, you expect him to talk without and accent to please ignorant people like you? Go fuck yourself.

[@peterconnaghan2872]

You know nothing about shadow priest lore