Wait. Do you really mean that you need someone to tellyou what to do in real life? It reads that way, but Im having a hard time believing it...
I mean, who told you to come to this forum and rile the sandbox-loving majority?
Well, I'm exaggerating [strike]to annoy Black Vulmea[/strike] for effect. :p Of course I can do a few minor things on my own initiative. And having opinions on roleplaying seems to be one of the exceedingly few things that I'm actively driven to do. But it's true that for the most parts, my life goal is "don't die and don't get fired." And frankly, the second one is just because if I don't have a job, I can't afford to eat, and if I can't afford to eat, I will die, so really, "don't die" is about the extent of my personal ambition and always has been. Just how I'm wired.
If you are that cooperative, would it work if I told you "you are a swashbuckler in 17th century Paris looking to uphold his honour, get famous, and seduce noblewomen just to spite those better off than him"?
Sure, that I can work with. Likewise, I am very comfortable with
Pendragon's "you're a feudal knight in medieval Britain. You need to embody some knightly virtues (you get to choose which exact ones) and gain Glory by serving your liege-lord and performing chivalrous deeds." Just as long as I get a basic motivation and some context to pursue it in, I'm pretty much fine.
What country do you live in?
Sweden. Tons of my relatives over the last several centuries emigrated to America. Per definition, I descend from the ones who wisely decided that that was too much risk and bother. My bloodline has been thoroughly pruned of all traces of derring-do!