Developing Your Character
Oct 9, 2014 18:15:23 GMT
Post by Thorndust on Oct 9, 2014 18:15:23 GMT
Hey everyone! We've still got some time left in the plot, but afterwards, we'll be taking a short break to review and approve new characters and hopefully get new players acclimated to the game. During that time, you'll be free to do threads that take place during the warp and/or other past threads. However, it's also a great time to focus on some character development. I know we've got some players who struggle with a character or two and don't really know what to do, so here are my suggestions.
Stereotyping is a great place to start. I know, we don't want to stereotype regularly...but we DO have them for a reason. I'm talking anything that takes a person and puts them into one of a handful of boxes. So find one of those and answer it in regards to your character. Examples being:
-D&D Alignments
-Jung archetypes
-Myers-Briggs personality types
-zodiac signs (standard, Chinese, Celtic, whatever you can find)
-elemental type (what properties of an element correspond with your character?)
-love language (there are five...how does your character express how they care for others?)
-political party
Figure out where your character fits best, and where they definitely do not fit...and what about the box you put them in also doesn't fit. Zodiac signs are one thing we're probably all familiar with; do you fit your type perfectly? Or do you have a little of one sign and a little of another? Or more? That's what you're trying to figure out if you go the stereotype route. Another suggestion is to fill out questionnaires however you think your character would answer them. These would be like...get to know you questions. Favorite color. Favorite animal. What do they wanna do when they grow up. What if...questions. Not everything is applicable to our game, of course, but they can help you figure out where your character stands in our world.
Think too about your character's past; what happened to make them who they are today? Best and worst memories? Lessons learned?
I personally use a site called Charahub. You fill out a profile for your character and it has questions you can answer there to develop them; you get a new set for each character. I use this to store characters for the three holts I'm in, plus short story characters. The questions they list aren't customizable, but it's a decent place to start. You can also keep your characters private, so there's no risk of someone stealing them.
With the end of this plot focusing heavily on the elves at the Lodge, there won't be much to do with the Wavedancers and holt-elves...you all can do what you like with them at the moment. But if you feel stuck with your character and have extra time, I encourage you to work on development!
Stereotyping is a great place to start. I know, we don't want to stereotype regularly...but we DO have them for a reason. I'm talking anything that takes a person and puts them into one of a handful of boxes. So find one of those and answer it in regards to your character. Examples being:
-D&D Alignments
-Jung archetypes
-Myers-Briggs personality types
-zodiac signs (standard, Chinese, Celtic, whatever you can find)
-elemental type (what properties of an element correspond with your character?)
-love language (there are five...how does your character express how they care for others?)
-political party
Figure out where your character fits best, and where they definitely do not fit...and what about the box you put them in also doesn't fit. Zodiac signs are one thing we're probably all familiar with; do you fit your type perfectly? Or do you have a little of one sign and a little of another? Or more? That's what you're trying to figure out if you go the stereotype route. Another suggestion is to fill out questionnaires however you think your character would answer them. These would be like...get to know you questions. Favorite color. Favorite animal. What do they wanna do when they grow up. What if...questions. Not everything is applicable to our game, of course, but they can help you figure out where your character stands in our world.
Think too about your character's past; what happened to make them who they are today? Best and worst memories? Lessons learned?
I personally use a site called Charahub. You fill out a profile for your character and it has questions you can answer there to develop them; you get a new set for each character. I use this to store characters for the three holts I'm in, plus short story characters. The questions they list aren't customizable, but it's a decent place to start. You can also keep your characters private, so there's no risk of someone stealing them.
With the end of this plot focusing heavily on the elves at the Lodge, there won't be much to do with the Wavedancers and holt-elves...you all can do what you like with them at the moment. But if you feel stuck with your character and have extra time, I encourage you to work on development!
