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Brainstorming for a character - Porcelain - 01-17-2018
Almighty so first off, Hello! Newcomer to the FFXIV roleplay scene, on Mateus particularly here, but a roleplayer of many years on forums as well as a bit of WoW and Guild Wars 2 a while back. Admittedly not super well versed in the games lore yet, still playing through the main story quest and reading things here and there but working on it. but looking to start developing a character concept, so why not get a brainstorming thread going?Â
So, lets get into the ideas!
Names
The character is a Raen Au Ra, whos name (right now) is Izzy Lindel. The first subject shes wondering about right now is regarding lore appropriate names. How strict do people tend to be with this sort of thing? Been playing this character for a little while now before deciding to get into RP and kinda attached to the name. Would somthing like the character taking up the name as an alias and their birth name is somthing else, more in line with with the cultures name be accepted?Â
Concept
Right now the basic idea shes brainstorming on for Izzy is an eccentric scholar(the occupation, not necessarily the in game class) and wanderer whos roaming the land in search of knowledge on whatever peaks her interest. Will probably have an interest in nature, wildlife, magic and magical phenomena. Interested in anything strange or out of the ordinary. Also likely a collector of random junk of dubious value from her travels. Might have been kicked out of a home land for doing something sketchy?Â
In general, sorta thinking of her as a weird semi-vagabond roamer. Personality will probably be fairly socially awkward, not necessarily shy but lacking much in social graces, poor attention to personal space. Maybe sort of deadpan snarky.Â
In terms of skills and abilities, the character will probably be somthing of a jack of all trades (Partly out of being indecisive about which job to actually main, heh.). The sort thats maybe learned enough about general battle to pick up most weapons and be okayish with them but definitely not a master. Probably more skilled in magic due to being more interested in those arts, but still sloppy from not having a lot of proper training and having her focus all over the place. She'll be a crafty tricky sort but pretty garbage in a straight up fight.Â
In Conclusion!
Okay ramble mode off, thats the gist of the character ideas. Mostly stuff that would inform thought process while roleplaying. So welcoming feedback, particularly in the lore aspect of things and wondering about how the community views certain things.
RE: Brainstorming for a character - Sounsyy - 01-17-2018
Welcome to the RPC and Eorzea, Izzy! If you're looking for some lore help, definitely check out this link which has an index of several common lore topics. You can also check out the link in my signature, but the RPC version is in need of some updating.
(01-17-2018, 12:13 AM)Porcelain Wrote: The character is a Raen Au Ra, whos name (right now) is Izzy Lindel. The first subject shes wondering about right now is regarding lore appropriate names. How strict do people tend to be with this sort of thing? Been playing this character for a little while now before deciding to get into RP and kinda attached to the name. Would somthing like the character taking up the name as an alias and their birth name is somthing else, more in line with with the cultures name be accepted?
Most people aren't too strict about names and naming conventions. You might get an odd look ICly on occasion, but usually people explain away different names with alias, raised by a different race, etc. Maybe her parents just loved western-sounding names?
Hope this helps! If you've got more questions feel free to ask! ^^
RE: Brainstorming for a character - Porcelain - 01-17-2018
(01-17-2018, 12:31 AM)Sounsyy Wrote: Welcome to the RPC and Eorzea, Izzy! If you're looking for some lore help, definitely check out this link which has an index of several common lore topics. You can also check out the link in my signature, but the RPC version is in need of some updating.
(01-17-2018, 12:13 AM)Porcelain Wrote: snip
Most people aren't too strict about names and naming conventions. You might get an odd look ICly on occasion, but usually people explain away different names with alias, raised by a different race, etc. Maybe her parents just loved western-sounding names?
Hope this helps! If you've got more questions feel free to ask! ^^
Thanks for the link, will definitely check those out! As for the name, thats good to know. Didn't wanna be doing anything thats frowned upon, heh.