Ohhh jeeze... my characters are SUPER cliche though. I'd like to think I pull it off well. Normally when I start any mmo, I am too excited to research the lore beforehand and make my main have amnesia. It's hilariously overdone, and I know it. I will say though, the rp has been really, really good. Maybe I was lucky enough to run into some fantastic rpers to help me play it out. A story can seldom be woven well with only one person of course. As it happens, my character had a mini-event with friends wherein it was explained why he lost his memories and then another rper was able to use his power over the Elementals to summon his memory back. It really was a beautiful moment.
Honestly I really like the orphan route too. You have to wonder why Disney kills off one or both parents of the main protagonist. It causes inner strife and a need to prove themselves. Parents are a child's safety net and it causes a void in the son or daughter when they are estranged or pass away. Then all their decisions and consequences are fully on them. It's dramatic and brings out some good story-telling if you can do it right. Plus, with that big war wherein a giant dragon came out of a moon and laid siege to the world, you might have more than a handful of characters that have lost a large number of family members. The orphan angle might be over-used, but I like to think it is legit most of the time.
Honestly I really like the orphan route too. You have to wonder why Disney kills off one or both parents of the main protagonist. It causes inner strife and a need to prove themselves. Parents are a child's safety net and it causes a void in the son or daughter when they are estranged or pass away. Then all their decisions and consequences are fully on them. It's dramatic and brings out some good story-telling if you can do it right. Plus, with that big war wherein a giant dragon came out of a moon and laid siege to the world, you might have more than a handful of characters that have lost a large number of family members. The orphan angle might be over-used, but I like to think it is legit most of the time.
