(06-04-2015, 12:20 AM)Chill Man Wrote: Do what you want. It's your subscription, your RP. As long as you enjoy what you are doing and you aren't being disruptive to others, DO IT.
This, really. Do what you enjoy. Some people will dig certain things, other people might hate them, but at the end of the day you should do something that you enjoy. As long as you're having fun, and enjoying the experience, that's all that really matters.
(06-04-2015, 12:07 AM)Reth Wrote: And lastly, how do you personally find the balance between creating an interesting character without going full Mary Sue?
Flaws. Flaws for days. Honestly, I find a character's flaws to be far, far more interesting than what they can do well. Doubly so when they're well layered and come out in ways that, to the unknowing, might seem to be benign actions or traits.
My character, for example, has a myriad of flaws that most people won't really be able to pick up on or know about unless they actually know the character to some degree. I have much more fun exploring those than anything related to his martial prowess. He's an adventurer as far as that's concerned, and that's that. His character flaws, on the other hand, dictate so many of his actions in ways most people probably aren't aware.
Characters who can strike a balance and bring out those flaws when and where appropriate are always very exciting to me. I like knowing there's some meat behind the character. Something to dig into. Something to make them seem real, and not some fantastical fairy tale hero.
An example might be that maybe you have a character who's incredibly brazen. Really cocky, full of himself. Thinks he's the best. In reality, however, he has a great deal of self-esteem issues that drive him to act out in that fashion. He wants people to perceive him in a light that he's unable to see himself in, so he puts on this facade to achieve it in hopes that he might be able to believe it himself. However, maybe people find him to actually be reliable because he puts himself out there. A positive out of his negative.
Layer your character as you build them. Don't just think about the positives, or the negatives. Think about both, and how they interact with each other.
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