One thing I like to think about when it comes to proficiency in a skill is what they had to give up to become so good at their area of focus. Did they sacrifice years of their life, social interaction, love, money, social prestige? These things won't just come back; the character made a deliberate decision to be the best at what they do, and is working towards it, but if they are young or old, they had to give up something to get something in return, I feel. When I make a character whose proficiency in specifically one thing is great above all else, I try to think about how that focus has harmed them over the years, and what consequences it will have for them in the presence and future.
Obviously it doesn't need to be this extreme, but to me, larger than life characters sometimes need to reach that self-destructive level of dedication so few real individuals in the world actually are willing to attempt. A more normal person in real life might have a very large variety of skills that they are slightly skilled at, and that's definitely a more natural spread of talents and expertise. However "honing an inborn talent to its extreme, no matter what it is" is an idea I feel is central to my character and NPCs in her background. It allows me to help articulate the story I want to, more or less, which is generally my motivation for doing anything rp wise.
Obviously it doesn't need to be this extreme, but to me, larger than life characters sometimes need to reach that self-destructive level of dedication so few real individuals in the world actually are willing to attempt. A more normal person in real life might have a very large variety of skills that they are slightly skilled at, and that's definitely a more natural spread of talents and expertise. However "honing an inborn talent to its extreme, no matter what it is" is an idea I feel is central to my character and NPCs in her background. It allows me to help articulate the story I want to, more or less, which is generally my motivation for doing anything rp wise.
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AV by Kura-Ou
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AV by Kura-Ou
Wiki (Last updated 01/16)
My Balmung profile.
