I feel insanely rusty at writing and cringe every time I catch myself writing the same old descriptions over and over and over again in different RP. I feel like I need to read way more books to juice things up again, but I barely have the time these days.
My other huge insecurity is accidentally sending Tiergan or Lurial straight down the slippery slope of Badass Decay.
Most of my characters - Leilani, Jirandai, Bartu, Furious Storm - are intentionally underpowered. I like playing 'supporting' characters that make other more powerful characters shine. I also really, really, REALLY enjoy letting villains win out over my characters and I love RPing out the struggle - especially when the odds are not really stacked in their favor. I find the loss, emotional turmoil, and dealing with the fallout of my characters falling into some villain-character's trap way more interesting than them magically coming out on top all the time (plus it gives villain-players a chance to shine!).
Unfortunately with characters like Tiergan and Lurial, who are supposed to be more competent as fighters (seasoned gladiator and former-assassin) due to their backstory - it's really tough for me to figure out a nice balance losing enough for me to have fun and 'winning' just enough that Tiergan/Lurial don't look like they're dolts just blundering right into villainous traps.
In WoW I once let it happen so often, so consistently on one character that it was hard for anyone, including myself, to take him seriously anymore. I had to shelf that character, because it was hard to build him back up to something that wasn't a joke and I really don't want that to happen to either of the Vashir siblings.
My other huge insecurity is accidentally sending Tiergan or Lurial straight down the slippery slope of Badass Decay.
Most of my characters - Leilani, Jirandai, Bartu, Furious Storm - are intentionally underpowered. I like playing 'supporting' characters that make other more powerful characters shine. I also really, really, REALLY enjoy letting villains win out over my characters and I love RPing out the struggle - especially when the odds are not really stacked in their favor. I find the loss, emotional turmoil, and dealing with the fallout of my characters falling into some villain-character's trap way more interesting than them magically coming out on top all the time (plus it gives villain-players a chance to shine!).
Unfortunately with characters like Tiergan and Lurial, who are supposed to be more competent as fighters (seasoned gladiator and former-assassin) due to their backstory - it's really tough for me to figure out a nice balance losing enough for me to have fun and 'winning' just enough that Tiergan/Lurial don't look like they're dolts just blundering right into villainous traps.
In WoW I once let it happen so often, so consistently on one character that it was hard for anyone, including myself, to take him seriously anymore. I had to shelf that character, because it was hard to build him back up to something that wasn't a joke and I really don't want that to happen to either of the Vashir siblings.
