Smaller, less relevant characters can be great fun. Â I've no idea in my real life what being popular or super confident or super powered is like. Â I can only borrow tropes from other genres when I attempt to write such a thing. Â But what I do know is being largely irrelevant and tethered to a world where MY goals and MY destiny is important to ME - not necessarily the wider world. I tend to write character who are on a similar journey. Â I love high adventure stories but I'm no good at writing them.
My bare bones backstory:
"Betrayed by the Matriarch of her outlaw family and handed over to the Coeurlclaw to settle a debt, Mia Moui searches to find the sisters that joined her in servitude."
There's nothing supernatural here but I find the story very compelling. Â
What was the debt? Why did the Matriarch betray her youngest daughters? Â Why was the Coeurclaw involved? Â What's the story of these sisters? Where are they? Â Where has Mia been? Â Where will she go? Â Will she re-engage with the Coeurclaw? Â Will she try to punish her outlaw family? Â How did they even escape from the Coeurclaw? Â Does Mia still believe some of the teachings of the Coeurclaw? Â Do her sisters still believe? Â Was Mia ever a poacher? Â Is she in trouble with the Wood Wailers? Â What made her family outlaws? Â Who will help Mia find her sisters? Who will stand in her way? Â And on and on.
It's great to RP (when I have time - which is never apparently) because Mia can go up and ask if they've seen her sisters. That invites an explanation and that invites dialogue and that invites RP. And it doesn't matter if they say they've seen them or not. Â That person could be mistaken, her sisters could have moved on, and what ever else.
Anyway - I just don't want anyone to feel like playing less-than-ultimate is such a let down. People are fascinating and it doesn't matter what rung they are on in the adventure, everyone has a story to tell.
My bare bones backstory:
"Betrayed by the Matriarch of her outlaw family and handed over to the Coeurlclaw to settle a debt, Mia Moui searches to find the sisters that joined her in servitude."
There's nothing supernatural here but I find the story very compelling. Â
What was the debt? Why did the Matriarch betray her youngest daughters? Â Why was the Coeurclaw involved? Â What's the story of these sisters? Where are they? Â Where has Mia been? Â Where will she go? Â Will she re-engage with the Coeurclaw? Â Will she try to punish her outlaw family? Â How did they even escape from the Coeurclaw? Â Does Mia still believe some of the teachings of the Coeurclaw? Â Do her sisters still believe? Â Was Mia ever a poacher? Â Is she in trouble with the Wood Wailers? Â What made her family outlaws? Â Who will help Mia find her sisters? Who will stand in her way? Â And on and on.
It's great to RP (when I have time - which is never apparently) because Mia can go up and ask if they've seen her sisters. That invites an explanation and that invites dialogue and that invites RP. And it doesn't matter if they say they've seen them or not. Â That person could be mistaken, her sisters could have moved on, and what ever else.
Anyway - I just don't want anyone to feel like playing less-than-ultimate is such a let down. People are fascinating and it doesn't matter what rung they are on in the adventure, everyone has a story to tell.
Carne armum ergo sum.
