Quote:Still want to write about your character but you're afraid of adding too much back story? My solution to that problem is writing post-ARR stories. Things that happen to my character after the events of FFXIV. I have a direction I want my character to progress in, and I use the finished product of that as my slate for writing that kind of stuff. That's just me though.
That solution is one I find really interesting, Uther! I think I'll give that a go sometime.Â
I found your entire answer interesting, really. Especially the "no one cares" bit! I'll agree with that. The reason I develop a detailed backstory at all is for myself so I can get into the mind of my character. I'm fairly sure no one else ever reads it! Saying that I find myself browsing random wikis when I have nothing busy going on at work, so there is that! But again, that's like maybe one a day, at that. (And while on this topic, I really enjoyed Uther's wiki and his history! The family history angle you did was an interesting read.)
How do you go about writing for your character after FFXIV, though? I know you have an idea for where you want your character to go, so you just use that? I'm the opposite to you in that regard! I plan a detailed backstory but leave the future of my character open to see what happens throughout RP.
I always find it interesting how people take different approaches! I think I'll give writing for Alexis after FFXIV a go. See how I do with it!
Edit: I'm terrible with spoiler tags AND quote tags, it seems.
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