(03-25-2014, 12:31 AM)Magellan Wrote: I really don't know if this is the case in regards to your particular character, but if her sole driving motivating factor was the search for her mother, and then circumstances led to her no longer searching for her mother, than it is easy to see how she might have 'stalled out'.
Characters, just like real life people, need a variety of driving forces; of dreams and ambitions, of hopes and goals... or they might be a little too one dimensional.
Are they searching for love? For acceptance from others? Or do they detest others and only want to be left alone? Are they looking to be great at what they do? Or merely trying to get by with what they know. Are they ambitious, motivated, driven to excel at all costs?
Do they have any racial prejudices.... any food allergies? A fondness for animals? A hatred for animals?
The more questions you ask about your character, and the more they reply to, the more fleshed out and rounded they will feel. Instead of having just one story line, such as searching for a long lost relative, they will have several to keep their story going long after they've achieved some of their primary goals. The search for love, for fame, for peace... a dedication to one of the gods or goddesses perhaps... keep asking your character new questions every day, and see how they respond to you.
You may find, if you are like me, that there are some characters that SEEM to have a really great concept, but the moment you rp them they fall flat on their face. Something about them just feels 'off'. I've thrown away quite a number of my own characters after just one rp session with them
Some characters take a lot of coaxing to 'speak' to you... some never will speak to you... some won't stop talking the moment they open their mouths (the best kind, imo) whatever the case, remember that rp should be fun, and inspiring to the imagination, so don't be afraid to take chances with bold, new character types to try and get to where you want to be! Good luck!
We I managed to get a rp job thing with some nice people, so I will see where it goes from there.
But thanks for all that information, it really does help.
