(05-06-2014, 03:13 PM)Illira Wrote:(05-06-2014, 07:37 AM)Rurutani Wrote: I didn't stop to overthink everything, and just stayed in Ruru's head as much as possible and responded as Ruru would, and since I wasn't overthinking it, it felt much more natural and emotional. And I feel like I walked away with some new understanding of Ruru, which was awesome.
Can't be overstated enough how important it is not to overthink a character in your head. If a character wants to happen, they will...
This.
After a certain point, you're no longer making decisions for your character so much as you are relaying the decisions they would make to everyone else. At that point, you know the character has taken off, because the damned thing writes itself.
Osric, quit being an a-hole!