(06-23-2014, 03:01 PM)Ckayah Tia Wrote: Now here's an interesting point, in my mind: Just because a character isn't competent in some area doesn't mean that they have a huge glaring weakness that shows up everyday. They might not be aware of this weakness; they might not care about it; they might structure their life such that this weakness simply never comes up. To them, they may be self-contained and capable. Yet when they're faced with a problem that plays to this weakness, they're suddenly faced with something they can't do themselves.
This is always a really interesting aspect of RP for me, both to play out and to watch. "Pride goeth before the fall," it's said, and a very fun part of RP is to have a prideful (or even just confident) character encounter something for which they're thoroughly ill-equipped and where they ultimately fail or have to ask for help. It's a realistic, relatable situation while remaining entirely plausible for characters regardless of their skill level, and in my experience, it always leads to a lot of interesting character development. I always try to write my characters such that they have several opportunities to get smacked in the face by their weaknesses, even if they're not aware of those weaknesses.
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