(01-28-2015, 08:47 PM)Kinono Wrote:Oh, my character's kinda violent too! XD(01-28-2015, 07:54 PM)Ha'uruh Nunh Wrote: My female Lala is a stone-cold killer.
There's no reason to pigeonhole RPers or RP into racial stereotypes
These two sentences directly contradict each other.
I want to be able to play tragic, funny and cool scenes.
Some people may look down on a Lalafell character trying to be intimidating, but I think it's perfectly reasonable given the background I've established. The lore seems to support violent Lalas too.
My character is unorthodox. I often have difficulty resisting the urge to snowflake a little and Virara is no exception in how exceptional she is. One look at her background and personality will show how differently she behaves from the expected conventions of Plainsfolk and Dunesfolk behavior. In many ways, she wasn't raised as Lalafell at all. If I play the character's race, it's almost always noting the absence of stereotypical behaviors, cliche as that is. If it's physical behavior, it's mostly just noting her doing something unusual; things like her looking up at a taller person are not necessarily always worth mentioning, since they go without saying if she's meeting their gaze. I will note something unusual, such as a twitch of the ears, or trying to stand on her tiptoes to appear even taller/shrinking her shoulders to appear shorter.
Why I do this rather than play the character within the culture is because I like the idea of characters wedged between two identities; I empathize with them and can use my own experiences to inform their behavior sometimes, though Vira doesn't resemble me in any way other than that, not even in personality. I think that characters transitioning between cultures and trying to find a place for their mixed identity are very interesting, in the same way I'm often fixated on the duty/emotions conflict and the feeling of "getting left behind by the times." That conflict can create really interesting stories. One of my major goals is describing that loneliness well, in a lot of my RPs.
Hm, this thread really exploded. I'll have to read it all...
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