(07-08-2015, 04:47 PM)Lilia Lia Wrote:(07-08-2015, 04:33 PM)Isse Takayama Wrote: Blind/deaf characters who can see/hear. Just why?ÂÂ (looking at you MSQ)
Let me add to this one... blind characters who make eye contact. Know what I mean? If you've ever met a blind person you'll know that they don't turn their head to face you while you talk (or at least no blind person I've ever met does). You can have a more convincing portrayal of blindness if you resist the urge to "target focus" the person you're talking to and simply look in the direction your body is facing.
As someone who RPs a blind character, I'd like to make a couple comment on this. Just because a character is "target focusing" or has their head turned in the general direction of someone who is speaking does not mean necessarily mean that they are making direct eye contact and it shouldn't necessarily preclude their portrayal of a "convincing" blind character.
I cannot speak for others who RP a blind character, but for my character Burned Cypress, she was blinded during an incident that was ICly probably about a month ago (keeping track of exact timing in my RP is hard, lol). Even if she cannot see someone that she is talking to, it is still an ingrained motor reflex for her to turn her head towards a voice speaking to her or a particular sound that catches her attention. However, if there is a lot going on, or many people speaking she will usually just revert to her "neutral position".
As for blind and/or deaf characters that can still see and/or hear? It should be pointed out that people can be legally blind/deaf and still have some residual sight/hearing. Additionally, if a PC/Character is able to figure out a way to use magic/magitek/training/whatever in order to restore some amount of the missing sense, I say more power to them as long as its done well and really worked into the character. Such a thing can shape and inform a character in incredibly interesting and compelling ways.
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