(08-06-2015, 05:25 PM)rje Wrote: This is all great advice, thanks guys! It's daunting b/c I'm so bad at cold starts...I never know what to say lol. Probably a universal thing...
Comedy is usually my fallback for unplanned RP and I build a few universal hooks into all of my characters.
For example Klyn has terrible eyesight and will mistake random strangers for someone she knows. She also forgets how big she is and often bumps into people literally.
One of my previous characters was cripplingly shy but owned a huge ferocious looking dog, who would walk up to strangers and beg for snacks. I also had another large character, who was prone to tripping and using random passerby's as handholds.
It's obviously not a necessary part of your character, but having some things like this worked into them is super helpful.
