Quote:When creating your character, how do you balance between being too boring and too snowflake?My very first character that I ever RP'd and gave a personality was the closest thing I ever had to a 'snowflake' character. Naturally I did worry that perhaps I was making her too perfect though that was far from my intention. She was supposed to be the sweet and easily-likeable character as well as being an adept warrior in many areas, being that she had trained almost all of her life.
Of course, I never wanted her to be seen as perfect. I find that concept mind-numbingly boring. What is there to like about a flawless character? She had a very troubled past and a number of flaws that predominantly had to do with her own emotions that led to her being a very fragile character that was on the verge of snapping should she succumb to another traumatic event.
Anyways, in terms of balancing my character I willingly accept that my character is not immortal and not able to easily overcome any situation be it battle, emotional moments or even an argument. It doesn't really matter to me where my characters' flaws lie, so long as they are enough to actually define who they are and how they behave in certain situations and perhaps even in every day life. As someone said, character flaws are far more interesting than merits in most cases.
Quote:When role-playing with others, what character traits, personalities or actions have you found to be interesting and enjoyable to RP with and/or what have you seen just not work or appear too boring to engage your character?
I am not particularly inclined to any set personality as far as I can tell, but I must admit I do like characters that have secrets and don't easily dictate their lifestory to you in the blink of an eye. What is better than finding out something shocking about a character you have known for a long time and felt that you knew better than anyone else?
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Characters: Andre Winter (Hy'ur) / K'nahli Yohko (Miqo'te)
