^ To add, there isn't anything wrong with making your character a little special (Though I, personally, don't do that, I prefer my characters to be normal with special things happening around them) it really is how you play them.
I know someone who plays a hearer, but it doesn't feel over the top or special snowflake-y - in fact most of his rp time is filled with headaches and when he tries to help people it's only when they ask him oocly and he always has some kind of balance to it (Memory loss, elementals mad, etcetc). That's fine. It's not something I'd ever do with my character, but it doesn't come across as special snowflakey to me at all.
It's when you're good at everything. "I'm the best BLM, I'm the best WHM (>.>), I'm going to be the inventor of RDM~, Also I'm good with all the weapons, and know all the things."
There's also something called the Anti-Mary Sue that you want to watch out for. It's being the victim all the time in order to garner sympathy for your character. Don't do that either, it's the exact same thing as above just in a different context. Not every stab wound need be life threatening (Especially with healers about), not every person need kidnap you, your life need not be in danger 24/7.
The above is coming from me - whose character has been stabbed a lot, kidnapped twice, and can be damseled sometimes. There's a fine line and sometimes even I fear I cross it (Is 6 stabbings in 7 months too much? Probably, but most of them weren't planned! Or any of them...)
I know someone who plays a hearer, but it doesn't feel over the top or special snowflake-y - in fact most of his rp time is filled with headaches and when he tries to help people it's only when they ask him oocly and he always has some kind of balance to it (Memory loss, elementals mad, etcetc). That's fine. It's not something I'd ever do with my character, but it doesn't come across as special snowflakey to me at all.
It's when you're good at everything. "I'm the best BLM, I'm the best WHM (>.>), I'm going to be the inventor of RDM~, Also I'm good with all the weapons, and know all the things."
There's also something called the Anti-Mary Sue that you want to watch out for. It's being the victim all the time in order to garner sympathy for your character. Don't do that either, it's the exact same thing as above just in a different context. Not every stab wound need be life threatening (Especially with healers about), not every person need kidnap you, your life need not be in danger 24/7.
The above is coming from me - whose character has been stabbed a lot, kidnapped twice, and can be damseled sometimes. There's a fine line and sometimes even I fear I cross it (Is 6 stabbings in 7 months too much? Probably, but most of them weren't planned! Or any of them...)
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