It can, if you can RP a convincing one. I have an elezen that is still a teenager, and so far all the roleplayers who have met me have been reacting and treating me just as I think a young boy should be.
My general tips, that I do put into practice when I RP Vincent, are:
- Pick smallest size as possible, possibly zero muscle tone, and the smallest bust;
- Be innocent;
- Have some naivety;
- Show a certain degree of immaturity. "Adults" concepts such as understanding the value of life, death, and other serious matters shouldn't be clear in your character's head. Accept that you'll have to say wrong things at times, and to not always make the right decision about things;
- Try to not pose as a bad-ass or a know-it-all. Avoid showing off knowledge that would normally require more years to learn that your character has;
- Avoid RPing fighting skills that go beyond throwing pebbles (Magic knowledge may pass, but you'd have to be at least a teenager, and to have a solid background of studying magic, and even so you shouldn't RP a powerful mage);
- Avoid sexualizing your character too much. I'm talking about make-up and rather showy gear.
These general guidelines, which of course are more or less followed depending on what exact age you RP and what background you have, should help you get other RPers to see and treat you as a child.
As an extra note, it is general a good idea to fore-warn new people you RP with of your character's young age. I do that when I meet new people as Vincent, though I do my best to not be obnoxious about it.
My general tips, that I do put into practice when I RP Vincent, are:
- Pick smallest size as possible, possibly zero muscle tone, and the smallest bust;
- Be innocent;
- Have some naivety;
- Show a certain degree of immaturity. "Adults" concepts such as understanding the value of life, death, and other serious matters shouldn't be clear in your character's head. Accept that you'll have to say wrong things at times, and to not always make the right decision about things;
- Try to not pose as a bad-ass or a know-it-all. Avoid showing off knowledge that would normally require more years to learn that your character has;
- Avoid RPing fighting skills that go beyond throwing pebbles (Magic knowledge may pass, but you'd have to be at least a teenager, and to have a solid background of studying magic, and even so you shouldn't RP a powerful mage);
- Avoid sexualizing your character too much. I'm talking about make-up and rather showy gear.
These general guidelines, which of course are more or less followed depending on what exact age you RP and what background you have, should help you get other RPers to see and treat you as a child.
As an extra note, it is general a good idea to fore-warn new people you RP with of your character's young age. I do that when I meet new people as Vincent, though I do my best to not be obnoxious about it.
To be an interesting, intriguing, well-written character, there needs to be something to allow the audience to relate to them. That is what the problem is with who wants their character to be "perfect". Perfect characters will never be strong, and strong characters will never be perfect, because WE (those who read, who watch, who RP) are not perfect.
"What makes a strong character is how they deal with their flaws, their fears, their turmoils, their troubles that get in the way. That's what makes them relatable." -- N.C.
"What makes a strong character is how they deal with their flaws, their fears, their turmoils, their troubles that get in the way. That's what makes them relatable." -- N.C.
