Post by H a i l s on Jul 14, 2008 22:31:28 GMT -5
Name
Let's face it. Sometimes a name won't come to us. I personally look at Babynames.com for ideas. Seventh Sanctum also has some pretty good generators.
Appearance
Give us details, details, details. Don't say 'She wears a hat.' What kind of hat? What color? What's it made of?
It always helps me to make a picture of my character. If you can't draw, try using Elouai's Dollmaker. Then just describe the doll you made.
Personality
Ah, the big kicker. Most people are content to list a few traits such as 'kind, gentle, and sweet.' But that looks so one-dimensional. Here, we want you to create a person, not a Mary-Sue.
If you want, you can fill out a more in-depth character sheet and then use that to help.
If you don't want to fill out that huge thing, just follow the tips below.
- How do they act around large groups of people? Is it any different if they know these people or if they're strangers?
- How do they act around close friends and family?
- About how many close friends do they have?
- Are they generally more outgoing or more shy?
- Do they live to be around people (extroverted) or do they need their alone time (introverted.)
- Are they a leader or a follower? Any exceptions to that?
- Do they prefer to work with others in group projects or on their own?
- Are they really detail-oriented or do they try to see the whole picture?
- Neat and tidy or messy and unorganized?
- Are they aggressive (confront people who bother/wrong them upfront,) passive (generally allow people to walk over them,) or passive-aggressive (hide their feelings of resentment, hold grudges, and try to 'get back' at others.)
- Describe how other people see your character.
- Possessive of what's their's or do they willingly share?
- Stubborn or more flexible?
- Passionate or more apathetic?
- Other quirks.
- Helpful to others or put themselves first?
- Rule-follower or more of a daredevil?
- How they see themselves.
- Anything else you can think of. xD
History
- Who were their parents? What did the parents do for a living?
- Any siblings? Talk about them for a bit.
- Any other important relatives?
- Who were they raised by mostly?
- Did they move a lot?
- What kind of environment were they raised in?
- Important childhood events?
- Just think of your own life and what sticks out most.
Roleplay Sample
- You could write about what the character was doing before they went off on their journey (assuming they're a trainer.)
- Don't be too worried about showing us your best ever work. We just want to see if you can use the English language effectively.
[/size]Let's face it. Sometimes a name won't come to us. I personally look at Babynames.com for ideas. Seventh Sanctum also has some pretty good generators.
Appearance
Give us details, details, details. Don't say 'She wears a hat.' What kind of hat? What color? What's it made of?
It always helps me to make a picture of my character. If you can't draw, try using Elouai's Dollmaker. Then just describe the doll you made.
Personality
Ah, the big kicker. Most people are content to list a few traits such as 'kind, gentle, and sweet.' But that looks so one-dimensional. Here, we want you to create a person, not a Mary-Sue.
If you want, you can fill out a more in-depth character sheet and then use that to help.
If you don't want to fill out that huge thing, just follow the tips below.
- How do they act around large groups of people? Is it any different if they know these people or if they're strangers?
- How do they act around close friends and family?
- About how many close friends do they have?
- Are they generally more outgoing or more shy?
- Do they live to be around people (extroverted) or do they need their alone time (introverted.)
- Are they a leader or a follower? Any exceptions to that?
- Do they prefer to work with others in group projects or on their own?
- Are they really detail-oriented or do they try to see the whole picture?
- Neat and tidy or messy and unorganized?
- Are they aggressive (confront people who bother/wrong them upfront,) passive (generally allow people to walk over them,) or passive-aggressive (hide their feelings of resentment, hold grudges, and try to 'get back' at others.)
- Describe how other people see your character.
- Possessive of what's their's or do they willingly share?
- Stubborn or more flexible?
- Passionate or more apathetic?
- Other quirks.
- Helpful to others or put themselves first?
- Rule-follower or more of a daredevil?
- How they see themselves.
- Anything else you can think of. xD
History
- Who were their parents? What did the parents do for a living?
- Any siblings? Talk about them for a bit.
- Any other important relatives?
- Who were they raised by mostly?
- Did they move a lot?
- What kind of environment were they raised in?
- Important childhood events?
- Just think of your own life and what sticks out most.
Roleplay Sample
- You could write about what the character was doing before they went off on their journey (assuming they're a trainer.)
- Don't be too worried about showing us your best ever work. We just want to see if you can use the English language effectively.