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writergurlLW

You don't know what Rping is?

#51 Feb 24th 2007, 1:23pm

Vincent Kavaldra

RPing is basically Dungeons and Dragons without the rules and just the storyline. Though some people include various rules, You basically take turns posting what your character does. Only problem is a lot of people tend to have total disregard for any other characters. I remember once I was in a Silent Hill RP. I played the parts of Walter Sullivan, James Sunderland and Henry as well as two Claw Fingers named Kiku and Reiko. (They could be discerned by the fact that Kiku had a pink bow on her head while Reiko had a red baseball cap) and some random person posted something like "I walk in, shoot a beam at the Claw Fingers and they die and cannot be revived." Now do you see anything wrong with that?

#52 Feb 24th 2007, 3:14pm

Fyryth

*Eyes light up* Did someone say roleplaying? Go to gaiaonline.com ! ^__^ If you happen to actually do so, I am Phoenisxtormclaw.

#53 Feb 24th 2007, 3:35pm

writergurlLW

I definately need to re-register on that site or something. I heard it was really fun there! It's saved in my favorites, but when I go there it does not work for me. Plus, I do not know what the heck I am supposed to do to earn money and whatnot.

#54 Feb 25th 2007, 12:22am

Vincent Kavaldra

I, too, had an account. The only way I could figure out to earn money was gambling, and that didn't end well :(

#55 Feb 25th 2007, 1:39am

Fyryth

As long as you are surfing or even refreshing, it earns you gold. First post/comment etcetera for the day gets you bonuses too. Other than that, the only way is gambling or the market. *Shrugs* I stick with posting.

#56 Feb 25th 2007, 10:06pm

xbluxmoonx

ohh, roleplaying. gotcha. but i'm not too interested in that stuff. i've been to forums with that stuff but i end up getting confused along the way and leave. ^_^ i prefer simple writing. heh.

#57 Feb 26th 2007, 5:27pm

TaleForge

I like characters with little quirks or achille's hells to them. You know, maybe something random and fun, so long as it doesn't detract too far from the story. Like, maybe the protagonist doesn't fear being at the buisness end of a foe's blade, could run head first into a spell without flinching, but is afraid of something simple like spiders. Or a character that begins rhyming or using alliterations when they are happy.

And most importantly, I like when characters have varying personalities. Because after all, twenty-five warriors of light can only be alike in so many ways before becoming ridiculous. Even better is when you have two people in a group that just hate each other's guts, that's awesome.

#58 Mar 01st 2007, 4:17pm

writergurlLW

I like the random and fun thing, it is even more interesting to write about. The alliteration thing I have never attempted, but I don't think I ever will. Varying personalities, as in psycho and then angelic, is so very fun to write about. It's actually my specialty. I have that in a manga story I'm writing on Fictionpress.net. If anybody's interested you are free to visit at: http//fictionpress.net/~writergurllw

#59 Mar 02nd 2007, 1:27pm

Copper Key

I like characters who are somewhat incidental. (Like Richard of Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere.) Who aren't some kind of special choosen one, who could have been anyone. Who are normal, but grow into somthing toally unique. Although, that's I personally tend to write only about characters from a comic that belongs to my friends and I who govern the universe... they're like the other side of the story, they're up on top but they're so troubled and in such deep issues and all that they'd probably rather just be humans... They're odd people. (if anyone cares, here's a picture of 'em http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/53480900/ artwork copyright me)

#60 Apr 28th 2007, 3:06pm

Elizabeth White

I agree on characters with flaws. In my fantasy story, the hero lied to the person he was friends with for years! You can just click on my name to get to my profile and read that story. Anyway, if we as authors aren't perfect, why should our characters be? They can have virtue, but even people with virtue make mistakes.

To stick to the topic, one of my favorite fantasy characters was Lucy Penvensie from 'The Chronicles of Narnia'. And in case you were thinking, "wait a minute, she was pretty flawless..." no, she wasn't. During the fifth book in the series, she was tempted and was going to do a terrible deed that would cause the destruction of Narnia. The only thing that stopped her was a picture of Aslan in the magician's book. I enjoy her innocence and the way she symbolizes virtue and was called during her reign in Narnia 'Lucy the Valiant'.

#61 Aug 15th 2007, 7:39pm

Fractured Illusion

Oh, man what I *like*? It's far easier to ramble about what characters I *don't* like.

But essentially, those characters that from the start goes on about their tragic situation and angst, have just lost all their interest to me (in my younger years I found this fascinating, but now? Meh).

I like to see depth, and development, and that the person *is* a person (yes, even the evil overlord). I don't necessarily need to relate, but I'd like to see what their logic is (twisted kinds of logic always interest me, too). Characters that are different in some way usually grab my attention easily.

Also, I like there to be darkness to them, in some way. If only because something tragic will happen them later on in a story or something. ^^ On another note, I have noticed that I like characters that are witty in their dialog, too. I really can like a variety of characters. Depends on how well portrayed they are, though.

#62 Aug 22nd 2007, 1:35pm

mapusyaw

hmm, i'm drawn to characters that blur the lines of the conventional.

hates mary sues.

#63 Oct 09th 2007, 8:47am

Girlbrainiac

Man.... What do I like? Hmm...

I'd have to say I like characters that use their brains. Anybody can create a character that can best anyone, but that's no fun. I like to see a big scary dude bearing down on the character, and instead of the character staying to fight and whupping the guy, or getting whupped, the character grins then runs, then does something clever like tripping their attacker as he comes around the corner, or hiding in a crate. The possibilities are endless.

I'm also quite fond of characters with clever comebacks, though that's not a requirement.

Above all, though, the charactr must be a PERSON, with realistic reactions to things.

Girlbrainiac

#64 Nov 07th 2007, 2:04pm

Inarra Lake

I'm a little wacko when it comes to characters... :D

I can never bring myself to make the hero anything but the naive innocent person who discovers that blah blah blah. I have a lot of fun with my villains though. This is the backstory for a mage character I came up with and wrote a vigniette about, its posted on here :D

Cadogan was born into a family of 4 children. In this story, I had magic working as a recessive genetic trait, and while cadogan was a full mage, his younger sister was a half one, his older brother was "normal," and his older sister was another mage. His older sister was basically your cliche "evil-to-the-core" kinda person, his older brother ran away from home to marry a man, and his younger sister was married off to some noble when she was 15, left him when she 20, and, with her 3 year old daughter, started a new life in a small town outside a castle that belonged to a rich family. Cadogan's mother was so distraught over her gay son and the loss of her younger daughter that she ran off with a man 15 years younger than she was and was never heard from again. Cadogan came to the town where his sister was one day and saw his sister but didn't recognize her. They started talking and drinking and they had sex that night. She got pregnant, and started getting really sick. She died during childbirth and the kid was deformed and Cadogan realized that he'd banged his sister. He took over the castle above the town, made a shrine to his sisters rotting corpse in the basement, and put his hideously deformed son in a cave nearby.

The main character is the daughter of the sister and the noble she was married to.

(no stealing my idea)

Isn't that weird? But it sounds interesting and cool (I hope).

#65 Jul 05th, 8:15am

zalance08

i prefer characters with hopeful attitude..it just symbolizes that everyone shouldn't lose hope so it's pretty meaningful to me..^^

#66 Jul 12th, 3:38am

Goldpen360

Cheese= me no likey

Basically, I'll like any character that's witty, can be a jerk sometimes but with charisma. Varying personalities can be a bucket of fun, as well as a few characters that symbolize the 'typical' person in certain situations.

Example: Group is in cavern, one guy asks what's at the end of said cavern. Symbolic character gives him a look and says "Like you don't know. You know what's at the end of caverns: a soul-suckin' monster that wants to kill whoever comes near, namely us. Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be at the Inn waiting for the checkpoint to clear like every other normal person."

#67 Jul 15th, 10:04pm

CreativebutLazy

I like characters that are intelligent but also have a little cockiness and humor about them. A lot of the time the cocky character is an idiot and the smart character is calm and level headed, so I really enjoy it when the two are blended, it just makes for a more believable and well rounded character in my opinion.

I'm also a big fan of the tomboys. I never get tired of a strong girl who's not afraid to stand out. Most of my female characters are a little tomboyish.

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