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SilverTiger · 01-31-2008, 07:15 PM

Ok. How do I create my characters?

Honestly, I don't know if I really have a process for creating RP characters. My first RP character ever (on a different site) was literally me with magical powers. Same name, appearance, and everything. I used her for several different threads (actually, I still do.

). Then I branched out.

A lot of the time, my characters are loosely based on me. At least, personality-wise. I find it easier to come up with dialogue and everything if I understand how the character works, and if it's basically how I work, even simpler. A lot of the time, I think about some aspect of the character, like ancestry or whatever, to come up with the name. A lot of the time, baby name books come in useful. And, in one case, a story I have been writing.

Rhiannon was originally a character I created on a different site. But she didn't have a last name, and was not a witch, in the strictest sense. She was more of an elemental, with power over water as well as faerie powers passed down from her ancestor from which she got her name. When I decided to get into the school RP here, I decided to use her as my character. I had to change her background slightly, of course, to make her a witch.

This is where I have fun. Coming up with histories. Because, I really think your history does influence how you act, or react to situations. Since I had the basic outline of Rhiannon's history already essentially done, I had fun with details. I came up with her parents' names, as well as when her birthday was. Since her parents were dead, and she had grown up with her aunt and uncle, I came up with names for them, as well as their children. And a loose idea of their backgrounds, like heritage, etc. (i.e. even though Rhiannon is a pureblood witch, her cousins are halfblood, since their father is a Muggle). But since those histories are loose, I can come up with more details while I RP Rhiannon. And I already somewhat have.

This may or may not work for other people. But it seems to for me.

01-31-2008, 07:15 PM	#40 (permalink)
SilverTiger Crumple-Horned Snorkack Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: SoCal sighs(GMT-8) Posts: 111,280 Hogwarts RPG Name: Aurora Barrington Ravenclaw Second Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Teagan Kensington Slytherin Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Nico Diggory-Keighley Hufflepuff First Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Simone Wild Slytherin Sixth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Noa LeCourt Gryffindor Fourth Year x5 x3	Shoe!Girl │ Rebel Ravie │ Confundus Queen │ RP Addict Ok. How do I create my characters? Honestly, I don't know if I really have a process for creating RP characters. My first RP character ever (on a different site) was literally me with magical powers. Same name, appearance, and everything. I used her for several different threads (actually, I still do. ). Then I branched out. A lot of the time, my characters are loosely based on me. At least, personality-wise. I find it easier to come up with dialogue and everything if I understand how the character works, and if it's basically how I work, even simpler. A lot of the time, I think about some aspect of the character, like ancestry or whatever, to come up with the name. A lot of the time, baby name books come in useful. And, in one case, a story I have been writing. Rhiannon was originally a character I created on a different site. But she didn't have a last name, and was not a witch, in the strictest sense. She was more of an elemental, with power over water as well as faerie powers passed down from her ancestor from which she got her name. When I decided to get into the school RP here, I decided to use her as my character. I had to change her background slightly, of course, to make her a witch. This is where I have fun. Coming up with histories. Because, I really think your history does influence how you act, or react to situations. Since I had the basic outline of Rhiannon's history already essentially done, I had fun with details. I came up with her parents' names, as well as when her birthday was. Since her parents were dead, and she had grown up with her aunt and uncle, I came up with names for them, as well as their children. And a loose idea of their backgrounds, like heritage, etc. (i.e. even though Rhiannon is a pureblood witch, her cousins are halfblood, since their father is a Muggle). But since those histories are loose, I can come up with more details while I RP Rhiannon. And I already somewhat have. This may or may not work for other people. But it seems to for me. __________________ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ It's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me, at tea time, everybody agrees ...It must be exhausting, always rooting for the anti-hero ♥ ♥ ♥