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Unmade Plans (WIP: 11/20):
Sam's life takes a turn in an unexpected direction when she's faced with an unplanned pregnancy. The decision to keep the baby and raise it on her own will alter her life forever. Relationships are put to the test, especially the one between her and Jack. She doesn't know what to expect from him and he surprises her at every turn.
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My S/J fics can be found on FFnet and AO3. I also tweet and tumble about the ship and my writing/stories.
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Originally posted by fems View PostWell, I have a pretty vivid imagination and I guess you could say I've been doing roleplaying games ever since getting my first dolls, Barbies and Legos, so maybe that's why I don't have any trouble defining characters without such analysis or stepping out of my comfort zone!
Some people like such things, I can take em or leave em.
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Here is another example folks may find interesting, the character sheet from Pendragon, specifically the personality traits section:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/56111015/M...n4eCharSheet10sigpicALL THANKS TO THE WONDERFUL CREATOR OF THIS SIG GO TO R.I.G.A lie is just a truth that hasn't gone through conversion therapy yetThe truth isn't the truth
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Gatefan, I had a look at the sheet. How do you prevent everyone from maxing out their characters in all traits? I've been in role plays that quickly goes downhill since so many want their characters to be better than everyone else at everything. Their people are older, wiser, smarter, stronger. It makes for a boring time.Calculus and Alcohol don't mix. Never drink and derive.
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Originally posted by fems View PostGah, it's like you're all talking another language here... and I'm not referring to English!
I really, really don't see the need of having to analyze the characters' nature or whatever other aspect of a story unless it's to improve one's writing, like when talking about mechanics of writing or narration. But to start analyzing characters, motive, motto and 'hidden meanings' from written work just seems pointless to me unless you're studying or working/specializing in Literature of course.
And yes, this was one of the main reasons I really disliked Literature in high school.Calculus and Alcohol don't mix. Never drink and derive.
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Originally posted by mathpiglet View PostI never much like English literature in school either. Only through writing has my interest in such things developed.
And this is coming from someone who loves to read books. I just prefer fiction over literature. You know, so I can relax, read a good story and get sucked into this other world instead of nitpicking the way it was written and all those horrible details that went with literature.Unmade Plans (WIP: 11/20):
Sam's life takes a turn in an unexpected direction when she's faced with an unplanned pregnancy. The decision to keep the baby and raise it on her own will alter her life forever. Relationships are put to the test, especially the one between her and Jack. She doesn't know what to expect from him and he surprises her at every turn.
On FFnet or AO3
My S/J fics can be found on FFnet and AO3. I also tweet and tumble about the ship and my writing/stories.
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Originally posted by mathpiglet View PostGatefan, I had a look at the sheet. How do you prevent everyone from maxing out their characters in all traits? I've been in role plays that quickly goes downhill since so many want their characters to be better than everyone else at everything. Their people are older, wiser, smarter, stronger. It makes for a boring time.
If so, you may have noticed that the 2 sides of the column are essentially opposites, and are essentially rated out of 20 for the pair (so a Chaste of 14 would leave a net 6 lustful for example). Also not all the traits are useful or even wanted as different roles value each trait differently (for example, a characters religion can determine exactly what traits a person values based on said religion, the Jewish traits are different to the Christian traits, which are different to the Wotan traits)
Also, The Referee/GM/DM can use the traits to "force" a character to act in a certain way IF the player is not reflecting the traits (such as a character not chasing the nobles daughter when they have a Lustful score of 16+.............)
As for characters being "better", well, Pendragon handles that by each "adventure" being a year and as your character ages, they generally get worse, rather than better to reflect that process. This however is somewhat offset by the fact that a "full pendragon campaign" would take place over the lifespan of not one but 3 different characters. Unlike alot of other games as well, there is no experience point system, you get better in skills by using them and training in the "downtime" of each year, so it is self limiting to an extent as well.
It's actually one of the best systems around IMHO, and very realistic if you want to play a game where the main characters are knights/warriors but don't want to deal with "magic" all the time, Pendragon is extremely low in magic.sigpicALL THANKS TO THE WONDERFUL CREATOR OF THIS SIG GO TO R.I.G.A lie is just a truth that hasn't gone through conversion therapy yetThe truth isn't the truth
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Here is a pretty strange question I posed on my fellow roleplayers in the Multiverse. {yes I also roleplay online at Roleplaygateway.com} Basically I asked the following question, but since I asked it in the chatroom we have and use {which is insanely active as heck} I never saw the answers.
So I now ask it here.
When you write, or roleplay, have you made a character based off one of your pets ? be it a bird, or cat, or dog ?
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Originally posted by Princess Awinita View PostHere is a pretty strange question I posed on my fellow roleplayers in the Multiverse. {yes I also roleplay online at Roleplaygateway.com} Basically I asked the following question, but since I asked it in the chatroom we have and use {which is insanely active as heck} I never saw the answers.
So I now ask it here.
When you write, or roleplay, have you made a character based off one of your pets ? be it a bird, or cat, or dog ?
Interesting you mention this since one of my characters' favorite pastimes in Broken Silence is to telepathically talk to animals, as well as mesh with them (as in telepathically inhabit their body) in order to basically live as one of them. An outgrowth of this ability is that he knows how to dominate their minds en masse.Last edited by Cold Fuzz; 07 May 2012, 06:27 PM.sigpic
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Originally posted by Princess Awinita View PostWhen you write, or roleplay, have you made a character based off one of your pets ? be it a bird, or cat, or dog ?sigpicALL THANKS TO THE WONDERFUL CREATOR OF THIS SIG GO TO R.I.G.A lie is just a truth that hasn't gone through conversion therapy yetThe truth isn't the truth
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Originally posted by fems View PostAnd this is coming from someone who loves to read books. I just prefer fiction over literature.
You know, so I can relax, read a good story and get sucked into this other world instead of nitpicking the way it was written and all those horrible details that went with literature.
For my part I've discovered that the analysis part, which I didn't enjoy as a high school student, is actually turning out to be quite useful in helping me to structure my own writing of fiction.Sum, ergo scribo...
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I think there is a subforum for role-playing.
But yes, I have used pets as characters. My son's dog features prominently in my current story. He even graciously allowed me to use his name (the dog, not my son). Last time we saw each other, he was eager for updates.Calculus and Alcohol don't mix. Never drink and derive.
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