Heyo guys, so I have a few new characters that I need to flesh out and get used to writing, and I figured I'd do that with a roleplay!
Seeing as I need something relatively challenging to flesh out my characters I'm looking for more experienced writers, preferably people I've already rped with but not necessarily!
There's zero obligation in terms of plot, however whichever character I use they'll be fantasy, so I figure we'll discuss that when there are people involved.
Hey! I’ve got some characters I’d like to flesh out too, may I join?
Yes you absolutely may! We'll just wait for a couple more people, and if they don't come I guess it'll be a one on one! :)
Thanks! And alrighty, sounds good! :D
Could I maybe join? Because I love both of y'all's roleplaying styles XD
Yep, welcome! I think we can close it off here, if that’s good with you guys?
Sweet! All good with me
Yee awesome
Have you got any genre preferences?
Great! I… really don't, so that's up to you guys
Alright, well if you guys want we can start with the templates (that I’m going to make quite lengthy, if that’s alright with you) and then see what we can do with our characters?
Makes sense, I’m alright with that!
Alright nice, I’ll get us the template!
Template:
Full name:
Age:
Species:
Gender:
Sexuality:
Appearance:
Faceclaim:
Eye colour/shape:
Skin tone:
Body type:
Hair style/colour:
Facial hair:
Identifying marks:
Usual outfit:
Personality:
Prejudices:
Mannerisms**: (posture, walk, speech, arms, when in a crowd, greetings, unconscious tics, behaviour when talking to someone, angry, hurt or sad, excited, emotional, most expressive part of their face)
**Motivation:
Flaws:
Strengths:
Hobbies:
(Arche)type:
Occupation:
Beliefs: (religion, politics)
Fears:
Background:
Notes:
What would completely break them?
Best thing in their life?
Worst thing in their life?
Insignificant memory that stuck with them?
What would they make a scene about?
What would they give their life for?
What do they pretend/try to care about?
How does the image they project differ from the image they try to project?
How is their relationship with their family?
Plans for their future?
How do they feel about themselves and how it affects their behaviour?
How do they feel about things they can't control?
So italics are optional and I know that it’s super extensive this is just what I use to flesh my characters out, but you can ignore the last part of questions if you really can’t be bothered which I get
Wow alright! Question, do you have a preferred age range, or nah?
Nope, all up to you!
I'll put mine up tonight if you need some guidance but you've got every freedom
Alrighty!
Template:
Full name: Lysia
Age: 21
Species: technically Dyszui which is specific to my story, essentially a dusk nymph
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Biromantic
Appearance:
Faceclaim: https://pin.it/2aQqxVI but with tanner skin, freckles, green eyes and her scar
Eye colour/shape: Light green
Skin tone: Tan honey
Body type: Lithe, on the short side
Hair style/colour: Dark red wavy hair, always wears it in a single braid
Facial hair: None
Identifying marks: Freckles on her entire body, a dark scar on the left side of her face down to the base of her neck that looks like a crack
Usual outfit: Magenta tank top, deep purple military jacket, dark grey short leggings, leather lace-up boots, bronze ear piercings and hoop earrings
Personality: clearly damaged, well-guarded and careful but not antisocial, impatient and over-emotional but expert at hiding it, nearly impossible to gain her trust but if you do she will fight like hell for you with every breath in her body, loyal and protective and vicious, she feels everything all the time and has a bit of a handle on her emotions but easily gets overwhelmed
Prejudices: Cautious around anyone damaged as well, easily annoyed by dramatic or bubbly people
Mannerisms: very good posture, speaks levelly and directly and looks people directly in the eye when talking to them; a very fast, reflexive and agile walker; bites her bottom lip as an overworrier, rubs her thumb across the palm of her hand as an unconscious fidget
Motivation: protecting the people she trusts, staying rather distanced if she can, being reliable and never ever failing or hurting anyone because that’s the one thing she could never stand
Flaws: cynical, trust issues; emotionally unstable and puts herself in unnecessary danger; a control freak and therefore likely to run away if she feels threatened; absolutely loathes herself and her emotional nature
Strengths: a great memory and a great listener
Hobbies: has a passion for fighting, uses it to channel the (many) dark emotions and thoughts she has
(Arche)type: The Damaged Character
Occupation: Militia soldier, dedicates her life to protecting others and staying far away from her darker tendencies
Beliefs: « the good of the many before the good of the few », used to believe in deities but lost that a short while into her military career
Fears: Emotional vulnerability, loss of control, being alone or hated
Background: in the story, as a spirit of the dusk, she has an equal possibility for good and evil and hates that evil part of her, so she ran away from her family to keep them safe from her growing powers (short-range teleportation, umbrakinesis and some empath powers with physical contact). She stumbled upon this militia group, trained and decided to join them, and has been with them ever since
Notes:
*What would completely break them?
Disappointing the people who love her. She *needs to live up to the good that some people have seen in her
Best thing in their life?
Her best friend in the story, Dorota
Worst thing in their life?
The doubt and insecurity
What would they give their life for?
Nearly anyone. She’s not afraid to die.
I like her! Question: should I use my auto mechanic, my prince, or my pirate? Auto mechanic is realistic or urban fantasy, and the prince and pirate are both fantasy bois
Uhh let's see, I think the pirate sounds like an interesting dynamic but the auto mechanic is more versatile in terms of story so, either one is good!
Hmm. Well. Here's the thing: the pirate has a…very dark backstory (dealing with sexual and physical abuse, along with mutilation) and I don't wanna trigger anyone, so…I think I'll probably do the auto mechanic, unless y'all are both okay with the stuff I mentioned above
I personally can handle it, but we’ll have to see for @Ladybeetle
Yeah I’d be okay with it. I’m trying to figure out which character I’d like to use too tbh