GioTheSquid
1x1-er, queer-character player!
:/ckhao said:This has probably been said, but it can't be said enough...so I'm gonna lather-rinse-repeat...
A person's sexual preference doesn't define their personality. Going in with gay as a defining feature will only leave you prone to stereotyping and you'll end up with a two dimensional character. Make it a quirk instead of a major trait, and let it be something that influences the social checks. Like if you're playing a gay male character he'll probably be more likely want to help another man if he sees that person as attractive.
But a jerk is still a jerk, which is why this is a quirk and not defining. How any character reacts to various npc's varies with the circumstances involved.
Even considering I don't outright say my character is gay? I don't seek romance. Also, there are other orientations and identities apart from binary aligned, hetero/homo.
It's more like we'll be having a discussion, characters will be in a dialogue and my character will say 'well, when I was younger, i was seeing this guy' and then in OCC it's like 'wtf, gay? y u no tell early on?'