rae2nerdy
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"build the facts as you go."
Not the point of your post I know but also a hard pass for me. I don't mind making up little things (ex. what how many siblings does my character have, what job do they have, etc.) But I absolutely cannot stand it when there is no groundwork laid out beforehand.
The whole "We made a character and picked a loose plot, okay let's start posting now." Thing gives me such supreme anxiety. I am one of those super nerds that gets bogged down with details. And I feel like if I don't have some ground work to reign me in I basically just spend five hours asking my partner.
Okay but what do you think the salary of a barista would be in this world? I thought about making my character a barista so she could run into your character but then I started worrying she wouldn't be qualified or she wouldn't make enough money to afford her studio apartment (sidebar do they have those in Made Up City X?).
I mean maybe not that nit-picky but you get the idea.