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I enjoy playing the character who others have to spend time getting to know, and vice-versa. I feel I aim for my characters to bring an emotional bond to the rp, in addition to furthering the plot.
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who have humorous flaws
I forgot to mention it earlier in the thread, but I do rather enjoy playing the anti-establishment types who just don't give a damn about societal norms or desire to dismantle the status quo entirely. This is especially true in dystopian settings, although in a 1x1 RP I'm in now I'm playing a communist revolutionary. Of course he's like "fuck the system" but then things become complicated when he falls in love with a princess.
That sounds so epic!
The point is to make a believable character, but give it tons of room to grow, either teaming up with other characters or getting pulled into other characters stories and adapting to it. It gives room for powers / abilities / skills to develop and show marked improvement over time, furthermore it makes them more adaptable to the characters they meet, more easily melding into their story. Someone relatively 'new' to a world of, say adventuring or the like who needs to lean on the experience of others, and becomes thereby influenced by their quirks and methods.
I love the character type who has ruined their own life. Or at least, part of it.
I love exploring my OCs as they realise they've effed up and that their lives could have been better had they not done something.
Or -- better yet -- they've ruined their lives [or contributed to something that did] but had they not done that, their lives could have been worse.
I'm also SO down to hurt my characters, whether physically or emotionally. I'd gladly let you displace half of their blood, or bully them into doing something questionable. I can't fathom how people don't like their OCs getting hurt or offended or even scared.
[My characters exist solely to fulfil my sadistic desires]
I don't like "I love you - I hate you - I love you" character roles,though. Nor do I like love triangles. I prefer action/adventure RPs with a bit of romance, but it doesn't have to be. Though, I end up making my characters pretty touchy-feely anyway. XD
Funny enough I don't usually aim for my RP's to be centred on romance, but oftentimes it ends up becoming a large portion of the plot regardless, lol.
That usually what happens with me. XD At one point, we are like "our characters are a great foil" and then later we are like "what if they dated? Shall it happen?" XD And there we go.
Yea. It's just really fun to write, especially when it's one of the tropes I really enjoy. A lot of the plots/settings I do work exceptionally well for things like forbidden romance and star-crossed love.
Omg, I like those same plots/settings for those romance stuff. Also I really power dynamics that fluctuate. While I do like static power dynamics, where one character is always stronger than the other and the other is trying to get to that level, I do like power dynamics that change depending on the situation or even the time of day. Like if an emissary of the sun and the apostle of the moon were to date, one would always be stronger than the other, with them both reaching an equal footing around dawn or dusk as the emissary takes care of the apostle during the day and the apostle takes care of the emissary during the night.
Exactly. Like, I'm in a 1x1 right now that is set in revolutionary Russia but with our own fictional characters so we're not portraying actual historical figures. My character, a revolutionary, falls in love with one of the princesses. Of course you can see where this is going...
Gotta love those forbidden love plots, lol.
Oh, is that your communist revolutionary I read a few posts back? XD That was really interesting to read. XD I feel like I won't be able to make those kinds of plots without having someone else's input to bounce back and forth with. That sounds amazingly awesome.
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1) I love making really rambunctious and boisterous characters, who are a kind of mentor that knows a particular skill and would make a great parent given their personality. But they have something to them that can really affect their relationships if it ever goes south for a second, with their ideals and feelings forcing them to burn bridges when the suspensions just need fixing.
2) I also like making a character who is so hopeful and full of life and then something really fucked up happens and they have to struggle through their life now, blaming themselves for something they could have done better or just in complete denial that it ever happened to begin with.
3) I also like making really strong characters who have never had any issues fighting (whether emotionally or physically, but usually the latter), but they end up fighting against a monster they can't hope to beat, only for someone to save them and they have to wrestle with their feelings (because it happens a lot, someone getting saved by someone stronger tends to further the relationship by a couple of steps, whether platonic or romantic) as well as their pride until they finally give in and either learn a life lesson or better their skills or gain new ones.
That was a long sentence. I'm so sorry.
I don't like "I love you - I hate you - I love you" character roles though. Nor do I like love triangles. I prefer action/adventure RPs with a bit of romance, but it doesn't have to be. Though, I end up making my characters pretty touchy-feely anyway. XD
Oh gosh, you're giving me so many ideasssssss I wanna do these now!
But honestly, I AIM for the "low-key POS but has a great skill/talent/personality trait so deal with it" type OC. Ughhhh I love it when my OC aggravates another OC or vice versa. You think I create people just to havegood lives? Probably shouldn't be a mother now i think of it
Though, about the ideals making OCs sever connections, can you give examples? I don't understand.
And YES I've done (3) to my main OC but to a lesser extent. Where he'd used to being granted things from hard work and talent but over time that payoff dwindles as he gets older and realises that life's expectations are increasing. And then you explore how they respond to that -- especially if they're the confident, forward-thinking, arrogant type. Maybe they turn to some immoral means of gaining that same respect and stability?
(2) fascinates me -- the pure heart being shattered -- but I'd probably link it to something they've actually done or believed. Just for the torture bants haha... Also, I'd want the tragedy(ies) to ignite some dark trait within the otherwise pure character. Because pure just means "untouched", rather than "perfect". Idyllic lives only smother deep, twisted urges and thoughts within people.
Also, I LOVE it when OCs have insecurities and worries that ARE true. Like a teen fears they're the unfavoured one because of their natural behaviours as well as the traumatic birth which brought them here -- and they're correct. Especially if it gets proven/ AHHHHHHEIDKN YES okay calm down Cirro
So, an ideal of one of my characters is that you should never outright insult your friends, no matter how true it could be. You do it in a civil matter or just not bring it up at all. That is the character's ideal relationship with anyone: being sweet, supportive, kind, firm, and tender, but never outright make them feel like shit.
I had this character, named Reggie...
Reading other people's answers here really makes me realize that there's so many different characters that people prefer and that's probably one reason why it's kinda difficult to find an RP/RP partner that really blows your mind. Not a bad thing though, just interesting.
I mean I'd actually argue the opposite. People's different preferences make for a great filter. If everyone preferred similar things, each partner would just be mild and the same old thing- but since they don't, the better you understand your own preferences the better you are able to express exactly what you are interested in or hoping for, the puzzle pieces fit better if they are matched for one another rather than every thing one being an equal square.