Auda
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Nothing like making a Character Sheet for an RP and feeling a looming sense of dread as soon as you hit the 'post' button. Nothing like the sheer anxiety of waiting for approval and the thoughts of 'Your fucking character sucks' before going to bed to keep the blood pumping. Posting a character sheet for approval is literally that meme of the sad ant holding a bindle.
Moving on...
I was talking to some RP buddies and most of them said that they have the most trouble in writing either the personality or history/background of their character. It's understandable because it's quite literally the essence of your OC. While I do struggle sometimes on the personality of my characters, once I get in the groove everything else just falls into place, and it also makes writing the background of my character easier as well.
The bane of my existence however, the thing that keeps me awake at night, and the reason why I take so long in making a CS is the appearance section. I don't know why, but even if I have multiple high-resolution images of my OC my brain just short-circuits and it turns into criss cross applesauce. I can't transform the physical appearance of a character into writing and I don't think I've written an appearance for an OC that I've been satisfied with. I just make some shit up before moving on. A close second would be the miscellaneous parts of the CS. I'm talking likes and dislikes and headcanons. For likes and dislikes, I just feel like whatever I write is the most basic thing that most people enjoy or hate. Also there's a part of me that gets anxious because what if the thing I write is OOC for a character that I literally made. Make it make sense.
For my favourite part, it's definitely the powers/abilities section if the RP has it. It's the first thing I do and I base everything else about my character on it. I just love brainstorming and thinking of ways to either use an ability in an unconventional way than what It's supposed to do. I love thinking of ways to 'nerf' an ability and how to limit it so my character can only use it in a specific situation. Though sometimes I also do the most basic shit ever which I love. My favourite ability so far is definitely Telepathy or something similar.
With that out of the way, what are your favourite parts of a character sheet and your least favourite parts?
Moving on...
I was talking to some RP buddies and most of them said that they have the most trouble in writing either the personality or history/background of their character. It's understandable because it's quite literally the essence of your OC. While I do struggle sometimes on the personality of my characters, once I get in the groove everything else just falls into place, and it also makes writing the background of my character easier as well.
The bane of my existence however, the thing that keeps me awake at night, and the reason why I take so long in making a CS is the appearance section. I don't know why, but even if I have multiple high-resolution images of my OC my brain just short-circuits and it turns into criss cross applesauce. I can't transform the physical appearance of a character into writing and I don't think I've written an appearance for an OC that I've been satisfied with. I just make some shit up before moving on. A close second would be the miscellaneous parts of the CS. I'm talking likes and dislikes and headcanons. For likes and dislikes, I just feel like whatever I write is the most basic thing that most people enjoy or hate. Also there's a part of me that gets anxious because what if the thing I write is OOC for a character that I literally made. Make it make sense.
For my favourite part, it's definitely the powers/abilities section if the RP has it. It's the first thing I do and I base everything else about my character on it. I just love brainstorming and thinking of ways to either use an ability in an unconventional way than what It's supposed to do. I love thinking of ways to 'nerf' an ability and how to limit it so my character can only use it in a specific situation. Though sometimes I also do the most basic shit ever which I love. My favourite ability so far is definitely Telepathy or something similar.
With that out of the way, what are your favourite parts of a character sheet and your least favourite parts?