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Aug. 9th, 2009 10:56 pmToday I wrote the beginning of a story which is not focused around a shiny setting for once. It has characters that I understand! This breaks the pattern I was noticing which is that I have troubles writing about characters and not just writing about really awesome settings. (Though in one story the setting will gain characters. The other has a couple but the story isn't exactly focused on them. I suppose it could be if I wrote more of it. They are still both very setting-focused stories, though.)
I noticed also that I am bad at actually creating a character for games instead of just thinking of how shiny the world is. I'm doing okay at living world Exalted character creation but that is because Robbie asks good probing questions.
Does anyone have tips on writing or creating characters? I have a feeling that I should just practice but if anyone has any good ideas on how to practice I'd appreciate it. I might just start creating characters in my idle time. These characters would not be actual characters for a game though I might set them in the worlds. I would not be paying attention to character sheets because my focus is gaining ease in the main creation. Once I have ease in gaining ideas, I can apply these ideas to specific games or specific stories.
I noticed also that I am bad at actually creating a character for games instead of just thinking of how shiny the world is. I'm doing okay at living world Exalted character creation but that is because Robbie asks good probing questions.
Does anyone have tips on writing or creating characters? I have a feeling that I should just practice but if anyone has any good ideas on how to practice I'd appreciate it. I might just start creating characters in my idle time. These characters would not be actual characters for a game though I might set them in the worlds. I would not be paying attention to character sheets because my focus is gaining ease in the main creation. Once I have ease in gaining ideas, I can apply these ideas to specific games or specific stories.