Keep at it, the sweet spot will come eventually. My sector as well (Teaching) is pretty hit and miss for both places and getting good offers too. No good taking the first thing that pops up and hope it works.
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Um, itâs called balance, missy!
Massive, achingly bloated peeve that probably needs urgent surgical removal.
Reading too many of these profiles leaves me with the conclusion that we typically have a young player in the throes of youthful rebellion, mom and dad not âgetting itâ and so they live out this power fantasy of horribly exaggeratedly abusive parents being punished by their hand in vengeance. Then the resulting anime protagonist syndrome sufferer still spends most of their time brooding, because thatâs what cool heroes do, while recounting their horrible abusive past to anyone thatâll listen.
Am I judgemental? Youâre darn tootinâ right I am! Rightfully so, bearing the affront of this pollution. Write better and stop subjecting randos to your creepy vengeful murder fantasies.
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Levey angrily shakes stick at the damn YOUTHS whoâre on her lawn.
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I think the parent thing can be good or bad, regardless of whether it is the usual âmy parents neglected me/i didnât have them/they were abusive.â
When I am making a character, I usually rough sketch and figure out the guy in my head before I decide what is their relationship with their parents. Childhood, after all, correlates -a lot- how we turn out.
Atahalniâs for example a very sinister, faithless and nihilistic person, so it makes sense that his parents somehow contributed to his state. So Iâve decided that while they had affection for him, eventually they couldnât keep defending him and kind of just left him to fend for himself. Theyâre alive to this date, though he doesnât really visit them all too often.
If it makes for an interesting and an ok backstory from a narrative point of view, do it.
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Most people have the idea that special parents makes for a special kid which letâs be honest here is a stereotype that existed ever since Mankind could write⊠Itâs been more present in our current age hence why a lot think that way.
Itâs difficult to find a right balance after all regarding that. After all arenât children copies of their parents in a way? The stereotype of the dark brooding young adult that hates his parents is a bit tiresome Iâll admit but I think it stems from the OOC opinion that the less you have to deal with NPC parents the better your character can shine.
What most people forget is that⊠You can be a man/woman of your own. While upbringing influences a lot itâs not impossible to one day think otherwise regarding that through life experiences and your ambitions.
Remember striking a balance is important. Going one way or the other makes for limiting RP (unless thatâs what you want)⊠Often I suggest people to use their own life to base their NPC relatives ingame.
Thatâs pretty much how I developed Uruk.
I have a strong tendency to play characters who fiercely wilful and independent, valuing their own individuality very highly. For some, this involves parents who attempted to mold them as they saw fit, but just as often thereâs another motivating factor instead.
A large reason as to why my druid has become so self-reliant is because his parents attempted to push him down a path he had no interest in following - they intended for him to become a mage, whereas he was enraptured by the natural world. As a consequence, he will march only to the beat of his own drum and reacts with hostility when thatâs threatened.
Loras, on the other hand, just had a natural wanderlust. His parents didnât agree with his dangerous lifestyle - the journey of an adventuring paladin isnât exactly a safe one - but theirs was a response to his choice, not the other way around. They were probably right though; if heâd become an accountant, he would still be alive.
This is actually the outlook that my characters have themselves. They will be their own people, regardless of whatâs been decided for them (whether thatâs true or not is another question entirely).
But I do think that regardless of the good / bad, itâs important to have influences from a characterâs background, including how they were raised and how that impacted who they are today. Itâs all part of building a coherent, multi-dimensional character.
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Itâs the world of warcraft, absent or deceased parents are to be expected.
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Is Chieun the only person out there who has parents both alive and on amiable terms with her?
She visits them when she can but her work keeps her away so sadly she doesnât get to do so often.
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Instance limit spreading across characters -_- I have more than ten alts, Blizz. I wanna farm that rocket.
Chieun is of a race that hasnât had to deal with several wars, invasions of demons and a zombie plague within the last two generations, though, no?
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Loras had a good relationship with his parents, who have both outlived him. He visited them whenever he passed through Redridge. They just wanted the best for him, but didnât understand that a sedentary life wasnât for him : (
Come on, if an entire generation was wiped out each time the next arrived Azeroth wouldnât last long.
You are grossly exaggerating things. Not all races are blood elves. Dwarves seem to be doing alright for example.
I have plenty of RP characters with both parents alive. Some on amiable terms, others not on so good terms but not necessarily forgetting about them and their well being.
Honestly I find the idea of an orphan who had to survive on his own to be very⊠Odd. Not only is it hard but youâre not creating a solid person⊠Growing without parents or guardians to guide you can make for some pretty unstable person, the kind that has troubles in being a productive member of society.
No, but a vast majority of RPers are Blood Elves. Or humans, or orcs, or night elves. All of which have been involved in major wars and near-extinction events.
Uh, that mades me wonder about my own.
NarmĂ« have lost both parents, but they werenât much close anyway as she was raised by her siblings (one still alive.)
Albanne (nightborne) had good relationships with her parents until the Sundering. Itâs the Sundering, doesnât count.
Yangâ (pandaren), both parents alive, well, visited often.
Shahari (draenei), both parents alive, well, but separated and she prefers her father.
Raefeth (Void Elf)⊠Her mother is my death Knight, so thereâs that.
Depends on how old you were when that happenedâŠ
If youâre like, say, 12-14 when you become orphaned, youâve already grown quite a bit and have a path, somewhat, compared to someone who becomes orphaned at around 4-7.
It varies significantly from race to race. People in this thread going âduh you hate your parents or they are dead because WARâ are being silly. Thereâs going to be plenty of people out there with living families, war or no.
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Tell that to the Wildhammers?