And in general, I’d add that character flaws in general are very much appreciated by me. Not “his flaw is that he cares too much about his friends for his own good” type things; though there’s nothing wrong with that sort of character traits either.
When I say character flaws, I’m talking about pride bordering on problematic arrogance, a temper making the person a loose cannon, or a greed making them vulnerable to whatever it is that they covet.
This is for a specific situation, but I believe it’s crucial.
If you’re going to have a character in an IC relationship - either romantic, or a family member, or even just a close friend with a lot of off-screen history - make sure you know the person OOC, and know them well. There are people out there who roleplay IC relationships as if they were OOC, or roleplay their OOC wants through their character, and you simply don’t want to be involved with that. It gets very ugly very fast.
On a similar note, if you have people demanding that you should RP with them instead of others, disassociate ASAP. Don’t wait around like I did, it’s not worth the stress or the headaches.
On a happier note; a tip I can offer is just enjoy yourself. If you’re not happy with your character or the roleplay they are in, then try and change that. We’re all here to have fun at the end of the day, and I don’t think it’s worth forcing something you don’t enjoy over changing a character to something you will.
I don’t really post much on here man, so I couldn’t care less about points.
Before you continue to imply I’ve been spitting on anybody, it has been you who made the snarky comments while being misinformed.
Read lore. You dont have to know everything but it doesnt hurt to check out the basic stuff about the race/class combo you want to RP.
The more simple= the better. Seriously. The best characters Ive had, and the best characters Ive ever seen have all been basic people. Basic gives the characters a lot of depth. If youre new to rp, start small, build on that. It is much easier and it makes for much better rp with much more options -
Let Siths deal in absolutes. If you go for the absolute extreme, imo, you close a lot of doors for you. If you are a superduper evil creature of the realm sure - but the rp scenes fitting your character may be far fewer to chose from. Same goes for any extreme.
A friend told me once “All in good rp” and I think thats a nice rule to look at. Is it making good rp, or is it turning kind of…bad? Too dramatic? Too much bitter taste? Change it then.
Play what you enjoy.
Read the nice guys advice here. Brush away those who think theyre funny by being mean. Theyre usually called bullies.
