Post by Ninmast on Feb 21, 2007 19:03:59 GMT -5
A Basic Guide to Character Creation
Post by Spectral on Jul 25, 2005, 10:03pm
Alright...since some people seemed to be having some problems with this...I thought I'd make a little guide. Other GMs/Admins should edit this if they have anything to add...
First off...for any character to be used in an RP here (this basically only applies to Serious RPs. The Humor RPs are a lot looser when it comes to the rules unless the creator of the Humor RP states otherwise) they need a Character Profile. The basic form of a character profile is as such...I will provide a small explanation in each section.
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Name: Don't be stupid about this...you know quite well what it means...if you want your character to be mysterious and others to not know their name then state so in their profile...but we do need to be able to call them something otherwise it gets a tad bit confusing.
Age: it would be nice to let us know whether or not we're dealing with an old man or a little girl
Gender: ...moving along
Race: Is your character human? Demon? Elf chick? Tell us. Original or poorly known races must be explained in the Race Topic
Alignment: Good? Evil? Neutral? Tell us...just make it hold up with the rest of the profile. You don't have to use standard DnD alignments, but if you use one that we may not be familiar with, be sure to explain it.
Power Level: Here's an important one. For a bit of an explanation to our power level system...go to our Guide to Power Levels.
Remember that without a power level your character will not be able to be used in an RP.
Timeline: This won't be stressed as much that you put it in the profile but keep in mind that the RPs tend to have timelines and entering a laser shooting cop into a medieval timeline RP isn't the best of ideas...and is usually not allowed by the creator of the RP.
Appearance: Tell us what your person looks like. Try to be as descriptive as possible...and while not required in any way...a picture can help.
Personality: How does your character act and respond to others? If you want, this can be part of your character's History, the next section.
History: Give us some background information. Where'd your character come from? Where'd they get their powers/abilities? How can they do what they do? Just give us a little info.
Powers: Give a description of your characters powers and skills.
Equipment: Does your character have any weapons? What are they? They have specific names? Tell us here.
Weakness: It's not stressed that this be independent...but no character's invincible and can beat anyone under any circumstances. Every character has to be able to be killed or defeated.
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Alright. Now that that's out of the way...let me continue...
When making a character...try to be a bit realistic. If your character's gonna be carrying a whole armory on their back...they're not going to be able to move at lightning speed and complete silence. That kinda thing.
Don't interlace your character's history/profile with someone else's without asking that person first.
Don't try to make some absurdly powerful character that is nigh-omnipotent and can somehow beat EVERY other character, no questions asked. Remember that your characters may be strong but when they're getting ganged up on by a bunch of other characters with the same or higher power level, they're gonna get smashed.
That's all I can think of for now. If of the other GMs/Admins has anything else to add...go ahead and add it. If anyone else has anything to add...tell us and we'll add it.
Post by Spectral on Jul 25, 2005, 10:03pm
Alright...since some people seemed to be having some problems with this...I thought I'd make a little guide. Other GMs/Admins should edit this if they have anything to add...
First off...for any character to be used in an RP here (this basically only applies to Serious RPs. The Humor RPs are a lot looser when it comes to the rules unless the creator of the Humor RP states otherwise) they need a Character Profile. The basic form of a character profile is as such...I will provide a small explanation in each section.
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Name: Don't be stupid about this...you know quite well what it means...if you want your character to be mysterious and others to not know their name then state so in their profile...but we do need to be able to call them something otherwise it gets a tad bit confusing.
Age: it would be nice to let us know whether or not we're dealing with an old man or a little girl
Gender: ...moving along
Race: Is your character human? Demon? Elf chick? Tell us. Original or poorly known races must be explained in the Race Topic
Alignment: Good? Evil? Neutral? Tell us...just make it hold up with the rest of the profile. You don't have to use standard DnD alignments, but if you use one that we may not be familiar with, be sure to explain it.
Power Level: Here's an important one. For a bit of an explanation to our power level system...go to our Guide to Power Levels.
Remember that without a power level your character will not be able to be used in an RP.
Timeline: This won't be stressed as much that you put it in the profile but keep in mind that the RPs tend to have timelines and entering a laser shooting cop into a medieval timeline RP isn't the best of ideas...and is usually not allowed by the creator of the RP.
Appearance: Tell us what your person looks like. Try to be as descriptive as possible...and while not required in any way...a picture can help.
Personality: How does your character act and respond to others? If you want, this can be part of your character's History, the next section.
History: Give us some background information. Where'd your character come from? Where'd they get their powers/abilities? How can they do what they do? Just give us a little info.
Powers: Give a description of your characters powers and skills.
Equipment: Does your character have any weapons? What are they? They have specific names? Tell us here.
Weakness: It's not stressed that this be independent...but no character's invincible and can beat anyone under any circumstances. Every character has to be able to be killed or defeated.
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[b]Name: [/b]
[b]Age: [/b]
[b]Gender: [/b]
[b]Race: [/b]
[b]Alignment: [/b]
[b]Power Level: [/b]
[b]Timeline: [/b]
[b]Appearance: [/b]
[b]Personality: [/b]
[b]History: [/b]
[b]Powers: [/b]
[b]Equipment: [/b]
[b]Weakness: [/b]
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Alright. Now that that's out of the way...let me continue...
When making a character...try to be a bit realistic. If your character's gonna be carrying a whole armory on their back...they're not going to be able to move at lightning speed and complete silence. That kinda thing.
Don't interlace your character's history/profile with someone else's without asking that person first.
Don't try to make some absurdly powerful character that is nigh-omnipotent and can somehow beat EVERY other character, no questions asked. Remember that your characters may be strong but when they're getting ganged up on by a bunch of other characters with the same or higher power level, they're gonna get smashed.
That's all I can think of for now. If of the other GMs/Admins has anything else to add...go ahead and add it. If anyone else has anything to add...tell us and we'll add it.
