[OOC] Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

[boomlover]

alright.. how about i tone down the bloodlust and go with a casual guy who is a tad anti social and has a tendancy to blow up toilets. and crash into walls via jetpack.

[LokiLeo789]

@LokiLeo789 thats what i was trying to go for. XD

@boomlover

Okay, let's rewind. Why is he a psychopath? What caused his descent into madness and thus created this craving to kill?

[HereComesTheSnow]

As long as you can execute it well, it's alright by me.

[boomlover]

@LokiLeo789 see i was kinda going with the whole abbusive parents. but i think it may be stretching it. so yeah cutting out the pshycopath.

[FlitterFaux]

I'm a fan of characters with mental problems (as if that wasn't obvious) but it's hard to avoid the edginess that often comes with that.. I dunno, I guess think about what you want out of your guy and his interactions with others before saying yay or nay to a major change?

[LokiLeo789]

@LokiLeo789 see i was kinda going with the whole abbusive parents. but i think it may be stretching it. so yeah cutting out the pshycopath.

@boomlover

Well, if you wanna go that route and still play the psychopath, I could give you an idea. I warn you, it'll cut you. If not, just kick the psyco part out.

The choice is yours....

[boomlover]

@FlitterFaux i think sociapath is better than pshycopath. cause if im correct pshycoaths are guys who have trouble hiding there crazy and sociopaths dont ahev a problem hiding it at all. if so i should kinda switch it about.

[Azereiah]

@boomlover

I'm a fan of characters with mental problems (as if that wasn't obvious) but it's hard to avoid the edginess that often comes with that.. I dunno, I guess think about what you want out of your guy and his interactions with others before saying yay or nay to a major change?

@FlitterFaux

I'm with Flitter here. Side note, psychopathy and sociopathy are not recognized terms in the DSM, and the closest diagnosis is Antisocial Personality Disorder. Murderous, explosive rage tends to be covered by Intermittent Explosive Disorder, too. Go ahead and PM me if you'd like to make this work - I tend to roleplay characters with crippling neurological disorders from time to time and I can drop you some tips for when you get accepted. IMO the key is to not make it the entire character's personality.

[FlitterFaux]

@boomlover webmd.com/mental-health/features/soci…

[Silvan Haven]

This game is chock full of people with mental problems. We need normal students.

Psychopaths are the crazies. Sociopaths are people who lack the natural human ability to feel empathy.

[boomlover]

@Azereiah the idea was for the whole aggressive killing machine thing only to become a thing when fighting. that was really the only thing XD

[LokiLeo789]

This game is chock full of people with central problems. We need normal students.

Psychopaths are the crazies. Sociopaths are people who lack the natural human ability to feel empathy.

@Silvan Haven

In a world as hectic and blood soaked as RWBY's, normal students are a myth....naw, we just like being edgy.

[boomlover]

@Silvan Haven so normal nerd who likes to blow stuff up. could that work ?

[LokiLeo789]

@Azereiah the idea was for the whole aggressive killing machine thing only to become a thing when fighting. that was really the only thing XD

@boomlover

Ah, so you that kind of edgy. The, I'll break each on of you toes kind instead of the lick your face kind.

[Azereiah]

@Azereiah the idea was for the whole aggressive killing machine thing only to become a thing when fighting. that was really the only thing XD

@boomlover

Honestly, that could still be done without being tied to a mental disorder. Plenty of completely healthy people go completely berserk when they fight - adrenaline kicks in, instinct takes over, the animal comes out. Plenty of completely healthy people also have a slight lack of empathy and social impediments. If he's afraid of explosive outbursts happening, then therapy for anger management is an option.

Edit: Really, I just like the general concept I think you're trying to go with. The character sheet outside of the context of this conversation looks nice enough conceptually and can go in any direction you want it to. I think folks are just questioning it because a conversation happened in the first place.

[Onarax]

>webmd being used as a source over the DSM.



Also sounds more like you want a guy crazy during a fight, which sounds more like a dude who gets high on adrenaline than a normal psychopath.

[NaraK]

@boomlover

I believe everyone else is helping you out with the content of your CS. They pretty much nailed what I had in mind for the character. His Semblance is pretty worthless if it just makes him angry and could make him a liability, though, so my suggestion is to give him something that makes him stronger as a result of the Semblance. Or you can change it completely if you intend on changing the personality. I'm not a big fan of psychopathic students even if non-student characters outside of the academy are... more than questionable at times. Someone who just gets fascinated at explosives/demolition (your most recent suggestion) does certainly work better than someone who should normally be in a hospital/jail for treatment. I'm sure you can come up with something good as long as you receive feedback from us.

As for the CS's format itself, I believe it needs a lot more fine-tuning in the grammar side of things. I very frequently type lazily outside of IC Posts or formal posts, and I don't judge people at all for it, but consistent clarity is really important in this RP. You seem very passionate about joining so I'm going to do everything to have you join, but I also hope you understand where I'm coming from.

[LokiLeo789]

Lol, a nerd with a sadistic fighting kink. Lovely.

[Silvan Haven]

@Silvan Haven so normal nerd who likes to blow stuff up. could that work ?

@boomlover

It would indeed. Certainly closer to amusing than annoyingly depressing.

[FlitterFaux]

>webmd being used as a source over the DSM.



Also sounds more like you want a guy crazy during a fight, which sounds more like a dude who gets high on adrenaline than a normal psychopath.

@Onarax

You caught me! Yeah I just grabbed the first thing I saw :P