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You couldn't even imagine it...
5 yrs ago
Why does saying "I love you" have to have so many romantic connotations? There are so many people I love in a way seperate from anything romantic. <3
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5 yrs ago
I'm fucking back with a fucking vengeance, I just wish I had some wine
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5 yrs ago
Bourbon and tea is a good idea
6 yrs ago
He's made of bones, he's made of blood, he's made of flesh, he's made of love. He's made of you, he's made of me. UNITY!
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A thing that will die after eating rat poison
But really, a guy that likes to RP. Not too keen on sharing personal info in my bio, but after I get to know you, I may open up a bit more in regards to certain things.
I have been roleplaying for most of my life, but forum RP is newer to me than tabletop. I wanted something to do to kill time without putting wayyyy too many hours into Dark Souls 3.
I love music, historical fencing and re enactment, making shit, and just being cool with people. Talk any of these things with me, and you'll be cool with me. I have very strong thoughts on sandwiches. Ask if you dare.
Here's a list of cool people from this site that are just cool people that I enjoy talking with, and a quote from each of them. In no particular order, here they are:
@Goldeagle1221
"What the shit?"
@TheGrundlesnart
"Don't quote me."
@MissCapnCrunch
"Rodent is a little shit, I want to beat him up but in the most loving way"
@Rultaos
"If you're feeling unimportant, always remember that every protagonist was an NPC before their most important story began"
@iTem
"haha yeah"
@Sirkaithethird
"I'm just running an aux through my amp, Playing Van Halen at 05:50"
And that's that. There's not much else I feel like saying. Here's a list of bands I like (to be made soon)
But really, a guy that likes to RP. Not too keen on sharing personal info in my bio, but after I get to know you, I may open up a bit more in regards to certain things.
I have been roleplaying for most of my life, but forum RP is newer to me than tabletop. I wanted something to do to kill time without putting wayyyy too many hours into Dark Souls 3.
I love music, historical fencing and re enactment, making shit, and just being cool with people. Talk any of these things with me, and you'll be cool with me. I have very strong thoughts on sandwiches. Ask if you dare.
Here's a list of cool people from this site that are just cool people that I enjoy talking with, and a quote from each of them. In no particular order, here they are:
@Goldeagle1221
"What the shit?"
@TheGrundlesnart
"Don't quote me."
@MissCapnCrunch
"Rodent is a little shit, I want to beat him up but in the most loving way"
@Rultaos
"If you're feeling unimportant, always remember that every protagonist was an NPC before their most important story began"
@iTem
"haha yeah"
@Sirkaithethird
"I'm just running an aux through my amp, Playing Van Halen at 05:50"
And that's that. There's not much else I feel like saying. Here's a list of bands I like (to be made soon)
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Banned because I haven't banned you in a while
Sterling heights sounds fun
EDIT: I post this and get two likes ten seconds later... wut?
EDIT: I post this and get two likes ten seconds later... wut?
Banned because that's how you get internal burns
banned because mmmmmhmmmmm
Banned because that's the name of your sex tape
Banned for having a good sense of reason
Banned because that's a bad idea
I believe the biggest issue with character sheets as we know them is the personality section. As it's presented, it's simply too broad to actually get an idea of what to fill it with. For example, think of anyone you are close with in meatspace. Try and explain their very nuanced personality in one paragraph. I guarantee you'll leave something out.
I believe this can be addressed by working out a way to either specify what information is needed, or boil it down to one sentence.
Specifying what information is needed would require a great deal of commitment from the GM, as they'd have to analyse which parts of a person's personality are actually relevant to the rp. My personal favourite is "Core Drive", which is filled out with one word that informs the reader of what the character values most. Money, power, family, style. After you have this requested, it becomes easier to build what other info you need, based off of the drive: inner conflict, goals, accomplishments, moral objections, their "line". Overall, this can all add up to the clutter problem mentioned previously in the thread.
The other way of going about specifying personality I see is to ask for one or two sentences that boil everything down. This should then be used as a guideline, rather than a hard and fast rule. My personal favourite is from the Mouse Guard RPG: belief and instinct. Belief is one sentence that summarises how the character views the world, and instinct is an action that must be performed after a trigger.
For example, I once made a character who believed that "Violence is a last resort, as it is the first sign of desperation", and they instinctively fled the area whenever there was trouble. In general, the character was quite valuable due to their non combat skills such as medicine, tracking, and wilderness survival. However whenever there was combat, they'd flee and hide, then shame the others for defending them. (Obviously they didn't like this, but they couldn't do anything about it because if they got rid if the character, they'd starve or get hopelessly lost or something like that
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Overall, I do think that character sheets are necessary, but I think the form they are currently in needs to pass out of use. It encourages checklist characters, rather than characters with well thought out motives and beliefs.
I believe this can be addressed by working out a way to either specify what information is needed, or boil it down to one sentence.
Specifying what information is needed would require a great deal of commitment from the GM, as they'd have to analyse which parts of a person's personality are actually relevant to the rp. My personal favourite is "Core Drive", which is filled out with one word that informs the reader of what the character values most. Money, power, family, style. After you have this requested, it becomes easier to build what other info you need, based off of the drive: inner conflict, goals, accomplishments, moral objections, their "line". Overall, this can all add up to the clutter problem mentioned previously in the thread.
The other way of going about specifying personality I see is to ask for one or two sentences that boil everything down. This should then be used as a guideline, rather than a hard and fast rule. My personal favourite is from the Mouse Guard RPG: belief and instinct. Belief is one sentence that summarises how the character views the world, and instinct is an action that must be performed after a trigger.
For example, I once made a character who believed that "Violence is a last resort, as it is the first sign of desperation", and they instinctively fled the area whenever there was trouble. In general, the character was quite valuable due to their non combat skills such as medicine, tracking, and wilderness survival. However whenever there was combat, they'd flee and hide, then shame the others for defending them. (Obviously they didn't like this, but they couldn't do anything about it because if they got rid if the character, they'd starve or get hopelessly lost or something like that
)Overall, I do think that character sheets are necessary, but I think the form they are currently in needs to pass out of use. It encourages checklist characters, rather than characters with well thought out motives and beliefs.
Banned for implying that you don't
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