black knight 1234567 -> RE: Making Interesting Characters (Discussion) (6/1/2013 4:17:42)
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How do you guys feel about reusing characters? I for one, recently made a character I REALLLY like, for anyone interested: spoiler:
Name: Achashverosh (Ac-asshev-orosh) or Ach for short. Race: Human Gender: Male Age: 32 Rank: Apprentice Appearance: Ach is a hulking human being, standing at over 6'5, he's a that of a beefy, heavy set build, having muscles protruding out of all his body. He is a bullnecked person, adding to his menacing physique, some dare say even statuesque. He has soft, somewhat long black hair extending to his lower, caucasian skinned neck. Most of his face is covered up by a black-dark grey mask, it covers all of his jaw, cheeks and back head, but there are some medium size slits on the side of the eyes that some skin. where the mouth should be, there are jagged pieces of metals coming out, almost as if the mask was hit by a hammer repeatedly, with the lower layers of metal showing. Fractorem wears dark brown, not too tight yet not too baggy pants, with knee caps extending from the bottom of the top of his shoes to just slightly above the knees. On his upper body, he wears a black piece of steel armor, with big slits on the lower sides and upper sides, which a strong brown and grey piece of fabric can be seen underneath. This is his usual mission attire, but his casual attire includes a long dark grey coat, with stylish metal like ''fur'' from shoulder to shoulder, and at the very bottom of the coat. Magic: none. Spellcaster Type (Mage or Sorcerer): None. Personality: Ach is an interesting man. He's extremely sarcastic, even at the toughest of situations, or most inappropriate. He's kind of hard to piss off, as most of the time he's able to keep a cold, still demeanor. He also has a certain dislike to modernism, refusing to hold any other weapons that his own fists, as he feels anything else is just a hold back for him. When it comes to social relation, he can act all right. He can blend in with people and engage in conversations, but he has distance himself a bit, because most of the time he's looked down upon as odd, or simply a savage brute. History: Born into a rich aristocratic family, Ach's first few years of life were those of kings. He got what he wanted, he was treated well by his family and parents.... Or at the very least, that was until his father took a dark turn. He lost his money into projects that failed, and resorted into gambling. Soon, he was filled with debt. He came off every night, worse than the other, at times, he would beat Ach's mother, or even Ach himself. It was the final straw when he threatened Ach's mother with death, the young man was filled with rage, as he grabbed a vase, and hit his father with it. He hit him one hit too many, as soon, he realized his father was...dead. Ach was put into an institution, where he constructed a mask for himself, to conceal his shame. From the age of 9, to the age of 31, he was kept out of the light, out of the world, but he didn't waste his time mourning. Instead, he educated himself, he developed great willpower and strength, and when he was let out, he realized.... Maybe nothing is wrong with him, but something is certainly wrong with the world. And i've been using him more than once. Making alterations if need be, and having one thing seperating the last from the other. In the RP I originally constructed him for, he fought with just his bare fists, in another, I adjusted the history so he can hold a dual set of knives. stuff like that. Is that a bad thing, or good thing? the problem of reusing character arcs and stories was brought to my attention, but are there ways to get over those obstacles?
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