Character Development
For those of you who want to develop your existing character, or create a new one, heres a few tips.
Firstly, think of the core of who you are. If you had to use one or two words to describe yourself, what would they be? This could be a job occupation (Mercenary), or a description (Latin Heart-throb).
Ok, so you have a basic idea of who you are. Start fleshing this out a bit. Appearance can come in here, think of any distinguishing features you might have. Think about favourite hobbies/weapons/people, things that make your character a person rather than 'Red Shirt 1'.
A bit of history is always useful. It doesn't matter if you don't tell anyone or not, sometimes the mysterious past thing can be quite useful, but it does help to understand your motivations if you now where you're coming from. Where you abused as a child? (Hopefully not!) Did you grow up in the city, or the bush? A space station perhaps? Where you a single child, or part of a large family? Things like this, even when not explicitely stated, can add a great deal of depth.
Remember, your character will develop over time (unless they get killed off). Not many people spill their life stories the moment they meet someone new, it often takes weeks, months, or years to fully understand someone (unless they're a woman, in which case you can never understand them).
Firstly, think of the core of who you are. If you had to use one or two words to describe yourself, what would they be? This could be a job occupation (Mercenary), or a description (Latin Heart-throb).
Ok, so you have a basic idea of who you are. Start fleshing this out a bit. Appearance can come in here, think of any distinguishing features you might have. Think about favourite hobbies/weapons/people, things that make your character a person rather than 'Red Shirt 1'.
A bit of history is always useful. It doesn't matter if you don't tell anyone or not, sometimes the mysterious past thing can be quite useful, but it does help to understand your motivations if you now where you're coming from. Where you abused as a child? (Hopefully not!) Did you grow up in the city, or the bush? A space station perhaps? Where you a single child, or part of a large family? Things like this, even when not explicitely stated, can add a great deal of depth.
Remember, your character will develop over time (unless they get killed off). Not many people spill their life stories the moment they meet someone new, it often takes weeks, months, or years to fully understand someone (unless they're a woman, in which case you can never understand them).
posted by Mahray at 11:19 PM
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