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Character background? ( )

Postby Avaritia_ on Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:39 pm

I'm new to roleplaying in general, only've done it once or twice. It's an interesting subject, though. I don't find myself that 'skillful' when it comes to creativity, or writing for that matter. Any insight would be nice.




Name: Dante (Last name? :( )

Gender: Male

Age: 19

Height: 5’ 10"

Weight: 120~125

Hair Length: Lower Ears

Hair Color: Jet-black.

Eye Color: Hazel, tints of brown.


Appearance: Dante stood tall, and walked with an almost enigmatic aura. He also adorned himself with wavy black hair that reached his ear lobes. Dispite his lonesome personality, he held a rather soft look about himself. Dante was usually outfitted in nothing special, however he did make a personal note to make himself look good, usually found wearing collared shirts, and slacks perfered over a pair of jeans.


Personality: He kept to himself, and spoke with a firm voice only when he needed to. He felt it was important to sit back and take a third-party look at things, rather than be overly and unneccesarily passionate about things. He was a somber intellectual, figuring anything could be explained and solved with simple logic. He on the other hand was very lively, and in some situations "the" personality when it came to his close-knit friends.

Background: He had his reasons for being so self-secluded, although no one but a close friend, maybe two, had known. He had been through the cliche childhood tragedies- his parents and only brother had been killed when he was five, forcing him to live in a foster homes. That, and a few bad relationships, some worse and better than others had lead him to be the untemperable and calm person he was.
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Re: Character background? ( )

Postby Avaritia_ on Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:45 pm

Sorry for bump, no replies... no one has any tips?
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Re: Character background? ( )

Postby Ember on Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:02 pm

You should find him a last name, for one. You said that he was "cliche," so you should think of some ways to make Dante original. Your writing is pretty good for not being that experienced, though. You just need a little more detail. You seem to contradict yourself, but that's okay! People can be paradoxes. Explain how he's THE personality when amongst his friends. Explain his parents a little more in depth to make the "cliche" occurrences not so much. Maybe make a note of one significant other that stood out, so you could explain what has damaged him or made him grow from them. Hope this helps. Good luck.
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Re: Character background? ( )

Postby Avaritia_ on Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:39 pm

I appriate the help, Ember. I wanted to try to stray from writing pages about him, because I'm sure I could. (Pages, I didn't say they'd be well written, though, just an attempt.) And most peoples I see are just two or three sentences.


What do you think?
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Re: Character background? ( )

Postby Ember on Wed Oct 08, 2008 3:06 pm

Well, your writing starts out being for you. If you wanted to write that much about him, nothing stops you, unless you're worried about what other people think of you for doing it. This is supposed to be fun =P

Also, about the detail, you should give enough, but not too much so that the reader can form their own image in their minds. That's part of the fun of reading is taking in the world the writer has created for you and making it your own. Fans of books will compare, "Well, I always thought she would look like this.." Etc.

I write A LOT, and have RPed for 6 years, so I humbly hope I know what I'm talking about.

Do you have any of your posts that you have done? But maybe you should just go ahead and find a story to get involved in. Because that's all it ever is, is practice. All of this sounds so anal... LoL. But I could try to look over a post of yours, if you have any.
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Re: Character background? ( )

Postby Avaritia_ on Wed Oct 08, 2008 10:23 pm

None here, if you'd like I can find a few and send them via MSN, or xfire if you use either? Otherwise, I'll just send a PM once I decide to take the plunge on this forum. =P
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