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fyoot In reply to Gio-Nii [2013-06-15 12:40:26 +0000 UTC]

Iseewhatyoudidthere.

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Gio-Nii In reply to fyoot [2013-06-15 12:52:45 +0000 UTC]

Iamgladyoudid |D

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fyoot In reply to The-Golden-Knight [2013-06-12 07:31:32 +0000 UTC]

Now you hurt my feels.

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The-Golden-Knight In reply to fyoot [2013-06-12 09:08:42 +0000 UTC]

I didn't mean that. I was honestly thinking you were just trying to be funny. Sorry.

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Goron-King-Darunia In reply to The-Golden-Knight [2013-06-13 02:26:06 +0000 UTC]

You're not the only one here who thought this was a deliberate joke. I mean, yeah, this is a good character sheet for not making Mary Sues/Gary Stus (not the best one, but a good one.) On the other hand, a lot of the traits seem either arbitrary or unrealistic. I get that some of them are written for the humor (i.e. the Blood Type "80 proof" is a very funny way of listing the trait "Drinks plenty of alcohol/does not know own blood type") but others are just... well... "blah".

Honestly, I don't believe in character sheets. At the very least, I don't believe in multiple-choice style character sheets. They work for some people, but not for others, and they have never worked for me, personally. I find character creation to be a far more in-depth and involved process than just checking off some boxes on a quiz. Creating a character, for me, is putting together a combination of features, traits, memories, behaviors, morals (or lack thereof), strengths, weaknesses, quirks, interests, and "scene snippets" (I usually write characters simultaneously with a plot, so characters and plot are integrated somewhat), so that when all of these things are combined, they (hopefully) create a relatable, realistic character that the audience can imagine as a real person, in the real world, even if the character is from a fantasy world. Ultimately, I believe that characters and stories are inseparable. What good is a character without a story, and what good is a story without characters? Granted, a character without a definite story is possible, and a story without definite characters is likewise possible, but that's only in the beginning stages of formulating and developing ideas. Ultimately, character-less stories generate characters, and story-less characters develop a story, out of sheer necessity.

In my experience, people read stories about people (not necessarily humans, or even living beings, but usually, either human or animal) and they usually read stories, meaning things actually happen. Generally, things that happen without agency, (like, random events) aren't very interesting. And, people aren't very interesting alone, without doing anything. (Which is why I tend to hate History. It was always taught in a way where we were told about people, we were told about events, but there was never a "story". Nothing was in a context, it was all just a series of facts. And facts can be fun... if you put them in a story! ) I guess what I'm trying to say is that good characters and good plot go hand-in-hand, neither is really complete without the other, you know?

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Goron-King-Darunia In reply to The-Golden-Knight [2013-06-13 02:26:04 +0000 UTC]

You're not the only one here who thought this was a deliberate joke. I mean, yeah, this is a good character sheet for not making Mary Sues/Gary Stus (not the best one, but a good one.) On the other hand, a lot of the traits seem either arbitrary or unrealistic. I get that some of them are written for the humor (i.e. the Blood Type "80 proof" is a very funny way of listing the trait "Drinks plenty of alcohol/does not know own blood type") but others are just... well... "blah".

Honestly, I don't believe in character sheets. At the very least, I don't believe in multiple-choice style character sheets. They work for some people, but not for others, and they have never worked for me, personally. I find character creation to be a far more in-depth and involved process than just checking off some boxes on a quiz. Creating a character, for me, is putting together a combination of features, traits, memories, behaviors, morals (or lack thereof), strengths, weaknesses, quirks, interests, and "scene snippets" (I usually write characters simultaneously with a plot, so characters and plot are integrated somewhat), so that when all of these things are combined, they (hopefully) create a relatable, realistic character that the audience can imagine as a real person, in the real world, even if the character is from a fantasy world. Ultimately, I believe that characters and stories are inseparable. What good is a character without a story, and what good is a story without characters? Granted, a character without a definite story is possible, and a story without definite characters is likewise possible, but that's only in the beginning stages of formulating and developing ideas. Ultimately, character-less stories generate characters, and story-less characters develop a story, out of sheer necessity.

In my experience, people read stories about people (not necessarily humans, or even living beings, but usually, either human or animal) and they usually read stories, meaning things actually happen. Generally, things that happen without agency, (like, random events) aren't very interesting. And, people aren't very interesting alone, without doing anything. (Which is why I tend to hate History. It was always taught in a way where we were told about people, we were told about events, but there was never a "story". Nothing was in a context, it was all just a series of facts. And facts can be fun... if you put them in a story! ) I guess what I'm trying to say is that good characters and good plot go hand-in-hand, neither is really complete without the other, you know?

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