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| Character Development; boredom strikes...again! | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Sep 2 2005, 07:35 PM (199 Views) | |
| Yliatas_Timend | Sep 2 2005, 07:35 PM Post #1 |
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He is soooo gay.
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Oh man...I need some sleep. Anyway, yes...character development. For Zelpha, we have had over two years to do this so it's time to DISCUSS, yes folks, DISCUSS about it. So...which characters did you think were developed well? Which characters should be developed now? How have you developed your characters? Do you even know what this all means? XD |
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Avy by Arei "This is like, totally B-I-T-C-H-ing!" -Gen Mecca (2004) “Do I remind you very much of your husband? We're very close you know, much closer than an uncle and nephew ought to be...” -Tigris I (Dec 2004) Main Charrie (Currently): Garn Tasn Zheng Appearance: 1, 2 | |
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| Drake | Sep 2 2005, 11:55 PM Post #2 |
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Oh Cynara, gone with the wind.
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Developed Well: Garn, Feng, and most of the close-knit Zheng family. I dunno..I just enjoy wanting the craziness of that family. XD Which Characters: Dunno, I think everyone should focus on making their main characters as realistic as possible, then move on to important NPCs(my Shayaateen for example.) Myself: Drake is developed..not enough as I would like though. |
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His Majesty, Drake, By the Grace of God, King of Serdio, the Sudland, Prince-Consort of Meria, Rei Henka of Odon, Grand Prince of Ivendell, Imperator of Eden, Protector of the Shiitan, President of the Lands of Sade | |
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| Yliatas_Timend | Sep 3 2005, 12:11 AM Post #3 |
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He is soooo gay.
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Personally, I think Garn is the best developed character ever. XD The rant closet really helped. But I wonder, should I give other characters rant spaces? Here is what would happen if I did with a few: Karin: It would be rated XXX Raghnall: He would sound like a hippie. Feng: ANGST Safidell: Romance (ew!) Kana: Super funny, but I'm not good with funny. As for characters needing to be developed badly: Qiu, Safidell, Raghnall, Gen (I dunno...she just seems...flat.), Drake (emotions!) and Selena. And as I said before, I have developed a select few. Garn has been developed well, Feng is okay, Waldron has yet to become fully developed, Kana is well developed, and um...Karin is well developed as well. Now, for the rant: There is a superior lack of character development during these past two years. We should work more on those than politics and stuff. We should DRAG our characters OUT of their comfort zones like I did with Garn. We also need them to show EMOTIONS. For example this is not showing enough emotions: *city explodes!* Charrie: *looks*...shock. SHOW THE DAMNED SHOCK! BE DETAILED! >-> And what really pissed me off was the lack of characterization a while back when Feng and the rest of the Zhengs got sent to the dead. Tigris was like: eh--and he's supposed to be IN LOVE?! And Drake was like: eh, so many people died--DUDE! You know these people personally! Drake really needs more personality. We see him suffer, but we do not feel him suffer. We see him happy, we sometimes feel his happiness. We see his anger, but rarely feel it. Add physical description to emotions! As for Gen, perhaps she is developed, but I don't know...I've seen her be dragged out of her comfort zone, but not enough emotions. And too predictable at times. But that might be just me--sorry Lee, but I've lost total interest in her after seeing her do things that were all too predictable. Perhaps she is better now, but I haven't read much about her. As for my own characters, I know, I'm a hypocrite, I haven't done this with many. But I do have a ton of characters. I develop them individially. Currently, I'm trying to develop Qiu more and Raghnall will be developed further through the Zelpha Novel. There are ways to develop characters outside the rpg. Write them in short stories, fanfics, whatever! If you like them, use them outside the RPG and you will be much more successful in developing them. Garn is a perfect example for this. Not only does he exist in the Zelpha universe, but he exists in Unexpected Foreigner, a HARRY POTTER fanfiction! Alter their personalities a little, change whatever is needed, but keep them themselves in general in such things and you will be developing your character more. That's my advice. Now go discuss. Also! Garn the stitch witch...lmao. He makes such a hot woman XD |
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Avy by Arei "This is like, totally B-I-T-C-H-ing!" -Gen Mecca (2004) “Do I remind you very much of your husband? We're very close you know, much closer than an uncle and nephew ought to be...” -Tigris I (Dec 2004) Main Charrie (Currently): Garn Tasn Zheng Appearance: 1, 2 | |
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| Silent Dragonet | Sep 25 2005, 07:04 PM Post #4 |
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I don't ever remember seeing this . . . o_O Anyways, yes, Selena does need development. I been saying that for over a year now I think xD Or at least more then I actually replay her. And well, the girl got not personality, literally. I don't know what to do with her yet. @_@ Anyways, most developed I would have to agree that it is Garn. And Raghnall sound like a hippy? I think I will love him for that. xD As for what characters need development now . . . All of mine: Hezu is like . . . I'm trying, yet it's not going anywhere. I need to try harder cause I love her so much. Unsu was on the same track for so god damn long. o_< Aiger . . . um, let's see. I don't know, I usually use him to tell stuff along with Quinn. They like tell the story of things. Oh, but I wanted to show a side plot-thingy about Aiger visiting his sister in Serdio and how he kind of sad he gave up family for his job. Would that work? Quinn is suppose to have some big history involving Selena's parents, which somehow lead to his accident (that I never spoke of much). Unfortunately, Selena's parents also have no personality yet cause I ditched the one olds. And well, his personality needs more work. A bunch of other NPC's - I call them my "small NPC's" that have no real role most of the time so I guess they don't matter much for now. Flare and my cat - They died or something. o_O Not literally. Who am I forgetting? . . . Oh, Pierre! . . . He's my comic relief character. I'm kind of happy how he is now: silly, weird, and crazy about cheese. Oh, the gods: Poseidon - Actually, going to get him involved in my "OMG the ruins moved!" plot thing. Hopefully, it will turn out well. Tahoushun - Kind of like another Pierre only with plants. o-o; Though, I guess I really should explain how he gave the Aquanauts "breath." Ura - . . . Needs to be more evil or something. I need some living evil. ---- As for outside, I have been planning side stories focusing on lives. But putting these guys in fanfics bug me. UNLESS I put them in some other universe, but with these characters taking there place like I did with Pokemon when I was bored. xD Not with these characters, characters I'm not willing to reveal yet. Side Stories Plans after History is done: Hezu - how she came to be the way she from baby to her future (well, more like a generalized future as I can't read all of your minds to figure out future plots that you guys haven't even thought of yet) Aiger - Sister and I should explain his past but he too knows Selena's father so that will have to wait. Unsu - . . . I never gave his past much thought. o_O Maybe that's why he hasn't developed much or at all. Quinn - I gave him a lot of thought, but it will have to wait. Poseidon - I shall write the story of the "The Age of Darkness" and his days and a hero along with Tian I and Arina and whoever else was in the battle. Tahoushun - . . . Like Unsu, never gave him much thought. Ura - Well, I gave her some thought, but I dislike the past I thought up. I need to think of a better one. Universes I'm willing to use: . . . I have no idea. Maybe . . . Cowboy Bebop? - I like guns* though they would have no magic. (o_O I orginally put "I like Garns" instead of "guns") Pokemon? - Only if it was solely humor unless I make the Pokemon savage monsters in world that is in constant war or something. No Harry Potter . . . No Pern cause I read the author did not want fanfics of her stories, and I feel bad writing one since I know that. Lord of the Rings? - Hmm . . . well I can use: Hezu - As Arwen or that other elven chick Unsu - As Arwen's father? o_O Gyden Moa - As the evil dude. (Gyden Moa = Great evil from Poseidon's past) Poseidon - that sword guy that loves Arwen I guess, suddenly forgot his name . . . Though it would make no sense if Hezu is Arwen, but I don't have many pairings . . . Well, there's Ani and Zain but . . . Quinn - Gandulf!!! Only he's limited to water magic xD Aiger - King of Rohan? Zain - Prince of . . .? Tian I - King of Gondor? Ani - The human chick, forgot her name to Althea - Arwan or other elven chick, depends on Hezu's position Pierre - Sam! Jon - Frodo? o_O Jon's a big chef who likes perfection . . . Tahoushun - I guess Pippin? Oh no, an Ent He loves trees so muchUra - that little dude that wants the ring? Or the white wizard dude that went crazy. @_@ I don't have enough characters . . . Shakespeare thing? Much Ado About Nothing Romeo and Juliet . . . Okay, not Romeo & Juliet unless it was funny. Historical? Like the whole deal with King Henry VIII and his many wives. Hmm . . . Ah hey, maybe in one of my other worlds . . . Okay, no maybe not. |
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| Drake | Oct 1 2005, 10:23 PM Post #5 |
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Oh Cynara, gone with the wind.
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Sounds very interesting. I'm currently thinking of maybe doing some side-stories, but I just need ideas. I really want to develop Shayaateen and Zize, as well as Drake. |
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His Majesty, Drake, By the Grace of God, King of Serdio, the Sudland, Prince-Consort of Meria, Rei Henka of Odon, Grand Prince of Ivendell, Imperator of Eden, Protector of the Shiitan, President of the Lands of Sade | |
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| Silent Dragonet | Oct 1 2005, 11:13 PM Post #6 |
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o_O I didn't realize I put "Selena does not development." "Not" was suppose to be "need" as in yes, she does need developement, badly. So many typos. @_@ Garns with guns and probably some others that I missed. |
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| Yliatas_Timend | Oct 1 2005, 11:18 PM Post #7 |
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He is soooo gay.
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Lol, Garns? XD I did that one--it's the G's I tell you! I want to make fun of Raghnall, but he's currently...absent in the rpg. ;-; |
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Avy by Arei "This is like, totally B-I-T-C-H-ing!" -Gen Mecca (2004) “Do I remind you very much of your husband? We're very close you know, much closer than an uncle and nephew ought to be...” -Tigris I (Dec 2004) Main Charrie (Currently): Garn Tasn Zheng Appearance: 1, 2 | |
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