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| Rules for Character Creation and Template; Please read before creating characters | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Oct 10 2008, 04:57 PM (404 Views) | |
| Director | Oct 10 2008, 04:57 PM Post #1 |
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Guidelines for Character Creation 1. Read all of the informational threads about the different creatures that inhabit this setting, including the humans and human subtypes, before making your character. 2. Original characters ONLY! I don't want to see some ripoff from a TV show/movie/comic book/anime running around here. Having a character that is "inspired" by such media is fine, but make sure you create an original name, history, personality, etc. I will deny any character that is plagiarized directly from existing media. 3. No Mary-Sues or Gary-Stus. If you don't know what those are, they're basically self-insert characters based off of their creators, only with idealized looks/intelligence/super powers/etc. They also usually have color-changing eyes, "enchanting" voices, or other cliche features that are designed to make the character more appealing and desirable to all the other characters. They are often flawless, or if they do have "flaws", they're usually the sort that are meant to make the character look even better (you know, the kinds of "flaws" you talk about in a job interview-- "I'm too much of a perfectionist," etc). Also, such a character is usually just an avatar that people use for cyber-sex. It's not that kind of board, kids. Please be original. 4. Please fill out the profile template completely before posting. If you leave a few spots blank and intend to work on them later, just make a note to that effect so I don't think you're trying to post an incomplete character sheet on purpose. Also, if you want to change the text color on your character sheet, go right ahead, but please don't change any of the other code for the sake of keeping the profiles readable. 5. A note on images: Avatars/Icons can be whatever you want, as long as it has something to do with your character. It can be a real person photo, artwork, a symbol, whatever. I'm not too picky. However, if you do use artwork that isn't yours, or a photo of a live person, please make sure you give credit where it's due. Same goes for banners and signatures; you can put whatever you want in them, as long as they aren't huge or offensive, but do give credit if you're using someone else's artwork or face. 6. All right, you're ready to start creating! Grab the profile template below and start filling in the blanks. Have fun! Here's the code. Copypasta into a new topic, and fill out the info.
Edited by Director, Mar 4 2013, 11:44 AM.
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| Director | Oct 13 2008, 02:24 PM Post #2 |
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This is a preview for how your character sheet will look. ... Character's Full Name Here Played by (Player Name Here); Contact (IM handle or email address) [IMG]Character Image Goes Here (optional, delete this code if you don't want it)[/IMG] You can put a descriptive phrase here or a character quote, if you like. Be creative! ~*~ ESPer Identification Card Full Name: Aliases: (nicknames) Gender: Age/Birthday: (actual and apparent age, if different) Sexual Orientation: Job Title: (Whether it's within the ESPers or not, what does your character do for a living?) Otherworld Affiliation: (Where did your character originate? Chose between Earth, Higher Plane, Mara Nocnitsa, Tuatha de Danaan, Phantasia, and the Beastlands. You can list more than one affiliation if applicable, such as a vampire listing Earth/Mara Nocnitsa or a Half-Fae listing Earth/Tuatha de Danaan.) Species: Physical Appearance: (At least a sentence or two, more is good, but quality vs. quantity. Include things like hair, skin, eyes, clothes, scent [if applicable], build, alternate form [if applicable], scars/tattoos/piercings, etc...) Personality: (A sentence or two is fine.) History: (Tell us a little about what your character was doing before they came into the story.) ~*~ Dossier (From your tabletop RPG sheet, if you have one, otherwise skip/delete this section.) Stats:
Specialties: Connections: (Friends, family, allies, etc.) Enemies: (Not necessarily the sort of enemies that you want to kill, or vice versa, but even that guy in the break room who never refills the coffee pot counts. This can be a general group, ie "All Vampires", or a specific individual, ie "Paul from Accounting".) ~*~ Off the Record (This section is optional, to help develop your character further.) What do you like? (at least three) What do you dislike?(at least three) What do you fear most?(at least three) What are your goals in life?(at least three) Do you keep any secrets? Spoiler: click to toggle ~*~ Edited by Director, Mar 4 2013, 11:46 AM.
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