Tips for Character Development
If you want a few tips that will make your character 10,000 times better try this:
Tip 1: When you add something ask yourself: How does this make my character concept more complete?
Example:
Genin A wants to use the “Ice” element. How does this play into her character concept? Is she a cold b***h with a closed heart in need of a friend? This might reflect on her character. (See: Wikipedia: Metaphor)
(Alternatively she might be from the Snow village and she really wants to play this up.)
Tip 2: Make your character weak starting out.
A gimped character can grow. Let him/her get beat up. Let them break a bone. Let them learn. Let them fail so that way when they succeed its that much more impressive!
Tip 3: Let things happen in the RP, not in your history.
Its Ok to have normal things happen to your character in their background. As long as you have a good RP, things will make your character better IN the story.
Tip 4: Play things outside the norm.
Everyone is an angst-ridden pretty boy teenager with a dark past, dead parents, and a mysterious power. Live a little! Express yourself! Be a 56 year old with war stories to tell and a wife! Try being a little upbeat or have no power! What about parents? Have then nag you, inspire you, protect you.
If you use these 4 tips I guarantee your character will be 1,000 times more interesting than the emo clones everyone has.
If you want a few tips that will make your character 10,000 times better try this:
Tip 1: When you add something ask yourself: How does this make my character concept more complete?
Example:
Genin A wants to use the “Ice” element. How does this play into her character concept? Is she a cold b***h with a closed heart in need of a friend? This might reflect on her character. (See: Wikipedia: Metaphor)
(Alternatively she might be from the Snow village and she really wants to play this up.)
Tip 2: Make your character weak starting out.
A gimped character can grow. Let him/her get beat up. Let them break a bone. Let them learn. Let them fail so that way when they succeed its that much more impressive!
Tip 3: Let things happen in the RP, not in your history.
Its Ok to have normal things happen to your character in their background. As long as you have a good RP, things will make your character better IN the story.
Tip 4: Play things outside the norm.
Everyone is an angst-ridden pretty boy teenager with a dark past, dead parents, and a mysterious power. Live a little! Express yourself! Be a 56 year old with war stories to tell and a wife! Try being a little upbeat or have no power! What about parents? Have then nag you, inspire you, protect you.
If you use these 4 tips I guarantee your character will be 1,000 times more interesting than the emo clones everyone has.
