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 Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 12:35 pm
Actually, I've decided that you all do need to know this.WHEN A COMMA IS ALLOWED BEFORE AND The only other thing I would note is no comma before the word 'and'. There is a special case for this that while the other student's don't quite need it yet, you might. When writing a sentence with serial 'ands' you may use a comma before and.Quote: For lunch I had a macaroni and cheese, and a sandwich.
Read this carefully and commit it to memory. D: No more commas before 'and' unless it is legal as shown above.
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Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 1:00 pm
(Don't try cyan, that'll really hurt. Experienced it.)
1) Personally, I don't think it's right to take someone elses creation for an rp if it's serious in any way. I'll understand if it's just to kill time,or something, or if it the rp calls for it. Whether if the character is known or not. But in the end, it's not my choice.(no offense no_1_cares, and don't leace!!)
2) Liran has gone through many(and I mean many) edits. He is me, and what I hope to be. My first character was Dark, but you could tell it was sort of a newbie's rpc y it's description and was sort of hard to keep the persona right. Dark still holds to my characters(he later became Liran). Like Liran's last name(Oscurita) is itilian for Dark(if I remember right). He holds much of me, but also my wishes. He is who I want to be, who I wish I was. He does what I cannot, and does what I can better. I am attached to my character deeply, beyond my own comprehension, and I'm glad of it. I don't know how his name came to be, but it has. Orgionally it was going to be a story character,but later he became a rpc, and a story character(main).
There will always be a part of him in my other rpc's, looks, personality, even history. Liran's past reflects my time now. I have had deaths in the family, and many poeple I have abondened, or seem dead towards me. Even those I have loved, and continue to care for. I carry the same hope he does. That I can stop the pain being spread, and bring joy instead. Be a blessing, and not a curse.
(That was fun to do.Nad sorry if it sounds emo, or something.)
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Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 1:16 pm
Honestly I dislike the use of known characters being claimed as someone else's, mainly for the reason of it's not really you, nor any form of you. It is an empty shell of a character with a preset attitude and emotions. While I do not discourage the use of these characters, I refuse to just let it pass, but we cannot exactly stop them and they will continue to use the character until they are tired of being a fake persona, where they then give up Rping as they see it as a chore.
As for the second down there.
Deugaro is the superficial combination of the old me, who was depressed and hated the world; along with a me I would like to become, someone you can rely on and trust in their wisdom. His name originated from a spelling error on Edgar Poe= Deugaro. In reality I am not strong as my character is, but I share his misfortunes. His body is constantly wracked with pain that can be suppressed for a time with his brewed medicine, mine hurts all over except for my left arm and I take various medications daily to stop pain.
Me and my character are two sides of a smooth coin, he is strong and fit, where I am purposefully weak and unhealthy. We can both lose ourselves and become monsters, in more than one sense. I go into a blind rage where I black out and I can't remember anything, except that my body hurts again. Where D' gives into the madness in his mind, and becomes a homicidal beast.
He was originally designed to be Draconian before I realised that dragons were cliche'.
Well, enough on how I created D' and how similar we are.
Deugaro is a Phoenican, a humanoid being that holds all the powers of the legendary firebird. He wields the power "Dakoon" which is an eternal filter that absorbs all the used energy and material that is not needed, and turns it into "Paradox particles" which have no other purpose than "Dakoon" and are worthless otherwise. He is also a being of decay, his talon holds a poison so fierce it melts flesh off bones and turns bones to dust, while delivering a painful shock through his system. This "Taint" was a curse laid upon him at birth, after the almost complete annihilation of Phoenicans by Saitains, a fierce clan of warriors determined to eradicate everything beautiful from the world.
He eventually became an emotionally numb assassin that wished to understand emotion and pondered the actual worth of allowing life to exist, constantly see-sawing back and forth on a "dakooned" black hole or to let life continue. He has never reached an answer to his question in all his lives.
Also as a small note, his heart has stopped beating due to the intense pain and he uses a permanent "dakoon" to keep himself alive by forcing the heart to work.
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Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 1:54 pm
NO. Bad, very bad. Use some o' that brain power that you used on memorising Kenshin's character and create something new fer crying out loud.
Okey day. Gyujiten here is my sane buddy because I am much more mentally unstable! He was created when Deugaro yelled something at me in Japanese and I just made up a fake Japanese word to yell back at him.
I decided to make Gyujiten because I was sick and tired of "Homo-erotically beautiful males that have the power to destroy the galaxy in one sneeze."
So I made a character who looks like he was beaten in the face with a Maul and then set on fire, while being prodded with sharp sticks covered with feces.
I created a fun character who doesn't give a rip about anybody else and is still within the limits of being socially acceptable. I am a horrible singer, short and pudgy. So basically I created a me with a bad attitude.
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Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 3:23 pm
Well... I don't particularly mind when people use characters from books/TV shows/Movies/Mangas/Anime/ect., though I'd never do it myself. whee It's too much fun to create my own characters, besides the fact that I have serious issues with pickyness, and I've never found an already created character that's exactly what I want. eek Then agian, now that I've been reminded about the whole copyrighted thing... Hmm. Maybe if the profile included a disclaimer? sweatdrop
As to the second bout of questions:
Who am I? I dunno. whee A spoiled rotten, naive, fairly innocent, sometimes noobish, occasionally bi polar, usually lovable, sometimes intelligent, bookworm type nerd who goes through a lot of different phases of obsession (such as the recent one of talking in half-way third person)? Yeah... I think that about sums it up. xd
Who is Raoden? Well, speaking of copyrighting, the name 'Raoden' is from the book "Elantris" by Brandon Sanderson. sweatdrop Other than that he's my own creation though. mrgreen I based him off of the side of me that's paranoid, almost continuously anxious, shy, lonely, sweet, caring, understanding and empathetic, however, he's not all that is me (he can't be. I'm a she. >_<).
He's not my first character, either. My first character was a girl named Karieda and she was based from the part of me that is naive, innocent, gentle, sweet, and all-around lovable. She wasn't all that is me either. None of my characters are, though they are all based from a part of me and they are almost all good guys. Only one wasn't and he was "neutral".
lol He was also a pet fox...
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Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 7:26 pm
First Q: I don't think it's appropriate to use another persons character as your own, unless it is an RP that specifies that you use a character like that. RP characters should be a part of yourself, they should be your own creation.
Second Q:
Who am i? I'm a pretty quiet person who loves reading and writing, and who is constantly putting herself and her abilities down. Hence why I thought I should get some-one elses opinion on my writing, because to me it will never seem good enough.
In this RP i think Kuri is the part of me that often feels lost and alone, and I am just waiting for the chance for her to be able to let go of some of the memories that haunt her. I am still trying to develop her in my head though so i'm not quite sure what she is going to turn out like yet....but she is most definately a part of me, as are all of my RP characters.
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Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 8:23 pm
You Will Never Be A Man
What debate starting post??? I'm lost on when exactly that was. As for the questions.
1. I find that if you take a persons characters basic idea, mold it to fit your own personality, and change the character to suite you, even if some of the basic elements are there, then that is perfectly fine. I myself have chosen to RP as a modified version of Kenshin because that is who I am.
2.The character Aniur has come to know (only because Neo hasn't had any interaction with the others characters) is very much like the person behind the mask, hence the reason why I chose to use Kenshin as my character base, though with several story changes.
Unless You Are A Gentleman
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Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 8:38 pm
Hmm, very good. Let's not turn this into a bashing fest though. I just want opinions on the questions in general. No_1 just happened to be the unfortunate example. He is neither wrong nor right in what he did, just as our opinions are just that, opinions. They are not facts or rules on the matter.
Squire:
Your explanation of your character is much how Cera came into existence. Shes gone through over 10 years of tweaking and changing when I felt like it in starts and bursts of energy. Several name spelling changes till I stumbled upon this one. As well as countless sizes, shapes and attitudes towards different things. The result was a character connected to others. She has a father (my friend Coding), a sister (another good friend of mine, Rem), an uncle (Emo's character Dramen), as well as a whole host of other people she's come in contact with that have helped shape her. Bith even came into existence due to Cera.
I don't think anything you said was emo, I think it was heartfelt and honest. Your character's contact with Cera, limited as it has been, is your contact with me as a person. We can only hope that we touch each other's lives in a positive way.
Deugaro:
You are a perfect example of what I was talking about when I mentioned the character's mix of attributes you have and want. Again like with Squire, I can relate. Cera is petite and delicate very much unlike myself. My friend's call me the amazonian sometimes, because I tower over everyone by at least a few inches. This includes most males. I could never be small and cute like I wish I was, but I can pretend. Cera also tends to be good health most of the time. Something which I am never.
:3
Though, she is also very bossy, overly emotional and probably one of the biggest klutz's you'd ever meet in your travels. She whines too. Flaws, especially your own are great to incorporate into a character.
Very interesting.
Botsuraku:
Oddly though your goal had been to make a rather repulsive character, you have succeeded in perhaps making the most compelling character of all. All the things you chose for his character traits have made him a bright, interesting character that is very enjoyable to keep track of. :3
It is a sad state of affairs that while your character would be chosen right away for any rp group because he is so dynamic, those same traits might hinder you in real life. That's why we rp though, correct? Sometimes the results of this world are less than tolerable.
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Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:32 pm
You Will Never Be A Man
As a side note I am seeking help in doing dome extensive modifications to my current character, though the only thing I really need help with is the backstory. Just FYI.
Unless You Are A Gentleman
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Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:18 am
No_1_cares You Will Never Be A Man
As a side note I am seeking help in doing dome extensive modifications to my current character, though the only thing I really need help with is the backstory. Just FYI.
Unless You Are A Gentleman
I do it as I go along. The details I make as I go. Just make the overview, then details as you go along. But it's up to you in the end. Good Luck. I'm here to help if you need it.
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Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 9:47 pm
You Will Never Be A Man
Has completed complete revamp of character. Please read and critique. Info can be found in journal.
Unless You Are A Gentleman
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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 10:44 am
No_1_cares You Will Never Be A Man
Has completed complete revamp of character. Please read and critique. Info can be found in journal.
Unless You Are A Gentleman
Sweet. He seems like a cool guy. can't wait to get to know him better.
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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 1:23 pm
You Will Never Be A Man
I'm still working on making him better, as a character, so don't be surprised if it's a while before my next IC post. I want to wait to get my character just right before continuing.
Unless You Are A Gentleman
((EDIT)) I HAVE FINISHED MY CHARACTER PROFILE. PLEASE READ AND CRITIQUE. That is all.
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:19 pm
No_1_cares You Will Never Be A Man
I'm still working on making him better, as a character, so don't be surprised if it's a while before my next IC post. I want to wait to get my character just right before continuing.
Unless You Are A Gentleman
((EDIT)) I HAVE FINISHED MY CHARACTER PROFILE. PLEASE READ AND CRITIQUE. That is all. Sweet character.P.S. Loved the video.
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:45 am
No_1_cares You Will Never Be A Man
I'm still working on making him better, as a character, so don't be surprised if it's a while before my next IC post. I want to wait to get my character just right before continuing.
Unless You Are A Gentleman
((EDIT)) I HAVE FINISHED MY CHARACTER PROFILE. PLEASE READ AND CRITIQUE. That is all.
Sometimes I have to really dig to find a way to get my students to understand what they need to do in order to expand their horizons. My main concern with the last post that I had corrected is while you did write the situation out in your own words, it was the past of a character you did not own. You were relying too heavily on your love of that anime to carry you around.
In the end, this way of rping would have had its limits. Now you are unbound. :3
Your new character is an excellent start and over time you will take away and add things as you see fit. I'd say in about six months to a year you will have a truly balanced character and I can't wait to see it.
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