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Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 10:09 pm
[ Okay! And now for some input, which may or may not be helpful. :'D
Speaking of the form, I would probably separate all of the extra info out of it and into its own post. It's easier to mark if the required form is in the first post, I think, and then everything after (fav. subject, etc) can come as embellishment to the character. It just puts it together in a nice, organized fashion and, for me, makes it easier to read. You don't have to do that, of course, but I don't know if the form will be able to be put into a journal like that or not. (I don't have my kids yet, so this is all speculation. xD) I like to have the form first, then things like "Family, Likes&Dislikes," etc after, but that's just me. <3
I love the uniform idea! It looks so... I don't know. I'm reminded of a nurse from a long, long time ago or something. If you're going to have the uniform be grey with white buttons, can I recommend having white boots? That'd be classy! She doesn't seem to have much white on her outfit, so white boots would look good with it.
That last weapon... is amazingly cool. I heard Natsu and Rose were trying not to encourage guns as weapons, but I haven't heard of them outright banning them yet, so it seems fine. That's the coolest giant gun I've ever seen. o Ao;;
I also agree with the others; you should go more in-depth about the death of her mother. It'll be interesting to hear how it affected her, emotionally, mentally... physically? You never know! Maybe you could tie her 'sadistic', 'manipulative', and 'possessive' flaws into it.
I hope any of this was helpful, even a little! <33 I really love her design, and good luck on getting her! ]
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 1:55 am
xDD All right, then. Though personally, that's sooooo very weird. I was looking at it from a purely roleplay point of view. That, and reading through the form, I find out all about this characters favourite foods and gemstones before I even find out what hair colour she has. Throws me off a little, and makes it all seem kind of silly.
Given that, did she even have a personality section? I still feel like I know nothing about the character, and similarly, I feel that it's less of a character and more filling in a listed requirement form.
... I can't believe favourite/least favourite food is a requirement. Is this shop heavily based around food, or something? O.o
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 3:58 am
The silly extraneous stuff is not because we're silly people who like superfluous additions. To quote from the "Diary Template' thread in the Diaries Subforum: The Space Cauldron This template is not to make you sad, but we're following the spirit of Sailor Moon in making you list these things about your character! I would like to point out that this whole shop was based around the series of Sailor Moon, making the above statement, in my opinion, reasonable. That's the reason why many quests are labeled "Sailor ___" or "Lt. ___" - it's the entire shop's focus for the most part. The personality section is more in the Virtues/Flaws department, but yes, many people do supplement the forms with other information to explain WHY someone is how they are. Heck, if it's done right, sometimes people can add information on 'family' and 'backstory' in Virtues and Flaws. It's a very unorthodox shop here compared to other shops in the Breedable/Changing Pets forum, in the way it's ran.
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 4:29 am
If things like gemstones and good preferences are critical to Sailor Moon roleplay, then who am I to argue? I just pointed it out because it never is in any roleplay I've encountered. ^___^ Mostly, I just followed the link in her signature asking for a critique and gave one based on my views.
Now for something that might actually be helpful to you: About her pets, I believe you should keep both of them. If she doesn't have strong connections to other people it makes much more sense that your character would develop strong relationships with pets, and having more than one allows your character to have slightly more depth and appear more reclusive.
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Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 12:53 am
Thank-you so much for the critique guys! <333
@ Catharsism Sorry about the trouble! And thank-you for the pet advice. (:
They have two middle names. Only her mother has a different surname as it's her maiden name. :3
@ Logue Haha yeh, I really need to clean it up.
White boots are good. (Y) Yes, I shall change that.
I'm a bit worried about the uniform because it doesn't have any piping... I'm sure Natsu good somehow fit it in though, right?? 8DD;
Discourage guns? ;_; NOOOO. *crosses fingers Hopefully Maxx will be okay.
@ GR-L Thanks for clearing things up. (:
Her mother. Okie dokie then. *sets to work
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Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 2:11 am
[ Oh, don't worry, the uniforms have been differing quite a bit from the old designs, it seems. Heck, Serandite has a kimono. I'm sure it'll be fine without any piping. 8Db ]
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Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 2:43 am
Hmm, good point. (YESS!!)
Just found out from Natsube that guns are NOT allowed so trying to find another weapon for Maxx...Quote: One of those thing that you open up and they go KACHOONG, and open into a flower? You know? (LOL, so hard to explain). The ones you use to stab people and then open it up so it cuts open their insides. * u* Or maybe one that opens up and shoots lots of little darts. (What movie have I seen that in? :/ ) Do you know what I'm talking about? ^^; 'Cause I certainly don't 8(
I like that opening thing but I can only see Maxx with something oversized. D;
(By the way, I like your sig picture. It's very cute!)
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Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 5:25 am
[ Ohhhh! I feel like I know what you're talking about, but I can't think of a name. @_@ Let me try to google it up and see if anything comes up.
EDIT: Nothing. :'D I have no idea what to call that - maybe you could just design something like it and call it whatever? I mean, if you really want that sort of weapon, you could make it however you wanted and just give it a "nickname" that she calls it or whatever, instead of actually trying to think of a name. I-I DUNNO, I just want to help.
OR you could go for Tonfa, but make them be EXPLODING TONFA. I dunno if you've read Rave, but a girl in it has a pair of tonfa that shoot explosions or whatever out the ends. It's pretty awesome. She could like, hit someone in the stomach with one and BOOM blast them back. Plus it might not end in being gutted, because I feel like the weapon you described might be TOO powerful.
I mean, sure, General-King/Queen is meant to kick a**, but if someone was hit with something that would pierce them, then open inside them and shred their insides... it would probably mean a horrible death every time. xD; Maybe ask Natsu or Rose about it? A lot of weapons have the definite potential to kill someone, but it just seems like that weapon would cause some horrible, irreversible damage every time it hit someone, especially if it hit them in the chest/stomach area. I'm not 100% on whether or not this is okay, because I'm not too sure about the fine lines in weaponry here, myself. ouo;; You'd have to ask one of the staff, I imagine.
I wish I was better at thinking. xD
And thank you! My friend, L~Chan, drew it for me. <3 ]
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:43 am
Thanks for trying to google it Logue. <3 I found a reference in the movie Kung Fu Hustle. Baha. It’s not exactly the same though so I’m gonna take you up on your idea and “design something like it and call it whatever”. C:
Ooh, Tonfa seem interesting. Seems too… iunno, manly (?) for Maxx though. (They just seem kinda manly to me, even though you said a girl in Rave had the,m.) I going to put it into my considered pile though. I like explosions. C:
The weapon I have in mind won’t exactly gut the opponent per se, (it’s very small, about the size of a rose when open), just cut them… a little. Hmm, maybe I’ll make it that she can only open them up (Maxx can has two?) once in battle and for the most part, she just uses sticks to bash people with. I’m going to draw a diagram. 8DD I love thinking of weapons. It’s so exciting. : P
Are you kidding? You ARE good at thinking Logue! You’ve helped me so much. heart
The new picture in your sig is also very cute. C:
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Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 2:51 am
I am not going to crit about anything major at the moment, but I was reading this... and it has been bugging me.Quote: Mother - Lorelei Rose Markides Passed away when Maxx was two. Died in childbirth. If she died in childbirth, how did she die when Maxx was two? ^^;
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Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 4:16 am
She has younger twin brothers. I shall edit it to make it more clear. Thanks for pointing it out Appeal. (:
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Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:41 pm
Please stick to the official character form found here and move all of the added ethnicity/family information to another post. It makes it easier to read, as right now there's an overload of information. The artists need to be able to view not only your physical description of your character, but your character's flaws/virtues in order to draw them in an appropriate pose. After all, if you have someone who doesn't like other people drawn in a pose that's smiling and waving at someone, that'd be completely out of character right? ;3 Intellegent: How is she intellegent? Does she have an area of expertise that she knows anything and everything about? Get good grades? Goes above and beyond the assignment? Sadistic: Does this only apply if you "tick her off?" How does she enjoy the mental pain of someone? If she's courteous, would she still spread rumors and lies to someone while pretending to be their friend only to hurt them? Why? Will she go out of her way to say, trip someone? Manipulative: This is a really difficult flaw for characters to have, and isn't reccomended for players. How will you manipulate another character? Talk it out OOCly and plan ahead? How would she use someone else's trust to her advantage later if she doesn't trust people and is wary of them? Possessive: Again, if she's wary and not trusting of people... How is she possessive of the 'acuaintances' of hers, if she pushes them away in the first place? Characters with "facades" are really difficult to pull off, and are actually quite boring to play. If she's quiet and courteous, most likely most of her posts would be along the lines of "Maxx sits there quietly and listens, imagining Soandso's face when she discovers what was left in her locker." What is Maxx's motive? What does she want? What inspires her to go out and interact with the other girls at Crystal? Why would she interact? Are other people her source of entertainment? To her, would television and movies be too predictable, so she goes out and watches people instead, stirring up drama here and there for her entertainment? I think if she purposefully messed with other people (breaking into their rooms to put dirt on their beds, scatter their books, leave things in their lockers, dump some crickets into their desks, etc etc) she would be a much more interesting and dynamic character. She seems too passive to me right now, and that may make it hard to RP her. Also, what is her negaverse challenge? Would it be the default "The Darkness Will Prevail!" or something else? If you are stuck for weapon ideas, look at her hobbies. She could have a paper airplane shaped like an owl that eventually turns into a magically controlled owl-shaped/designed/etched shuriken. Or even an old, battered owl-kite that turns into metal that she can control to swoop down and slice her opponents with. Another thing to think about is why is she joining the Negaverse? The Negaverse is a military organization. Does she think the senshi are weak because they're so close-knit? Or because they have no shame/sense of fashion? Hope this helps -- keep at it! =D
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 5:31 am
Thanks Marushii!
I was thinking before I went to bed the other night and decided to take away her "manipulative" flaw because I realised that I have NO idea how to play that. ^^; And also, might get rid of the taciturn thing and.... oh, and just a whole overhaul. : P
Oh dear, I don't think Maxx would trip someone! That would be so mean.... and SOOO not classy or discreet enough. Thank-you for giving such a big nudge Maru. (:
I love the kite idea. (: The owl shuriken kinda reminds me of this Batman cartoon episide I saw once. Batman went into a parallel world and his counterpart was the evil Owlman. xDD I like how the paper magically turns into metal though. Hmm....
And yea, sorry about the muddle of bad ideas. I've been meaning to sort it out for a long time. >o<; Sorry you had to read through that!
You've helped me SO much. Thanks! heart
Happy, happy. (:
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Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 1:51 am
With the hobbies missing and most of the flaws and virtues crossed out or marked for rewrite, I'm not sure what else I can crit? I think everyone else has covered it. Hit Maru and I up again once you've done the rewrites - not much pointing giving you more crit when you're not planning to keep what's there.
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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:51 am
sweatdrop Sorry kalindara, I'm in the middle of changing everything. >o<;
And I shall indeed. Thanks!
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