[quote=@POOHEAD189]
I wouldn't say I generally self insert, but I have various types of characters. 

[b]Type 1: Characters that represent different parts of me[/b]: I love to make characters that represent me when I am angry, when I am silly, when I am happy, when I'm in a more intelligent mood, etc. So it's easy for me to delve into them and become them. 

[b]Type 2: Characters that interest me[/b]: I make this characters just because I enjoy what they are. Let's go with an examples. I love Warhammer Fantasy and my two favorite races are Lizardmen or Dwarfs, so I choose one of them to be a character often enough because I simply am interested of the races. Or if I am interested in being an Anglo-Saxon because I am a history buff, etc.

[b]Type 3: Characters that represent something I value[/b]: These are characters I make because I think they're needed to add value to the roleplay, or they'd be valuable to our world in general. Either they're fiercely uncompromising in being effective in the roleplay/role they are in, they represent something I believe is needed in our world, or they're very good simply because they're a contrast to the other characters. 
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This ^^! Well said, Poohead! (Oh, look, I rhymed.)