[quote=@Raxacoricofallapatorius]Oh I am 100% guilty too don’t get me wrong. It just never really occurred to me before that I could or would want to do make a character that wasn’t [s]attractive[/s] less than visually perfect. [/quote] I feel that - I think that with this whole 'using-professionals-as-an-FC-business' (which tends to be a rule on the other RP site I'm on), it's impossible to find people who just look [i]plain[/i]. There are plenty of high fashion models who wouldn't count as traditionally beautiful (Lili Sumner comes to mind), but they all have some aspect of their visual appearance that is interesting, because why else would they be models lol And consequently, I feel like all my characters who look just kinda average came from before I started paying attention to the fashion industry [quote=@stone] I wonder - does anyone else have a character archetype (so, something that is somewhat defined and common in media) that they rarely see in RPs? I feel like I almost never see "Big Burly Manly-man with Family they love to talk about" at all. [/quote] I love that trope so much in books omg!!! But I agree - I don't see it as much in RP I guess for me personally I love confident, bubbly girly-girls who also know their own self-worth, because in general I can't think of many examples from TV barring like, Elle Woods (I think? I've never seen Legally Blonde, which is a travesty, I know LOL)