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Male, 33 years old. (I'm even more dead than before.)
Likes (other than writing and roleplaying): I'm into all genres of music. I love to cook. I love the outdoors, and walking through the park near my house. (Yes, really.) I read a lot of thriller/mystery novels. And I usually watch seasonal anime. (Or cooking shows. Because Western Media provides even fewer things that are worth watching.)
But as for my many other neglected hobbies, I've played basically every sport. (Soccer and Bowling being my favorite of the bunch.) And I'm trying to play more video games. (Going through my never-ending Steam library.) Plus, I've dabbled in making electronic & metal music, and I used to play a number of instruments. (Guitar, French Horn, etc.)
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@Exit Well to be fair, I believe the time was/is specified to be EST or something like that. So it still relies on the participants to follow a schedule, even if it gives them a slight challenge because they're on different time zones.
@Vocab Stuff happens. It's my fault alone that I didn't finish mine, though I never choose to be sick the whole time. Not everyone, helk more than likely very few people, actually care about the specific rules anyway. If it's a good story in that person's opinion, I'm sure it will win out in the end. Rules usually have to be consistently followed for them to really have any weight. So it's just really an esoteric gripe.
@Vocab Stuff happens. It's my fault alone that I didn't finish mine, though I never choose to be sick the whole time. Not everyone, helk more than likely very few people, actually care about the specific rules anyway. If it's a good story in that person's opinion, I'm sure it will win out in the end. Rules usually have to be consistently followed for them to really have any weight. So it's just really an esoteric gripe.
Don't stab me. D:
My opinion of these have changed fairly dramatically over the years. Used to enjoy them just as much as the roleplaying process, like the starting piece of the writing puzzle. Now I consider them more as a necessary evil. There's so many nagging things I could rant about revolving around character sheet things I've seen only on this forum that have completely ruined them for me. I'm almost unsure if it has anything to do with the original concept. Password codes buried in between character sheet code that nobody follows. Overly long and elaborate sheets that are also too vague to easily parse. People using sheets in petty/malicious ways to judge someone's writing that they so obviously ignore for others. Overly long and boring sheets that the creator doesn't even follow in the roleplay. I could go on forever. But, even after all of it...a GM still most certainly needs them to effectively do their job.
I have less concerns for this one. Whatever suits the roleplay in question is fine. Personal tastes usually triumphs here, though it helps for everybody to have consistent looking art. If everyone else is using an anime avatar, just bite the bullet and remove the CW actor off your sheet. Vice versa. But I rarely see people complaining about inappropriate face claims, which certainly makes it a more enjoyable process all around for everyone.
I'll admit this is something (and possibly one of the very few positive) original concepts I've only seen this forum partake in. I don't think there's ever a necessity to use this. I also understand people that can't stand them, or dislike it aesthetically since it's unlike traditional writing. But forum writing has more opportunities for aesthetically changes than traditional writing doesn't have. So I think it's totally harmless and maybe it makes writing more interesting for younger writers, in the same way they'd prefer pictures in stories. As one example of how it can be effectively used.
Depends on the complexity of the sheet, or the aesthetic choices of the roleplay. A picture is a thousand words, and frankly I'd rather have an image than a pedantically detailed description that will still likely fail to appeal in the same way a picture/image can. If we're describing specifically for a character sheet, one tends to be sufficient enough. (It's often difficult to find more than one that's consistent in its art.)
I think the only time freeform character sheets could work is 1x1 roleplaying. It's just putting too much pressure on players just starting up to just make them assume what information you need to provide for the character. If you complain that it's too much, or not enough, than you've failed even harder than the people that make poorly defined character sheets. People here waste too much time on the character sheets and than never actually post in the roleplay. I can't imagine giving somebody here the freedom to dilly-dally on a bunch of unneeded extra information, nobody will need for the zero payoff it will provide to anyone else in the campaign. Just make the sheet clear and concise, and have players follow those guidelines...
Don't add rules for character sheets you personally don't follow or let others break because you like them more. It's in very poor taste. But if we're strictly discussing character creation, the only thing that needs to be added is what's relevant/plot related information. But people that enjoy character sheets will always add more than that. I won't begrudge them for that alone.
Something that people need to absolutely start doing more of, because so many roleplays could be spared the 'that one guy's hiatus killed everything' syndrome, is putting meta information in the character sheet. At the bottom, put something like (Character Control:) and @mention a player in the roleplay that you'd allow them to write something for your character in an event of an emergency or crippling laziness. (I mean 'having a life'.)
I mean in other forums it tended to just be ret-conned, or dealt with by the GM themselves, but it was never this persistent, frequent or late in RP's cycle. But the beginning/starting process for many RP's here are so stretched out that it would just be a useful cautionary measure, that probably would have done several roleplays some good.
I sort of loathe the creation process nowadays, because it feels like it's making a character static when like in most writing they're suppose to progress and change. So if my character goes through an arc that changes them, needing to also change the CS to reflect that makes the process feel even more tedious and a waste of everyone's time. I also don't even think it shows someone's writing or roleplaying ability very well either, which it's often used for here. It could possibly be an effective first impression of the characters in the roleplay, but some people I've learned don't read people's CS's...so that's also kind of out of the bag. As for overrated? I don't think that would be the right word. I'm not sure how fond the majority is of creating character sheets. Necessary? Probably, in most cases.
What is your opinion on character sheets?
My opinion of these have changed fairly dramatically over the years. Used to enjoy them just as much as the roleplaying process, like the starting piece of the writing puzzle. Now I consider them more as a necessary evil. There's so many nagging things I could rant about revolving around character sheet things I've seen only on this forum that have completely ruined them for me. I'm almost unsure if it has anything to do with the original concept. Password codes buried in between character sheet code that nobody follows. Overly long and elaborate sheets that are also too vague to easily parse. People using sheets in petty/malicious ways to judge someone's writing that they so obviously ignore for others. Overly long and boring sheets that the creator doesn't even follow in the roleplay. I could go on forever. But, even after all of it...a GM still most certainly needs them to effectively do their job.
Faceclaims?
I have less concerns for this one. Whatever suits the roleplay in question is fine. Personal tastes usually triumphs here, though it helps for everybody to have consistent looking art. If everyone else is using an anime avatar, just bite the bullet and remove the CW actor off your sheet. Vice versa. But I rarely see people complaining about inappropriate face claims, which certainly makes it a more enjoyable process all around for everyone.
Color codes?
I'll admit this is something (and possibly one of the very few positive) original concepts I've only seen this forum partake in. I don't think there's ever a necessity to use this. I also understand people that can't stand them, or dislike it aesthetically since it's unlike traditional writing. But forum writing has more opportunities for aesthetically changes than traditional writing doesn't have. So I think it's totally harmless and maybe it makes writing more interesting for younger writers, in the same way they'd prefer pictures in stories. As one example of how it can be effectively used.
What's the 'right amount' of images?
Depends on the complexity of the sheet, or the aesthetic choices of the roleplay. A picture is a thousand words, and frankly I'd rather have an image than a pedantically detailed description that will still likely fail to appeal in the same way a picture/image can. If we're describing specifically for a character sheet, one tends to be sufficient enough. (It's often difficult to find more than one that's consistent in its art.)
Freeform or GM provided code?
I think the only time freeform character sheets could work is 1x1 roleplaying. It's just putting too much pressure on players just starting up to just make them assume what information you need to provide for the character. If you complain that it's too much, or not enough, than you've failed even harder than the people that make poorly defined character sheets. People here waste too much time on the character sheets and than never actually post in the roleplay. I can't imagine giving somebody here the freedom to dilly-dally on a bunch of unneeded extra information, nobody will need for the zero payoff it will provide to anyone else in the campaign. Just make the sheet clear and concise, and have players follow those guidelines...
Things that should be be included/excluded?
Don't add rules for character sheets you personally don't follow or let others break because you like them more. It's in very poor taste. But if we're strictly discussing character creation, the only thing that needs to be added is what's relevant/plot related information. But people that enjoy character sheets will always add more than that. I won't begrudge them for that alone.
Something that people need to absolutely start doing more of, because so many roleplays could be spared the 'that one guy's hiatus killed everything' syndrome, is putting meta information in the character sheet. At the bottom, put something like (Character Control:) and @mention a player in the roleplay that you'd allow them to write something for your character in an event of an emergency or crippling laziness. (I mean 'having a life'.)
I mean in other forums it tended to just be ret-conned, or dealt with by the GM themselves, but it was never this persistent, frequent or late in RP's cycle. But the beginning/starting process for many RP's here are so stretched out that it would just be a useful cautionary measure, that probably would have done several roleplays some good.
What is your character creation process? Is character creation just all together overrated?
I sort of loathe the creation process nowadays, because it feels like it's making a character static when like in most writing they're suppose to progress and change. So if my character goes through an arc that changes them, needing to also change the CS to reflect that makes the process feel even more tedious and a waste of everyone's time. I also don't even think it shows someone's writing or roleplaying ability very well either, which it's often used for here. It could possibly be an effective first impression of the characters in the roleplay, but some people I've learned don't read people's CS's...so that's also kind of out of the bag. As for overrated? I don't think that would be the right word. I'm not sure how fond the majority is of creating character sheets. Necessary? Probably, in most cases.
I'll be reading and submitting reviews for all entries eventually. Though I'm pretty sure two of those were posted past the deadline...(not that rule bending hasn't been allowed and won in the past.) I guess I'll feel a little rigged that one of the problems I had of worrying I wouldn't meet deadline would be proven moot, as the one that had a character limit that was broken with abandon, and more than likely won because of it. So while I'll still read them, and point of my favorites. I don't think I can personally/in good conscious, vote for something that didn't follow the rules set before it.
@RPGC Is the winner going to be announced?
Banned, because Pepridge Farm remembers.
Baned 4 Speling Erors
I believe I shared a few of my worst stories here already?
I've had my share of cringe inducing roleplays in my time, but most of them have sort of faded from my mind. (Like even from a year ago, I feel I'd probably recall more intricate details about them.) I actually have more memories of my own fiction, which I'm sure if I could somehow get back I'd greatly enjoy laughing at it. There's a lot of stuff I've created that I'd love to have, that's been unfortunately lost along with most things connected with my past.
I've had my share of cringe inducing roleplays in my time, but most of them have sort of faded from my mind. (Like even from a year ago, I feel I'd probably recall more intricate details about them.) I actually have more memories of my own fiction, which I'm sure if I could somehow get back I'd greatly enjoy laughing at it. There's a lot of stuff I've created that I'd love to have, that's been unfortunately lost along with most things connected with my past.
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I was ambidextrous in my childhood, and despite my right hand often proving to be more/equally efficient in tests I've taken. I still ended up favoring my left hand...
*shrugs*
@BrokenPromise Simply means less competition. >:D
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