Some heroes are born, not made. Others have to be formed into the heroes they are meant to become. While some may find themselves striding into a prescribed role comfortably without hassle, others may stumble into it unwittingly through the experiences they've had.
Royalty (even elected royalty) and politicians, such as Queen Amidala and Senator Palpatine, may find themselves suited to their positions; whereas wayward Jedi such as Luke Skywalker must learn and become who they are throughout their experiences. Yet even still, those easily suited for a role such as a Jedi trained as a youngling may find their experiences taking them on a more divergent path than they'd intended, such as the paths of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda.
Even in our own lives, we are often not herded out into the world with a clear idea of our destination, and those of us who still have a journey to make want to ensure exactly who and what we will become. Although our backgrounds may define who we are as people, when we journey out into the brave new world, it is by our actions that define who we are as a person. Similarly, our characters make the same journey. However, our characters sometimes do not come with a premeditated history. Although sometimes they might, our roleplay experiences can change elements of those characters’ historical accounts through interactions with other players’ characters. Or is that not the case for you? Are your characters’ histories set in stone? Are you able to understand from where they came and in which direction they are pointed the moment they step on the screen?
In today's Force Reflection, we ask whether your character steps onto the planet with a fully formed background and history, as well as a destination in mind. Or do you allow your experiences through roleplay guide both your character's development and history?
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Baskerville I tend to create a character with a few personality "keywords" in mind to guide me. For instance, my trooper ...
Alyse Resperia Totally agreeing with Henerkin here. I Set up the basic background and history for Alyse, initial motivations and such a ...
Morfa I usually equip my characters with a history and environment in which they grew up, birth planet, their child experience ...
