[DL] Re: That Character just ain't right

[Tifainé <pusifoot@pacbell.net>]

<lol>  That is the truth, but he didn't start out as a normal either...

Though, to be honest, he started out a lot more normal than he is now!

For myself, I have a hard time coming up with a lot of history before
actually playing the character, unless I am building off of a stereotype
(i.e. a Big Game Hunter, for example)  My characters tend to be shaped by
what happens to them in game, as they react to the events and the people
around them.  I start off with a basic framework - a personality archetype,
if you will, and go from there. The feel more real to me that way, and
sometimes, the characters take on a life of their own and do things that
surprise me.

That, to me, is one of the best parts of gaming...

Tifainé

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marguerite Frey" <natasha_corey@yahoo.com>
To: <deadlands@gamerz.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 10:43 AM
Subject: Re: That Character just ain't right - was [DL] Looking for random
help


> And it's very true.  Think about it - a mage had to
> become a mage somehow, and in most fantasy settings
> has to devote the entirety of his life to pursuing his
> craft.  That includes experience.  While a "I'm just a
> sword carrier" can have come from a long line of
> warriors, or was just some porr village schmuck they
> handed a sword and told to defend his village.  Lots
> more, in my opinion, variation.
>
> And the best, and longest lived character in our
> DeadLands campaign started with a cool name and an
> accent - that's IT.  Now he's the driving force behind
> the entire posse.
>
> Marguerite of EMGB, otherwise known as Captain Sydney Mallory