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Over my years of RP I think my characters have become a lot less like me on the surface, but maybe showing a bit more insight of who I really am deep down.
I find it quite interesting to write characters I feel are nothing like me and start seeing myself in them, because it can open up really good insights into yourself and your own psychology. In a way RP can be like free therapy if you are prepared to do a bit of self-analysis. Or just have fun, ya know? XD
Damn... this got me thinking... I've written some pretty fucked up characters... LOL!
This is something that I have also been trying to improve over time, even though I am still a bit trapped into my own speech when writing dialogue. Often I give them a different accent and/or speech impediment, but as I, myself, have a problem pronouncing the letter "r", it often feels similar to write them with their peculiar speaking pattern, and it doesn't always fit the character themselves. When overly done it can even be obnoxious, so I always try to be cautious when it comes to it.I find that when I write my posts, despite my attempts my dialogue slips a lot into how I talk and my kind of words, and my narration is very uniform in that regard too.
This is something that I have also been trying to improve over time, even though I am still a bit trapped into my own speech when writing dialogue. Often I give them a different accent and/or speech impediment, but as I, myself, have a problem pronouncing the letter "r", it often feels similar to write them with their peculiar speaking pattern, and it doesn't always fit the character themselves. When overly done it can even be obnoxious, so I always try to be cautious when it comes to it.
Well, the dialogue part is already mentioned. Next big thing would probably be "standardization" of characters. While I do tend to use some archetypes quite a lot, between them being among my favorites and the fact that so many RPs die way before one can really explore those characters, I do notice that my perspective as I write clouds my ability to see certain different angles with which I could approach writing my characters, and sometimes my personal characteristics are passed down to characters in a way that is limiting for them. For instance, I generally can't make characters who have very good perceptions for nuance or who have great memories, because I myself have a bit of a shitty memory. I would undoubtebly fail to roleplay such a character due to my own inability to express their skill with the thoughts and decisions I have them take.Also, what types of dilemmas do you guys have when approaching (or not) that personal influence on character creation?
Is there any negative or positive way in which such presence (ou absence) of personal traits in your character influences your roleplay/character development?