Your First Ever RP Character?

[Semblance]

My first character ever was the descendent of a dragon with powers in the element of Lightning


She was still human, had blonde hair, sassy, cold, judgmental, and hot-headed, but also warm, kind, and caring once you got past the bitchiness on the outside. Her name was Avalon, which is a very common name that I love to use in my female characters.

 

[Yennefer]

My first character was a mary-sue, ughhh I know, horrible right? I Made her when I first joined a naruto themed RP back when I was still in middle school and boy was she a cliche. When I go back and re-read what I wrote for her, I cringe every time. We all have that ONE character, unfortunately for me, it was my first.

 

[Phaesaris]

Oh jeez, my first character...WOW was she a piece of work. If I remember correctly, she was a Warrior Cats OC named Quietwhisper. Ironically, she was neither quiet nor talked in whispers. Quiet was the most hyperactive little screwball that spouted 'jokes' that my eleven-year-old mind deemed hilarious. She was pretty, smart, and a Godawful Mary-Sue. I don't think I'll go back to this character, but if I do then I'll definitely have to work on her.

 

[SolarWind]

I actually really like the sounds of Slime Girl. If only my earliest characters were that original lol! The first I remember playing was a canon character.

 

[welian]

My very first roleplay character was a trickstery teen girl with black hair and green eyes. She wore fishnets and combat boots, and could control the four elements - mind you, this was before Avatar aired on Nickelodeon, but still. The "I want to be goffic but I'm too poor and straightedge" was STRONG in me back when I was fourteen.


The roleplay didn't last very long. My second character was a catgirl maid who was also a mechanic, and my third character was a cloud of poison. I still use those two on rare occasions.

 

[DrParadox]

Man, my memory on my first character is a bit blurry. Pretty forgettable to be honest, it was a gray wolf named Storm that was leader of some pack. The roleplay I used him in didn't last too long nor did the character. I was pretty young when I created him, so it was pretty much the standard loner-type (personality) Gary-Stu/smart ass that was somehow appealing. Now that I think about it, I don't think the character was well-received on the thread.


I do recall my superior-complex being at its worst when I created Storm. Thank god that was ages ago.

 

[Tryss]

My first Character's name was Ettien Dubois. He had killed his father and ran away from a small French village to join a band of pirates...I was like 12 so obviously the whole thing was poorly thought out and terrible.

 

[Spacesword]

I don't remember much about my first rp character except that she was a Samurai, had black hair and green eyes and had a superiority complex because of her rank in a 'guild'.


Then again I was 12-13ish when I came up with her so of course she was probably a completely flat character, especially since most of my writing back then was the same way.

 

[Red Juliet]

I...I did not see that coming, OP. It made me laugh. I try not to think about my first rp character. She was more of a self-insert personality, with a Japanese name (Akari) and blonde hair? At least she was an OC in the Inuyasha-verse so it made a little sense. Maybe. After a few shy types, I started playing male characters mostly. I'm not sure why, but I had more fun with them and gave them more backstory/personality. Well, 13 years later I would like to think my character-creating powers have evolved.

 

[venonats]

My first character was a self-insert like most people have. I think his name was Ark or Kairya? Either way he was a super-genius type.

 

[Magattahana]

My first and most commonly used character to this day is Zane, he's mostly a self-insert. He has the ability to flawlessly mimic an opponent's fighting style.

 

[Sunbather]

I actually posted my first ever roleplay character on here.


Modern - Noelle Bajalica


She also still lives, to an extent, though remodeled and renamed. But there's a lot of pieces of her present in a current character of mine.

 

[Nero Kunivas]

Hmm...my first ever public RP character was a Necromancer/Sorcerer who was a mixture of Quan Chi (Outfit wise) and another design I found called Feredir Chi. Yeah I know, not the best name ever, but hey, I fancied a Sorcerer. xD That RP died quickly too, so it was an early death for Feredir.


I believe my first private RP character was a variant on the Anti-Black Coat Nightmare, with a face and stuff, along with a semblance of a Lore behind him relating to a different sort of Nightmare.


...I have some strange ideas.

 

[Grin]

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[The J]

...Jesus christ that's glorious.

 

[Phaeos]

Im 23 now, first time i RPd was when I was in the 8th grade. I still remember my first character. We were playing dnd without dice (basically, dm has you pick a number 1 through whatever, secretly picking a #. the closer you were to the number, the better the result. we called it jigsaw for some reason . . .)


The DM was the only one amoungst us who had ever RPd. The setting was very vague fantasy.


My name was Phaeos Dracobane. Polar-bear feral humanoid (mostly human with ursine like traits). I used the heaviest armor allowed, forgoed charisma and dexterity for higher strength and constitution. Class was Dragon Slayer. I had two weapons, both from Soul Caliber games, 1) Siegfried's Glam and 2) Asteroff's Terror Moon. Phaeos had the morals of a pure hearted knight, with the mentality of savage barbarian. He hated all reptiles, especially dragons. He wouldnt kill good dragons, but neither would he respect or befriend them.


I used Phaeos for at least a dozen different campaigns, most of them not in the same universe, so his history is like link's lol. In his elaborate career, he has killed dozens of wyverns, several young dragons, an adult shadow dragon and corrupted bronze dragon. His greatest (and sadly, final) achievement was slaying a great blue wyrm dragon named Sylaphex the Dreaded Thunder. In the final moments of the battle (which lasted like fifteen minutes in-game), Sylaphex flew upwards high above the clouds in an attempt to suffocate Phaeos, who was clinging to his back, in the upper atmosphere. It would've worked, but just before losing consciousness, Phaeos managed to climb to between the colossal bastard's wings, unsling Terror Moon, and hacked one of Sylaphex's wings off, forcing them both to fall back towards the world. Sylaphex grabbed Phaeos with his tail, and brought him to face level with him as they were tumbling uncontrollably downward (very gandolf-balrog-ish), planning on giving one final, brutal lightning breath attack and possibly vaporizing Phaeos. Phaeos gripped his mighty axe Terror Moon in both hands, and threw it with all of his might into the dragon's glowing, opening maw.


It was a critical (we were using dice by this time). The axe embedded itself in the top of the dragon's mouth, all but killing it. Regardless, Phaeos fell the rest of the way, and died on impact.


But you know what, I couldn't imagine a better way for a Bear Feral Dragon Slayer to go.

 

[Silohette]

Oh, my very first RP character was a werewolf named Farguss in WoW. My guild was having a RP event and I just kind of sneaked in to see what was going on. A gnome by the name Fargustus started RPing with me. So i got kind of thrown in so Farguss was a sucky RP character but I had the most fun with him, the guild was so nice and even tho I sucked they still RPed with me.


I don't remember much about how I RPed with him but I do remember I called him "Farguss the Faerie Lord" as a joke and it just stuck.

 

[Primrose]

Ohhh boy.


I'm sure I had like at least 20 self inserts when I was about 10. There was this pet website I used to play when I was younger called Subeta, and I used to role-play the pets I had on there with my old friend quite a lot. Sure, they were very poorly written too.


Though I think my first actual ever OC was a 'rainbow cat'. I don't remember it's name (It may have been Skye), and my god it was the most horrifying thing. I think it had to of been some sort of god and it made multicoloured cats who were trying to save the world from vampire cats I think? Yeah, 6 year old me was weird.


Though, now I am incredibly paranoid about my characters and if they are mary-sues and such. ;u; I'm not totally sure if they are, but I always have this constant anxiety that people will think that they are. So I guess I'm always trying to think about my current characters and how they can be changed to be a well thought-out character.

 

[Windhover118]

I first started role playing on an old gaming forum I was part of. The first character I ever created was a guy named Anderson. He was captain of a star ship leading a fight against a mysterious extra terrestrial force. Was a fun RP but unfortunately, the GM who was in the Nation Guard got called up for active duty and the RP died away. Good times really. Was my first ever RP and I wish it could have panned out.

 

[M.J. Saulnier]

Oh shit!


This is going way back now. November of '06! I had just found out Play-by-post existed and I was so excited I took a whole week to formulate an all new, original world and plot to launch my own project at the risk of being laughed off the Internet because I was too humble and respectful to sully a "real writer's" story with my newbian fuckery.


The story was called Pride Sin & Glory. It was actually a huge success and became a highly popular trilogy with a fanfic 5 years later, I shit you not.


It was a western/fantasy/horror mash-up set in a fictional world overrun by demons and vampires (It was about vampires, but I knew the demons would bolster interest levels and it actually worked). The premise was that long ago, during the dawn of men, two tribes or races existed. When one found the other, their drastically differing cultures created instant animosity and the "good" tribe waged a bloody war on the "evil" tribe, who had no desire to fight, though they would defend themselves.


The tribe was overrun and as the village was being burned to the ground, the elders took one young student of the temple and preformed a dark, ancient ritual upon him before sending him away from the village and into the wilderness... Draxx Necro became the first, and king of all vampires. It was his people's ultimate revenge... An immortal being who would feed on his enemies, turning them into immortal servants of his will; converting their own people in order to rebuild a master race... Dark, poetic justice.


Thousands of years later, Draxx returns to the ruins of his temple, unearthing ancient scrolls and texts from which he learned the dark arts of Necromancy. He fosters his new power for hundreds of years. When he is ready, he begins summoning legions of demons from the underworld to do his bidding and wage a horrific war against the world.


Hundreds of years later, mankind has been pushed to the brink. The world has become a desolate, barren wasteland. Pockets of humanity peppered across the landscape cling to life and a false sense of hope...


'Bones' Lancet is a badass, dual pistol, shotgun and sword wielding vampire hunter who takes shit from no man, nor demon. He was my first character (although you can see my specialty of multi-character work manifest in my very first project as I play not only Bones & Draxx but Edge Bishop, Bones' comrade and part-time 'sidekick', as well).


He was a rugged, foil mouthed bastard who was the bane of any and all demons, vampires, and men alike. He took a job for a native tribe who ambushed him on his travels with an arrow to the shoulder, then nursed him back to health in their camp, during this time he was inspired and changed by their culture and (ironically) peaceful ways. They had done so to get him to eliminate a powerful vampire taking up shelter in a nearby cave, feeding prolifically on their thinning ranks.


Bones took the job, meeting Edge Bishop outside the cave. He too took the same job from the same elder while searching for Bones. Bones tells him to go home. He confronts the vampire who bites Edge after he shoots him with his rifle loaded with blessed rounds (he didn't listen). Bones kills the vamp, putting his only friend down afterward.


The vampire turns out to be Valdoria, best friend of Draxx Necro. This is how our unlikely hero's journey began.


EDIT: Found an old quote in my hard copy notes from PSG 2: Sin of Serpents.





John Lancaster: "What, are you leaving? Just like that you fold and skip town like some kinda yellow belly coward?!"


Bones Lancet: "This town gets spookier every damn day, Doc. It's time for me to cut my losses and push off before this godforsaken hole in the ground implodes with me in it."


John Lancaster: "Typical Eastlander scum! Drink the booze, eat the food, bed the women and saddle up in the morning!"


Bones Lancet: "Some vampire, hell some wench wants to throw itself on my sword, who am I to complain? And the drinks weren't free, Doc. I could have let those ghouls rip you limb from limb. Who would'a drank the whiskey then, huh?"





Great character, great stories, great times.

 

[Martyin]

It's amazing how creative these characters are. xD


My first-ever character was made over a decade ago, and he was a wolf... and I still use him! In fact, he's the name of this account, Ethan Unken. Although his wolf-name started out as Moon... He's gone through a LOT of changes since his first incarnation. Generally, I think I just enjoyed having a general, every-man character to fit thousands of scenarios. He started out as a simple pure-white arctic wolf, and I tried my hand in some hyper-realistic wolf RP (don't know HOW the blazes I managed to find this website as an 11 year old). Honestly, I don't remember the RP whatsoever... instead just a few weeks later, I discovered Furcadia that became my characters home for the next few years.


Ever since then I've just been grooming him alongside other characters for various novels and RPs. He's been an embodiment of me, an aspiration of what I deem to be a good, humble man, and the picture of what I imagine as a natural father. Seeing as most, if not all, of my characters have survived and haven't been abandoned by me, I guess it isn't a shock that I personally still use my first character.

 

[Silohette]

I first started role playing on an old gaming forum I was part of. The first character I ever created was a guy named Anderson. He was captain of a star ship leading a fight against a mysterious extra terrestrial force. Was a fun RP but unfortunately, the GM who was in the Nation Guard got called up for active duty and the RP died away. Good times really. Was my first ever RP and I wish it could have panned out.

Sorry, but this completely reminds me of mass effect! idk how long ago you RPed but you could have been the original Captian Anderson

 

[Soul Evans]

My first character for roleplaying was a girl based on Alma from F.E.A.R. She could control snakes and often shot them out of her body, using them as ammunition or physical shields. Her personality was a playful, carefree one with no morals who would create elaborate plans just to gain a simple result.

 

[Windhover118]

Sorry, but this completely reminds me of mass effect! idk how long ago you RPed but you could have been the original Captian Anderson

Its funny you mention that because I actually started role playing the year Mass Effect came out. However, my character of Anderson was actually based off Nicholas Anderson from Ace Combat 5. AC5 came out in 2004 so I guess you could say that Anderson was the original Anderson.

 

[Morris]

My first play-by-post RP character was an european witch hunter - dropped into an Inuyasha RP site. Yep, exactly as cringe-worthy as it sounds (I blame my Warhammer fanboyism), and he had more than a fair share of Mary Sue-ish qualities. Then again, half the players played Mary Sue-ish characters, so I didn't stand out that much, and we actually get along pretty well, mostly because none of us took things dead seriously. The only saving grace in retrospection is that as I matured, so did the character. I still use the guy in a much more refined format.


My first tabletop RP character was made in a Hungarian roleplaying game titled MAGUS. I made a "dark knight" character, impoverished and exiled from his family, with nothing but his inherited armor, sword and steed... and my elder brother also got into tabletop RPs, so he made a "half-idiot, half-elven half-brother" to accompany me. I was Lawful Evil, he was Chaotic Good, and though we rarely saw eye-to-eye in character, brotherly love was sacred and he kept me from going off the deep end of the morality rating, and in turn I kept him from getting killed with his frail constitution. Needless to say, our Dungeon Masters took a liking to our dynamic duo, for better or worse...