crunch
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characters that are not "human." not just in the way that you might think. while yes i do like going for physically monstrous freaky characters, i find a lot of dudes i end up playing are not entirely "human" in the sense that they rarely exist as people. their emotions, desires, likes, dislikes, little fluffy things are stunted or left hidden. they have a mission, an obsessive reason to exist, and they exist to symbolize an idea or a theme in its entirety - the manifestation of a brewing revolution, the manifestation of an in-setting religious philosophy (or just religion in general) in the form of a resolute zealot, the manifestation of themes like growing old or the loss of "magic" in the world in the form of a washed-up hero from the olden days. as pretentious as this sounds - they kind of end up feeling less like people and more like symbolic forces of nature that play an antagonistic or supporting role in other people's stories. killing them doesn't kill the idea they represent. add on to the fact that on a pure aesthetic level, i like dudes without "human" features. like they're a weird mutant, or a robot, or they're always wearing a mask or a helmet, or they're a person who can transform into these things. i love playing the fucked up evil guy that exists solely to impose character development on someone else cuz i know the "someone else" is usually a freak who is happy to oblige, but i have found that as a writer i should flesh out my characters more so they can stand on their own as actual people. i know i'm capable of doing it, i just don't do it in forum RP for whatever reason. |
