You and Your Character.

[::Himiko::]

Since I'm uninspired to rp lately, and the DnC town has been pretty bland, I decided to pose this interesting question:

Who is your forum character in relation to you?

We all have a character in which we role-play with,
But what makes you choose this characterto rp with this character? Why did you choose his or her personality and abilities?

What does this random assortment of words mean to you, if they had value?
Was this forum character a narutoverse personified version of yourself?
Or does the purpose behind your character have another meaning?

Hopefully, by sharing what you feel towards your character, I can be inspired to again rp

[~Black Mage~ ~Maji Burako~]

Well, Anzai is a personification of my asexual nature, and back when he was first made, he also personified my desire to live a peaceful day-by-day of contentment.

Tsubaki, well, guess for yourself. XD

[atem.]

Well, to be honest, all the characters that I've actually roleplayed with, which would be two, have personalities about themselves that are reminiscent of me, which is why I roleplay with them easily and don't lose muse easily. My Aburame char, Ken'ichi, had that secretive vibe about him, one who accepted being different but hated being called it, so he always strived to "fit" in.

As for my new char, Toshiro, well he's the less deep part of me, chaotic in a sense and humorous. Out-going, hardworking, yet too playful sometimes and a bit annoying. And yes, I'm calling myself annoying. xD

Anywho, I've come to realize that it's easiest for me to roleplay those who represent who I am. As for appearance and histories, not so much, seeing how this is a ninja world we roleplay in. >_<

[daisy]

i like my girls to be confident enough to strike out on their own, never needing anybody else. like i wish i was, obvz.

rp's basically escapism, so i'd imagine overall, peoples' characters are simply ideal versions of themselves. things they coud never be irl. <3

[Coal]

I'm not home, but I can type this up, I guess.

None of my characters are anything close to me, and no, it's not me trying to be something I'm not. It's a bit simpler than that. I play the villain because someone has to. Because, without a Villain, there is no Hero. Without a Villain, there is no story at all, just a Hero's day to day life with nothing to do. None of my characters represent anything of my personality. I'm not cold, I'm not unfeeling, nor am I some battle hungry maniac (despite my love of fighting I don't go looking for it).

The only character even remotely close to my personality is Ake, however it is such an extreme exaggeration that it doesn't come close, yet it still is the closest. So mellow out Ake's personality and you get me. The rest are just necessity.

[roko]

nothing close to me

when given the environment, you should strive towards the statistically-whilst still aesthetically sound-best, not an inked in mirror of your personality.

[seraphimxix]

My characters are all pretty similar to my personality. I really do go around sexually harassing women and dry humping inanimate objects in an attempt to quell my raging libido.

[Marii K. Kazeraikou]

Marii is sadly a bit like me in personality, appearance and interests (not a blueprint but still). But I was a beginner to RP when I started here though. I have tried to add a bit more depth to her lately since my English skills have increased. Marii is probably a better team leader and slightly more cynical than I am at certain points.
I don't like my characters to be snotty brats or mean people; they are independant but they have some clear weaknesses that are a bit childish.

[Uchiha Satoshi]

None of my characters are even remotely close to how I actually am. I base all of my characters' personalities from their history so they tie well together.

[kkira]

Byakuya is based off of what I am and I what I kind of want to be. He is impatient and puts little emphasize on life, like me. However, he is sullen and cool and collected, and that is what I wish I was.

[ladymia]

As if it was wasn't obvious already, my character is a wannabe Tsunade. So, most of her skills and personality comes from that. Her quick temper is probably similar to mine, since I can be totally bitchy at times. Asides that, there is not much resemblance, aha.

By the way Himi, you could always post in your lesson =3

[::Himiko::]

Lovely,

I try to do the same with Kotomi,
in which she is designed to be nothing like me.

Kotomi is cold, callous, uncaring, melancholic, and bland: something completely different from me.

With Himiko, my first rping character,
I designed her to be more like me from RL, but then I realized she was more boring to rp with actually o.o;

@ Daisy
Yea, its definitely escapism for me as well, since I will never get the chance to express these types of emotions IRL.

I kinda do it for the same reasons as that girl from the "Fight Club" movie went to all those community-help organizations: some kind of odd mental gratification of being something I am not xDDDD

[Dealer's Button]

hmm you know this is a pretty interesting topic.

lets see my most accomplished char Ace is a embodyment of my love for big words and the glory days of chivalry. Just for some reason rping as a person who will strive to protect their honor and dignity makes me happy. such old fogoten qualities that are outdated in today's american society.

My second char was named Terfezia. The whole concept of this char was a farmer that was thrown into a chaotic ninja world. A concept that i think is suitable for anyone who is going through major changes. His concept was to enjoy the moment and try to avoid getting into complicated situations. A part of my personality that i treasure. Also i love the simple excellence of nature so that helped me rp him well.

Now my first char was a simple boy named Kuva. I tried to portray a person who despite being a slave for a noble could still show kindness. This was a portraytion of my simple hate yet appreciation for being poor.

[Naota]

Sky is Sky I guess. I made him the way he is because he definately embodies who I am in real life. Which happens to be a very well mannered person who can act silly at times with his friends. I'm not afraid to show my feelings and will protect my friends. Weird how when you think about stuff like this that you smile and reminisce on old characters you had and how you had come to bring them into being.

[paperperson]

Yata is my way to vent the Cynical, snide and bitchy side of me (which is all of me!)

[wakana]

Well, this is a late post but I thought I'd put my two cents in and hope for your muse to come back. Honestly, the most interesting and amusing characters I have ever made unfortunately not on nfrp, but now that i mentioned it... was inspired by an event in my life.

Hooookay. This is how it went. I drove home, only to realize that I left the other half of my keys in the house. So like, I locked myself out. Fan-freaking-tastic. The neighbours that I liked weren't home, my brother was off to a friend's after school and my parents were at work. That meant I'd have to do something while I waited for an hour and half for my mother to come home. /sad violin plays in the background

And really, all I did was sit in my car, phoned a friend and forced her to talk to me the whole time. The situation was embarrassing, inconvenient but also kind of funny. Of course, said friend made fun of me for it and the long chat was really quite amusing. In fact, it was the emotions the event brought out of me that inspired me to create a story with two characters. If you're interested in the short story I made, I would be more than happy to pm you a copy. 8)

The first character was the more serious and very inconvenienced side of it. Any problem that comes his way just has to be solved, especially if it affects him negatively. He's the kind to freak out about things in his head, no matter how trivial, but keeps a cool composure. What's the point of doing backflips if it isn't going to solve the problem? At least he has enough sense to realize locking yourself out of your house isn't a good enough cause to spontaneously have a seizure over it. But despite his sarcastic, the-world-hates-me kind of attitude he bears, he always seems to have enough fuel to try and rectify the situation again and again.

The second character was personified as the more amusing and ridiculous aspect of the event. I mean, really? I locked myself out of the house at the age of you'll never know. That's kind of ridiculous. xD So this guy has no shame. He's all smiles, laughs and is always running off to do something fun (although certain others would replace the word fun with stupid). Everything he does happens because he deems it amusing. Putting a piece of gum on a dog's chest fur? Amusing. Lying about being pregnant? Amusing. Putting a "Kick Me" sign on the back of the burliest man in town? You guessed it. Amusing (and kind of ridiculous). x3 Pffft. If he ever went to church to confess his "sins" I'm not sure if the priest would ever be the same again~ Unlike the first character, this guy goes with the flow. Problems, big or small, could put huge road blocks in his path but he'd just skip around them, find a way over or under them, or even find a hidden door to get through them no problem.

honestly, don't just look at other people or characters for inspiration. certain events, scenarios and whatever kick-ass time you have could be inspiration enough! <3

[▐Shibu]

whysolong? that's what she said

[wakana]

cuz i wanted your attention bby <3

[Itsu Iko]

My character is pretty similar to my personality with a few things exaggerated while others are down played.

[Kamyuja Hitomi]

Let's take a look at my character. Hitomi: She's an eleven year old blonde girl, blessed with supreme strength, has a mental condition that as such will cause her to see things that aren't there and makes her focus on something with such intensity that it in fact causes damage to her and to top it off she has boundless levels of energy and a god complex... Yeah that reflects me perfectly