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Re: PS Character Test Project
« Reply #15 on: October 26, 2007, 07:13:05 pm »
Is your character a Kran who stands on the grinding wheel, jumps up to the sign and hangs out on Harnquists roof despite the fact that neither the wheel nor the sign could likely bear your weight, even if the roof could?

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Re: PS Character Test Project
« Reply #16 on: October 26, 2007, 09:45:49 pm »
Does your description say your character has a devastating figure that men just go gaga for? (or some such thing)

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Re: PS Character Test Project
« Reply #17 on: October 26, 2007, 10:33:43 pm »
Ok so we're doing really well so far! But I think it's time to start revising. Keep submitting questions that you think are relevant of course, but also let's start narrowing the field down a bit. Below are all the questions that have been offered so far. Please take them into consideration and decide which ones are more pertinent and which ones really aren't that bad. I think a list of around 50-75 questions would be quite enough. There are 29 questions below, so keep writing and I'll try to keep this list updated.

*"Is your character blind? Because of a tragic accident? Because of nature's cruel way?"

*"Does your character talk of senseless violence to be seen dueling randomly in the plaza later that day?"

*"Does your character happen to be royalty from a distant land? Did they come to Yliakum out of resentment of that royalty?"

*"Were your parents killed? Together with the rest of your village?"

*Was your character a vampire who stole his or her power from biting a Talad the giant rock?

*Is your character the Lord/Lady/Master/Mistress of Darkness?

*Is your character able to produce miraculous potions that heal all ailments/poisons/curses any time, any day?

*Does your character rejoice in his/her own evil saying things like "let's do evil things!" or "I'm so evil! (Muahaha)"?

*Is your character surrounded by a blinding/overwhelming aura?

*Is your character meant to transform the world's government system?

*Is your character the best fighter in the realm?

*Is your character a specialist miner, crafter, wizard, and warrior?

*Does your character have an amulet or relic that allows them to: a) control minds; b) communicate with others telepatically; c) have a sixth sense

*Can your character cast spells without glyphs?

*Does the word "effortlessly" appear every time your character does something?

*Does your character worship a god other than the ones mentioned in char creation?

*Is your character a vocal atheist who tries to convert others to atheism?

*"Does your character feel the need to make every simple statement a witty retort?"

*"Is your character able to fail? Can he accept being imperfect?"

*Does your character steal, attack, murder and abduct people for no particular reason other than being 'evil'?
    Was s/he ever arrested or caught for commiting those crimes?

*Has your character a blatant disrespect for the law because you dislike the law?

*Does your character fight people with a shady background just because s/he thinks they're 'evil'?
        Even without any reason, proof or previous encounters to show for it?

*Is s/he 'immune' to the law, despite fighting and harming others, because they're one of the 'good guys'?

* Is your character of another, stronger, race than those mentioned in the settings?

*Is your character taller and more handsome/beautiful than the average dwarf (or whichever race they are)?

*Does your character think or wonder about things out loud as in "/me thinks this is a great party" or "/me wonders what's going on"?
  And then wait for people to respond to it? And when they don't do you repeat it exactly the same way?

*Is your character a Kran who is involved with a non-Kran creature (despite the fact that the way in which they reproduce is incompatible with all other races and there are no half-breed Kran)?
   Is your character the only half-breed Kran in Yliakum?

*Is your character a Kran who stands on the grinding wheel, jumps up to the sign and hangs out on Harnquists roof despite the fact that neither the wheel nor the sign could likely bear your weight, even if the roof could?

*Does your description say your character has a devastating figure that men just go gaga for? (or some such thing)

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Re: PS Character Test Project
« Reply #18 on: October 27, 2007, 12:10:40 am »
"Is your character able to fail? Can he accept being imperfect?"

How is that included? I don't see why this should be considered a Mary Sue quality.

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Re: PS Character Test Project
« Reply #19 on: October 27, 2007, 12:15:18 am »
It's a common mistake to think that because your character is a fighter or they are somewhat heroic they are invincible or unable to screw up.


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Re: PS Character Test Project
« Reply #20 on: October 27, 2007, 12:32:04 am »
Then that field should be deleted; otherwise you'd add a point for the opposite thing. It should be "Is your character unable to fail? Can he not accept being imperfect?"

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Re: PS Character Test Project
« Reply #21 on: October 27, 2007, 01:51:21 am »
Its like the character creation. Some give points, some take away. Otherwise you could just click nothing and do great.
I suggest the statue of Laanx gets turned into a statue of Parallo <3. An NPC could never replace the huge hole he left in my heart when he died  :'(

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Re: PS Character Test Project
« Reply #22 on: October 27, 2007, 01:54:11 am »
Yeah, but this isn't a processing engine, and you can't really cheat on yourself...

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Re: PS Character Test Project
« Reply #23 on: October 27, 2007, 01:58:24 am »
But still. It helps to keep people reading. Wouldn't want people skipping over questions to get to the end or any of that.
I suggest the statue of Laanx gets turned into a statue of Parallo <3. An NPC could never replace the huge hole he left in my heart when he died  :'(

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Re: PS Character Test Project
« Reply #24 on: October 27, 2007, 02:12:51 am »
I think the Mary Sue quality from that question is the quality that they never do fail. "Does you character never fail? Can s/he not accept having to be flawed"
« Last Edit: October 27, 2007, 03:26:42 am by Silavur »

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Re: PS Character Test Project
« Reply #25 on: October 27, 2007, 10:43:41 am »
Ok, review time ...

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*Was your character a vampire who stole his or her power from biting a Talad the giant rock?

I'd say that one needs to be a bit less specific towards the ending. Considering there are no vampires in PS it'd suffice to ask

"Is your character a vampire, werewolf or other creature picked from myths, which should not exist in your world?"


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Is your character a Kran who stands on the grinding wheel, jumps up to the sign and hangs out on Harnquists roof despite the fact that neither the wheel nor the sign could likely bear your weight, even if the roof could?

This one can go for my part, it's obviously written to poke fun at certain individuals :p If you want you can turn it into a more general question, also seen in the other lists.

"Does your character defy the laws of physics and nature?"


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*Does your description say your character has a devastating figure that men just go gaga for? (or some such thing)

This is the male one but we'll need a female equivalent as well.
Zan Drithor, Member of the Vaalnor Council
Tyrnal Relhorn, Captain of the Vaalguard
Thromdir Shoake, Merchant
Giorn Kleaver, Miner.

Grayne Dholm, Follower of Dakkru

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Re: PS Character Test Project
« Reply #26 on: October 27, 2007, 06:33:48 pm »
Agreed on all counts Zan.

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"Is your character a vampire, werewolf or other creature picked from myths, which should not exist in your world?"

*Does your description say your character has a devastating figure that men just go gaga for? (or some such thing)

This is the male one but we'll need a female equivalent as well.

I like removing the middle one completely and making those changes you sugested.

*Does your description say you character has a devastating figure that the opposite sex just goes gaga for?

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Re: PS Character Test Project
« Reply #27 on: October 27, 2007, 06:34:08 pm »
Is your idea of roleplaying hanging around a smelly smithy, as opposed to a huge plaza that nobody uses, or a tavern, or basically anywhere EXCEPT said smelly smithy?

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Re: PS Character Test Project
« Reply #28 on: October 28, 2007, 05:59:17 am »
Note: In the following 'you' and 'your' means 'your character in the game'.

Do your eyes glow?
...Do they change color with your mood?

Are you possessed by demons?
...Do they take over your body to make you do bad things?

Do you have multiple personalities?
...Are some of them 'evil'?
...How many?[check one for each personality]
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...More than 6. [Check all boxes, plus this one. Then go see a therapist.]

Can you lift impossible amounts of weight using /me?

Does your armor RP weigh 1 times your own weight?
...Does your armor RP weigh 2 times your own weight?
...Does your armor RP weigh 3 times your own weight?
...Does your armor RP weigh 4 times your own weight?

Do you have a weapon/thing that only you can touch/hold/use?
...Was it given to you by a dying hero/villain/master?

Do shadows surround you at all times?

Are you taller...
...shorter
...thinner
...thicker
...stronger
...weaker
...better looking
...uglier
...other
...other
...other
...other than most of your race? [check all that apply. Use 'other' if you have unnamed traits.]

Do all the NPC guards work for you?

Are you a well known criminal who hangs out in public places?
... In a tavern?
...Walks right past NPC guards?

Do you use death as a shortcut?

Are you mentioned in a prophecy?
...Are you the hero?
...Are you the savior?

Are you the child of a god?

Are you a god?

Are you the descendant of a god? [If you checked any of these 'god' questions, turn your computer off, walk outside, get in your car or take the bus, go to your nearest shoe store, get some comfy running shoes, drive or ride out to a remote area or park and put the shoes on, run for half an hour, stop...look up at the sky and shout "I AM AN IDIOT!". Go home and make a new character. Enjoy PS much more.]

Do you have god-like powers?

Are you surrounded by a force field that does not allow anyone to touch you?

Were you a slave?

Were you in a non-settings-approved war in your backstory?
...Were you the hero/villain/leader?
...Did you kill more than 20 people in a single battle?
...more than 50?
...more than 100? [check all three]
...more than 1000? [Stop now and erase your character. Start over.]

Do you have a power no one else does?
...more than 1?
...more than 2?
...more than 3?

Is your character immune to poisons others of that race are not?

Do you own a home you did not buy?

Do you order beer by the case at taverns, and drink it all in one sitting with no ill effects?
...Are you drunk for only a few minutes.

Are you a follower of Talad who did the quest to become a follower of Laanx, but still follow Talad?

Are you a 'good' guy who took the 'dark' way into the Winch?

Are you the gods' gift to the opposite sex?

Are you a bikinikran?

In RP fights, do you /me other people's reaction? [example: /me watches as a bolt of energy jumps from her staff, reducing her foe to a trembling body on the floor... If so, never do it again, or find another game to play.]

Your guild stands for the following:
Helping new people.
Fighting for money. [aka, mercs]
Fighting for a cause.
Killing people for money. [aka, assassins or bounty hunters]
Overthrowing the government.
You are your own government.
You are a secret organization that controls the government.
You are the survivors of a war.
Your leader was the victim of some bad event, and started a guild as a result.
It is basically a club.
It has nothing to do with an actual job.

Your guild's name is two or more random words tossed together because they sounded cool.
...I had to use a thesaurus.
...It is Latin.
...It is badly used Latin.

Your name is Latin.

Your name is purposefully Asian sounding.

You run around with your weapons out most of the time.

You run around with two claymores in your hands.

This list may continue....
« Last Edit: October 28, 2007, 06:01:26 am by Under the moon »

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Re: PS Character Test Project
« Reply #29 on: October 28, 2007, 09:31:28 am »
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Are you a 'good' guy who took the 'dark' way into the Winch?
- Did you then rectify it by telling the guards? (negative point)

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Are you a bikinikran?
I don't want to know ... :P

Zan Drithor, Member of the Vaalnor Council
Tyrnal Relhorn, Captain of the Vaalguard
Thromdir Shoake, Merchant
Giorn Kleaver, Miner.

Grayne Dholm, Follower of Dakkru