(08-21-2013, 10:30 PM)Doyle Wrote: Don't feel too bad, OP. I'm finding myself in a similar position. It's just days away from launch now and I still have little semblance of a background for my character.
There's some really good insights in this thread. In my case though, I don't really consider creative writing my strong point, so I'm hoping to just go with a general character idea and slowly build on that through RP while I learn more of the world and the people in it. Hopefully it works out.
This is something I've done too and I'm in a similar situation right now. As I was researching lore I discovered that some of my ideas won't work.
This close to launch I try to at least narrow down some personality traits and hope that she grow from there on her own. It's not like people need to know her background right away, if ever. Role-players that go around spouting off their character's history to anyone that will listen is usually a turn-off for most role-players. So don't stress about it too much. Sometimes letting it grow organically is better.
On the flip side, filling out every detail of a character can also cause you to freeze up in RP. "Did she like green or blue?" I can't remember!"
