02-20-2009, 04:39 PM
I have just thought of something. In several RPs (different games) I have been and have seen others chastised about keeping to their character's personality. Someone does something out of the norm, or perhaps has been playing the character a different way. But a lot of people have to remember: people change. They interact with others and their views on things change, sometimes become more defined, or perhaps less so, causing them confusion. And confused people often do very -random- or radical things. As well, take for example my character Yinafae. She started off on this server almost totally feral, only being in elf form to speak, if then.
However, lately Yina has been in elf form more than usual, speaking to people, approaching strangers, even going into cities. Her speech has improved somewhat. Her views on the common prejudices are changing slowly as she interacts with more people. Yinafae, in a short time, has changed quite a bit simply due to her actions and interactions with other people.
These kind of changes are very real, but I have seen people get chastised that something is out of character or that they've changed their character to fit situations, which is entirely untrue. The character changes ICly -because- of these changes. Now, I'm not saying this happens here, though it might, I am just posting this as a sort of warning against the thinking that a character stays the same except when something 'big' happens to them.
People may feel this thread is a waste of time, but this can be a serious source of RP restriction. Let your characters change was they meet people, let other characters affect your own.
Feel free to share if you have ever had a situation where you were chastised (OOCly) for your character's changes of personality, or perhaps just tell moments where your character's personality has been affected by interactions with other players.
However, lately Yina has been in elf form more than usual, speaking to people, approaching strangers, even going into cities. Her speech has improved somewhat. Her views on the common prejudices are changing slowly as she interacts with more people. Yinafae, in a short time, has changed quite a bit simply due to her actions and interactions with other people.
These kind of changes are very real, but I have seen people get chastised that something is out of character or that they've changed their character to fit situations, which is entirely untrue. The character changes ICly -because- of these changes. Now, I'm not saying this happens here, though it might, I am just posting this as a sort of warning against the thinking that a character stays the same except when something 'big' happens to them.
People may feel this thread is a waste of time, but this can be a serious source of RP restriction. Let your characters change was they meet people, let other characters affect your own.
Feel free to share if you have ever had a situation where you were chastised (OOCly) for your character's changes of personality, or perhaps just tell moments where your character's personality has been affected by interactions with other players.