Character Creation Workshop

[ho_mods]

The fun part about alternate universe games is all the liberties you can take in crafting just the right character for the setting. Would you like to create a background that closely mirrors a character's original canon? Or would you prefer seeing how they would have turned out if their lives had been different? In this world, a villain could very well be a hero, or a hero might find themselves drifting deeper into the realm of the morally grey after dealing with one too many hardships.

This workshop will give you a chance to discuss character possibilities with other prospective players. Maybe you'd like someone to play your character's sibling, parent, love interest, or rival? Go ahead and ask! Set up teams and friendships! Mentors, gather your students and apprentices! Ask questions if you're not sure what class would be good for your character. Perhaps you need a good PB for your original character and have no idea where you can find a decent gnome with blue hair. If you're an artist who takes commissions, you might have some fantastic opportunities to help people get exactly what they need!

Below is a sample form you're free to use, but don't be afraid to tweak it to suit your particular needs. Erase parts you don't need, add parts you think would help, or make up your very own.

<b>Character Concept:</b> [Write a short paragraph describing who your character is and what they're all about. What sort of profession do they have? How did they come to Rendezvous, or decide to take up the life of a dungeon delver? What makes this person unique and interesting?] <b>Relations Wanted:</b> [What type of pre-planned CR opportunities are available for other players to consider? Do you want family members? Old war buddies? Guild members? Villainous allies? Let people know where they can fill in the vague blanks in your character's background.] <b>Adventures Wanted:</b> [List what sorts of plots and scenarios you would most enjoy playing. Make note of any content preferences, such as whether you prefer light-hearted quests or dark horror situations dealing with the nastiest villains around. This may help you choose which players you'd gel with best when forming an adventure party, or when considering a campaign.]

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If you're feeling really bold and want to get a head start on planning a campaign, how about a campaign form instead?

<b>Campaign Summary:</b> [Describe what sort of campaign you're looking to run. For instance, 'the mayor is being blackmailed by a rogue alchemist who claims to be the only one capable of keeping his wife's terminal illness at bay, and people are starting to question these strange new laws he's making!' You needn't give away any spoilers, but it should give players an idea of what their characters are getting into.] <b>Content Warnings:</b> [Any particularly disturbing content that players should know about before they sign up (i.e. all characters start out with amnesia and gradually regain memories of a terrible crime committed in their past).] <b>Players/Characters Wanted:</b> [What sorts of players or characters would work best for what you have in mind? Any restrictions?]

You can also add any other world building elements you like to the workshop, such as monsters, locations, lore, and history.

NOTE: This will be a permanently open workshop, with new threads set up for each month rather than having the workshop posted on a monthly basis. If you're not sure if your concept will be allowed or if you have any quick questions in general, feel free to ask a mod in the comment thread below. We're also happy to freeze or delete threads if you need to close them to further responses.

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[sealteam6]

Campaign Summary: I'll just call this one the Villain Campaign. The basic concept is that a group of fairly incompetent or low-level villains team up, go on adventures, and somehow accidentally save the world in the process. I'd have 'chapters' set up that gives each villain character a turn in the spotlight to deal with old regrets, or new situations that tests their mettle and possibly give them redemption arcs. Rivals, betrayals, evil that's worse than they are, and of course the obnoxious hero team that's out to arrest these evil-doers.

Content Warnings: Will largely depend on what types of characters will be involved, but this shouldn't be super dark. There might be a scenario where characters may temporarily die and have a five year time skip, some emotional/mental torture, and your basic villains and monsters. As a whole the campaign will be kind of comedy-based (I'm hoping) but deal with grim scenarios that take themselves seriously, so...kind of like...evil ghostbusters?

Players/Characters Wanted: Villains villains villains! Think 80's cartoon villains ("I'm going to rule the world!" vs "I'm going to eat babies!"). Bring big egos, grandiose dreams of glory and power, weirdos, split personalities, thieves, and most of all, incompetence. I won't be playing this one with any of my characters (no Winter or Zelda), but will have plenty of supporting NPCs to help the villains shine and be the spotlight of the adventure. Non-villain characters who want cameos for certain chapters could be fit in easily.

I'll probably set the pace minimum at 4 tags a week (basically at least one every other day), but if you're having fun and getting along with other characters in a way that won't need me to do much as a mini-mod, feel free to go at your own pace for those (faster or slower).

ALSO

I have several pre-written campaigns that I could modify for more heroic campaigns. I haven't read all the way through them since I never thought I'd get a chance to bring them out, but I've got one for the Emerald Spire super dungeon, one that starts out with a haunted prison and deals with a cult trying to resurrect a lich king, a pirate based one, one that deals with stopping a cult (another one!) from trying to cause a meteor to hit the planet and ruin everything, and I think a couple more. Like I said, I haven't really had a chance to go through them, but I might be able to manage something if there's interest.

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[profrollo]

What are your thoughts on this butt

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[sealteam6]

P...ossibly? I don't know too much about Lancer! But if you think he'd be a good fit, I'll trust your judgment!

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[youfool]

So long as the race was cool (something feyish connected to imagination, dreams, etc. from anoter Plane), and you didn't mind that he's a kid or young adult, I think the butt would work. (9 `-`)9