Character Flaws

[Mortael Toronous]

What are your character's flaws/strengths?

I was inspired to create this post when I heard, in the suggestions section, how flaws make a character more playable/interesting. I was wondering what your character's flaws were and perhaps how they occured through growth?

Currently:

Mortael is slightly arrogent and head strong; he's immature and has little communication skills as he is still so very young. However, he has great wisdom and shows great bravery from time to time. Although, he does not seem to demonstrate it; he can be seen to be very thoughtful and empathetic towards others.

[Sebastin Creed]

Currently:

Mortael is slightly arrogent and head strong; he's immature and has little communication skills as he is still so very young. However, he has great wisdom (for his age) and shows great bravery from time to time. Although, he does not seem to demonstrate it; he can be seen to be very thoughtful and empathetic towards others.

I've taken the liberty to add a little thing in there for you... unless you want to add denial as a character flaw

[Amoné Fayden]

I'd rather people decide for themselves what my character's flaws and strengths are. Some may think one trait is a strength where others will see it as a weakness.

I'd also not like to fall into the trap of planning my character too far ahead by asigning her adult traits she has yet to develop.

Maybe you can take that as a player strength/weakness if you like.

[Mortael Toronous]

I'd rather people decide for themselves what my character's flaws and strengths are. Some may think one trait is a strength where others will see it as a weakness.

I'd also not like to fall into the trap of planning my character too far ahead by asigning her adult traits she has yet to develop.

Maybe you can take that as a player strength/weakness if you like.

I see what you mean, I think that is good. I find it a lot easier to kind of create a few based on what I have been doing in RP.

Also; Yes, I agree "(For his age)" I think there are many more flaws, but I just haven't found many yet as I'm still getting used to the character.

[Riki Naoe]

I can't really say much about Riki and his flaws and strengths. As said above, I prefer the views of others.

All I can say about Riki is he lacks communication skills, narcoleptic, hides a lot, and has yet to discover his strengths. With a little push, he could become more outgoing.

[Sasha Raven]

In my opinion, this would be better material for role play. I'd rather be asked IC and even then might not be willing to discuss it, depends on the timing I guess. Would still rather save it for RP material.

[Riki Naoe]

Don't get me wrong though, I like this idea.

[Sebastin Creed]

Well,

when Sebastin was little I always played the quiet kid who 'people watches' quite a lot. It was more my style to try slide into the RP rather than throwing about what likes and dislikes, what I can and can't do, my strengths and weaknesses.

when I was advancing as a Padawan along side Azra'el I would say that my need to do good was part of Sebastin's problem - by that I mean he had a desire to capture a criminal once after witnessing a hostage being killed infront of him due to the two Padawans trying to resolve a situation alone (not the same villian, it was at a later stage). I've also played Sebastin at times to be indecisive at the stage his wander lust was around, his need to get outside and experience from there but that comes with all young adults (Just make sure you Rp it properly and not go all super irritating or evil about it). I've also tried to maintain that he wasn't as adept in Saber Arts as others, I tend to move away from it because in the past I used to be more into the sparring etc.

I'd say my strengths were rather obvious at times but taken with age, for example:

Sebastin can obviously speak Miralukese, his native tongue but I have also RP'd that Sebastin is learning Cheunh, the Chiss language due to his bond with Azra'el. He can't really speak it as such perfectly, but he can understand most of what's said but he is very much at the 'tourist in a foreign land' stage.

Sebastin, whilst not being the most powerful, looks for ways to use his abilities to his advantage wisely and is a fan of Sokan (using the enviroment) during any combat situation. When he is in a more serious situation Sebastin has gone from being rather brash during the moment to a more reserved and held back. I'm progressing him to be more aware and assessive of the 'scenario' as he learns and mature, to what he is today.

Anways, other than those little details that's just a small amount of what I try to do just to show you how I think you can flesh out a character without going over board. Remember, real life months = years to your JEDI character (once Initiated) but it doesn't mean that after 6 months, you can decide as a player you deserve something as your character might still be too young... so be creative, but realisitic and think as the character.

People love strengths and weaknesses and is it true, it does flesh out ones character, but it doesn't have to extreme weaknesses or strengths. Start small, and build over time - that's the best way.

[Sebastin Creed]

In my opinion, this would be better material for role play. I'd rather be asked IC and even then might not be willing to discuss it, depends on the timing I guess. Would still rather save it for RP material.

That's a true notion, things like this can be found whilst RPing closely to others. Though a little chat of opinions and advice can be insightful so it's not so bad I don't think.

Perhaps keep the big surprises and ideas to the server, show that you can make the character real by actioning it. Actions speak louder than works after all.

[Tomoran]

Flaws

-Lack of self-esteem
-Blames self for the fate of others (Phora Bahti, Yulia Cera, Garik Kelzim, Youngling #1 and Youngling #2, Ametha Tasia, etc.)
-Excessive sensitivity to light
-Imprinting (The phenomenon where, in stressful situations, the mood of the others involved, their pain and other feelings tend to wish-wash in him and conflict his decisions)
-Developmentally Disabled (Lack of Mother and Father influences as child means that he attaches these 'voided' relationship roles to other individuals or simply overstates casual relationships)
-Obsessive Compulsive (Fidgety, mostly through ticks in his fingers and lips, expresses itself in training)
-Abhorrence of Conflict (Can rationalize the need to act in cases but often refuses to take active roles)
-etc.

I don't know what I am doing with Tomoran. He's just kind of a weirdo. There are all kinds of flaws, way more than I listed here. We're a product of our environment, of our decisions. I certainly have expressed him as powerful in certain regards but I try to make him a specialist, very talented in some areas but extremely lax in others. It's a fun character, I enjoy trying to give him three dimensions. Very Chaotic Good to the last Lawful Good that I played, and it's an interesting ethos.

[Vantus]

Remember, real life months = years to your JEDI character

I'm sorry but that mindset needs to be chucked.

- Convenient excuse to power level a young character.
- A noose around the neck of older characters. Especially humans. (Using "I'm an 800 year old human because of the Force" is beyond clichéd.)

The less emphasis on age and "birthdays" there is, the better. People will be less likely to "race" forward if they don't feel they have to beat the clock.

[Sebastin Creed]

Remember, real life months = years to your JEDI character

I'm sorry but that mindset needs to be chucked.

- Convenient excuse to power level a young character.
- A noose around the next of older characters. Especially humans. (Using "I'm an 800 year old human because of the Force" is beyond clichéd.)

The less emphasis on age and "birthdays" there is, the better. People will be less likely to "race" forward if they don't feel they have to beat the clock.

Ah! Well, to be honest I NEVER used to say my age, I always used to say 'mid twenties' but well, it's hard to shake the need for people to age their characters so I had to conform lol... I can't be twenty forever.

Alas, what I said in my previous post was something that people kept saying to me. *shrugs* So... yeah.

[Phillip Braden]

I know my characters flaws...or Phillips flaws anyway when I played him

- He always acted like he knew better at times, trying to keep other hopefuls from getting into trouble.

- At times he was rude towards others, even towards masters, after a confrontation with Arkallon he straightened out and stopped being rude as much, although he occasionally interupted others.

- Tried to seem like he knew about the Force when truely he knew he didn't.

- He sometimes let his bordem get the best of him, leaving him frustrated, he lacked emotional control at times or do something he shouldn't.

- He rarely spoke when something was bothering him, if he did speak of it, it was usually to someone he trusted completely like Fane or Ametha, once or twice it would even be Azra'el.

- He asked alot of questions, he was eager to learn so he asked alot of questions, but he became ignorant when he became to act like he knew more than others.

- He acted first, thought second, or thought about something but still acted.

These are the major flaws Phillip had, IRL I relate alot to my character, except I don't go around annoying others when bored and I don't speak when something is bothering me xD, plus I annoyed the HELL OUT OF EVERYONE here rofl xD.

[Sebastin Creed]

Well, you should have applied more strengths - like the ability to learn from ones mistakes!

and also how to take a joke, philidelphia.

[Garik Kelzim]

Flaws
-Blames self for the fate of others (Phora Bahti, Yulia Cera, Garik Kelzim, Youngling #1 and Youngling #2, Ametha Tasia, etc.)

Why Garik? He just went to Coruscant to learn more about telekinesis and become awesomely kewl.