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Who to be - Illidan Stormrage - 02-16-2016
Got some ideas. What do you think? In order of how much thought I've given them:
Talindaar (Draenei Paladin OC)
Pros:
- Interesting powers
- A true good guy, plus a little on the dumb side; would be fun to write as
- Built like a brick shithouse and hits like a train
- Can think of some good stories
- Would be more inclined to be a group rper with this guy
Cons:
- Somewhat restricted on powers/moves
- Would have no morally grey area
- A lot of ally skills (healing, buff) aren't all that 'powerful' in the classic sense, may be hard to come up with moves
Ysera (Warcraft)
Pros:
- Cool powers/history. Could make some powers up
- Different personality to most others, would be more pacifist, moves based on debilitating instead of damaging, would be cool
- Could establish a new Emerald Dream in the Astral Realm
Cons:
- May be difficult to stray from a protectionist, conservative viewpoint (in my mind)
- I feel I may have trouble finding her character as I did Link
Archon (Protoss OC)
Pros:
- A flawed Archon, made from High and Dark Templar: lots of interesting development options
- Powers would be fun
- (maybe con?) A challenge to write someone who doesn't have facial features beyond eye movements
Cons:
- Not as many story ideas outside of history driven motives
- Would probably like a magic/high fantasy character instead of an alien/tech based one for variety
Earthworm Jim
Pros:
- Funny, lighthearted, non-serious character would be great to write as
- Interesting array of powers
- Another true, non-corruptible good guy
Cons:
- Novelty may wear off after a while
- Pulling off a funny character might not work well
Ziggs (LoL)
Pros:
- Insane in a way that tickles me. High energy, enthusiastic.
- Inventor, so plenty of story fodder
Cons:
- There's only so many things you can do with bombs
- The character whom I've given the least amount of consideration to
Re: Who to be - Yu Kanda - 02-16-2016
I am going to be honest with you and say the one character that popped out was Earthworm Jim. I get that writing a character with a bit of humor might be difficult but its also possible to write some serious moments. The others just didn't pop out enough for me. I like the other chars ( except ziggo..dont know that one.)
Just my opinion ^^
Re: Who to be - Proto Man - 02-16-2016
Be Jinx from LoL please.
And go have crazy hijinks with Vi in Costa del Sol.
MAKE IT HAPPEN
Anyway, be the paladin. As someone who also writes a paladin as an NPC, it's fun. Plus we already have enough morally gray angst factories around here. Be a beacon of light.
Re: Who to be - Smith - 02-16-2016
I've written EWJ before. He's a blast. That's who I suggest.
Re: Who to be - Mickey Mouse - 02-16-2016
I agree with Alex that good guys are the best. Join us.
And Earthworm Jim is hilarious and awesome. Take it from me, joining as a non-traditional character has been probably the best decision I have ever made in regards to roleplaying. I love playing Mickey so much and I don't think the novelty has worn off?
(...though people are welcome to let me know if I'm wrong about that.)
Re: Who to be - Red - 02-16-2016
As someone who plays as Deadpool, the novelty doesn't wear off, as long as you dont base your character around that novelty.
Re: Who to be - Amaterasu - 02-16-2016
I don't really know Ysera and don't know EWJ at all, so I can't really say much.
Ziggs doesn't seem like a good pick, he's just a crazy pyro/bomb-o-maniac. I don't think you would have much fun with him before he gets old.
And for the SC characters, you could try merging them? Give the archon a "stable" form, or the other way around allow Talindaar to transform into an Archon? They're a good pick I think though, even if they are from a futuristic scenario they would be interesting to have in the Omniverse. I was considering Artanis or other Protoss prior to my switch though so I'm biased.
Re: Who to be - Dark Link - 02-16-2016
I'm also with Alex on this one. Not only would another straight up heroic figure be welcome, Talindaar makes for a good contrast to Ditto. Plus, it's worth pointing out that Paladins don't serve just a support healing/buffing role, but are also capable of smiting evil entities on their own.
Earthworm Jim sounds like an interesting idea if you're good at humour. But I do agree with DP that the character shouldn't be based on a novelty.
Re: Who to be - Jim Raynor - 02-17-2016
Thanks guys. I find myself agreeing with you all, except now I have to make the choice between EWJ and Talindaar. Might write up some character sheets or something. Cheers!
Re: Who to be - Dark Link - 02-17-2016
It might help if you write up an RP example for each character. That would also show how good your grasp of each character is.
Re: Who to be - Trixie - 02-17-2016
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