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Originally Posted by stragen  Suggestion:
Light character creation and approval. The user simply clicks a few drop down options (or other spiffy user interface) and a character description and background is created.
Select race (Human, Elven, Dwarf ... )
Select location of birth, Country/Town (a map would be good here!)
Select physical attributes, Hair Colour, Eye Colour, Height Weight
Select template (automatic skill suggestions, eg Mage, Priest, Warrior)
Select backgrounds (farmer, baker, carter, merchant )
Select personality (A few simple text choices, perhaps based on simple modern personality profiles)
From all this three lots of text are auto generated, Appearance, Background, Personality. Along with the appropriate declarations.
Expert users and hard core writers can edit this to their hearts content. |
Further, given that most races come from particular places, how about incorporating that into the character creation process:
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Race Chosen: Dwarf
Major Dwarven Centers:- Bloody Gate
Subject to recent conflicts, Bloody Gate... - Ulgrid Kingdom
Nestled high in the Brech mountains, the Kingdom of Ulgrid... - Lyn
Seeming unreachable behind the conflict lands of the Hammerbound mountains, Lyn...
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with some blurb about each place, with any recent events.
Then (if applicable) something that refines their choice based on path chosen/profession/(class):
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Path Chosen: Dwarven Priest
Possible Locations:- Ulgrid Kingdom
The Ulgrid Kingdom is home to the temple of Vorax... - Lyn
The town of Lyn is home to the temple of Dorand...
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Something to narrow down the multitude of potential choices for a "typical" character.
That way, when you first logon, and another character asks you the perennial question, "Where do you come from", you can answer, rather than sending back a tell saying, "Sorry, I only just got here"; there's nothing like knowing where you come from to make you feel a part of something.
Regards,
Script Wrecked.