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**Acacea** · 05-13-08, 10:18 AM

I've always liked their guides, as well as just about any character creation guide that encourages thought. It's never really too late to apply these to your characters, either...in fact, it is good to look over them again periodically, in my opinion. The older or higher level your characters get, the harder it is sometimes to remember what they're kicking around for other than the loot and XP. Sure, most of us like to adventure, it's fun, but why do they adventure?

It's good to re-evaluate the server every so often and re-think your character's goals and motivations, especially when so much has been changing around the place... how a character has changed, what new phobias or favorites they've picked up, what factions they associate with freely... though most of us try to maintain a sense of change and development, it's easy to either a) get in a rut where you just fall into the same old same old or b) get almost too involved and lose track of your character's priorities and visions. Look the characterization over again and change some stuff around and freshen up a bit. ...Or find out maybe you need a new character.

For example, after Bloodstone was destroyed, a lot of players re-evaluated their characters and asked, "What is their purpose for hanging around? I don't really feel like they belong anywhere anymore or have a place." and retired those characters. It's kind of a bummer on one hand, but on the other, at least they're not just sitting on the benches as tired old has-beens if they weren't really feeling it.

So don't wait for a new character... look and see if there are things that can flesh out your current ones, too.

05-13-08, 10:18 AM	#5
Acacea World Leader Characters Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,225 Thanks: 89 Thanked 525 Times in 262 Posts	Re: Great Guides to Roleplay I've always liked their guides, as well as just about any character creation guide that encourages thought. It's never really too late to apply these to your characters, either...in fact, it is good to look over them again periodically, in my opinion. The older or higher level your characters get, the harder it is sometimes to remember what they're kicking around for other than the loot and XP. Sure, most of us like to adventure, it's fun, but why do they adventure? It's good to re-evaluate the server every so often and re-think your character's goals and motivations, especially when so much has been changing around the place... how a character has changed, what new phobias or favorites they've picked up, what factions they associate with freely... though most of us try to maintain a sense of change and development, it's easy to either a) get in a rut where you just fall into the same old same old or b) get almost too involved and lose track of your character's priorities and visions. Look the characterization over again and change some stuff around and freshen up a bit. ...Or find out maybe you need a new character. For example, after Bloodstone was destroyed, a lot of players re-evaluated their characters and asked, "What is their purpose for hanging around? I don't really feel like they belong anywhere anymore or have a place." and retired those characters. It's kind of a bummer on one hand, but on the other, at least they're not just sitting on the benches as tired old has-beens if they weren't really feeling it. So don't wait for a new character... look and see if there are things that can flesh out your current ones, too.