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meme: more than meets the eye
Here is a meme that doesn't have a ton of back and forth but it's useful. So fun and useful! And I know we like talking about our characters.
There are certain characteristics about the people we play that *we* know, but we get tired of repeating in every introductory ping. There's also stuff that players wouldn't really be able to figure out just looking at an icon--how tall someone is, if they have an accent, what kind of clothes they are wearing...and in some cases, if their eyes/hair/whatever are different than the PB we've picked.
So wax poetic about what your characters look/sound like, if they have tics or scars, how they dress, if they have a distinct singing voice, etc!
Just a good reference to have in case you're in a casual thread and are like "Hmm does Anakin wear those robes 24/7 or is there a casual Friday where he wears jorts" or "I wonder what Eddie Munson smells like?"
Here is last year's example!
There are certain characteristics about the people we play that *we* know, but we get tired of repeating in every introductory ping. There's also stuff that players wouldn't really be able to figure out just looking at an icon--how tall someone is, if they have an accent, what kind of clothes they are wearing...and in some cases, if their eyes/hair/whatever are different than the PB we've picked.
So wax poetic about what your characters look/sound like, if they have tics or scars, how they dress, if they have a distinct singing voice, etc!
Just a good reference to have in case you're in a casual thread and are like "Hmm does Anakin wear those robes 24/7 or is there a casual Friday where he wears jorts" or "I wonder what Eddie Munson smells like?"
Here is last year's example!
Arthur Lester (and John Doe)
- Naturally tends toward slender but muscular. Has probably now recovered from his three months' starvation, but is still working on regaining muscle tone after that and a couple months of recovery from broken bones.
- Amber eyes (icons are blue, yeah, but again...Photoshop skills minimal).
- Has gunshot scars (two in the gut, one in the chest), a mark on the stomach that looks like something tried to bite and suck his guts out, a slight windburn scar on the right of his face, a stab wound to the gut that nearly killed him, a burn on his arm from a lighter, some surgery scars from fixing a badly broken right leg, and a stab wound to the neck (self-inflicted, omg arthur). Also other assorted nicks and cuts.
- Limps a bit when it rains or his right leg is otherwise paining him. May use a cane at those times, but I'll mention it if so.
- The last joint of his left pinky looks like it's lacking flesh and just a black bone. It is in fact, if you look closely, wooden, and there are veins/roots going out from it into his hand.
- Otherwise has a pianist's hands. Because he is one.
- Is right-handed if you want him to write something or if he does something on his own, like eating. If he has to catch something, take something you're handing him, etc. will always be left-handed. Almost always uses his phone left-handed.
- This is because he's blind, and the same being that controls his eyes, controls his left hand. That's John.
- John occasionally likes to fuck with him, but they usually work pretty well together. John looks around, tells Arthur what he sees. Sometimes it takes Arthur a second to do things or find things because of this. Sometimes John just does it instead. I'll try to mention this as it happens.
- Has an upper-middle-class English accent, softened a bit by a few years in the northeastern US.
- If you can see or sense beings, there are two people there. If you're telepathic, there are two minds.
- If you can hear him, John sounds Canadian. Look, the Dark World is Ontario. I didn't make the rules.
- Was born March 30, 1900, and left canon in 1934, so is 34 years old.
- Usually wears a hat. Will place it next to him appropriately when indoors.
- Wears suits. They're modern, but may have a slightly vintage cut. He trusts John that they look good on him.
Re: Arthur Lester (and John Doe)
Re: Arthur Lester (and John Doe)