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TL;DR: Running out of steam and losing interest in my characters. Feels like a chore to post as them. Kinda wanna start over. Anyone else ran into this problem? Any ideas on how to deal with it?
Kinda thinking out loud, but also looking for advice/help.
I'm finding myself running out of steam/inspiration a bit, and kinda losing interest in my characters after only a couple weeks of submitting them. I kind of want to start over from scratch but I hate to bother the admins, plus I don't want to just fall into the same hole again with new char's.
Does anyone else run into these issues, and if so how do you deal with them?
I'm still interested and invested in the site and overarching story, but I've been more interested in following other ppl's characters than rp'ing with my own tbh. Wondering if I should take a break and just volunteer to DM for folks for a bit.
I think the thing is, after posting my characters and beginning to rp with, only then do I start to realize they're not very fun to write as perspective characters. I'm wondering if I should write some prose with them before submitting them to test whether they're fun to actually write or not. And maybe adding an intent/purpose/goal and/or an intended character arc with characters so I have a guide for motives and something to focus on.
Looking at my characters specifically:
Drussk - made him with the intention to create an origin story for my long line of Trandoshans that I've used since childhood. Unfortunately, he seems to be more of a tool to hit specific intended plot points (that have nothing to do with or add to the rp) than an actual living organic character, and he just hasn't been fun to write and I have no real desire to continue with him sadly.
Isaac - Originally I meant to do a similar thing with Drussk, but for a different family line of characters, but ended up basing him off of Duncan from Dragon Age. Duncan's a great character, but I've quickly realized he's a very boring protagonist, at least boring to write idk. He would be cool as an NPC probably, but writing from his perspective feels like I'm writing War and Peace. Nothing wrong with that if that's your thing, but it feels like a chore everytime I've made a post with him.
Maybe it's just my ADD making it hard to focus on one character, idk (I've noticed I do the same thing in video games a lot). Does anyone have any ideas or experience with this? Tbh, this is probably the main reason I've come and gone over the years. Just finding it hard to make a character I'm really invested in. I really wanna stick around this time.
Kinda thinking out loud, but also looking for advice/help.
I'm finding myself running out of steam/inspiration a bit, and kinda losing interest in my characters after only a couple weeks of submitting them. I kind of want to start over from scratch but I hate to bother the admins, plus I don't want to just fall into the same hole again with new char's.
Does anyone else run into these issues, and if so how do you deal with them?
I'm still interested and invested in the site and overarching story, but I've been more interested in following other ppl's characters than rp'ing with my own tbh. Wondering if I should take a break and just volunteer to DM for folks for a bit.
I think the thing is, after posting my characters and beginning to rp with, only then do I start to realize they're not very fun to write as perspective characters. I'm wondering if I should write some prose with them before submitting them to test whether they're fun to actually write or not. And maybe adding an intent/purpose/goal and/or an intended character arc with characters so I have a guide for motives and something to focus on.
Looking at my characters specifically:
Drussk - made him with the intention to create an origin story for my long line of Trandoshans that I've used since childhood. Unfortunately, he seems to be more of a tool to hit specific intended plot points (that have nothing to do with or add to the rp) than an actual living organic character, and he just hasn't been fun to write and I have no real desire to continue with him sadly.
Isaac - Originally I meant to do a similar thing with Drussk, but for a different family line of characters, but ended up basing him off of Duncan from Dragon Age. Duncan's a great character, but I've quickly realized he's a very boring protagonist, at least boring to write idk. He would be cool as an NPC probably, but writing from his perspective feels like I'm writing War and Peace. Nothing wrong with that if that's your thing, but it feels like a chore everytime I've made a post with him.
Maybe it's just my ADD making it hard to focus on one character, idk (I've noticed I do the same thing in video games a lot). Does anyone have any ideas or experience with this? Tbh, this is probably the main reason I've come and gone over the years. Just finding it hard to make a character I'm really invested in. I really wanna stick around this time.
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