Character creation best practices?

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Finally got time to start brewing OCs, what are some things I should be keeping in mind beyond common sense stuff like “don’t make characters OP for the sake of being OP”?

Try to keep the sheet concise in the sense that it's easy to differentiate flavor text and the actual effects. Also, if your character has keywords unique to them or at the least they're not universal, define them.

Other than that, there's no real written rules, you can get the gist of what to do from reading other sheets.

Do your best to make your attacks unique and flavorful. Describe it in detail. Make it unique, fun, and different from the other profiles as best you can. Don't feel like it needs to be PERFECTLY DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE, just put your heart and some effort into it and it will be wonderful.

Always consider that the person reading the sheet might not have the same mindset as you do, so when you review it, do it with the mindset of someone who has never rp'ed before but has read the rules.

DNHumanBeing wrote:

Always consider that the person reading the sheet might not have the same mindset as you do, so when you review it, do it with the mindset of someone who has never rp'ed before but has read the rules.

I'm very sorry for this but can you elaborate more on this point? All I can think of on what specific actions to take that involves this advice is "Don't make the sheet confusing to read"

GenericUsername420 wrote:

DNHumanBeing wrote:

Always consider that the person reading the sheet might not have the same mindset as you do, so when you review it, do it with the mindset of someone who has never rp'ed before but has read the rules.

I'm very sorry for this but can you elaborate more on this point? All I can think of on what specific actions to take that involves this advice is "Don't make the sheet confusing to read"

I think he means, when you design the effects of your characters, try and make it clear what the effects are. Like, if your character does 'Enamored', make sure to make it clear what that means. Could also help to get second opinions on your sheet if you're not confident.