Role play talk

[roflcopter_down]

My longest running character is my FFXI character, a corsair named Reinbach. When I started playing him, he was a pretty impressionable kid with some dangerous tendencies. He was a nice, thoughtful boy brought in from the streets of San d'Oria. Oliver Twist meets Holden Caulfield (he even wears a goofy red hat).

Recently he's been a lot more fun to play. He's grown up and his confusion is starting to lift. He's got a purpose now, trying to save a little sister that he will lose in a time rift. He's coming around to the fact that he's going to lose, and it's killing him. It's probably the only unselfish thing that he's given more than half a damn about. Playing him trying to hold on has been the most fun I've ever had with the character, and once the story line is over it could get a whole lot better. Reinbach's always seemed two dimensional to me, so playing him like this helps me reign him in a bit. I feel a little bad about making the lynchpin of this character an NPC that I control, but to be honest, he really doesn't give a rats ass about any of the other characters in the game, even the ones he claimed he did. I couldn't see any other way to motivate him.

Comments

[vampirelematt.livejournal.com]

It's the same deal with Sabby on my end.

Though I fear post plotline she'll have "jumped the shark" and have no where else left to turn.

Thoughts?

[roflcopter-down.livejournal.com]

It can sometimes feel like you've painted yourself into a corner, but in this case I think dealing with defeat is a much more interesting option than savoring victory. I think it gives the player a lot more options than just "Yay, things are better now."

If anything, this plot line has changed a lot of characters forever. Valkyr's RP is really improving, and he's becoming one of my favorite characters. It will be interesting to see what the aftermath of this plot line will be.