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Post by Bowen Aero on Dec 12, 2014 21:12:24 GMT -5
Sorry, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to deny your request. I'm not going to let this thing fall apart before it even starts because I let the wrong peeps in. I could, however, possibly give you one of my adoptable Legends OCs, who so happens to be somewhat based on Prometheus. I'll need Dashe to green-light that, though. Otherwise, you're going to have to choose another character.
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Post by Mikéy on Dec 12, 2014 21:22:13 GMT -5
What do you mean by "Mary Sue"...? A Mary Sue is a character that is seemingly perfect in every way, can't die, kills with ease, etc. The male equivilant that people sometimes include as a relation to Mary Sue is "Gary Stu". As far as those kinds of characters are concerned, they're generally bad taste for an RP. And please don't forget what I PMed you about. Use the Edit button instead.
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Post by Lumigado on Dec 12, 2014 22:58:59 GMT -5
Sorry, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to deny your request. I'm not going to let this thing fall apart before it even starts because I let the wrong peeps in. I could, however, possibly give you one of my adoptable Legends OCs, who so happens to be somewhat based on Prometheus. I'll need Dashe to green-light that, though. Otherwise, you're going to have to choose another character. Okay, I might end up making my own OC in that case. EDIT: Here's my OC. My first time making one so I will accept any criticism besides "u sux0rz". Name: Omicron Preferred Weaponry: Highly moddable Buster Gun, and a small missile launcher, also highly moddable. Weaknesses: He is very slow, and is bad at defending against melee attacks. He also prefers defensive roles in combat situations, and is not very good at rushing the enemy. His Buster Gun has a high rate of fire, but very inaccurate, and each shot does very little damage. He also can't move while firing any of his weapons. Strengths: His armor is built to last, giving him much defensive power. He can stand still and fire missiles, put up a temporary defensive shield which allies can stand behind, and generally be a physical (figurative) tank. (Think Klaymoor with missiles and an okay minigun.) Appearance: His bulky armor is bright yellow, with small spikes. His head looks very close to Unicron's. (What Unicron's head looks like.)
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Post by Dashe on Dec 13, 2014 6:29:07 GMT -5
Creating an OC's more than just listing a bunch of weapons, armor, and stats, especially for a series like Mega Man Legends, where character's pretty much one of the things that make the series as awesome as it is. What kind of a personality does he have? Any interesting quirks? Likes and dislikes? Is he good with people? Does he have hobbies outside of digging? How can you see him interacting with other characters already confirmed for the game?
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Post by Lumigado on Dec 13, 2014 14:55:00 GMT -5
Creating an OC's more than just listing a bunch of weapons, armor, and stats, especially for a series like Mega Man Legends, where character's pretty much one of the things that make the series as awesome as it is. What kind of a personality does he have? Any interesting quirks? Likes and dislikes? Is he good with people? Does he have hobbies outside of digging? How can you see him interacting with other characters already confirmed for the game? I'm not sure how to describe that, so I guess we'll find out when the RP really starts. And I posted the stats just to make sure that the character didn't seem overpowered.
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Post by Dashe on Dec 13, 2014 19:22:47 GMT -5
Creating an OC's more than just listing a bunch of weapons, armor, and stats, especially for a series like Mega Man Legends, where character's pretty much one of the things that make the series as awesome as it is. What kind of a personality does he have? Any interesting quirks? Likes and dislikes? Is he good with people? Does he have hobbies outside of digging? How can you see him interacting with other characters already confirmed for the game? I'm not sure how to describe that, so I guess we'll find out when the RP really starts. And I posted the stats just to make sure that the character didn't seem overpowered. Do you know what he looks like, at least? Coming up with the personality and stuff and sticking to what you wrote, that's about 75% of roleplaying. It's really like acting with text. So in that regard, I'd say at least think up a bare-bones backstory and personality guidelines too, so we know what to expect. One of the reasons Sakura Ono was so bad was because her personality was really awful and her looks added to it to make it even worse. Stats and attacks weren't even a factor. She was a supposedly tragic character whose personality and backstory combined made it seem really easy for that character to just derail whatever plot Bowen had in mind. The quiet lone-wolf nature plus the crazy appearance is something beginners often do to get other characters to interact with them without expending much effort on their own behalf. So yeah, that's pretty essential stuff to include in an RP bio! If the bio's just stats and you plan on totally improvising, you could be slipping in a Gary Stu and Bowen wouldn't even be able to tell because you wouldn't realize it until it's happened!
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Post by Bowen Aero on Dec 15, 2014 12:46:42 GMT -5
While we're on the topic of OC creation, it's okay to have some sort of inspiration from another character, but there's going to be a limit on how much you draw from said character. For example, the proprietor of the Edge Casino was first conceived as a carbon copy of Glyde. Over time, he became terribly boring and predictable due to lacking personality and appearance of his own. Ultimately, the character was shot down in another Forum's RP due to this, and was given a drastic redesign and major backstory overhaul to greatly less resemble the self-proclaimed Sky Pirate King.
That said, this Omnicron could use work... A lot of work. It might take some time, but you'll get the hang of this eventually.
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Post by Lumigado on Dec 15, 2014 13:24:33 GMT -5
While we're on the topic of OC creation, it's okay to have some sort of inspiration from another character, but there's going to be a limit on how much you draw from said character. For example, the proprietor of the Edge Casino was first conceived as a carbon copy of Glyde. Over time, he became terribly boring and predictable due to lacking personality and appearance of his own. Ultimately, the character was shot down in another Forum's RP due to this, and was given a drastic redesign and major backstory overhaul to greatly less resemble the self-proclaimed Sky Pirate King. That said, this Omnicron could use work... A lot of work. It might take some time, but you'll get the hang of this eventually. Thanks for the help. Given some time, I will add many things to the post containing his information.
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Post by thesilver64 on May 7, 2016 9:02:59 GMT -5
Alright, I'm going to post info about my OC here:
Name: Note Shooter
Age: Unknown (but looks around 13)
Personality: Kinda shy. Usually likes to dig in the ruins and find unusual things hidden deep within them. He loves learning about what the past was like.
Description: Has short, red hair. Light turquoise eyes. Usually wears a black short-sleeved shirt and jeans. Has markings on his arms like other units.
Backstory: He is a unit who was made by someone who is called 'The Keeper.' A decade ago, he was still with his creator. One night, another unit made by The Keeper went into the Stream Island ruins and hasn't returned, so Note had to go look for him. While Note was looking for his brother, a big reaverbot, hidden in the shadows of the dark ruin, shoots him in the chest. Weeks later, he was put in a statis field so he can self-repair. If he is self-repaired, some of his memory is erased. Since he didn't want to lose too much of his memories, he was just repaired enough to survive. Many years later, a group of diggers find him in the ruins one morning. He lost some of his memories, including who created him, because of the self-repairs. His core was damaged from the reaverbot attack and it isn't fully repaired, so he isn't able to use too much of his energy at once.
Other info: Because Note's weapons usually are powered by his energy, some weapons can only be used once every few minutes or so, depending on how powerful the weapons are. He also cannot use weapons that use too much energy, like weapons about as strong as a fully upgraded shining laser. Some of his weapons don't use his energy, but have limited ammo.
(This has been edited, thanks to Bowen Aero for some ideas!)
(I'm also planning to make a fanfic about Note. I'll probably post the first chapter soon.[^_^] )
(Also, how do I post pictures in the forum? I have drawn a picture of Note in his battle/digger armor and I want to post it here.)
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Post by Bowen Aero on May 7, 2016 18:53:32 GMT -5
A Servitor Unit, huh? Not sure if that is too special-snowflakey for this, but at the least it fits the canon. I'll have to ask another member about that. As for his backstory, being discovered and repaired by Diggers might be a slight problem with how aware of the Ancients the Carbons are supposed to be. Again, going to have to run that by somebody. Mistakes cannot be made here. Otherwise, at least it's something we can work with.
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Post by thesilver64 on May 7, 2016 20:53:59 GMT -5
Alright, that'll be fine. I'll just need some help with making the needed changes without changing the backstory too much, if possible.
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Post by blaise2000 on May 8, 2016 22:34:22 GMT -5
Birth name: Orlin Comett Preferred Alias: Maverick Age: 25 Bio: Orlin was born in a small island town primarily populated by Diggers. As a boy, he heard stories of *The Mother Lode, The Elixir of Life, The City of Gold, and Atlantis, the Ocean City*. Both of his parents were Diggers, and it was evident what he would do with his life when he loving parents found him playing with a small refractor. --- When Orlin was twenty, pirates led by **Lex Loathe** levelled his town and scoured the ruins there for treasure. They got all they could find, and left the village in ruins and orphaned many children; including Orlin. But the boy knew the island better then the monsters that took his home from him, and while he wasn't strong enough to fight them, he snuck behind a weak wall in the ruins that was overlooked. As children, he and his friends found a power beam saber as they were exploring the ruins. They never dared touch it, it was just something to gather around....a secret treasure and a deep part of his childhood. But now, he returns to take it up. Afterwards, he claims that "Orlin Comett is dead" and that he is now, Maverick. *I don't know where in the timeline this takes place, and I figured maybe since treasure hunting is a theme in the lore I'd throw a few more known ones in, if thats not ok I'll change it **again not sure if Loathe is dead by the time this story takes off, will change if needed
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Post by Bowen Aero on May 9, 2016 16:26:45 GMT -5
To answer your uncertainties, the timeline takes place somewhere during the events of MML3, but if this is his childhood we're talking about, then the Mother Lode and Elixir of Youth would likely still not be discovered by our protagonists for a while. But about Eldorado and Atlantis, those may or may not even exist anymore in the Legends universe. As for Loathe, that's debatable given the uncertain time that MoTB occurs. If this attack happened five years ago, then we can't really tell if the Bonnes became as notorious as they were within the two years between the attack and the events of MML1.
Now, the story is a little edgy. Tragedy, orphaning, secrets, and becoming a badass all in one. This could be a bit of a problem. But certainly not as much as his appearance. His armor is too reminiscent of a Reploid. Maybe that's because the picture used is that of a commission for somebody's Reploid OC named "Shinzo." And boy, does that sound different from "Orlin Comett." On the topic of names, "Maverick" just doesn't sound like it would fit here. As some of us had to be reminded, this is the Mega Man Legends Station, after all. I've turned down Maquereau's OC attempts for that reason.* At the least, thesilver64 picked something that we can recognize as part of the setting, albeit questionable in terms of their backstory. I really can't tell you much aside from reworking the Gary Stu bits and coming up with a design that actually suits the setting. Maybe try and run them by others who can give you genuine constructive criticism. Because at this rate, I might have to give away some of the NPCs that I've been planning on in secret just to keep the story in line. And I really don't feel like revealing them so early, either.
*Speaking of, where are they now? They just kinda dropped off the face of the internet since their last post.
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Post by blaise2000 on May 9, 2016 23:05:11 GMT -5
So he can't look like that, and I have to redo my entire story. That will take more time. Honestly I wanted a character in the armor, because I like the style. Diggers wear armor so I didn't think it would be a problem
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Post by Bowen Aero on May 10, 2016 0:27:03 GMT -5
As true as the armor part may be, making an OC that fits a particular setting takes a bit of effort. As I had to be taught the hard way, I can't let anything slip by me. I need to look at things objectively, and right now the dark and edgy backstory combined with the anachronous and, if I may be so blunt, stolen appearance are real red flags here. I just can't let this one in if there's the potential to completely derail the plot. I have to make sure everything is perfect when it starts if I expect things to be perfect when it ends.
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