Darth Abyss
Eldritch
I have thought about this for a while, and I now feel confident that I formulated this into an actually valid idea.
Just before anyone gets a wrong impression, I don't suggest to impose a factory/codex like system on Character creation, what we have right now works well and as intended.
Instead I think it would be useful to have a subforum dedicated to helping new (or old) members with the creation of their characters. I'm personally someone who reads a lot of bios when I don't feel like posting, and there is a certain trend I noticed with people that just joined. Not that they aren't capable of creating a well done character sheet, but it seems to me that many either rush it or leave it unfinished. I don't know how you all feel about this, but messy bios in general discourage me from starting or seeking a rp with these characters.
On one hand I always feel like pointing out spelling mistakes, odd formating, or inconsistencies with chaos lore, but I also know how annoying it can be to have your character thread littered with stuff you don't want there anymore at a later point (for example when splitting up the sheet in multiple posts). If chaos would instead offer a place where people can post their WIPs and then add like a tag to it that informs the rest of the community that they want feedback on it, it could be done in an orderly fashion, and then later on moved or reposted into the actual character creation forum, instead of filling that place with duplicates etc.
Obviously it wouldn't be mandatory to post there, I rather see these as a chance for experienced members to help new ones with figuring stuff out.
I know that this idea (like some character sheets) needs some tinkering to be perfect, but I believe it could be a useful aid in helping others get into chaos, or just helpful in fleshing out a character you just fail to get right.
Tell me your thoughts.
Just before anyone gets a wrong impression, I don't suggest to impose a factory/codex like system on Character creation, what we have right now works well and as intended.
Instead I think it would be useful to have a subforum dedicated to helping new (or old) members with the creation of their characters. I'm personally someone who reads a lot of bios when I don't feel like posting, and there is a certain trend I noticed with people that just joined. Not that they aren't capable of creating a well done character sheet, but it seems to me that many either rush it or leave it unfinished. I don't know how you all feel about this, but messy bios in general discourage me from starting or seeking a rp with these characters.
On one hand I always feel like pointing out spelling mistakes, odd formating, or inconsistencies with chaos lore, but I also know how annoying it can be to have your character thread littered with stuff you don't want there anymore at a later point (for example when splitting up the sheet in multiple posts). If chaos would instead offer a place where people can post their WIPs and then add like a tag to it that informs the rest of the community that they want feedback on it, it could be done in an orderly fashion, and then later on moved or reposted into the actual character creation forum, instead of filling that place with duplicates etc.
Obviously it wouldn't be mandatory to post there, I rather see these as a chance for experienced members to help new ones with figuring stuff out.
I know that this idea (like some character sheets) needs some tinkering to be perfect, but I believe it could be a useful aid in helping others get into chaos, or just helpful in fleshing out a character you just fail to get right.
Tell me your thoughts.
