jillassists:

Jill Assists You With: A Guide Book

_{❝Raising Your Character.❞}

In this guide I will be assisting you in raising a character, this is to launch the opening my rph blog here, and I’m pretty sure my tags are working, if not, I’ll reblog it every hour or so until they do. None of these are meant to offend you, none of these are 100% fact, but they are 100% based on fact and my own experiences. Please like/reblog if you found this useful.

Table Of Contents

• What comes first, and what comes last
• Background
• Type Of Character (Dynamic, background, etc)
• Naming
• Quirks
• Traits
• Recreational Activities that Help You Bond With Your Character.

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bryhelps:

Below the cut is a list of #200 possible talents for your character

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cotillard-rpc:

THE 12 COMMON ARCHETYPES
BY CARL GOLDEN

1. THE INNOCENT

MOTTO: free to be you and me
CORE DESIRE: to get to paradise
GOAL: to be happy
GREATEST FEAR: to be punished for doing something bad or wrong
STRATEGY: to do things right
WEAKNESS: boring for all their naive innocence
TALENT: faith and optimism
ALSO KNOWN AS: Utopian, traditionalist, naive, mystic, saint, romantic, dreamer

2. THE ORPHAN/REGULAR GUY OR GAL

MOTTO: all men and women are created equal
CORE DESIRE: connecting with others
GOAL: to belong
GREATEST FEAR: to be left out or to stand out from the crowd
STRATEGY: develop ordinary solid virtues, be down to earth, the common touch
WEAKNESS: losing one’s own self in an effort to blend in or for the sake of superficial relationships
TALENT: realism, empathy, lack of pretense
ALSO KNOWN AS: the good old boy, every-man  the person next door, the realist, the working stiff, the solid citizen, the good neighbor, the silent majority

3. THE HERO

MOTTO: where there’s a will, there’s a way
CORE DESIRE: to prove one’s worth through courageous acts
GOAL: expert mastery in a way that improves the world
GREATEST FEAR: weakness, vulnerability, being a “chicken”
STRATEGY: to be as strong and competent as possible
WEAKNESS: arrogance, always needing another battle to fight
TALENT: competence and courage
ALSO KNOWN AS: the warrior, crusader, rescuer, superhero, the soldier, dragon slayer, the winner and the team player

4. THE CAREGIVER

MOTTO: love your neighbor as yourself
CORE DEISRE: to protect and care for others
GOAL: to help others
GREATEST FEAR: selfishness and ingratitude
STRATEGY: doing things for others
WEAKNESS: martyrdom and being exploited
TALENT: compassion, generosity
ALSO KNOWN AS: the saint, altruist, parent, helper, supporter

5. THE EXPLORER

MOTTO: don’t fence me in
CORE DESIRE: the freedom to find out who you are through exploring the world
GOAL: to experience a better, more authentic, more fulfilling life
BIGGEST FEAR: getting trapped, conformity, and inner emptiness
STRATEGY: journey, seeking out and experiencing new things, escape from boredom
WEAKNESS: aimless wandering, becoming a misfit
TALENT: autonomy, ambition, being true to one’s soul
ALSO KNOWN AS: the seeker, iconoclast, wanderer, individualist, pilgrim

6. THE REBEL

MOTTO: Rules are made to be broken
CORE DESIRE: revenge or revolution
GOAL: to overturn what isn’t working
GREATEST FEAR: to be powerless or ineffectual
STRATEGY: disrupt, destroy, or shock
WEAKNESS: crossing over to the dark side, crime
TALENT: outrageousness, radical freedom
ALSO KNOWN AS: the rebel, revolutionary, wild man, the misfit, or iconoclast

7. THE LOVER

MOTTO: you’re the only one
CORE DESIRE: intimacy and experience
GOAL: being in a relationship with the people, work and surroundings they love
GREATEST FEAR: being alone, a wallflower, unwanted, unloved
STRATEGY: to become more and more physically and emotionally attractive
WEAKNESS: outward-directed desire to please others at risk of losing own identity
TALENT: passion, gratitude, appreciation, and commitment
ALSO KNOWN AS: the partner, friend, intimate, enthusiast, sensualist, spouse, team-builder

8. THE CREATOR

MOTTO: if you can imagine it, it can be done
CORE DESIRE: to create things of enduring value
GOAL: to realize a vision
GREATEST FEAR: mediocre vision or execution
STRATEGY: develop artistic control and skill
TASK: to create culture, express own vision
WEAKNESS: perfectionism, bad solutions
TALENT: creativity and imagination
ALSO KNOWN AS: the artist, inventor, innovator, musician, writer or dreamer

9. THE JESTER

MOTTO: you only live once
CORE DESIRE: to live in the moment with full enjoyment
GOAL: to have a great time and lighten up the world
GREATEST FEAR: being bored or boring others
STRATEGY: play, make jokes, be funny
WEAKNESS: frivolity, wasting time
TALENT: joy
ALSO KNOWN AS: the fool, trickster, joker, practical joker or comedian

10. THE SAGE

MOTTO: the truth will set you free
CORE DESIRE: to find the truth.
GOAL: to use intelligence and analysis to understand the world.
BIGGEST FEAR: being duped, misled—or ignorance.
STRATEGY: seeking out information and knowledge; self-reflection and understanding thought processes.
WEAKNESS: can study details forever and never act.
TALENT: wisdom, intelligence.
ALSO KNOWN AS: the expert, scholar, detective, advisor, thinker, philosopher, academic, researcher, thinker, planner, professional, mentor, teacher, contemplative

11. THE MAGICIAN

MOTTO: i make things happen
CORE DESIRE: understanding the fundamental laws of the universe
GOAL: to make dreams come true
GREATEST FEAR: unintended negative consequences
STRATEGY: develop a vision and live by it
WEAKNESS: becoming manipulative
TALENT: finding win-win solutions
ALSO KNOWN AS: the visionary, catalyst, inventor, charismatic leader, shaman, healer, medicine man

12. THE RULER

MOTTO: power isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.
CORE DESIRE: control
GOAL: create a prosperous, successful family or community
STRATEGY: exercise power
GREATEST FEAR: chaos, being overthrown
WEAKNESS: being authoritarian, unable to delegate
TALENT: responsibility, leadership
ALSO KNOWN AS: the boss, leader, aristocrat, king, queen, politician, role model, manager or administrator

Hope this helped!