This is a page to give you some idea of what types of characters would be good for the site, or some tips on how to make a character good for the site. Members and staff can also throw in their own ideas for characters that they'd love to see by replying to this thread. NOTE: ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE JUST SUGGESTIONS.
CANONS There are some much needed canons that we'd love to have on board! This is the staff's wishlist, if you will. Anything
struck through is taken.
Lucifer
[Of course we need a Lucifer to start up trouble!]
Dean Winchester and Sam Winchester
[The main stars of SPN]
Russell Edgington
[the man completely changed the world post-Great Revelation! We need to continue his story!]
The Authority Members: Roman Zimojic, Salome Aggripa, Nora Gainesborough, Dieter Braun, Kibwe Akinjide, Alexander Drew, Rosalyn Harris, Steve Newlin (spokesperson)
[Being that they are the two main characters of both TV series, they're pretty important! If they're not taken, please consider taking them!]
Sarah Newlin:
[Head Reverend of Fellowship of the Sun. A must have to get that group active in the plot!]
Being Human Canons (Mitchell, Nina, Annie, & George) (Hal, Alex, & Tom) (Mr. Snow).
[We understand that finding a Being Human RP is pretty rare, its not largely RPed - but don't let that discourage you. If you watch BBC's Being Human, don't be afraid to try one of their canons. It would be so awesome to have that cast of characters running around the site!]
Buffy Summers and Angel
[Being that they are the two main characters of both TV series, they're pretty important! If they're not taken, please consider taking them!]
CANON CHARACTER TIP: If you have a minor canon character that is pretty open ended, not fully developed on the show, and/or doesn't really have a "occupation," use that to dig deeper in the world. Perhaps a canon character can work at the Otium or be a part of AVL supporters or opposers. With so many canons, there are a variety of ways to make connections and develop the character yourself, even if the character doesn't seem so "important" in the original show.
ORIGINAL CHARACTERS
There are a few Original character ideas that would be great for the site plot as a whole. The first thing everyone tends to think about for characters is what species they will be. Here are some other things to think about as well. Remember connections, connections, connections will do you good and will help you get the ball rolling in this RP.
TIP ONE: LOCATIONSometimes a great character takes one of the locations and makes a connection with it.
Human High Schoolers & faculty
Washington High School needs students and faculty. Remember, high school age is always full of drama.
Wolfram & Hart Employees
W&H is an evil law firm, so if you like the kind of drama that lawyers bring (especially evil lawyers...or scientists, or salespeople, or PR people - anything a law firm may have) - even if you haven't seen an episode of Angel, you can fit right in.
Fellowship of the Sun Staff/Follower
Want to go the religious route with a twist? This will sure to be interesting.
College Student
Being in college is a whole different ball game of experiences. This could work for you!
Ownership
A lot of the canons have a character that owns a building or establishment. You could own a diner or club, or some other establishment. Be creative!
TIP TWO: OCCUPATIONDetermining what you character does for a living gives a good starting point for crafting a character. Some occupations that would work well on NI are:
Waitress * Bartender * Cook * Dancer * Doctor/Nurse * Clerk * Celebrity * Police Officer * Detective * Teacher/Professor * Priest/Religious Leader * Lawyer * Reporter * Landlord * Salesman * CEO * Writer * Therapist * Artist * Judge * etc...etc..
These are a few ideas but we encourage you to get creative!
TIP THREE: LIFESTYLES/GROUPS/ORGANIZATIONSInvolving your character in a certain group (doesn't have to be organized) that vouches for some cause or has some belief would be great! Even having the character make one up his/her self would be good. Here are some things already established.
American Vampire League supporter * (Pro-Vampire) * Fellowship of the Sun church goer * (anti-vampire) * An active "mainstreamer" (an 'outed' vampire) * Clans/Vampire Covens/Were Packs * Follower of a powerful figure*
TIP FOUR: POSITIONS OF POWER OR LEADERSHIPYep, we have a number of ways to be in power on NI. Remember, to have a leadership position (unless your canon already has that position through the show), you must be an established member (meaning having a character with at least 50 *mostly IC* posts).
If you only want one character and intend on making someone fitted only for this particular role, you won't be able to have this role officially until you get 50 posts. Those 50 posts could be spent plotting out a story that gets the character into that leadership position (example: campaigning for mayor. Working as a detective and getting promoted to chief).
Be sure if you take these roles, you really want them! We don't want people to take a big role like that just to drop them. Members of the Being Human "Old Ones" are limited.
* Mayor
* Principal of Washington High School
* CEO of Wolfram & Hart
* Ugenta Vampire (True Blood) Magister of America
* Solemus Old Ones (Being Human)
* Ugenta Sheriff of NYC
* Werewolf Pack leaders
* Vampire Faction/Cult/Coven leaders
You can also plot your way up to these positions, and once you have one of these positions, someone can always challenge it (with the exception of the Tru Blood monarchy).
WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE...Here are some general ideas that we'd love to see on the site! If you have a GENERAL character idea but for some reason or another, don't want to tackle it yourself, place it here! (If you have more specific character ideas that are more important to your specific plot, post the idea as a new thread in this section).
HUMANS!Its tempting to go straight for a non-human character on a supernatural site. But the site NEEDS humans in order to make things realistic and balanced. You can make your human just as interesting as a non-human, especially since, in this world - people are aware of the supernatural. Make someone unique and creative, and I guarantee you'll have just as much fun as a human as you would as a vampire, or something else. Of course, you can always start human and turn into something else (were, ghost, vampire, etc).
DIVERSITY!Play around with having your characters come from all walks of life. Don't be afraid to be adventurous. Consider making a character with a different ethnic culture that you don't see very often on RPs. Lets have this site imitate what a city should look like - containing all kinds of different cultures, creeds, orientations, races (species! lol). It'll make things a lot more interesting, trust me
Werewolf/Were Animal Hunter
A Dark Witch
What else would you like to see? (You can Reply to this thread!)
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