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element_wizard) wrote2009-01-27 10:44 am
element_wizard) wrote2009-01-27 10:44 am
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1. What gender of character do you play more of, male or female? Why?
Male. As for why? I guess I always identified more with men than women.
2. Is this different or the same as your own gender?
Yes.
3. Do you find that your gender makes it easier or more challenging to play your characters?
I find it's never made any sort of difference before.
4. What sexuality / gender identity do your characters have?
All of the above. Gay, straight, asexual, bisexual, repressed sexual. Gender confused (I swear Eragon is soooo gender confused)
5. How does your character's sexuality and gender identity define / affect their personality?
I try not to let it define them beyond who they're interested in. Some of them will be flirts. I sort of see it as one part of a whole and likely unless they're teenagers not a big part. I have one or two who sex is a major part of their identity because of the situation their in. One is a sex slave, for example. But I suppose since sex isn't a big thought on my life, I don't make it a big part in their lives.
6. Do you tend to predominantly play characters of a certain sexuality? If so, why?
Looking at my active characters, I'd say it's a pretty even split.
7. To what extent to you write / play your character's sexual or romantic life?
For Alec's lot quite a bit, but that's because I'm trying to figure out his/their back stories and things as I build up their canon. The others, it depends on who they're playing/paired up with.
8. How has the character's romantic life affected his character development?
In a few, quite a bit. Characters I thought were one way turned out to be another way as I put them through their paces with people I thought they'd be interested in.
9. Do you set 'ships' or plan for your characters to be together with other characters, or do you allow their relationships to develop organically? Why?
I tried doing "ships" for my characters and it didn't work out at all. In Alec's case, which is the best example I have, I originally planed for him to be married to a woman, Verra, and have a child with her. But he always rebelled against it. He was more interested in this other character, Jono, who I thought was an abusive individual (it turns out he was just an ass). After some story writing and trying to work things through, I realized that Jono was a better match for Alec than Verra. She was phased out and Jono took her place.
10. Do you change the gender identities / preferred sexualities of canon characters? Why / why not?
I don't, because then it wouldn't be canon. I will explore ambitiousness, but if they're in a relationship canon stated, I'm not going to suddenly change their sexuality or gender identities.
Male. As for why? I guess I always identified more with men than women.
2. Is this different or the same as your own gender?
Yes.
3. Do you find that your gender makes it easier or more challenging to play your characters?
I find it's never made any sort of difference before.
4. What sexuality / gender identity do your characters have?
All of the above. Gay, straight, asexual, bisexual, repressed sexual. Gender confused (I swear Eragon is soooo gender confused)
5. How does your character's sexuality and gender identity define / affect their personality?
I try not to let it define them beyond who they're interested in. Some of them will be flirts. I sort of see it as one part of a whole and likely unless they're teenagers not a big part. I have one or two who sex is a major part of their identity because of the situation their in. One is a sex slave, for example. But I suppose since sex isn't a big thought on my life, I don't make it a big part in their lives.
6. Do you tend to predominantly play characters of a certain sexuality? If so, why?
Looking at my active characters, I'd say it's a pretty even split.
7. To what extent to you write / play your character's sexual or romantic life?
For Alec's lot quite a bit, but that's because I'm trying to figure out his/their back stories and things as I build up their canon. The others, it depends on who they're playing/paired up with.
8. How has the character's romantic life affected his character development?
In a few, quite a bit. Characters I thought were one way turned out to be another way as I put them through their paces with people I thought they'd be interested in.
9. Do you set 'ships' or plan for your characters to be together with other characters, or do you allow their relationships to develop organically? Why?
I tried doing "ships" for my characters and it didn't work out at all. In Alec's case, which is the best example I have, I originally planed for him to be married to a woman, Verra, and have a child with her. But he always rebelled against it. He was more interested in this other character, Jono, who I thought was an abusive individual (it turns out he was just an ass). After some story writing and trying to work things through, I realized that Jono was a better match for Alec than Verra. She was phased out and Jono took her place.
10. Do you change the gender identities / preferred sexualities of canon characters? Why / why not?
I don't, because then it wouldn't be canon. I will explore ambitiousness, but if they're in a relationship canon stated, I'm not going to suddenly change their sexuality or gender identities.