Here then is a quick explanatory guide about the basic things you should know about your character.Name: What does your character call themself? As always, make sure it fits the kind of roleplay you are joining! Most space pirates probably wouldn't be called Suzie Sparklepants, and a happy-gp-lucky pixie would look silly being named Sir Henry Alfred Wallingsworth III
Age: How old is your character? Usually given in years, unless there is a particular reason not to. How old your character is will affect how others approach them -- you wouldn't treat a 5-year-old orphan and a 60-year-old grandmother of ten the same, would you?
Gender: Boy or girl, basically. Keeps people from telling Suzie that "he" needs to get a haircut
Looks: Appearance, physical description, etc. Just a quick idea of if they're tall, short, average; skinny, fit, overweight; hair and eye colour; and what clothes they're wearing. Jeans and t-shirt? Cocktail dress? Spandex?
Personality: How your character acts overall. You can also describe quirks, things they like or dislike, etc. Remember, if you state something in your personality, for example "Shy," don't then have your character run around tackling people and giggling!
Thesea re the five main points to always include. Character profiles aren't necessary on Avid unless you want them, of course, but they can sitll be useful. I keep a file of character profiles on my computersothat if I want to sue a character again, Idon't have to re-write everything.
