Munday: Get real!
Whether we play fantastical beasts, or inner city street kids, a certain amount of believability is required to sell the story. Today's little munday survey has to do with realism and believability in characters. Answer as many or as few questions as you like.
1. How important is realism to you when you roleplay or write?
2. What steps do you take to ensure a realistic character concept or setting?
3. When is the right time to use the magic of handwavey goodness (ie: it just works because you say it works)?
4. How close to real world dynamics (science/physics/etc) do you keep?
5. How close do you keep to real world time? (ie: Do pregnancies, injuries, etc occur within a real world time frame, or are they abbreviated for story purposes?)
6. How realistic are the mechanics of your technology / weaponry? (ie: Does the hero ever run out of bullets, or does he have as much ammo as he needs as long as there are bad guys to shoot?)
7. Is realism important to tell the story, or is the overreaching plot more important than the minute details?
8. Is there ever such a thing as too much realism?
9. What real life issues / mechanics / dynamics are too sensitive or difficult to tackle in roleplaying or writing?
10. Does a lack of realism always impact believability? Is it possible for a character to be unrealistic, yet believable within a certain setting?
11. Does realism (or a lack thereof) impact who or what you will allow your characters to interact with?
12. How have real world issues and dynamics affected your character's development or plots?
1. How important is realism to you when you roleplay or write?
2. What steps do you take to ensure a realistic character concept or setting?
3. When is the right time to use the magic of handwavey goodness (ie: it just works because you say it works)?
4. How close to real world dynamics (science/physics/etc) do you keep?
5. How close do you keep to real world time? (ie: Do pregnancies, injuries, etc occur within a real world time frame, or are they abbreviated for story purposes?)
6. How realistic are the mechanics of your technology / weaponry? (ie: Does the hero ever run out of bullets, or does he have as much ammo as he needs as long as there are bad guys to shoot?)
7. Is realism important to tell the story, or is the overreaching plot more important than the minute details?
8. Is there ever such a thing as too much realism?
9. What real life issues / mechanics / dynamics are too sensitive or difficult to tackle in roleplaying or writing?
10. Does a lack of realism always impact believability? Is it possible for a character to be unrealistic, yet believable within a certain setting?
11. Does realism (or a lack thereof) impact who or what you will allow your characters to interact with?
12. How have real world issues and dynamics affected your character's development or plots?