Character Creation
Ok, now that you know the basic rules, its time to get a character. You will obviously be asked what race you want to be when you sign-up, but you must first know who and what you really want to be. To help you out, we have set up more pages with information about each of the 5 races here on Aria:
Once you have chosen a race, it's now time to think about your character. His personality, History and Background, Physical Features, and Name. Obviously, choosing the name and physical features is the easy part, so think about that, and write it down. even draw it if you want. This will help you decide on your character most easily.
Now, with name and physical features done, its time to think about your history and personality. its pretty obvious that both effect each other, so we strongly recommend getting your history or background done first.
To help you, here is a basic outline which you should follow:
Figure Out Your Characters....
Early History: Childhood, Family, etc.
Recent History/Entry into Adulthood
Motivation
Character (more in depth)
I Hope you have read all of the above points, and now have a clear idea of what your character is like. Now with your new background, and his personal likings/dislikes, you can work out his personality. Ask yourself, what events in his background made him to be this way? Don't make your background too elaborate for your character. the goal here is to make things as realistic as possible.
If conditions apply, you may have to change your characters physical description in order to make it work out with his background. But please do not change ANYTHING during the game (physical description changes will be controlled by the DM and Assistant).
NOW IS THE TIME TO CHANGE THINGS. Write your information down, or type it up so you have it ready for future use and for when you sign-up. Make sure you have a character which you like and will find interesting to play, or else it will not be fun to play that character. During the game, make sure that you KEEP THIS CHARACTER. That is why you should make sure you kow exactly what you want NOW. You will be awarded points for keeping in character during your responses. If you wish, the characters style of typing (e.g. Spelling) may be personalised to him.
Well, when you feel ready, and ONLY then, can you select your skills!