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<blockquote data-quote="DrZombie" data-source="post: 2265853" data-attributes="member: 15640"><p>As a starter, I don't have any problem with a military type character. But before focussing on the build, try to build in the rest of the crew. How does a military type get to hang out with the punk-rocker?</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Basically, what I'm trying to do is to create a bunch of characters that know each other, and then put them through nine kazillion kinds of <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />.</p><p>I want to see real-life characters, normal, average people, underdogs, john and jane doe's, and see how they react when they are put under extreme pressure. I want natural reactions. When , for example, the military rookie enters a room covered in blood and pieces of what used to be a human being, i don't want to see:</p><p>" john grabs his his gun and with a small metallic snap he turns of his safety. He scans the room for movement, a grin of anticipation on his eager face"</p><p> </p><p>What I want to see is:</p><p>"John clutches his gun in clam, sweaty fingers. He is pale as a sheet, and feels the icy hand of panic groping around in his belly. A small moan escapes his lips, followed by his breakfast."</p><p> </p><p>You see? Offcoarse, by scene five the johns and janes will be tempered by the pressure and slowly transformed into unlikely heroes (with peculiar quotes that are funny if you had a fairly recent frontal lobotomy) who can and do kick arse, but that's something else.</p><p> </p><p>You know what i mean. The bookish blonde that looses her glasses and turns into a dual-pistol wielding killer, the big fat cook with the shotgun and the evil smelling cigar, the cynical lawyer who runs back into the burning building to save the homeless guy he couldn't really stand,...</p><p> </p><p>Start with normal, everyday people. You'll either gain levels fairly fast, or be able to pick up different characters when the big oops happens to your character (the commander of the rescue team who meets up with the characters after his unit got whiped out,....)</p><p> </p><p>As you noticed, this will be turn out to be a total cult-PBEM, wich you will only be able to rent in weird videostores where thick-spectacled over-enthousiastic balding guys will be able to quote every single line. Pay special attention to the special effects, they ate away a lot of the budget.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DrZombie, post: 2265853, member: 15640"] As a starter, I don't have any problem with a military type character. But before focussing on the build, try to build in the rest of the crew. How does a military type get to hang out with the punk-rocker? Basically, what I'm trying to do is to create a bunch of characters that know each other, and then put them through nine kazillion kinds of :):):):). I want to see real-life characters, normal, average people, underdogs, john and jane doe's, and see how they react when they are put under extreme pressure. I want natural reactions. When , for example, the military rookie enters a room covered in blood and pieces of what used to be a human being, i don't want to see: " john grabs his his gun and with a small metallic snap he turns of his safety. He scans the room for movement, a grin of anticipation on his eager face" What I want to see is: "John clutches his gun in clam, sweaty fingers. He is pale as a sheet, and feels the icy hand of panic groping around in his belly. A small moan escapes his lips, followed by his breakfast." You see? Offcoarse, by scene five the johns and janes will be tempered by the pressure and slowly transformed into unlikely heroes (with peculiar quotes that are funny if you had a fairly recent frontal lobotomy) who can and do kick arse, but that's something else. You know what i mean. The bookish blonde that looses her glasses and turns into a dual-pistol wielding killer, the big fat cook with the shotgun and the evil smelling cigar, the cynical lawyer who runs back into the burning building to save the homeless guy he couldn't really stand,... Start with normal, everyday people. You'll either gain levels fairly fast, or be able to pick up different characters when the big oops happens to your character (the commander of the rescue team who meets up with the characters after his unit got whiped out,....) As you noticed, this will be turn out to be a total cult-PBEM, wich you will only be able to rent in weird videostores where thick-spectacled over-enthousiastic balding guys will be able to quote every single line. Pay special attention to the special effects, they ate away a lot of the budget. [/QUOTE]
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