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<blockquote data-quote="CharlesRyan" data-source="post: 5562548" data-attributes="member: 5265"><p>I use two methods to conceptualize and effectively roleplay a character.</p><p></p><p>The first is not to stray too far from my own perspective. I find it easy to play certain character types, because they are like me. Accentuating just one or two of my own traits and making them central to the character can make it interesting to play and give it a veneer of distinct personality.</p><p></p><p>But my favorite is to pick a distinctive actor, and then play the character as though played by that actor. This can add a LOT of personality to a character, and it makes it easy to give the character a voice and stay within it.</p><p></p><p>Example: In a long-running CoC campaign, my character was a small-time mobster. As played by Steve Buscemi. I'm betting you can already imagine the voice and mannerisms; it was easy for me to imagine them and stay within them.</p><p></p><p>In a shorter CoC campaign, the character was an actor ("Burt Derring!"). Played by John Lovitz. Again, voice, mannerism, and personal style immediately conjured.</p><p></p><p>I've had Deadlands characters played by both Clint Eastwood (obviously) and Eli Wallach (think Tuco), and an L5R character played by Toshiro Mifune (again, rather obvious--but sometimes the obvious can be a fine way to turn a lack of concept into a memorable and fun-to-play character).</p><p></p><p>That's my go-to method, and it works a charm. I highly recommend it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CharlesRyan, post: 5562548, member: 5265"] I use two methods to conceptualize and effectively roleplay a character. The first is not to stray too far from my own perspective. I find it easy to play certain character types, because they are like me. Accentuating just one or two of my own traits and making them central to the character can make it interesting to play and give it a veneer of distinct personality. But my favorite is to pick a distinctive actor, and then play the character as though played by that actor. This can add a LOT of personality to a character, and it makes it easy to give the character a voice and stay within it. Example: In a long-running CoC campaign, my character was a small-time mobster. As played by Steve Buscemi. I'm betting you can already imagine the voice and mannerisms; it was easy for me to imagine them and stay within them. In a shorter CoC campaign, the character was an actor ("Burt Derring!"). Played by John Lovitz. Again, voice, mannerism, and personal style immediately conjured. I've had Deadlands characters played by both Clint Eastwood (obviously) and Eli Wallach (think Tuco), and an L5R character played by Toshiro Mifune (again, rather obvious--but sometimes the obvious can be a fine way to turn a lack of concept into a memorable and fun-to-play character). That's my go-to method, and it works a charm. I highly recommend it. [/QUOTE]
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