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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BookBarbarian" data-source="post: 7432178" data-attributes="member: 6802553">I agree that memorable characters are forged in play, not designed on paper.Still one thing I find that makes it easier for me is to pick contradictory aspects in the Background. At first it may sound like a recipe for disaster, but people are contradictory all the time. The hero that is a coward right up until the moment he isn't is all the more memorable.Having a flaw in direct contradiction of your Ideal or Bond becomes a built in challenge to overcome. Conversely the realization that the flaw will make your Ideal unreachable could be an interesting shift the other way.Or just keep it simple. Having both: I love a good insult, even one directed at me and I blow up at the slightest insult as Personality Traits can lead to some great fun.</blockquote>