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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lorna" data-source="post: 2558674" data-attributes="member: 97364">This caught my eye and I had to respond: I have a problem with this, much of who and what a character is is also what that person can DO.Ok I have a character, she is afraid of the water, doesn't like the color red, HATES cats with a vengenceso, what can she do? what skills does she have to make her way in the world? alright I take this a step further:she is a fighterWhat weapons does she fight with?  does she prefer ranged weapons to melee? Does she like to wear lots of armor or very little armor to be quick on her feet? ORshe is a magewhat spells does she prefer to use? Is she good at any particular type of spells? You see all of these things are easily answered by making at least a VAGUE list of skills and abilities. Without them you have a character who is rather blandI would also like to add that often times deciding skills and WHY they have those skills gives me great ideas to expand a character's background.I start with a general character concept, and often times I have added a great deal to the character background because of their skillsLorna</blockquote>