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<blockquote data-quote="Lorna" data-source="post: 2558677" data-attributes="member: 97364">Once again let me clarify,I am NOT saying you need to have a character sheet. what I AM saying is you DO need some sort of idea of what the character can and cannot do...Can he/she sing?&nbsp; that would be a skillIs he/she a good cook?&nbsp; That could also be considered a skill (and was a skill in 2e )Is he/she good at hunting? fishing? tracking? wood carving? painting? All of these would be considered skills. All these things help give a more indepth personality to a character. Just like in real life.For example:&nbsp;If I were to tell you simply that I am a woman who is a little taller than normal, has red hair, blue eyes and is DEATHLY afraid of heights, while that is a beginning, it doesn't necessarily make me all that interesting to talk to.however now if I added to thatI can paint, cook, sew, play the flute and the dulcimer, and fish(not all at the same time). I am very good at bowhunting and I know how to read egyptian heiroglyphics. All these things make me a little more unique and hopefully more interesting.I am not saying you need to put a point value on the characters skills, but at least know what they can do, it also gives your character something to talk about with other characters besides the weather or whether or not&nbsp; playerA_&nbsp; is going to kill villainZ_.Lorna</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lorna, post: 2558677, member: 97364"] Once again let me clarify, I am NOT saying you need to have a character sheet. what I AM saying is you DO need some sort of idea of what the character can and cannot do... Can he/she sing? that would be a skill Is he/she a good cook? That could also be considered a skill (and was a skill in 2e ) Is he/she good at hunting? fishing? tracking? wood carving? painting? All of these would be considered skills. All these things help give a more indepth personality to a character. Just like in real life. For example: If I were to tell you simply that I am a woman who is a little taller than normal, has red hair, blue eyes and is DEATHLY afraid of heights, while that is a beginning, it doesn't necessarily make me all that interesting to talk to. however now if I added to that I can paint, cook, sew, play the flute and the dulcimer, and fish(not all at the same time). I am very good at bowhunting and I know how to read egyptian heiroglyphics. All these things make me a little more unique and hopefully more interesting. I am not saying you need to put a point value on the characters skills, but at least know what they can do, it also gives your character something to talk about with other characters besides the weather or whether or not playerA_ is going to kill villainZ_. Lorna [/QUOTE]

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