save-the-rose replied to your post: I noticed so far you more roleplaying as a...
Villains are more interesting. It takes talent to make them come alive more so than heroes in my opinion.
Do you think? It could be, but I see it as different tastes in what a person finds interesting about a character, and what traits and flaws they like to exaggerate and explore and embellish.
I have seen people around here who have taken characters who I’ve only seen written as bland, virtuous, woobie/emo hero types and write them in a really compelling and complex way. Being able to get into the character’s head like that and keep them recognizable as the source material is the talent part, I think.
Mind you, people who are able to write both types compellingly are the really talented ones. The enviable ones, the ones who I’d really love to pin down and suck the talent from their veins. x _ x~ Bastards!