Character Mechanisms - creating character profile instructions (part 7)

This is part of a series of posts to create a character using Character Mechanisms using the Character Profile sheet.

From the last post, I created body language and character behavior character profile information. I'll focus on the dialogue first, skip the combined action for now, and do the communicator. I hope to return to the combined action later.

√Group A Important

Group B Reliant

√Character Behavior Engine

Character Dialogue Engine

Skip -Character combined action engine

Character Communicator

1. Character Dialogue Generator

How does my character's speak at first meeting?

It's time to generate vocal qualities to help imagine how the character speaks.

Already having the character personality, I begin with the volume of speaking.

1

1 Quiet

This character speaks in a quiet vocal tone most of the time. Okay, an opposing skeptic that speaks quiet.

I'll roll for two more qualities randomly.

2	6
6	6

2, 6 resonance comes from chest
6, 6 speaks in complex sentences

So, having a chest resonance but speaks quietly may mean that the overall range might be low as well. Certainly, either the character is educated or hangs around educated people and has picked up complex sentence dialogue.

With vocal qualities, now for the beginning general mood for any character interaction. I don't have any main character interaction, so there will be no modifier for this instance, just random dice.

2

3

2, friendly conversation mood
3, opening scene or conflict, See FRPG conflict or Plot Generator = Speak about the opening scene or conflict/plot.

So, whatever opening scene or plot that the main characters are doing, this unnamed quiet-speaking, chesty-toned, dark auburn long haired, hourglass shaped, charismatic & skeptical character will have something to say about it — most likely opposing or questioning either the main character(s) goal, a popular view, or an proposed action though civilly initially.

This character's motive has already been generated: social, acknowledgment; self-actualize, ugliness. After which one comment was "Very shallow."

Some common words are jotted down to help get into this character. I put two down for skeptic personality and one for relaxed state when the character becomes caregiver, such as very friendly situations. If of course the character becomes stress, striver words could be added, but for now this is sufficient.

Oppose	I don’t believe…
Question	Why should/would I/we (have)...?
Relaxed Caregiver	You/He/She/They should(n’t) have…

Next for some character communicator information.

2. Character Communicator

How (what function) will this character oppose, doubt, or question the main characters?

11

initial skeptic state, 11, analyze function; to examine details or entirety = stimulus response; questions and answers.

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Having skipped the combined action engine, next post will move on to group C with Knowledge Generator and Career Generator.

A small note. I hope to write something for NaNoWriMo/NaGa demon/SGAM18/ if possible. So if I don't finish this series by that time then the final posts may be delayed until after writing a new project. This is why I initially set the deadline for the end of the month of October.

Character Mechanisms - creating character profile instructions (part 6)

This is part of a series of posts to create a character using Character Mechanisms using the Character Profile sheet.

From the last post, I created motive and mood-emotion character profile information. I'll focus on the final category of Priority A first.

Priority A

Group A Important

√ Character Generator

√ Human Generator

√ Motivation Generator

√ Mood-Emotion Generator

Body Language Generator

In this post I continue with the next one, the Body Language Generator.

1. Body Language Generator

What is my character's common body posture or body language?

In the last post, I rolled guilty type, blamed as the mood of the character.

Since I know it will be a guilty type of mood, I'll roll twice to generate how this character shows guilt.

4

9

4 face flush or red

9  change the topic

Okay, so this character expresses guilt with a flushed or red face and changes the topic.

Next I'll move on to group B priority.

Group B Reliant

Character Behavior Engine

Character Dialogue Engine

Character combined action engine

Character Communicator

2. Character Behavior Engine

How does this character behave?

1

1 This character will start out behaving the archetype active behavior.

The unnamed character's archetype was picked two posts ago, skeptic.

Skeptic 

Like: Think, Discuss 

Avoid: Feel 

Common Goal: Question, data, reason 

First behavior: Oppose 

Second behavior: Question 

Pressured: Seeker 

Relaxed: Caregiver

The first behavior is the active behavior of the character archetype. So this character will actively oppose. This will be primarily thinking and discussing opposition through questions and debate, rather than physical. If pressured, this character will become a seeker archetype and begin to become more physical.

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Now, I've added this new information to the Character Mechanisms Profile sheet.

This character is coming together nicely so far, mostly created random. Next post will begin with Dialogue Engine and depending on room, maybe Character Communicator.

Story Mechanisms

Whew,
It has been about 7 days since last post. Time during that period was spent trying to go live with Story Mechanisms.

Story Mechanisms
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About Story Mechanisms

All-in-One Story book

This story mechanism book has tools to help create story plots, twists, theme, mood, motive, foe, story seed, scene action, transition scenes, narrative, and work with the main conflicts.

The tools may be used separately, together, or selective.

This meant to aid or take the place of a Gamemaster (GM) for creating dialogue and behavior. 

This Story Mechanisms brings together 9 prior existing tools and adds 4 new tools to total 13 story making tools.

Current length is 49 pages including cover, front matter, and table of contents. the generators are 2 pages each — one of them is the table turned sideways for printing.

This book either suggest, or refer to tables (a few which are not included in this text) for story ideas, design, and actions. Its generic enough for any game or story genre characters. 

The 13 included products:

1. Three Conflict Chain RPG: New, expands Flash RPG.
2. Deep Dive Engine: New, expands the RPGs further.
3. Scene Action Generator: New, adds action words to a scene.
4. Transition Generator: New, adds transition scenes to a story.
5. Solo Game Engine: Used to make decisions and take place of GM.
6. Flash RPG: used to create micro stories, adventure seeds, or background stories.
7. Plot Generator: 144 plots
8. Twist Generator: 144 story twists arranged by type and question word. 
9. Theme Generator: 144 sets of themes.
10. Foe Generator: 144 antagnists or foes.
11. Motivation Generator: 144 motivations arranged by need, morality, personality, etc.
12. Mood-Emotion Generator: 12 types of feelings arranged by degree of intensity.
13. Modifier Generator: 144 modifier words to modify plots, actions, or almost anything.

Character Mechanisms - creating character profile instructions (part 5)

This is part of a series of posts to create a character using Character Mechanisms and the profile sheet.
From the last post, I generated the first of the character profile information. I focused on the group A first, which are the most important of the information for most occasions. Basic archetype information was created using the Character Generator. Human description traits were created using the Human Generator.

Priority A

Group A Important

√ Character Generator

√ Human Generator

Motivation Generator

Mood-Emotion Generator

Body Language Generator

In this post I continue with the next two, the Motivation Generator and the Mood-Emotion Generator.

1. Motivation Generator

What is my character's motivation?

I need two numbers per motive.

3	11
5	6

3, 11 social type motive, acknowledgment

5, 6  self-actualization, ugliness

Wow. Very shallow. Okay, this character is starting to come to life when combined with the personality and description.

Now for a basic temperamental mood or emotion to begin with.

2. Mood-Emotion Generator

What is my character's current mood?

9

5

9, 5 guilty type, blamed

This is starting to sound like a Cinderella type story if it is a female. The guard type encounter, lusty vice, and curvaceous auburn headed description however differ from Cinderella.

Putting that new information into the Character Profile, I have so far for this character this information so far.

I'll do some body-language and maybe start one of group B information next post.