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Bêthberry · 09-09-2002, 07:16 PM

Thanks for that link, Ransom. I found the medicinal herb one very easy to navigate. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Last week my son showed me a site which discusses D&D character development. That info is too specific to D&D to be of much use for RPGs here, but that got me thinking. I found a couple of online sources which discuss character development for fiction which might be interesting here.

There are probably as many different ways to flesh out characters as there are writers. Many of you probably go through points like this intuitively. Remember that nothing here is engraved in stone, but perhaps the advice can get you to think about characters from a different perspective.

Fiction Writer's Character Chart

More on character development

And, since every great character needs a tellingly appropriate name, here's a list of Old English names, which I have shamelessly copied from Shieldmaiden's post in the Rhohan Discussion thread. I'll add other name links that I might find later.

Old English names

Bethberry

[ September 10, 2002: Message edited by: Bethberry ]

09-09-2002, 07:16 PM	#46
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	Thanks for that link, Ransom. I found the medicinal herb one very easy to navigate. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] Last week my son showed me a site which discusses D&D character development. That info is too specific to D&D to be of much use for RPGs here, but that got me thinking. I found a couple of online sources which discuss character development for fiction which might be interesting here. There are probably as many different ways to flesh out characters as there are writers. Many of you probably go through points like this intuitively. Remember that nothing here is engraved in stone, but perhaps the advice can get you to think about characters from a different perspective. Fiction Writer's Character Chart More on character development And, since every great character needs a tellingly appropriate name, here's a list of Old English names, which I have shamelessly copied from Shieldmaiden's post in the Rhohan Discussion thread. I'll add other name links that I might find later. Old English names Bethberry [ September 10, 2002: Message edited by: Bethberry ] __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.