while interesting, and certainly maxims that would fit well in any sentai/band-of-heroes framework, I'm a little confused about the different tacts the three creeds take.
Is your character a doctor/nurse that has risen to the call? Or someone that would have a reason to hold a (rather detailed) hippocratic oath as a major pillar of their ethos?
The 1st and 3rd seem closer together (though there could easily be conflict between them given the right circumstances). But they also read like something off a plaque, or out of a book. Not something that a still learning warrior would distill on his own. (at least I assume they are still learning if they only have one season of experience under their belt)
But back to what I think the major point of the post was: how do you make your character more interesting/deeper than the standard cutout?
Conflict.
Not 'protagonist vs the-world' or even 'protagonist vs antagonist' conflict (given that you only control one side of those conflicts in an RPG).
Rather 'protagonist vs themselves', someone who is trying to live up to one of those creeds, and isn't sure if they are.
'I can do better' can be either an uplifting or a crushing statement depending how someone applies to themselves. And given the broad scope of all three creeds, there is plenty of room make a character who is very interesting.
-Terry
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"so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today"
TF2: Spy
Is your character a doctor/nurse that has risen to the call? Or someone that would have a reason to hold a (rather detailed) hippocratic oath as a major pillar of their ethos?
The 1st and 3rd seem closer together (though there could easily be conflict between them given the right circumstances). But they also read like something off a plaque, or out of a book. Not something that a still learning warrior would distill on his own. (at least I assume they are still learning if they only have one season of experience under their belt)
But back to what I think the major point of the post was: how do you make your character more interesting/deeper than the standard cutout?
Conflict.
Not 'protagonist vs the-world' or even 'protagonist vs antagonist' conflict (given that you only control one side of those conflicts in an RPG).
Rather 'protagonist vs themselves', someone who is trying to live up to one of those creeds, and isn't sure if they are.
'I can do better' can be either an uplifting or a crushing statement depending how someone applies to themselves. And given the broad scope of all three creeds, there is plenty of room make a character who is very interesting.
-Terry
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"so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today"
TF2: Spy