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submitted 10 months ago by Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/rpgmemes@ttrpg.network
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[–] frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I have the exact opposite problem-- all of my characters are 'serious campaign' characters, I'm physically incapable of writing bit, joke, or gag characters. Everything new I draft up's gotta fit in with the rest of my rogue's gallery.

[–] megane_kun@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I had a problem similar to this in the beginning, but being given a chance to play one-off characters (for one-shots and the like) gave me the chance to experiment and lighten up. Most of my one-shot characters ended up being parodies of their models—either playing them as a joke contrasting with their tragic backstories or giving a more tragic twist to their relatively joke-y backstories.