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SandJosieph Bigonkers! is Magic from Grand Galloping Galaday Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Brony
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#1: Feb 17th 2011 at 12:56:21 AM

Inspired by one of my comments in Yack Fest.

The character is a little gnomish girl who's a Gadgeteer Genius. That's pretty much all I've got. Any fun ideas that I can wring out of this?

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almyki from Maryland, USA Since: Jan, 2001
#2: Feb 17th 2011 at 12:58:56 AM

Stow her away in mental storage, maybe write up a profile and save it in a word document. If a new story idea arises where you can make good use of her, she'll be there.

If you stay in the story-making hobby for long enough, of course you'll end up with some characters that have no immediate use.

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Morven Nemesis from Seattle, WA, USA Since: Jan, 2001
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#3: Feb 17th 2011 at 1:15:01 AM

This is why all writers need an ideas file.

Sounds like some kind of steampunk or dieselpunk adventure fiction would work, though.

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TheProffesor The Professor from USA Since: Jan, 2011
#4: Feb 17th 2011 at 7:28:48 PM

I run into the same problem. I can make a gazillion characters,but then I realize I don't have a story for them. Then I think of one. Then I realize that I'm already working on a project. It is a maddening cycle.

vilefile from beneath you it devours. Since: Oct, 2011
#5: Feb 17th 2011 at 9:31:11 PM

Interesting. This is how an episode of TV is written. You already have characters - now what are they gonna do?

One of my favorite little tricks is to figure out what the character would NEVER do, then find a plausible way to make her do it.

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