If you are stuggling with your character profile, try using this little guide I just threw togeather =D
[color=#800000][b][u][size=large]Name of your character - FFVII[/size][/u][/b][/color] [b]Name:[/b] Name of your character. [b]Age: [/b] Age of your character. [b]Gender:[/b] Gender of your character. [b]Race:[/b] Race of your character. [Though in FFVII, Human is the only race] [b] Hometown[/b] Location your character was born/raised. [b]Intended Roleplay/Creator: [/b] FFVII -- [b][color=#800080]Your Member name here[/color][/b] Or [b][color=#FF0000](NPC)[/color][/b] If the Character is an NPC [b]Physical Description: [/b] What does your character look like, be as descriptive as to like, but remember... Not everyone has horrifying facial scars >_> [b]Personality:[/b] What is your characters personality like... try to add some quirks =D [b]Background/History:[/b] What happened in your characters past leading up to the start of this Roleplay? Please try and stay away from the Whole family/every loved one was killed and now [your character] is seeking revenge! Seriously; Its been done to death >_> [b]Weapons: [/b] In this world there are a huge variety of weapons, from swords to guns to... Microphones? You could be creative .. whips.. scythes... boomerangs... [b]Armour:[/b]If the wear armour, put what armour they wear... If they don't; don't. =D [b]Abilities:[/b] This is where you talk about what your character is skilled at... be it almighty strength, precise aim or quick running legs =] [b]Materia: [/b] The Materia your character uses; if any. Try to not go overboard and think about what Materia matches your characters personality. If they have fiery bouts of anger, give them death blow, if they are quick witted or sarcastic, give them counter. Also, try to use Materia that actually existed in FFVII... and there really is no reason for the extreme Materia like Knights of the round or any other summon Materia for that matter...
Another note, Crane isn't my main character, he is simply an NPC i've created... Feel free to use him in your profiles (if you want/need to) or your posts in the actual RP. NPC stands for Non-Playble Characters, but i'm just using the term to mean its a character with out a particular owner. Crane is going to act as a leader of sorts to our Avalanche group.
I was actualy originally going to make a stern female character as the leader named Terra B. xD [thats Barret backwards xD]
anyway.. here's my NPC and my character, Bastian.
Crane Whales - FFVII
Name: Crane Whales
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Hometown Midgar (Upper Plate)
Intended Roleplay/Creator: FFVII -- (NPC)
Physical Description: Crane has a rather large build. In height, he peaks at 6''9' foot with a large muscular frame. Many believe him to be a giant and would probably steer clear of him if it wasn't for his welcoming and gentle aura. He has little hair on the crown of his head, but makes up for it with the amount of him upper lip. He is very fond of his dark red moustache; he often likes to just sit and stroke it [The moustache that is] whilst reminiscing of his many travels. He always wears his heavy armour that's tinted black all over. The age of the armour is evident because of the sheer amount of scratches across the tainted metal; It had obviously been warn during countless battles.
Personality: Crane is a very cheerful man. His aura is so warm and welcoming that to most; his huge size doesn't intimidate them. It's easy to tell that this man doesn't have a dark side to him and that once you befriend him, he would never dream of harming or betraying you. One of the only flaws he has maybe that he is too trusting as he never wants to see the bad side of people when he meets them. He knows from himself that judging someone from their appearance isn't fair, so he wouldn't dream of doing that to others. If people were like that towards him, he would be a very lonely man indeed. Crane is a man of travel and experience. From a young age he set out to explore the world of Gaia and has experienced many things and has many stories to tell, which he loves to tell. He also likes to listen to the stories of others over nice chilled glasses of ale. Crane is also a very brave and honourable man that believes in loyalty. Those that actually break through his cheerful defence by offending him are most likely goners. His sheer strength would easily be enough to rip a man in two, as if like paper. He only has one hate; Shinra.
Background/History: He didn't exactly have a normal childhood, but it also wasn't a dark past shrouded in mystery either. As a child, he would often be bullied at his school on the upper plate of Midgar, Due to his size. By the age of 7, with his unusual strength, he had killed three of the many bullies that managed to make his snap. Though, he never got in trouble, as no one could believe a mere boy, who was always so happy, could possibly leave another boys body torn in the mutilated way it was. After school, he travelled the world wanting to see it all; somehow he managed to get in the odd fight here and there, which he actually enjoyed. Once on his travels he met an old man, who was on the verge of death; Crane managed to make the old man laugh, even though his imminent death seemed soon. The old man thanked him and gave him a pair of metal gauntlets, Known as the Laughing Palms, shortly before he died. Whilst travelling the world of Gaia, Crane was appalled by the effect Shinra was having on the world. The damage they cause to the world he loves and the people in it made him angry. He wished he could be apart in the cause of their destruction, that after hearing of a resistance group known as Avalanche in the lower slums of Midgar, He decided to help them in their efforts and created a branch group of Avalanche to aid in the struggle from the upper plate.
Weapons: Metal Gauntlets, The Laughing Palms.
Armour: Heavy black Armour.
Abilities: Crane is slow, but very powerful. He doesn't have many known abilities though.
Materia: Crane loves to use powerful Materia, to make up for his lack of speed
-Cure2,
-Break,
-Tornado,
-Deathblow,
-Quake 3,
-Comet
Bastian Ramose - FFVII
Name: Bastian Ramose
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Hometown Junon
Intended Roleplay/Creator: FFVII -- Val
Physical Description: Bastian has short, mildly spiky, black hair and deep green eyes with slightly tanned skin. He is of average build for his less than average height; 5''6'. He wears a rich dark red vest and comfortable black trousers and stained deep red boots. Bastian wears a black scarf that's easily 10 foot long around his neck [it wraps around his neck twice with the rest of its length dangling behind] and also wears two holsters that are positioned on each side of his lower back, each of his pistols hanging over each butt cheek [sorry for the image xD]
Personality: Bastian seemingly looks at the world through apathetic eyes, though this is not necessarily true. Though his unflinching posture and somewhat emotionless facial expression makes him appear to be cold and uncaring; he really does care but, just doesn't know how to show it. It doesn't help him much that he has a cynical and pessimistic personality~ Making friends was never easy for him. Bastian isn't easy to shock and rarely flinches and he's the type of person that knows when the best course of action is to stand and fight or run and hide, and he's not afraid to run and hide! Not that he's a coward; he just doesn't let logic become clouded by pride. Bastian is also quite a shy person as well as suspicious of new people he meets. With being a deep thinker, he will often stop mid sentence to ponder something or start mumbling something incoherent. Most of this stays true whilst on the battle field as, being a thinker and not a fighter; he'll try avoiding fights all together if possible. If not, then he'll try and shoot his enemies down from mid to long range. Bastian has less than average hand to hand fighting skill, and thus useless at close range.
Background/History: Born in Junon, Bastian had a pretty average upbringing despite never truly knowing his mother. She left when Bastian was young, the only memory of her Bastian has remaining is one of her crying. It never gets him down though, Bastian isn't the type of guy to think 'what if'; what happens, happens. An only child, he spent a lot of time alone thinking to himself when his father was out working. Bastian was never too sure of what it was his father actually did, he just knew he didn't earn a lot. Even in his childhood, Bastian was very pessimistic, always fearing the worst out come and not wanting to go out and play with the other children because they might try to hurt him. Not much changed over the next decade, though Bastian had developed concerns over the ethics of the ShinRa Corporation. Sapping the planet of its natural energy, keeping the common folk under its muddy boot with extortionate rates for electricity, demoralizing policies and an actual army to stick up the nose of anyone that steps out of line; Bastian felt something had to be done about them.
Bastian met a traveler, named Crane, who was a giant of a man. Though initially intimidated, what compelled Bastian to talk to the man was that his usual suspicions of new people were reduced to naught upon receiving a broad, yet friendly ''and how do you do, young master?'' from the giant, a slight twinkle in his eye and a wide smile from beneath his bushy red moustache. Crane shared many of his stories, which fascinated Bastian to a great length. The subject eventually turned to ShinRa and they discovered that they shared an equal dislike of them. It seemed far too soon, but the time had come for Crane to leave and he left only a few parting words; ''If you would like to help in the downfall of ShinRa, seek me out on the upper plate of Midgar. I'm sure we'll meet again...'' and with that Crane left.
It took Bastian a couple a weeks to work out what it was he wanted to do, but then he decided; The worst outcome doesn't always have to be the true outcome, and unless ShinRa was put to an end, no outcome would be a happy one. After bidding farewell to his father, Bastian set off to Midgar to seek out Crane and to help in his efforts to loosen ShinRa's tight grip on the planet and its people.
Weapons: Two Pistols named Lili & Talon
Armour: None, only the clothes he wears.
Abilities: Being the resourceful little thinker that he is, Bastian's most valued skill is his ability to dodge and evade. In close combat, Bastian has poor physical strength and must rely on his quick wit to get himself out of danger and into an advantageous position where he can open fire. His short stature makes it easier for him to dodge punches and to roll between legs; as well as hiding behind things/people.
Materia:
-Barrier [Installed into Lili]
-Exit [Installed into Lili]
-Bolt2 [Installed into Talon]
-Haste [Installed into Talon]
