Urahra 5359 Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2013 YOU SHOULD BE AN UGLY GIRL Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Urara! I have written a couple of guides before, such as “How to RP Romance Without Being Creepy” (http://www.lordofthecraft.net/topic/70580-how-to-rp-romance-without-being-creepy/) and “How to Avoid Making a Mary Sue/Gary Stu.” (http://www.lordofthecraft.net/topic/27643-how-to-avoid-making-a-mary-sue-gary-stu/) Today, I am here to talk to you about a very interesting subject. What is that subject, you ask? Well, just look above! I am about to tell you why you should play an ugly girl. WHY WOULD ANYONE – EVER – WANT TO PLAY AN UGLY GIRL? Good question, my friend. Why, when you could be anything you want to be, would you play an ugly woman? Gather up a few female characters on the server. Make them line up shoulder to shoulder. Do you notice anything weirdly…similar…about their skins? Let me show you. I searched “girl” on Planet Minecraft and here’s what I got: Can’t imagine what you could be talking about, Urara. They have entirely different hair colors! Besides…it’s only a few skins, right? ...Oh. Female skins have a problem! There are no good “ugly girl” skins! Female skins typically have large, anime style eyes, long hair, and pretty clothes. If you'll notice, they all tend to look really similar and not very interesting visually. It's kind of a shame, isn't it? Of course, there’s nothing wrong with wanting to be cute. It’s wonderful to be cute. But it’s a problem when CUTE IS THE ONLY OPTION. Seriously…if you can only tell two characters apart by their hair colors and clothes, that’s an issue. Look at the characters below. For my examples, I will be using skins that I made personally. I make “cute girl” skins as well as “ugly character” skins. Again, it is okay to want to be a cute, pretty character. There is nothing wrong with that. But you have to admit, it gets a little boring! What can you tell me by looking at these characters? What are their personalities? What is their history? Their hopes? Dreams? Goals? The thing is…you can’t really tell anything about them. They’re just another group of pretty, young girls in fancy dresses. The only difference between them is their hair color, eye color, and dresses. Now, you can tell a lot about a person with their hair and clothes, but those skins above still just feel kind of empty to me. They’re fine if you want to play a normal noblewoman, but what if you want to stand out? Play a really unique character full of fire and personality? Generic girl skins just won’t do! Now, check out these guys. WHOAH, NOW THERE’S SOME PERSONALITY! Here’s something I learned about character design. YOUR APPEARANCE IS THE QUICKEST WAY TO GET SOMEONE INTERESTED IN YOUR CHARACTER. It is also the quickest way to give someone information about your character! We call tell a lot about this group from their appearance! We have a rad orc warrior with a mohawk and some big ol’ tusks. An aging, gothy noblewoman with a big scar on her face – I wonder how she got that? And…hot damn, look at that boy. He’s got scars and crap ALL OVER HIM. But he still seems friendly. What’s his story? UNIQUE APPEARANCES INSPIRE PEOPLE TO RP WITH YOU. I love seeing characters with huge scars. Or missing eyes. Or dirt all over them. Or just really ugly appearances in general. It makes me immediately want to RP with them. “Hey, nice face, what’s your story?” Cute girls are nice, but after a while, they start to blend in with every other cute girl on the server. I’m more interested in the girl with the missing eye and giant scar, thanks. PEOPLE DO NOT EXPECT FEMALE CHARACTERS TO BE OLD OR UGLY. Being an old, ugly, malformed, or scarred woman surprises a lot of people. You don’t see a lot of them. Most girls on this server are young and pretty – or, at least, they LOOK very young and pretty. A lot of girl characters (*cough* most humans) freeze their age around 20-25 so they never have to get older. And that’s fine. I’m not telling you how to RP. I’m just saying that playing an ugly woman or an old woman is a very unique experience. It’s fine to be cute, but wouldn’t you rather be unique? Instead of being another interchangeable pretty girl, wouldn’t you want to be unforgettable? Being an unattractive person – or at least a non-standard person – gives you a lot of cool RP potential. Why do you look that way? What’s the story behind the face? How does looking “different” affect them? Are they sensitive about their looks? Proud of their looks? Would they get angry if someone pointed their ugly traits out? Ugly people have complex personalities and dreams and goals too! I have played both cute characters and ugly characters. I will warn you – if you play an ugly person, a lot of shortsighted people will make fun of you. My character Lorin – the achingly gothic old lady up there – got a LOT of flack from the people in Oren about her age. As soon as she hit forty, everyone seemed to make fun of her. It really discouraged me because I loved Lorin and I could not wait to play her as a grumpy older woman. Likewise, a lot of people made fun of Carden (the boy with the dramatic scars) because of his massive facial scarring. Another example. I once ran around for a couple of hours while wearing this skin: Not that bad. I think she’s got a peasant-y sort of charm. But a few male characters actually BEAT HER UP for being ugly! Ugly RP – especially Ugly Female RP – is sometimes cruel, sometimes unhappy, sometimes tragic. You have to be pretty badass to be ugly. Can you take the heat? Conflict is the essence of a good story, after all. If your very appearance incites people to RP with you, you won’t run out of RP, no matter where you go. I AM NOT SAYING THAT CUTE CHARACTERS CAN’T BE UNIQUE, OF COURSE! Yes, thank you, ladies. Here is my point: DON’T BE AFRAID TO BE UGLY. TAKE RISKS WITH YOUR CHARACTER’S APPEARANCE – MALE OR FEMALE. DON’T LOOK LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. DARE TO BE DIFFERENT! 68 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystery 118 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Much Effort, Much Appreciate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draeris 3118 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Great guide, +1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiftnative 3033 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Stoked on the quality and good nature of this guide bravo!~ 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser 1357 Share Posted December 5, 2013 No I'll stick with being naturally handsome thank you 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crayfishchris 748 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Yep, it also adds a nice bit of a challenge. Take my guy (over in the profile picture), Kris. He ain't the handsomest of chaps, is he? It makes it harder for you to strike relationships and make RP friends, as people do avoid the 'uglies'. In this world, being a 10/10 is normal, so even being alright-looking is a bit of a challenge! This is a very good guide, and very well-spoken. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Dom 1297 Share Posted December 5, 2013 I actually really like the peasant woman skin. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demotheus 649 Share Posted December 5, 2013 I'm sorry what? Your character was beat up for being old???? Or ugly!? I know that's IC actions and what not but... no one, as far as I know, would have done that in medieval times...I mean...honestly, that bit of knowledge really irked me. And people freeze their character's age? That's uh...you aren't supposed to do that with humans. D: good guide though! My character just got all corrupted and stuff and is freaky looking now. A lot of the time I just walk into a place and, well, yeah. It doesn't end well for obvious reasons. xD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augor 142 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Hadley why are you always so good at this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinsir99 525 Share Posted December 5, 2013 I like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzazul 2806 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Good stuff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptix 0 Share Posted December 5, 2013 I'm sorry what? Your character was beat up for being old???? Or ugly!? I know that's IC actions and what not but... no one, as far as I know, would have done that in medieval times...I mean...honestly, that bit of knowledge really irked me. And people freeze their character's age? That's uh...you aren't supposed to do that with humans. D: good guide though! My character just got all corrupted and stuff and is freaky looking now. A lot of the time I just walk into a place and, well, yeah. It doesn't end well for obvious reasons. xD Your kidding, right? That era wasn't called the dark ages for nothing. In those days you didn't even have to be ugly or pretty to get attacked, you just had to be female in the wrong place at the wrong time. If people attacked her because she was not pretty or just female, then they simulated the medieval ages pretty well. Those years were not even close to the romantic description most legends gave them, they were a gritty and discusting time in our history that I am glad has passed. As far as freezing human ages, I agree, that's not right. +1 OP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swgrclan 2632 Share Posted December 5, 2013 remove pretty orcs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demotheus 649 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Your kidding, right? That era wasn't called the dark ages for nothing. In those days you didn't even have to be ugly or pretty to get attacked, you just had to be female in the wrong place at the wrong time. If people attacked her because she was not pretty or just female, then they simulated the medieval ages pretty well. Those years were not even close to the romantic description most legends gave them, they were a gritty and discusting time in our history that I am glad has passed. As far as freezing human ages, I agree, that's not right. +1 OP Actually, the 'dark ages' were not really 'dark'. If you research the history books the common time that people consider the 'dark ages' was actually pretty decent, and was when a lot of the worlds great ...renovations? I don't know what word to use there, but a lot of good things came. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzumz 31 Share Posted December 5, 2013 +1 *edit* Damn it wrong button for attachment 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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