Two of my players have leaned into this hard and it was an excellent experience. One player learned that they have a “better in my hands” attitude, would rather stretch herself thin than feel responsible for someone else being upset, and would rather die than be compared to her mother. The other learned they can’t handle they get wasted with a single cup of orange juice alcohol and hate when other people are nice to them.
How did both of them start? A mean girls punk and an assassin disguised as a magical girl.
I think a little bit of both. I think it's fun to rethink your character taking into account what other players see in your character. Maybe you lean into it, maybe you buck against it and show a duality of who you actually are and how you present yourself to the world. But by actively incorporating other player's perceptions you'll almost always end up with a richer character.
Two of my players have leaned into this hard and it was an excellent experience. One player learned that they have a “better in my hands” attitude, would rather stretch herself thin than feel responsible for someone else being upset, and would rather die than be compared to her mother. The other learned they can’t handle they get wasted with a single cup of orange juice alcohol and hate when other people are nice to them.
How did both of them start? A mean girls punk and an assassin disguised as a magical girl.
Haha that's awesome. Isn't it amazing how far we can move from our original character concepts just through play?
It's a great insight to allow your fellow players to act as a mirror to your character.
Would you suggest players lean into that perception, or shift their roleplay to get closer to their original vision?
I think a little bit of both. I think it's fun to rethink your character taking into account what other players see in your character. Maybe you lean into it, maybe you buck against it and show a duality of who you actually are and how you present yourself to the world. But by actively incorporating other player's perceptions you'll almost always end up with a richer character.
That sounds good, I think you should avoid feeling pressured into playing a different character, but evolving to the world around you is very smart.