RWBYFanon v5
RPG Creations => AMA Section => Topic started by: Walter on September 30, 2016, 08:06:10 AM
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Ask stuff to my characters or yours truly. I don't judge. Except for all the times I do. Then I judge.
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Now that I finally have some real downtime I've been going through the HTDG posts before Diana joined the team in detail, trying to create a mental picture but I've been struggling with the voices should go with each person. So I was wondering how you would describe your characters speech and mannerisms (Rough? musical? Loud? emotionful/less? use of gestures? etc). Obviously I'm most interested in Janna but wouldn't mind hearing about your other characters too.
Feel free to judge this question to your heart's content.
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Janna's voice timbre is on the lower end of the spectrum, just above being a contralto if we're talking in terms of singing voices. She delivers her lines with confidence, rarely faltering or stumbling with her words. Janna doesn't tend to use any gestures when she speaks, as she's used to wearing her bulky, heavy armor, which makes such gesturing a challenge.
Razzy's voice, like it says in his profile, is high-pitched and girlish. I actually now have a pretty good idea for how he sounds thanks to Shuri-kun from Masamune-kun no revenge. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6Xi_04iNQE An example. It works well, considering he's voiced by a female VA.) He uses a lot of gesturing unconsciously, making excited little hand movements, fist pumps, hops on the balls of his feet and so on.
Reginald's voice always has a tinge of arrogance and a feeling of superiority to it, even when he's angered or shocked. For the 'base' of his voice I sort of imagine Trevor from AH, but more snooty and posh sounding. Same tembre though. His mannerisms all point to him imagining himself as the center of everyone's attention, usually idly grasping at his vest's collar or puffing out his chest. When he talks about himself in any context - and he does it a lot - he'll always put emphasis on every word referencing himself.
Rufus speaks solely in rap, so he might take a little while longer than most to respond to something as he comes up with a rhyme in his head, though he's quick on his feet and figures something out fast enough. For his voice I imagine something in between Lamar Hall (Specifically in 'Falling towards the sky') and Chip da ripper. He often accentuates his lines by hand movements or by stepping towards his opponent - generally, making aggressive gestures even when they aren't necessarily called for.
Anza speaks in a sort of 'Southern cow-gal' fashion, and, thanks to basically growing up in two different environments at once, goes between kick-your-ass bravado and a polite, courteous demeanor in an instant. She'll usually express the full spectrum of her emotions on her face, not so much with the rest of her figure.
Silica's got a somewhat dry delivery most of the time. When she talks business, she'll be serious about it, not straying from form. However, during her free time, she'll let go a little, speaking much louder than she would otherwise. Her tone of voice gives away just what she thinks of her conversation partner, something that's rather evident with people such as Reggie.
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Awesome, cheers :D
When you're making characters do you actively make ones that draw on some of your own personality traits (or opposite), or emphasize it from the characters point of view?
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Generally I don't think about whether a character reflects me personally. Sometimes I'll base a character off of something, such as a design I've seen before (Janna may have accidentally been based on Pharah, for example), a song (Reginald), or, yea, a personality/character I think would be fun to RP (Razzy, Rufus, Silica). Of course, I do put some part of my personality into every character - it's something pretty much every writer does, whether intentionally or not.
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Certainly everyone puts some of themselves as part of a character or its inspiration, hearing that a song was the inspiration for one though is really interesting.
Can you think of any other professions for your characters if they hadn't become huntsmen or huntresses? (Again you have quite a few characters so don't feel that you have to respond for each).
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Well, the obvious ones would be for Rufus and Reggie - Rufus would just be a rapper, while Reggie would probably still be heir to his family fortune. How good of a business man he'd make is questionable, though.
Razzy would probably do something that helps people and brings joy to the world - possibly some sort of teacher or entertainer. His semblance is designed mostly as a way to entertain himself and others, too.
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If you were to recreate your characters in DnD, how would you build them (classes and such) in order to preserve the same basic story/theme/combat behaviour?
(Feel free to use any other rpg system or video game classes if you aren't familiar with DnD)
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Well, Janna should be the easiest one here. She'd have to be some sort of lawful good tank class, which I'm guessing is the paladin. I'm not too familiar with DnD, really, but she'd still be as tanky.
Razz and Rufus could be bards or something - both are there as inspiration for the others, Razzy having his semblance and Rufus being a rapper in the original RP. Would probably work off of that.
I really don't know about the others. Like I said, I'm not familiar enough with DnD, or RPGs in general.
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How would Reggie react if all he was told that the new hip thing in Atlas was twirly moustaches but only if paired with a sharp pointy beard?
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He'd scoff at it, claiming that it was a ridiculous trend he would take absolutely no part in. In reality, it'd be because he can't grow facial hair for shit.
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All good about the RPG classes :) Janna is the one I'm interacting with most so that was the most important and your answer there makes perfect sense.
Now that our team is officially initiated I wanted to expand on some of the things that will have happened between initiation and the next thread with some questions to the team (in separate threads because that's how the amas are). Anyhoo. What did Janna bring to the dorm, what possessions would we find on her nightstand/desk/shelves that sorta thing?
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Janna didn't bring all that much, not stuff that didn't relate to her training, at least. She would have no books other than those needed for her studies, but she'd have a set of hand weights ranging from 3 to 10 kg and a couple of nicknacks here and there.
Janna'd have a couple of photos both on her nightstand and on the desk, though. She'd keep a photo of her parents on the nightstand and a photo of her little brother, Ezekiel, to remind her why she's training to be a huntress. On her desk she'd have a drawing of her from Ezekiel when the kid was 4, and a framed photo of her and Leela, her trainer, hugging each others shoulders and giving peace signs to the camera at some festival in Vale. She'd probably have an actual camera as well.
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And how does Janna feel about the dorm situation, does she mind sharing a room like that (Care about sharing with both genders, is she particular about cleaning, or sleep schedule etc.)
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Janna doesn't generally seem that bothered by it, though she is more comfortable sharing the room with Diana than she is sharing it with the guys. She's clean and orderly in most things she does, but isn't really bothered by other peoples' messes so long as they keep those messes to themselves - she won't bother others about cleaning or anything. As for sleep schedules, she's grown used to her own schedule being fucked due to her massive armor. On days when they plan to do training or a mission of sorts, she'd have to get up super early, try and leave without waking the others, and get her gear sorted in time, a task which can take her up to an hour. As such, she won't let her teammates keep her up late before missions, and if we're talking bunks, she's taking one of the bottom ones.
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Just asking here since we're not doing much with the team atm (will hopefully fix that soon). Would Janna be okay with Diana helping her put her armour on? She desperately wants to feel useful and that may save Janna some time (even though I'm sure Diana couldn't even pick up some parts of it)
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She would let her help, though she's quite used to putting it on by now. While her breastplate would likely be too heavy for Diana, for example, she could help putting on the pauldrons or weapon straps, which are relatively light.
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Figure its time for another question for team HTDG, this one is a lot simpler but certainly one that they would have asked each other.
Why did you want to become Huntress (Asking for Janna but feel free to respond with others as well).
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Janna was and still is about as 'lawful good' as it gets. She always stood up against bullies, kept an eye out for anyone in trouble, helped her classmates with their schoolwork, all of that stuff. After she started training under Leela, she realized that being a huntress was what she wanted to do in life. Her parents were also super supportive.
Razzy became a huntsman to follow the footsteps of his father. He still believes him to be alive, and plans to find him after he graduates.
Anza became a huntress for the action and excitement. That's about it, really.
Reggie and Rufus both became huntsmen out of spite. In Reggie's case, he wanted to prove to the world that he could stand on his own, albeit he's finding that difficult now that he has been cut off from his family fortune. Rufus, on the other hand, doesn't even fully want to be a huntsman - he just wants to beat the shit out of his dad.
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If forced to pick between biting a Beowulf to death, or kicking a puppy, what would your characters do?
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Razzy could never hurt a puppy of course, and the act would definitely seem evil to Janna. The two of them would undoubtedly go for the biting.
Anza and Silica would have their doubts. Anza would ultimately go with biting the beowolf, though she'd be scared shitless. As for Silica, she'd try and get away with just lightly kicking the puppy. She'd try and give it the lightest foot tap imaginable and claim it was the hardest she could physically kick.
Rufus would do neither. To Rufus, there is no 'being forced to pick'. Whoever or whatever is forcing him is going to get punched and he won't be doing either no matter what.
Reggie is probably the most complicated case. If he has to do either of these things to suck up to someone higher up than himself, he'd likely take the easy route and kick the dog. If ordered to do it by someone he doesn't respect, much like Rufus he wouldn't do anything on principle. If he is already enraged or needs to show off that he is totally not a coward, he's biting a fucking beowolf.
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How does Coconut feel about his teammates, and what're you plans on character development for him?
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"Well, they're all pretty awesome - and, heh, pretty. Prism's a total badass, and I'm glad she's our leader - she can keep us in line for sure. I'm kind of curious about her past, though - why exactly she's scared of nevermores and that. Also, she's a faunus, which is, uh... a bonus.
Amane is probably the most impressive fighter I've ever met. Not that I've met that many, but the way she just knows how to deal with whatever stuff gets thrown at her is incredible. She also knows her way around tech in ways I couldn't imagine - I might need to ask her help with that stuff at some point. She seems really chill, too - a great person to hang out with.
Jocelyn is the most selfless person I know - and maybe the most adorable. She's ready to give up all of her aura just to keep us safe, which... I can't say it's great, since it puts her in danger, but it's admirable as hell. It's pretty rare to see someone who has focused themselves entirely on healing and helping others like that - she'll make a great huntress for sure."
Coconut will probably always be a bit of a perv, that's probably not gonna change - he should, however, be able to become more tactful as time goes on and he gets out his current, hormonal phase. He's likely to stop constantly fawning over his teammates at some point, for example. Beyond that I'm not quite sure - I guess it depends on what gets thrown at him in later threads.
Combat-wise, right know he finds himself lacking confidence in battle, and if he were to face down a ranged enemy he'd rather either let his team deal with it or turn tail. As time goes on he's likely to become more of a tanky stand-your-ground character, more so than he is now. Also his sword get big.
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Based on the face "lesbian siege engine" has made me snort multiple times, what's Janna looking for in a girlfriend/what's her type? For the sheer hilarity of the answer, what's Coconut's as well?
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Janna doesn't have one single type, but growing up around Leela made her more attracted to tough, confident women - women much like herself. She likes physically strong chicks, though she also quite likes girls on the shorter side or ones that generally stand out.
Coconut... Well, he appreciates most women out there because he respects wahmen but he does have a thing for faunus. The more noticeable the faunus trait is, the better. Other than that, he has a very slight preference for long hair (Bonus points for non-generic hair colors), athletic body types, thicc thighs and girls that are aware of what they got going on and know how to accentuate it.