{"product_id":"character-creation-guide-how-to-construct-great-fictional-characters-paperback","title":"Character Creation Guide: How to construct great fictional characters - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKim E. Lumbard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The \u003cb\u003eCharacter Creation Guide\u003c\/b\u003e shows you step by step how to create an iconic character essential to an engaging story. It is intended for players in Role-Playing Games (RPGs) who want to develop an awesome character, or for authors with a story they yearn to tell. The guide can be used with any RPG and by any profession to raise your game to an artform. We'll gain a keen understanding of what really matters in role-playing and story-telling, so you can focus your design and play efforts more effectively. You'll spend less time and effort, and have more engrossing fun  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Specifically, we'll learn about: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHow To Make a Character\u003c\/b\u003e - in four phases: Inspiration, Concept, Mechanics, and Performance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFractal Blueprints for Great Role-Playing\u003c\/b\u003e - the ideals, objects, and policies that really matter \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFour Cardinal Ideals\u003c\/b\u003e - Direction, Structure, Emotion, and Synergy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFive Objects Of Development\u003c\/b\u003e - Plot, Premise, Character, Environment, and Theme\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFirst Design and Play Policies\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eOnly create stuff that matters\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOnly do stuff that matters\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFinding Inspiration\u003c\/b\u003e - drawing from sources like Setting, Proposition, Exemplars, Archetypes, and Tropes \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFour Qualities of Good Inspiration\u003c\/b\u003e - Resonant, Specific, Original, and Promising\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eImagining Concept\u003c\/b\u003e - gives us methods to design our concept and measures to test its quality \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFour Qualities of Good Concept\u003c\/b\u003e - Clear, Distinct, Engaging, and Interactive\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDesigning the Character\u003c\/b\u003e - With the concept designs that naturally develop action story structure \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThematic\u003c\/b\u003e - Theme, Goal, Motive, Conflict, Destiny \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMutual\u003c\/b\u003e - Appearance, Links, Connections, Hook, Backstory \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDramatic\u003c\/b\u003e - Alias, Stakes, Persona, Instinct, Limit \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCooperative\u003c\/b\u003e - Aspects, Mystery, Belief, Lure \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSetup\u003c\/b\u003e - Name, Gender, Occupation, Catalyst \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePlanning Performance\u003c\/b\u003e - learning enough to execute a character transformation matched with your story \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStructure\u003c\/b\u003e - Phases and points of an action story \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePortrayal\u003c\/b\u003e - Managing clich s and imbuing dimensions \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePresentation\u003c\/b\u003e - Unfolding your story over key scenes \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e In addition, we provide specific Kim's RPG resources to help you create your character: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMad-libs and Questionnaire\u003c\/b\u003e - Designed to prompt you through a useful character creation process \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUniversal Character Concept Sheet\u003c\/b\u003e - Usable in any RPG and easily customized to other fields\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCharacter Examples\u003c\/b\u003e - Real characters drawn from the fantasy genre used to illuminate design\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e Our approach for character creation is useful for far more than just role-playing games. It applies universally to any fictional character and their performance, so these same methods are of great interest to all story content creators and performers: authors from any field, actors of stage and screen, producers of movies, improv troupes, and even songwriters. Behind the scenes the Kim's RPG Master Class is actually a distillation of best practices from those various fields.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Kim E Lumbard broke open a cherry red Dungeons and Dragons Basic set rulebook in 1982 and was hooked for life. After a short stint as a player, he launched his own AD\u0026amp;D campaign that lasted for five years and started a three decade DMing spree. He's constantly pushing the forefront of the RPG artform, like when he videotaped and publicized the New World Campaign. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In addition to role-playing, Kim is also an avid gamesman of all sorts. His Beginner's Guide to Magic the Gathering has been one of the top-rated guides on the internet for over a decade. He's passionate about writing helpful guides for people about all sorts of topics, not just games. He has a number of useful guides for managing health, finance, and happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 202\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46660626809044,"sku":"9781503060500","price":16.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/2309\/8324\/files\/NWpLZHRGckhHTUlFVUt4V01yTDJOZz09_10fc62b4-10f4-44e5-8134-f54fdc6ec81b.webp?v=1762288733","url":"https:\/\/role-players.shop\/products\/character-creation-guide-how-to-construct-great-fictional-characters-paperback","provider":"Role-Players","version":"1.0","type":"link"}