Character Creation Thread

[Filuwaúrdjan]

This is very simple (and you can do it now if you want)... just fill out the following and post it in this thread...

Name:
Age:
Party:
Address:
Place of Birth:
Occupation:
Brief Biography:
Other:

...and then fill out the following and PM it to me...

Place of Work:
Property Owned:
Conflicts of Interest:
Past Scandals:
Sexuality:
Addictions:
Medical Conditions:
Bigotries:
Corrupt Activity:
Other Criminal Activity:
Other:

I would strongly recommend reading the Character section of the rules before registering.

Just in case things bisn't clear for thee, a sample character.

Name: Steve Dore
Age: 42
Party: Socialist
Address: Isaacstown
Place of Birth: Stovesby Island
Occupation: Docker, Union activist (shop steward)
Brief Biography: worked on the docks from an early age and became active in the G&T. Decorated war veteran. Elected Councillor for Isaacstown South & Island in 1950, re-elected 1953. Member of the Housing Committee.
Other: Anglican (weak), member of the G&TWU

The next bit would normally be sent to me, rather than posted here.

Place of Work: Stovesby Island
Property Owned: none
Conflicts of Interest: nothing serious, though most of his family live in decaying terraces on Stovesby Island and not only is he on the Housing Committee, but he's on the sub-committee on the construction of the Hellsby Estate.
Past Scandals: allegations of rigged internal G&T elections, allegations of punishment beatings, allegations of electoral fraud in the 1946 municipal election. Nothing even proven.
Sexuality: straight
Addictions: alcohol
Medical Conditions: none that he knows of
Bigotries: hates homosexuals, dislikes most of the new immigrants.
Corrupt Activity: has taken a few backhanders relating to his role on the Hellsby sub-committee.
Other Criminal Activity: the thing about punishment beatings is true, also successfully blackmailed a councillor into retireing.
Other: a former Communist, but now an aggressive anticommunist in the Deakin mold

[Filuwaúrdjan]

As you've stated elsewhere that you need leftists, I would happily role-play one.

Bearing in mind the period (and 'place') this is set in, I doubt you could play one especially convincingly*. You'd be an ideal fit for a Residents Association character, fwiw, and having them active could make things on the right more interesting.

*While there's no reason not to play a character with very different views to the ones that you have in the real world, unless there's empathy there on some level, then its probably best not to veer too far away. The same would apply to me, actually; I wouldn't be able to 'play' a Thatcherite in something like this without resorting (perhaps not even consciously) to some pretty crude stereotyping.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Now send me the dirt