10-28-2008, 05:07 PM
Quote: Idiosycrasies.For me it varies by character as to what the Idiosycrasies are. When I am first creating a character I come up with some kind of story or lore behind them. Sometimes this is actual story and sometimes it is just a general feeling or mood that they have. I also tend to have a general color theme in mind for them. I'll give an example of my shaman.
Zocko: elemental shaman.
The name is one a friend goes by. The story goes that she was playing in the yard as a kid and got shocked by some kind of underground wire. Later her and her sister were watching the old batman tv show and somebody got shocked on it. The word "Zocko" was uses for that action happening. So thus her sister started calling her Zocko and the name stuck.
So when I was debating making a shaman, I remembered that and thought it would be a perfect name for my elemental shaman. I then also elaborated on it some more. My friend earned the name by being shocked, so maybe my shaman not only throws lightning bolts, but has had a bit too much current running through his head. So I kind of picture him being a bit off kilter. Sometimes I think he even considers himself a force of nature...a lightning god as it were...though surely he is just a troll in reality.
In addition to all of this I also went with a green theme. I gave him a green mohawk and tried for greenish skin. Of course I had to get him a green shirt to wear as well to go with the theme. I've also favored mounts that have green on them in some way. Obviously skin color would be the main thing there, but for some (wolves, talbuks) it may just be a green eye glow. Currently I'm obsessed with getting him the Headless Horseman's mount cause it seems perfect for him with the green fire it has. Especially since they are adding fire to the elemental shaman's arsenal and so it is a good way to kind of mesh the stories together some.
I also got him a firefly small pet figuring that it too had a kind of internal energy like he does. It occurs to me now that it matches even better with the fire additions.
So lots of little Idiosycrasies going on there. I have a ton of alts and pretty much every one has things like this going on with them. I think that is one reason that I have retired most of them for now. I need to look at all the changes in the expansion and figure out how it effects their personalities and such. It is a lot of work, more so than just figuring out specs and gearing. So thus many are retired till I feel like getting to know them again.