Flashback Topics

Age : 29 Posts : 488

Can we do flashback topics? Rp significant (or unsignificant) past events of our characters' lives in great detail? Rp them as kids?

Age : 31 Posts : 1490

There is no real set distinction or limitation on flashback topics. So if you really wanted to, I dont see why you could not, provided it does not interfere or overwrite the present atmosphere of your character.

Age : 29 Posts : 488

What do you mean with:

lifeanddeath wrote:: provided it does not interfere or overwrite the present atmosphere of your character.

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For example, let's say my character was a really nice person but as a kid shit happened to them and now they're evil or bitter or whatever. Can I not Rp those incidents that made my character bitter/evil? Can't my character have a different personality as a kid than what they are like now?

Age : 31 Posts : 1637

To expand on what Trey said, it's more so that the further back you go with the flashback, the less it should change how your character is now since they would have already been that way before you explored said past event. However, it's fine to RP out a flashback that's only at most a couple of years back and have that affect your character in her current state.

Does that makes sense?

Age : 31 Posts : 1490

TwinnyPuppy wrote:: To expand on what Trey said, it's more so that the further back you go with the flashback, the less it should change how your character is now since they would have already been that way before you explored said past event. However, it's fine to RP out a flashback that's only at most a couple of years back and have that affect your character in her current state.

Does that makes sense?

I pretty much meant this. COOKIE!

If you role play your character as a happy optimistic type of person in the present, it wouldn't make sense for them to go through an event in the past topic that would result in the opposite emotional environment as it would contradict the present timeline for your character.

Age : 29 Posts : 488

Ooooooooh. Now I got this.

Thanks!

Age : 31 Posts : 1637

^_^

Solved.