- Supportive Characters are meant to be Likeable.
- Likeable Characters are Helpful, Proficient & Supportive.
- Their Likeability factor makes them Memorable.
- Supportive Characters can be Main Characters or 2ndrary ones.
Summary – 7 steps to a Supportive Character
- Define her Function in the Story.
- Define her Role, if she’s part of a Team.
- Decide of her Origins.
- From her Origins define her Name & her Goal.
- Define her Behavior traits.
- Define her Relationships & Alignments.
- Give her Quirks.
- Creating Characters is easier if you make use of an Archetype system.
- Here are 6 Supportive Profiles you can use:
- Enticer
- Manager
- Builder
- Protector
- Supplier
- Advisor
Roles | Does | Doesn’t | Strength | Weakness | Motivation | Accessories |
Enticer | Motivate | Dwell | Enthusiastic | Fervid | Discovery | Bag |
Manager | Orient | Doubt | Resilient | Lenient | Achievement | Case |
Builder | Study | Discard | Inventive | Outlandish | Life | Toolbox |
Protector | Stand | Falter | Endurant | Rough | Security | Armor |
Supplier | Funnel | Waste | Reliable | Slanting | Safety | Stock |
Advisor | Proposes | Antagonize | Empathetic | Attached | Satisfaction | Pendant |
- This is a General Table displaying the Advantages of each Role.
- As well as the Character’s potential Goal – Strengths – Weaknesses.
- It is a canvas allowing you to develop diverse Evolution paths.
Darynn – The Enticer
- Identity
- Origins : Nephelae
- Name : Darynn – Gift
- Goal : Try all dishes of the other Worlds
- Function : Protagonist
- Behavior
- Role Trait 1 : Entertaining
- Role Trait 2 : Confident
- Individual Strength : Generous
- Individual Weakness : Needy
- Relationships
- Role : Enticer
- Passion : Food
- Alignment/Affinity : Enthusiasts & Gourmets
- Comfort : Eats Ramen
- Crisis : Release a Shining Blast
- Quirks
- Hairstyle : Cloudy Updo
- Clothing : Toga
- Tool : Giftbox
- Phrase : If you need to act, have a meal 1st.
If you want to know more about Enticers.
Jyotis – The Manager
- Identity
- Origins : Broken Capital
- Name : Jyotis – Sunlight
- Goal : Learn how to Federate
- Function : Protagonist
- Behavior
- Role Trait 1 : Empathetic
- Role Trait 2 : Individualist
- Individual Strength : Temperate
- Individual Weakness : Lenient
- Relationships
- Role : Manager
- Passion : Rhetoric
- Alignment/Affinity : Relativists & Managers
- Comfort : Classifies demographic Data
- Crisis : Use a Deeper Voice
- Quirks
- Hairstyle : Shaved
- Clothing : Fluid Armor & Solid Rings
- Tool : Spherecase
- Phrase : There is no such thing as a Leader.
If you want to know more about Managers.
Azzur – The Builder
- Identity
- Origins : Neapolis
- Name : Azzur – Assistant
- Goal : Retrieve the Wholly movements
- Function : Antagonist
- Behavior
- Role Trait 1 : Learning
- Role Trait 2 : Curious
- Individual Strength : Sharing
- Individual Weakness : Competitive
- Relationships
- Role : Builder
- Passion : Strategy Games
- Alignment/Affinity : Builders & Strategists
- Comfort : Plays games & eats Pitta
- Crisis : Taps Mace
- Quirks
- Hairstyle : Short messy & small hat
- Clothing : Tunic & Belts
- Tool : Multi-tool Mace.
- Phrase : I will now imitate the Wholly movements.
If you want to know more about Builders.
Rysc – The Protector
- Identity
- Origins : Tribum Vaga Officii
- Name : Rysc – Rush
- Goal : Bulk Up
- Function : Protagonist
- Behavior
- Role Trait 1 : Assertive
- Role Trait 2 : Relentless
- Individual Strength : Protective
- Individual Weakness : Reckless
- Relationships
- Role : Protector
- Passion : Handball
- Alignment/Affinity : Strong People
- Comfort : Dribbles & Punches
- Crisis : Shaking Legs
- Quirks
- Hairstyle : Medium green Curly
- Clothing : Fur Jacket/boots & Leather pants/gloves
- Tool : My Ball
- Phrase : It’s just my Ball.
If you want to know more about Protectors.
Ezer – The Supplier
- Identity
- Origins : Blue Gardens
- Name : Ezer – Help
- Goal : Become an Exemplar
- Function : Antagonist
- Behavior
- Role Trait 1 : Dedicated
- Role Trait 2 :Participative
- Individual Strength : Providing
- Individual Weakness : Predictible
- Relationships
- Role : Supplier
- Passion : Fashion
- Alignment/Affinity : Righteous People
- Comfort : Designs Accessories
- Crisis : Shrilled Voice
- Quirks
- Hairstyle : Short wavy Cyan
- Clothing : Robes, Dresses, Jackets, Skirts, various Jewels.
- Tool : Redstone Pendant
- Phrase : Sadness is useful.
If you want to know more about Suppliers.
Dae-Hyun – The Advisor
- Identity
- Origins : Indigo Feather
- Name : Daimao Dae-Hyun – Great Evil, Great Honor
- Goal : Hierarchize Emotions
- Function : Antagonist
- Behavior
- Role Trait 1 : Pondering
- Role Trait 2 : Self-Aware
- Individual Strength : Empathetic
- Individual Weakness : Attached
- Relationships
- Role : Advisor
- Passion : Calligraphy & Fresco
- Alignment/Affinity : Thinkers & Dignitaries
- Comfort : Draws (pure comfort), Revises the Hierarchy (post crisis)
- Crisis : Fan his face
- Quirks
- Hairstyle : Long straight Indigo
- Clothing : Kimono (Kinkou), Hat & pendant (Pakua)
- Tool : Brush & Ri-Gam Fan
- Phrase : Sometimes emotions are relevant. Sometimes, they are correct.
If you want to know more about Advisors.
Here’s an application of the aforementioned Template :
Role | Name | Origins | Goal | Passion | Affinity | Quirk | Role Trait 1 | Role Trait 2 | Individual Strength | Individual Weakness | Comfort | Crisis |
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Enticer | Darynn | Nephelae | Try all of their dishes | Food | Enthusiasts/ Gourmets | Giftbox | Entertaining | Confident | Generous | Needy | Eat Ramen | Shining Blast |
Manager | Jyotis – Sunlight | Broken Capital | Learn how to Federate | Rhetoric | Relativists/ Managers | Spherecase | Empathetic | Individualist | Temperate | Lenient | Classify Data | Deep Voice |
Builder | Azzur – Assistant | Neapolis | Retrieve the Wholly movements | Strategy games | Builders/ Strategists | Multi-Mace | Learning | Curious | Sharing | Competitive | Play & eat Pitta | Taps Mace |
Protector | Rysc – Rush | Tribuum Vaga Officii | Bulk Up | Handball | Strong people | My Ball | Assertive | Relentless | Protective | Reckless | Dribble & Punch | Shaking Legs |
Supplier | Ezer – Help | Blue Gardens | Become an Exemplar | Fashion | Righteous people | Pendant | Dedicated | Participative | Providing | Predictable | Design Accessories | Shrilled Voice |
Advisor | Dae-Hyun – Great Honor | Indigo Feather | Hierarchize Emotions | Calligraphy & Fresco | Thinkers/ Dignitaries | Brush & Fan | Pondering | Self-Aware | Empathetic | Attached | Revise the Hierarchy | Fan Self |