Meraki's Method

Evergreen Characters are characters that can last. They can stand the test of time. Which might sound simple and pointless to discuss but when you bring a character into an MMO where other people have influence over their story and plots and development; things can get messy. Sometimes things can happen that steer them away from your chosen path. Things can be retconned and altered and leave you lost or disconnected with the character. Or the character themselves can get backed into a corner there seems to be no good way out of. And all of these things and more can kill characters prematurely. So today we’re going to look at how to make Evergreen Characters.

Beyond Basics is a series of posts that delve into different aspects of roleplay beyond the basics of character creation within an MMO setting. For our purposes, this setting is World of Warcraft but it can be useful in others too. This series will look at things like plots, storylines, and conversations. As well as the world and community around you as a player in an MMO. Explaining how you can best make use of that; and how it might differ from roleplay on tabletop games for example. You can find the rest of the series here: Beyond Basics Series Index