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Henrik Safegaard - Cloneartist
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March 2, 2014 4:17 AM
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Henrik Safegaard - Cloneartist's insight:
Playing a manipulative character is kind of a minefield because you wind up falling into one of two traps. The first possibility is that you wind up not being very good at it because you aren't very manipulative. This isn't a mark against you, as none of the hallmarks of manipulation is thought of as a positive trait, but it does make your portrayal somewhat suspect.
On the other hand, maybe you're great at manipulating the people around you, which starts to blur the lines between players and characters and raises some uncomfortable questions all around. So that's not fun either.
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Eliot Lefebvre has another great post about how to RP a manipulative character. [The more I read Eliot's tracks, the more I want to RP with him!]
Here's my fav quote:
"You aren't manipulating John; you're manipulating John's character. And you're not even doing that. Your character is manipulating John's character. [Good OOC communication] slides in like a security blanket, giving the sense to John that he's still in control, that the manipulation is essentially so much window-dressing."