How to Create Your Own Game Character
Creating a character is an important part of many games. It's the part of the game where the players get to decide what they will look like, what powers they will have, and what they will be called. The character you create can make a big difference to both your interactions with the game and to the interactions you have with other people. Players react differently to a beautiful warrior in shining armor than to an ugly goblin in wizard robes! The choices made at this stage of the game are important and making them can be a lot of fun!
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Instructions
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Creating a Character with a Built-In Creator
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Start up the game and enter the character creator. In some games you start in the creator automatically if you haven't already got a saved character, while in others you will need to select "Create a Character" or "Choose a Character" or some similar command. It should be fairly obviously placed on the screen, since you generally need to create a character to play the game. If you don't see any labeled options, look for a button on the screen with a picture of people and try that.
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Follow the directions in the character creator to make your character. Every creator is a little different, but they generally let you determine how your character will look to some degree and let you choose a name. Options are usually presented in logical steps, but you don't have to do them in the order they are presented in the creator. Feel free to move back and forth between options if you change your mind.
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Look at your character from all angles, if possible. Many creators let you spin the character around so that you can see it from all sides as you choose options, so look for arrows pointing left and right near the bottom of the image. If there are not any arrows, try clicking and holding the character with the left mouse button and pulling to one side or the other. If there is a mirror behind the character reflecting its back, you likely won't be able to turn it.
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If the character creator lets you choose a "class" or other category for character skills, read through the information given on any options you are not familiar with before choosing. A "warrior" may be a pretty self-explanatory option, but the functions of a "scrapper" in the game is less clear. To minimize the chance of finding out that you have created a character with skills you don't like, read the descriptions first.
Creating a Character with a Stand-Alone Creator
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Select the character creator you want to use. There are many options, and most are themed or have a specific focus. For example, if you decide to use a HeroMachine, you can use the superhero themed creator, the modern creator, the rock star creator, or any number of others. Choose the genre your character will be from before selecting the creator, or you may find that the options you want are not there.
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Follow the directions in the character creator just like you would for a built-in creator. Stand-alone creators usually focus on visual options, so you will be able to determine how your character looks and sometimes choose a background as well. The options are usually listed in a logical order, but you can move back and forth within the options if you change your mind or want to experiment with different combinations of choices.
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Save your character. Some character creators have a built-in way of saving the characters you create while others do not. If necessary, take a screen shot of the character you made. To do this, press "Print Screen" on your keyboard and open an image editing program, then "Paste" into a new image and you will have a picture of your computer screen when you pressed the key, including your character. You can then crop and save it.
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Tips & Warnings
Names can come from anywhere you want, although some built-in character creators (like those for Massively Multiplayer Games like World of Warcraft) will have to check the name first to see if anyone else is already using it. Some also have rules about names, such as rules against using copyrighted character names from comic books. Characters made with stand-alone creators can have any name you want. If you are having trouble coming up with names, there are name generators for different genres of names available online. If you are making the character for a video game, create a character that you will want to look at for as long as you plan to play the game. If you don't like the way your character looks, you are less likely to enjoy playing the game. No matter what kind of game your character is for, consider how other people might react to your creation. Consider the initial reactions your name, appearance, and other features are likely to elicit both from other characters in the game and from other players. Think about the kind of experience you want to have playing and try to make sure your choices won't get in the way of the experience you are looking for.
