Looking for writing advice

[Zeroth]

Since my RPGM3 demo is uploaded, I'm now trying focusing on my RPGM2 project. I'm having some writing difficulty, though. I can't seem to write, for lack of better words, the way some black people talk. To give an example, I'm try to write the way Barret was written in FF VII, but with a Mr. T twist. Any advice any of you can give me would greatly help.

[Stormy]

Re: Looking for writing advice

Replay FFVII and que up The A-Team on NetFlix.

Its called research Bob.

[Big Rick Cook]

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You're looking to make extremely stereotyped black people? Barret was basically Mr. T. And Mr. T... well, why would you want something like that in your game?

[Whataface2]

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What you might want to try is imagining your Mr. T type of character in different situations. Basically it is role playing. You want to get into the mind of your character. I know it sounds weird but it works for me. I guess you can just call it day dreaming.

[Wavelength]

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http://www.averdata.net/~locbaseb/hawaii/hawaii_11.htm

See the parts with Sean.

Probably seems weird to post a link to a Survivor fanfic of all things, but the author specifically mentioned that he always avoided writing Sean until he was "forced" to, because the way Sean talked always seemed to acutely aware of the fact that he was from Harlem, and was so often racially motivated (sometimes jokingly, sometimes not so). I definitely see some parallels with the block you're facing right now. And I think the author did a great job writing Sean here, so maybe you can take some inspiration from it.

What I took from it for a character like this, I guess, would be to define the character's core beliefs and values, and in every situation that doesn't involve those core beliefs, have the guy puff himself up enormously and try to elicit some laughter with his hyperbole.

[jvrlopez]

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Wow.

[Zeroth]

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Thanks a lot, Wavelength. That's some really good advice! I quit my RPGM2 project, but I'll be sure to use what you have said in the feature. Thanks again.

[Ryner]

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There's no reason to create a "hey everybody I'm black" black guy. They're never good characters.

[Big Rick Cook]

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I already saiiiiid that.