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Tue Dec 19, 2006 8:42 pm
Shafter says...



Claudette inspired me to do this one when she asked this question in the character answer game: What are your ten commandments? My main character answered, and I got a lot of insight into his personality.

This is a great exercise for fantasy characters especially; it really helps define the way they look at their world.

To start it off, here are Émon's Ten Commandments for himself:

You shall do the right thing, even when it's the hardest thing to do.
You shall not abuse any person.
You should think of others before yourself.
You shall not inflict pain.
You shall not betray your friends.
You should survive without complaining.
You shall remain chaste.
You should always judge people by who they are, not their caste.
You shall not slander anyone.
You should always stand up for the truth.
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Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:36 am
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Danteel's Ten Commandments:

You shall never be a slave again.
You shall conduct yourself with honor above all else.
You shall never hurt any woman in any fashion.
You shall defend and avenge the wrongs done to you and those you care about.
You shall never break an oath.
You shall never lie.
You shall never cause pain to the innocent.
You shall remain loyal to those who have helped and forgiven you.
The Gaunt One is dead.

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Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:58 am
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Marcy's Commandments, in no particular order:

You shall not allow another person control over your decisions.
You shall never allow Lynne to dress you up again, as she usually makes you look like a harlot.
You shall never again allow Lynne access to your cell phone's contact list.
You shall work your butt off until you get into the U.N.
You shall always listen to Chin and Joel, even when your instincts tell you otherwise. They're always right.
You shall never leave your brother alone when drunk, as he tends to do desperate things.
You shall never become one of those women desperate for a relationship.
You shall always take everything a Foss or Vasiliev tells you with a grain of salt.
You shall always carry hand sanitizer when using the New York subways, as they're just plain grody.
You shall never, ever flirt with a certain professor, ever again.
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Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:35 pm
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Myron's ten commandments

You shall seek truth.
You shall not harm the innocent.
You shall be a loyal friend.
You shall remain chaste.
You shall love those who are little loved.
You shall judge others by character, not caste.
You shall live life to the fullest.
You shall not kill without cause.
You shall trust the trustworthy.
You shall expect the best in people.
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Sat Jan 20, 2007 5:17 am
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Finn's Ten Commandments

You shall look out for yourself, and only yourself.
You shall never let a man use you again.
You shall never agree to drink anything Cyrus gives you ever again.
You shall learn how to kill without feeling guilt.
You shall avenge.
You shall ignore all funny-stomach feelings especially while in the company of a certain warrior.
You shall never marry.
You shall be beholden to no man.
You shall carry at least three blades and your quarterstaff on you at all times.
You shall cause pain to those who mock you.
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Sat Jan 20, 2007 5:59 am
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My new MC's main commandments (no particular order). Oh, and she's currently unnamed :oops:

You shall honour and obey your husband in all matters.
You shall prove yourself worthy of his respect.
You shall do whatever it takes to advance your husband's career.
You shall bear him a son. A healthy son. Whatever the cost.
You shall not indulge in silly feminine nonsense while he is present.
You shall be a credit to your parents, your upbringing and your husband.
You shall behave like a lady at all times.
You shall not be anything less than perfectly groomed at all times.
You shall make this work. You shall make this work.
You shall not be lonely. You shall not.
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Sat Jan 20, 2007 6:00 am
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Brad's Ten Commandments

10. When in Rome, sleep with a cute French girl.

9. Never throw random shit at girls in the computer lab I think are hot. Never again.

8. Don't play online poker. No, I don't care if you are Chuck Norris.

7. Never hire Mario to do plumbing work. Despite what the instruction booklet for Super Mario Brothers says, I have very little confidence that Mario is a plumber. Supposedly, he was working on some kind of plumbing job in Brooklyn when he got sucked down into the Mushroom Kingdom, where he proceeded to jump on pretty much everything he could find (what the heck?). It's a very noble thing og Mario to do: leaving his life in the real world to eat a bunch of shrooms and chase around a princess. I don't have any problems with his lifestyle. The only problem I have with Mario's story is that there is absolutely no evidence that he has any skill as a plumber at all.

Okay, there's a couple things that I could maybe give him. Throughout the Mario series, he's had to deal with a lot of pipes. I guess that his affinity for warping through pipes could be attributed to some kind of understanding of them. Also, he wears plumber's overalls. So I can give him the benefit of the doubt with the pipes and the clothing. That part of his story leads us to believe that he is a plumber. But then again, couldn't anyone go out and buy overalls? And plumbers aren't the only ones who work with pipes. Engineers work with pipes. Janitors work with pipes. Potheads work with pipes. But, okay, even if I give him the clothes and the pipes, I don't think that's enough.

Look at his backstory. What kind of plumber gets sucked down a pipe that he's working on? I mean, I think that the first thing you'd want to do if you're doing some plumbing is turn off the water pressure, turn off any kind of suction, to keep that from happening. I'm not even a plumber, but if someone called me up, complaining about their toilet, and said "Everything in the bathroom is getting sucked down into an alternate dimension," the first thing I would tell them to do is turn off the water. It just seems obvious.

I'm not saying Mario isn't skilled. The man can jump like nobody's business. If there were some kind of jumping contest, I would put the money on him, no doubt. I just think jumping has very little to do with plumbing. I could be wrong. I don't work in the field. I've just never called a plumber to fix my backed-up sink and heard him say, "I hope you have high ceilings in your bathroom, because I'm going to need to jump, like, sixteen feet into the air."

Anyway...

6. Don't be a douchebag.

5. Never come between a Pikachu and a Charizard.

4. Do not hesitate to kill white people who think they're black (see 6).

3. Finish Chionophobia.

2. Don't lie about something stupid, like SLEEPING WITH TED BEHIND MY BACK...*ahem*...really, I didn't even know that turned you on. It looks like he got whooped with a dead possum, really.

1. There is no first commandment.
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Sat Jan 20, 2007 7:32 am
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Grif's Ten Commandments

1. You shall follow the Scout Oath & Law at all times.

2. You shall seek wisdom at all times.

3. Thou shall not get frusterated with things thou can and can not help.

4. You shall sleep nine hours each day, seven at the least.

5. You shall follow the laws of the land, even if you disagree. If you disagree, you shall attempt to change the law, not disobey it.

6. You shall keep ready to defend your family at any moment.

7. You shall act in the nature that you possess.

8. You shall be impartial and fair in the judgement you giveth, and taketh punishment given thou.

9. You shall treat others as you wish to be treated.

10. You shall thank God for the blessings you have, for were it not for his favor you would be as any other.
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Sun Jan 21, 2007 10:02 am
Shine says...



Sayani’s Ten Commandments:

1. You should think of others before yourself.

2. You shall respect the ones who love you.

3. You shall be truthful.

4. You shall respect everyone’s feelings.

5. You shall not harm the innocent.

6. You shall be a trouble for the ones who trouble you.

7. You shall not imitate to be someone.

8. I shall be what I myself am.

9. You shall be your parent’s strength.

10. You shall have more than ten commandments. :)
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Sun Jan 21, 2007 10:17 am
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Siegfried.

1.Remain loyal to Elizabeth through toil and turmoil

2.Never cheat

3.Be honest to people who deserve it

4.Never lose my temper with Elizabeth again(I still feel guilty for it)

5.Respect your friends

6.Never look at porn again

7.Get married too??? hehe this is pretty obvious

8.Never try to make everyone happy, it's too impossible

9.Remain true to myself and Elizabeth

10.Never Drink, Smoke or Take Drugs
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Mon Jan 22, 2007 4:29 am
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Tov


1. Forget commandments

2. see the above

3. see the above

4. see the above

...etc.
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Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:53 am
luna_the_shiekah says...



Warrior's Commandment's

10. Don't let the demon win.

9. Don't cry in front of anyone but Angst, or perhaps Fred.

8. Never, ever, EVER, get married. Leads to death and sadness.

7. Peace is fine, Revenge is better.

6. Don't let the past get to you.

5. When in doubt, punch someone

4. Lock the bedroom door.

3. Don't have PDA with Fred, leads to Rin needing inhaler and Sarah having stomach trouble.

2. Don't cause Fred any worry.

1. Kill demon Fred, at any cost.


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Fri Mar 16, 2007 8:51 pm
carelessaussie13 says...



Misty's Ten Commandments

You shall be loyal to those you trust.
You shall trust few.
You shall not forget the wrongs done to you.
You shall not take a life unless it is necessary.
You shall never allow anyone else to control your decisions.
You shall take care of animals, as they are the only innocents in this world.
You shall not drink alcohol.
You shall take what you want, because no one will give it to you.
You shall avenge your parents death, because when they died everything, everything was lost.


This was so hard! Misty has no commandments. She's the sit-in-the-back-of-the-inn type, who runs from her enemies if she doesn't kill them and lives only to avenge her parents and sister.
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Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:47 pm
Sumi H. Inkblot says...



Rensa's Commandments:

You shall break the bonds of family
You shall take over the world
You shall scare the crap out of your obsessive fanboy
You shall not eat meat
You shall not join cults
You shall not have annoying flashbacks in the middle of a battle
You shall not go emo on me
You shall disappear once taking over the world and reappear several years later.
You shall never forget a friend
You shall always fight, even when death is staring at you in the face.

(Yeah. This goes with a daydream story, very manga-like)
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Fri Mar 16, 2007 10:31 pm
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Peter Zimmerman's Commandments

1. Don't waste time making purple enchiladas when you should be conserving your energy.
2. Never pick a fight with Immortals, they don't die easily.
3. Forget about school, making & forming matter from thin air doesn't require Algebra II.
4. If you can pull matter from alternate universes never go visit that place and openly tell people you're the reason their cat was demolecularized to make a carbonated beverage.
5. Video games are a good way to spend a day, not a week.
6. Maybe reading up on the structure of things isn't such a bad idea, unless you want diamonds made of crystalized crap.
7. Don't tell people you can make things out of nothing, it's like saying you're a superhero.
8. If you randomly end up in the past don't use your anti-power to destroy the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs.
9. Sing pop songs in your head when near your crush, especially when she can read your thoughts.
10. With great power comes corny catch-phrases!
  








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