player, yet is a weakling constantly stricken with illness. This method of character creation is perfectly acceptable. However, unless your character fits an established Archetype, it may not resonate with audiences. Two, you can use one of the Archetypes, but reinvent it. You can make Archetypes feel fresh by doing one of three things: (1) give them a job or station that we’ve never seen before, (Example: Ace Ventura is the Bumbling Authority, but he’s a pet detective); (2) make them a race, creed, species or thing we’ve never seen before (Example: Mr. Peabody is the Know-It-All, but he’s a
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