Quick ways to build a character if you’re struggling

Probably Bad RPG Ideas [Unofficial] March 6, 2026

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Start with an existing character to take out most of the work. Just change the name, personality, goals, appearance, motivation, backstory and abilities.
Take a classic RPG archetype and invert it. Instead of alive elf, dead elf. Instead of alive space marine, dead space marine. Instead of dead vampire, some guy.
Wait for another player to finish making their character, then grab their character sheet and try to gaslight them into thinking you wrote it.
Wait until the campaign starts. Once the GM introduces an NPC, stop the campaign and declare that one’s yours now.
Pick one flaw from each member of your game group and combine them into one highly insulting character.
Make a character in another, more difficult system first so making one in this system suddenly feels much easier in this comparison.
Just search your name on Deviantart and see what pops up. Luck of the draw!
Set up a specialist sub-subcommittee to investigate the problem. They predict that, if funding continues, you should have a functioning character within 5-7 weeks.
Just don’t bother. We all know that scheduling errors are going to cancel the game anyway. Why delude yourself?