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On the note of suggesting that playing ugly or less attractive characters was for 'skilled RPers', that didnt come out exactly as intended. But the next post pretty much covered what i was trying to say.
People who describe 'He's tall, he's this, he's that. He's ugly. he smells like feet.'
If you cant put 'ugly' into better terms, do us all a favor and just be attractive. Personally, I think the best way to go, is to put out a description, detail the character's features and let others determine if they think he's attractive or not. Appearance is a matter of opinion. It's dependant on preference as well as a bunch of other differing factors. Perfect example, I think Halle Berry is a dog. i know a bunch of people who drool at the thought of her. It's all preference.
What does help, is for the character to have an opinion on his/her own appearance. A level of self-esteme or a lack of it. You can have a very attractive character who thinks they're ugly, a dog-faced gremlin who thinks he's a zeus or something in between the two extremes.
It might be interesting to RP a beautiful person who is completely conceited and full of their appearance. It'd be interesting to see how others react. Or a character who is fairly average in appearance but thinks he is a beast. Others might go to great lengths to convince that person that the/she is better than their own perception.
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