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mark12_30 · 01-05-2004, 02:10 PM

This information is posted in The Shire, in a thread called READ THIS BEFORE YOU POST: The Red Book of Westmarch . I think Pio wrote it or most of it. Anyway there are some good basic guidelines that will help avoid Mary-Sue-isms, and here are some of them:

WEAPONS (No magical, super-hero, mithril weapons, implements, or jewelry. Just good solid Middle-earth weapons and armor only that is appropriate to the race of the character and the time period.):

PERSONALITY/STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES: (No half-Elven characters. No mixed-type characters. No super-heroes. No assassins. No one all powerful, martial arts proficient, or having any magical traits. Just regular characters with normal abilities for their races only)

01-05-2004, 02:10 PM	#59
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	This information is posted in The Shire, in a thread called READ THIS BEFORE YOU POST: The Red Book of Westmarch . I think Pio wrote it or most of it. Anyway there are some good basic guidelines that will help avoid Mary-Sue-isms, and here are some of them: WEAPONS (No magical, super-hero, mithril weapons, implements, or jewelry. Just good solid Middle-earth weapons and armor only that is appropriate to the race of the character and the time period.): PERSONALITY/STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES: (No half-Elven characters. No mixed-type characters. No super-heroes. No assassins. No one all powerful, martial arts proficient, or having any magical traits. Just regular characters with normal abilities for their races only) __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.