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After talking to Kase.. She decided on this...

For Adeline.... Amy Lee..

LordSithaelon wrote:

After talking to Kase.. She decided on this...

For Adeline.... Amy Lee..

thanks for posting those, give her emerald green eyes and that is Adeline for sure

Ok, unlazy me found pics. Viggo Mortensen would make a fine Crow

Or me!

Maral would have to be Browncoat warrior woman Gina Torres from Firefly
"Big God damned heroes, Sir!"

And while the actress has already been used, the movie and feel are completely different so I won't feel too cheesy saying Kate Beckinsale as Iim'mur'ss.

I on the other hand don't feel cheesey at all about it!

Because let's face it, for those who know him - Velden is such a Spike. Hear hear?

Damn it serb, now I'm picturing Velden in the Buffy musical :mrgreen:

bobofwestoregonusa wrote:

Damn it serb, now I'm picturing Velden in the Buffy musical :mrgreen:

AS WELL YOU SHOULD.

Haha, I've always thought that was rather fitting, personally.

Elralia Ferelle played by Anne-Catrin Märzke

(and this is her portrait)

serbiris wrote:

I on the other hand don't feel cheesey at all about it!

Because let's face it, for those who know him - Velden is such a Spike. Hear hear?

Wait, is he badass Spike or fluffy Spike? Because at a certain point he turned fail (and then redeemed himself at the very end).

He's more like the whiny emo Spike from early in season 7.

I picked these actors partially for looks, but also focusing on their physique and acting, whether or not they'd be able to pull the role off convincingly. That being said, let's take a look:

Nadya Simmons - Katrina Law

She convinced me as Mira in Spartacus. She has the right kind of trained physique, or at least was during gladiator bootcamps for the show, she can pull off fight-scenes and the right kind of nature and attitude. Add in a blonde hair and the metal half-mask/eyepatch and it'd work. As long as she doesn't smile too much, that is.

Yudann Am'Anodel - Jensen Ackles

I actually had a lot of options for this one. Out of the several candidates I picked Jensen Ackles because he can pull off several "sides" of Yudann's convincingly, be it combat, temper bursts, being funny and being just kind of... a carefree douche at times.

Cometer Rowa - James Franco
Nero Rowa (Voice) - Anthony Steward Head (From Repo the Genetic Opera, song "Thankless Job")

Well, here I have to admit it, big part of being Cometer/Nero Rowa is all about looking good. You have to look charming when you're psychotic, you have to look innocently cute at times and have that smile that... just melts people, until they find out you're a freaking mass-murdering psychopath. I've always seen James Franco fitting for the role in terms of looks and his acting is something I like as well, IMO he fits for the role.

Iaide Amne - Thomas Gibson

This was a difficult one. Had to find someone who looks aged, but not too aged (elf after all). He has to be able to look stern and fairly expressionless all the time, while talking in a monotonous, calm voice. After a lot of searching I decided Thomas Gibson, much like the way he plays Aaron Hotchner in Criminal Minds. He'd need a body double of course, for all the sick Monk Master action.

That's it for my first go, so many characters, so much work to do.

Ðraco...... Tim Curry as the Devil in Legend

The pickings are slim for people that look like Ðraco XD

sYuzan wrote:

Nero Rowa (Voice) - Anthony Steward Head (From Repo the Genetic Opera, song "Thankless Job")

Better known as Rupert Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series).

sYuzan wrote:

I picked these actors partially for looks, but also focusing on their physique and acting, whether or not they'd be able to pull the role off convincingly.

If we put it that way, I'm afraid I would have no choice but to go with Charlie Sheen for Nevadan Zsavormyan.
That would be convincing.

Naivatkal wrote:

Wait, is he badass Spike or fluffy Spike? Because at a certain point he turned fail (and then redeemed himself at the very end).

Liz wrote:

He's more like the whiny emo Spike from early in season 7.

It varies between the second and third act.

And Spike was always badass.

Aya Hirano

1) I would totally see her as Hanamori Saya in a movie, with the right blue make-up (or dream of?)
2) Misa (Death Note), Konata Izumi (Lucky Star) and Haruhi Suzumiya's voice actress? COME ON!
3) Look at her!.. she doesn't have blue hair and she doesn't have weird blue marks/stripes on her cheeks/near her eyes but... but.. her name's Aya.. it's almost "Saya".. no?

This thread further proves that charisma as a RP stat is garbage z_z

Yep. Scrub.

Nah, it just proves that most people who play their characters are liars. That is the only way I know how to say it.

bobofwestoregonusa wrote:

Nah, it just proves that most people who play their characters are liars. That is the only way I know how to say it.

The rationale most commonly given is that Charisma is force of personality as much as looks, so those people with beautiful actors playing their Charisma 8 characters must have the kind of voice and personality you associate with an air raid siren as voiced by Gilbert Gottfriend. One might also claim that it's Hollywood, so everyone gets prettied up.

But, really, I agree with you.

The pic I posted is of a character with a Charisma build. I feel thoroughly justified in making her super gorgeous.

Andrew has 16 natural charisma. :p Though, I still think he's less refined and more average looking that Kevin Kline. His charisma is primarily derived from his charming nature and strong personality. Unless he's shirtless, since he's also canonically ripped with his 24 strength.

For Aly: Ziyi Zhang. So happy and cutesy. Until she kicks your face off.

For Katsumi: Beauty And The Bitch, all in one pretty little package. Li Gong.

Hah, nevermind the actual appearance but Gilbert Gottfriend should voice Bill Hurst!

Regarding the 'not everyone's this sexy' thinger: You have to remember that this is a thread entitled 'if Amia was a movie'. Movie makers don't cast people who look less than perfect.

I didn't mean any offense or anything. I love all of you! But I wish charisma at least had some relevance in amian RP.

Although the personality argument doesn't really work. You can't roll charisma and then be like "//your character has to like/respect/whatever mine now!". So.. the only thing left would be looks, I think? But I guess movie people are generally pretty :] I just wanted an excuse to complain about charisma, is all.
I'll admit, if it was up to me, charisma score would be prominently displayed at the top of every bio. That's just me though, and I'm stupid and shouldn't post on the forums.

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On charisma (and that should probably be a different be a different topic):

It does represent the look
It does represent the personality
It does represent the leadership of a character
It does represent the actual impression your character leaves on others

There are several factors that will downgrade the charisma of a character.

In Saya's case (whom have a fairly low charisma score), I purposedly roleplay her as not so fit to lead (even though that was funny enough the ultimate goal she was picked by her people to do). Moreover, how she acts / some of her cultural habits, the strange blue pattern/marks on her face, all of that makes her look weird, if not even creepy (and these are written directly in her IG bio). It also seems a lot of people find big boobs to be attractive.. and she's... lacking in that department

With all that said, you can pretty much assume what warrants her a "10 charisma" (I consider her to look pretty -because- of all these traits and the "mass" perception). I think Aya Hirano would indeed suit her well

(her voice especially)

The Free Dictionary dot Com wrote:

cha·ris·ma (k-rzm)
n. pl. cha·ris·ma·ta (-m-t)
1.
a. A rare personal quality attributed to leaders who arouse fervent popular devotion and enthusiasm.
b. Personal magnetism or charm: a television news program famed for the charisma of its anchors.

NWNWiki wrote:

Charisma measures a character's force of personality, persuasiveness, ability to lead, and physical attractiveness. It represents actual personal strength, not merely how one is perceived by others in a social setting. (Emphasis added)

Folks... you asked for actors who could play your characters.

Most actors look good. There are a few exceptiosn when it comes to classical beauty who are little more "unique" but that makes them also very characteristic looking and even harder to play a specific role.

That said only because an actor looks good does not mean he or she cannot play a not flawless role.

I picked Lucy Lawless for Ryriska because she did play a demon on xena in one episode and demonstrated just that.

Or look at Charlize Theron in Monster. My that woman is a damn beautiful woman, doesn't mean she cannot play "normal".

Anyhow if we speak of actors for a movie, it rarely turns up to show pictures of ugly people. Which does not mean they are to look exactly like that in the movie.

P.S.

Non of my mentioned characters has a charisma below 10, just for the record.

Ingrid's lack of charisma is based on her 'force of personality', or lack there of, in her case! If you hate her within the first ten minutes of meeting her, I'm not working fast enough. :lol:

Charisma as an indication of physical appearance is possibly one of the most egregious disservices committed by stock 3rd edition. For that matter, so is the idea of an objectively gradeable appearance score - beauty is subjective. Sure, the angry elitist nerd in me finds the fixation on beauty/lack of beauty to be somewhat excessive and I rail at the "tell, not show" bios where characters are described as stunningly beautiful with a charisma score attached as if to prove that they deserve it, but I understand that this is a game where people have fun and may take advantage of the opportunity to decide the appearance of their character. I'm chill as long as people don't get OOCly offended when my characters ICly find their "beautiful" characters to look decidedly distasteful (I feel that way about many "stunning" celebrities in real life, anyway!) Don't be mad, darlings. Life is too short.

But for the sake of appeasing angry elitist nerds, I picked James Marsters because he does well for a Cha 10 (affected by a racial penalty), IMO.

Of course it's subjective, and although there's pictures of people I consider beautiful in this thread I don't think I've seen any I felt personally attracted to, if that makes sense. It just annoys me how a character with 30 cha is no different than one with 8.
Anyway, I'm sorry for derailing the thread, and it wasn't aimed at anyone in specific, again.

I have trouble thinking of anyone who'd play a good Joon. Re-watching Buffy, I've realized he has a lot of Rupert Giles mannerisms that I didn't consciously plan. How he moves and talks. Very British. But Andrew Stewart Head is too old and doesn't look like him anyway. And Joon more wishes he had the dark and exciting past Giles does.

"Oh, ah, you wanted something? Y-yes, in the back, next to herbalism."

Could be this dude too:

I am not entirely sure how well James Callis would perform, since I've only seen him play the bad guy in Doomsday (what a horrid film) and Gaius in BSG. But he has that lanky build, bony face and wavy dark hair reminiscent of Joon, and I think he could pull off a neurotic, absent-minded and a little arrogant intellectual. He just needs to lighten up and find that naive enthusiasm of youth.

None of them quite nails it, so feel free to share your impression if you have one.

Neveah Tarvencia in her inevitable future career choice.

And seriously, did no one see this one coming for Ulrik Valis? No one?

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I don't want to jump on the Game of Thrones cast bandwagon, but I'm going to go ahead and jump on the Game of Thrones cast bandwagon.

Merin as played by Maisie Williams.

Valar morghulis.

Yossarin wrote:

And seriously, did no one see this one coming for Ulrik Valis? No one?

It does seem a bit obvious. But I'm having trouble hearing that Texas drawl coming out of Ulrik's mouth.

Ley lines, y'all. Just let me go wrangle up my cowboy boots and lasso us up some magic.

Yee-haw!

Lyle:

Though, I used a modified BigBoss picture as his portrait on my end.

Jennifer Morrison as Daisy Goodluck. The dress is even something Daisy would love.

Bobo_Underhill wrote:

Lyle:

Though, I used a modified BigBoss picture as his portrait on my end.

Good pick, I'm totally buying Clint as Lyle. You just need to Photoshop an eyepatch in there.

I'm still sticking with Cliff Simon for Marcus. He even did the glowy eye thing now and then. Sortoff.

Every time Marcus smiles, Amaunator smites a criminal. Please, think of the criminals!

Honestly, I think the whole Charisma debate is done and done. People are not going to agree with what Charisma means most of the time.

Me personally, character can have a CHA of 25... but if they are a completely arrogant bitch, then all appeal just went out the window. It depends on how you want to play your character. But really... we have enough Aphroditie's and Adonis' running around he server... and you cant forget their twin brothers and sisters.

My example is Talash. He is not an Adonis. He has a moderate CHA score...enhanced by items... but is not drop dead gorgeous... however... I put ranks in skills to reflect his force of personality... and it seems to work out well for him. Adolf Hitler... looked like an english bulldog that got ran over by a milk truck... but his force of personality stared a world war...

LordSithaelon wrote:

Me personally, character can have a CHA of 25... but if they are a completely arrogant bitch, then all appeal just went out the window.

I just feel the need to point out that I find arrogant bitchiness to be totally hot. Just to underscore my point on subjective beauty. But you're right, there's really nothing more to say about it.

okay, gettin in on this!

Castiel would be played by Kate Winslet. Very strong candidate with Kate Winslet.

Jackie being a stinky drow is much harder... hmmm... Gabrielle Union!

aaaand, Serenia Durothil. Blake Lively, no competition.

I think Famke Janssen's portrayal of this character would suit Anhkara (Natalia)

If those were Hell Hounds it would look about right for her at least in my mind I think so.

I think this displays her usual expression and glare when unmasked

Yossarin wrote:

And seriously, did no one see this one coming for Ulrik Valis? No one?

Excellent. Especially the picture to the right.

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And a face I'd see on Ian, my bardic artist extraordinare.

If Siferet wasn't the spat copy of her portrait already ("tiefling" by dancinfox on deviantart, save for the weird eyes and horns - and kudos to you, lady) she'd probably look like the lovechild of these two:

The witch - Conan the Barbarian

Weeeeird Morgan Freeman image. I swear I didn't add the teeth.

As for the rumpus on charisma: I originally created Siferet because I was bored to tears to see absolutely gorgeous and completely forgettible characters roaming... elsewhere. A beautiful face in itself means nothing, as charisma is in my opinion (or at least, related to Sif) determined by one's bearing, and the peculiar characteristic of being hard to miss or forget. A bright smile, a brazen attitude, an unusual attitude, a tone of voice, depth of character are just a few of the many elements that contributes to kick one's charisma score up several notches. The expressionless face of a model on the cover of a magazine is precisely beauty without charisma; Meryl Streep looked like a completely ordinary person even when she was young -but look at that gaze!-; and I believe there were other examples earlier in this thread mentioning utterly forgettible faces who had thousand of peoples at their beck and call, be it for good or bad.

Of course, the topic is so wide you could write books on it, but don't think that charisma is somehow connected to physical beauty only, or to being personable. A gruffy attitude, if pulled off well enough, can be a thousand times more striking than good manners. (Don't do this at home, kids, it's all about the game! :mrgreen:

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serbiris wrote:

I just feel the need to point out that I find arrogant bitchiness to be totally hot.

My God, it all makes sense now. It's love-hate!

Gary Oldman as Mason Verger (Hannibal) for Archmage Mherun Xilphas:

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