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Character Zodiac

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 5:58 pm
by Doug R.
I came across this on Facebook today, and when I got to Aries, I realized it fit my character Marlie Sunrise almost perfectly (you have to go into the "brutal truth" links under each sign). Do any of your characters fall under these signs?

Taurus is broken (it loads Aries instead), but I found it here.

Aries:
1. We're fiery. We are a fire sign, so this should come as no surprise. I've been described as "fiery" my whole life, which after many years of introspection, I've come to realize is both a compliment and an insult. (I choose the former.) On the pro side, this means when we walk into a room, we bring a LOT of energy. Mostly good energy. Some bad, depending on our mood. We are the people you want to invite to your party if you want that party to be way more fun. On the con side, we have a lightning-quick temper.

2. We have an ego. The intro of this piece should've alerted you to this fact but I will restate it for your convenience: Aries women need people who both stroke our egos when we need them to (which, admittedly, is a lot) but also can keep us humble. Have fun with that balancing act!

3. We're adventurous. We'll try almost anything once. But if we don't like it (or we aren't that good at it) the first time around, we probably won't want to do it again.

4. We get bored easily. If you're not engaging us or keeping up with us or having great sex with us or having a conversation that we think is interesting, NEXT. We'll be polite about it (we do have manners, mostly), but we're quick to move on if you can't hold our attention.

5. We're big-picture people. Small details don't interest us. We think broadly about projects, ideas, and goals and what it will take to get the job done. Minor details are less interesting to us. We'll take care of 'em if we have to — afterall, we value accountability — but we'll probably do so begrudgingly.

6. We're aggressive. At getting what we want, when we want, and how we want it. Please step aside and get out of our way. Best not to compete with us because you'll probably lose.

7. We love hard. We fall quickly and enthusiastically and we love with a deep passion. We love love. When we're in love with you, you will know it and feel it in the depths of your soul.

8. We're excited about life. Honestly, we're excited about everything: travel, literature, theatre, interesting people, the world, you. Most everything excites us and we want to jump-in full-force. That's why we're big-picture people (#5) - if we concern ourselves with trivialities, we won't have time to experience life at its fullest.

9. We're loyal - to a fault. Do not f*ck with my friends. Do not f*ck with anyone I love. We can hold grudges for YEARS, people. YEARS. And what we lack in physical strength, we make up for in words — we will slay you with our tongue. The enemies of my friends are also my enemies; be forewarned.

10. We're assertive. That's just a nice way of saying that we say almost anything we want to, especially around people who know us extremely well. We might lock it up around your parents or your boss because apparently "restraint" is a societal norm (who knew?) but understand that it's so freaking difficult for us to not say how we feel. Best to step in and save us when we're about to explode from polite-ness.

11. We work really f*cking hard. Hire an Aries, give them something they're passionate about, and they will work harder for you than anyone else in the room. Caveat: This only works if an Aries is doing work that fulfills and stimulates him/her. Otherwise, all bets are off.

12. We have no patience. Literally none. We want everything done yesterday and if we can bother to show up to a restaurant/movie/meeting on time (probably early) why can't you? Do not even get us started on the rage we feel sitting in traffic or in a grocery store line. It's a physical ailment that has no treatment except cowbell and NOT MAKING US WAIT.

13. We need our space. We're fiercely indepedent, which means you must, must, MUST have your own life. If we feel like a caged animal, we will flee the moment you crack open the door even a smidge. This means: we're usually attracted to someone who's got his shit together (plus, his own interests and hobbies) and can give us breathing room to live our own life, in addition to the one we share with you.

Re: Character Zodiac

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 6:15 pm
by ObsessedWithCats
My characters have only ever had near-invisible romantic inclinations at most so I think I'd be pushing it to try and fit that to them, but having seen this thread I now really want to create a Cantrian zodiac somehow based of place and day of birth.

Re: Character Zodiac

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 6:31 pm
by SekoETC
Looks like Sagittarius is also broken. Also one of the links in the article is labeled wrong even though the link itself is correct.

I think Coventina is a Taurus and Keiran was a Gemini. Beyond that, I couldn't connect with the texts.

Re: Character Zodiac

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 6:33 pm
by Doug R.

Re: Character Zodiac

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 6:35 pm
by Doug R.
ObsessedWithCats wrote:My characters have only ever had near-invisible romantic inclinations at most so I think I'd be pushing it to try and fit that to them, but having seen this thread I now really want to create a Cantrian zodiac somehow based of place and day of birth.


While some of the points are romantically inclined, I think most are general purpose.

Re: Character Zodiac

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 6:49 pm
by ObsessedWithCats
Doug R. wrote:
ObsessedWithCats wrote:My characters have only ever had near-invisible romantic inclinations at most so I think I'd be pushing it to try and fit that to them, but having seen this thread I now really want to create a Cantrian zodiac somehow based of place and day of birth.


While some of the points are romantically inclined, I think most are general purpose.

Yeah I spotted a handful of lines that might have worked XD But the site loaded and scrolled like a drunk tortoise in maple syrup so I wasn't keen to go to the individual pages and sift properly, and the front-page stuff was very romantically driven :P

I just kicked my adblocker into dealing with it (though some of those ads were clearly flying under said blocker's radar >_<) and had a look but none of them made it with any of my characters beyond the first three points XD

Re: Character Zodiac

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 8:37 pm
by Wolfsong
Someone should create an IC zodiac - could base it around the last number of the day they spawned, etc.

Re: Character Zodiac

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 8:48 pm
by Snowdrop
ObsessedWithCats wrote:like a drunk tortoise in maple syrup


Oh, the imagery... :lol:

Re: Character Zodiac

Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 9:09 pm
by Rebma
Wolfsong wrote:Someone should create an IC zodiac - could base it around the last number of the day they spawned, etc.

I know a Polish town has something like this, except it more lists the "god/goddess" you're born under. I always kind of imagined it the same.