1. What draws you to a character/compels you to play them? 2. RP Holy Grail? 3. Character you want to play but don't have the time (whether it's bringing back an oldie or testing out a new one)
1. honestly this is a multi-stage process. first i have to get invested enough in a series (which is the easiest part tbh), and then it's usually a question of "are there muses i would want to write against from here?" if the question is yes then it usually jumps to "what fucked up weirdo is going to provide interesting and troubling dynamics"
which usually breaks down into: is there a hot feral side villain? is there an emotionally constipated and endlessly noble Hero type? is there a mean lesbian (tm)? is there an exhausted Adult in Room? or some combination there of
i think there are a few things that even though i believe everyone i have friended on here i met through decadent smut rp i'm still like, nah, [redacted], too much
on a slightly less embarrassing level i do think cute poly cohabitation would be fun to write... but hard to juggle. at least i can live safe in the smut game sphere where a certain level of nonmongamy is inherent
it would also perhaps be fun to play akira/joker from p5 more but for obvious reasons i could never actually play him in a game or on more than a casual level
i also did admittedly quite enjoy fire force and i've been tempted to pick someone up from that ever since i watched it a few months ago but i'm not sure i've ever seen another one on dwrp so perhaps there is no demand
honestly i do always have to throw back to stephen king who i have read A Lot of, including On Writing more than once. i am not actually sure how much the influence shines through tho since i also listen to his advice like "use less adverbs" and say "try and stop me old man"
2. RP Holy Grail?
3. Character you want to play but don't have the time (whether it's bringing back an oldie or testing out a new one)