Easy to Use Mary Sue Litmus Test!

[Xigo]

Revised Skyfin scored a 0.

I think picking his own name ended up scoring him a single point. Which he lost somewhere else.

[Delta]

Adel managed to rack up an impressive 15 entirely based on things that have happened to her.
Laughing as I kept recalling extra events and ticking down a range of boxes.

If the test was a bit more specialist and covered all the possible bases, she'd have probably hit 20+.

All my other characters, disappointingly, scored well under 10.

I take it I'm not looking at this test quite the right way.

[Xigo]

No, you are most certainly not.

Though, I suppose having a Mary Sue could be considered a... guilty pleasure? Or something?

Is Adel your guilty pleasure?

[Delta]

Absolutely.

I derive great pleasure from being obnoxious.

[Hawk]

Draknir scored a -1.

Mokaku scored a 12, but most of them only came up because he's a Gladiator.

Tzekel got a 7. Same as above.

Rogrenn got 2.

Rorbin got 3.

[Jaella]

Only my Draenei scored a 7, only because I used my IRL name for her >_>

The rest was 3 - -2 ish..

[Miah]

Bailey got 20.

...

A rethink or a death is in order methinks.

[Thayan]

Ibby got a 3. Makes me happy.

[rodentjoe]

I did pretty good, Arn got a 7.

But I gotta say... this little survey doesn't prove a damn thing…

You could make a Demon hunt who is the last surviving member of his family as an OVERPOWERED NON-PLAYABLE RACE (score of 9)!!! And it would still score less than an average citizen named Joe (score of 10)!!!

Also is there honestly anything wrong with using a occasional cliché? I don't play RP to be a completely normal person. Why? BECAUSE THAT'S BOREING!!! If I want to get on as a death knight in a resistance group, I don't need a dumb survey to tell me I'm doing something wrong. I'll let other RPer's judge, not a cruddy checklist!

[Xigo]

Well there's a difference between making an interesting character and making an interesting character loaded with cliches.

Cliches are fun once in a while. I admit. But one generally avoids outright going for a lot of them.

[flammos200]

Sylvandre - 2 (Despite being a Warden. I was shocked and appalled. Normal people FTW!)

Arlyn - 3

Elil - 3.

I think it adds a point for being an elf. I'm not sure, tho'. Regardless, going through the test was fun, and oddly rewarding.

[rodentjoe]

Well there's a difference between making an interesting character and making an interesting character loaded with cliches.

Cliches are fun once in a while. I admit. But one generally avoids outright going for a lot of them.

Yeah, I know that. But if you think about it, most ideas have been done before. It's just that after looking at what each question cost, things seemed a little off. For example: If you name your character after your name that cost 10 points. I can understand on how that's lazy, but a OOC name shouldn't effect the score of how your character is ICly.

/shrug I don't know. Perhaps I'm just not good at surveys. Krel scored a 15 while Arn scored a 7, and Krel is a much less Mary Sue Character then Arn.

[Binkleheimer]

Bailey got 20.

...

A rethink or a death is in order methinks.

Not necessarily.
Everyone seems to take these tests as "OMG ALWAYS RIGHT"
These are called litmus tests to generally gauge something.
Just because you got a high score doesn't mean squat.
It's about how you play it and why you play it.

Having a negative score doesn't mean your character cannot be a mary sue.Lrn2Anti-Sue, people.

Nor does having a high score completely make your character one.

Also, learn your types of Sues and how they go.

[DiesUltime]

Plus, you have to remember, at some point you're doing something that someone has already done. Originality doesn't mean that you have to be completely bat-crazy off the wall with your entire history, or, in the reverse side, so sickeningly bland that you've never done anything, ever, nor have a want to do anything ever.

Basically, don't be Illidian's cousin, but don't be Sally the plain milk-maid either.

[Kenert]

Bleh!
Kael'themar got -5, even though I put his voice is attractive and his hair is really nice!