Out of Character: Difference between revisions

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In [[Derivative Works]] (especially [[Fan Fiction]]), thisbeing '''Out of termCharacter''' means that somebody is acting largely against his or her established personality. How and why this occurs has a pretty wide range:

* Perhaps the writer simply doesn't understand what he's writing about.

* Perhaps he is applying his own [[Alternate Character Interpretation]] to them (of which, both [[Possession Sue]], [[Ho Yay]], [[Foe Yay]], and [[Die for Our Ship]] contributes towards).

* If the [[Fanfic]] is [[Sturgeon's Law|of the 10%]], this is likely because [[OOCOut-of-Character Isis Serious Business|something in the story's backstory or plotline made them act this way]].

Not to be confused with [[In and Out of Character]]. In [[Role -Playing Game|Role Playing Games]]s, it is sometimes necessary to make a distinction between when a player is ''In Character'' and ''Out Of Character'', to know if the person is speaking as the character or as the player. A player who uses Out of Character information (such as the presence of goblins in a room ahead) to make an in-character choice is said to be [[Metagame|MetaGaming]], which most dungeon-masters severely frown upon.