Out of Character: Difference between revisions

* 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).

* Perhaps he's just writing a [[Transplanted Character Fic]]. Regardless, it's usually frowned upon to post stuff not labeled as such, with the term becoming quite negative if it gets applied to a story by other people.

 

Generally viewed as a very negative trait (if a fanfic gets [[Characterization Tags|tagged]] as "OOC", it's usually not a good sign, though writers will often be honest enough to slap the tag on themselves up front).

 

 

Not to be confused with [[In and Out of Character]]. In [[Role Playing Game|Role Playing Games]], 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.