How do variable signifiers work? Do they reflect the part of personality that's closest to the surface at the moment, and is it possible to trigger a change in signifier by purposefully putting yourself in a situation or state of mind that reflects that aspect of you?
I've been considering having Ashari have a variable signifier. I don't want them to be able to change it at will, exactly, but I feel like if it's something they do have, they're at least aware enough of it to figure out how to use it to their advantage.
Yes, that's a pretty good way to sum up variable signifiers, and they can be trained in to a certain extent if the personality is flexible enough. In fact, Shuos and Andan are the most likely either to have them to begin with or to be able to train them in, so it would make a lot of sense for Ashari to have one. If you decide to go with one, please drop a comment to your original character application just so the information is all in one place and easy for everyone to refer to. :)
Before I post their signifiers on the character application, I just wanted to run these by you to see if they made sense.
I'm thinking Ashari can switch, with some effort, between three Andan signifiers (that venndaai helped me come up with): Rose Burning Sweetly, Kniferose Unblooming, and Kniferose Unsheathed.
Rose Burning Sweetly would stand for someone who cares greatly for aesthetics and organization and whose bark was worse than their bite (even though the bark is pretty bad). Kniferose Unblooming would represent insecurity and getting lost in the details to the point of stagnation. Kniferose Unsheathed represent someone sharp, who follows through, is always ready to strike, and is just slightly unstable.
All three play into Ashari's personality and their own self perception.
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Date: 2017-07-05 05:08 am (UTC)I've been considering having Ashari have a variable signifier. I don't want them to be able to change it at will, exactly, but I feel like if it's something they do have, they're at least aware enough of it to figure out how to use it to their advantage.
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Date: 2017-07-05 05:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-07-05 05:19 am (UTC)Some ideas for Ashari's signifiers
Date: 2017-07-05 07:23 am (UTC)I'm thinking Ashari can switch, with some effort, between three Andan signifiers (that venndaai helped me come up with): Rose Burning Sweetly, Kniferose Unblooming, and Kniferose Unsheathed.
Rose Burning Sweetly would stand for someone who cares greatly for aesthetics and organization and whose bark was worse than their bite (even though the bark is pretty bad).
Kniferose Unblooming would represent insecurity and getting lost in the details to the point of stagnation.
Kniferose Unsheathed represent someone sharp, who follows through, is always ready to strike, and is just slightly unstable.
All three play into Ashari's personality and their own self perception.
Re: Some ideas for Ashari's signifiers
Date: 2017-07-05 05:23 pm (UTC)