Board Thread:OCs and Character Development/@comment-3184885-20140910135101/@comment-1344907-20140912162510

Aside from a few of them also sorta liking video games, all of my OCs (aside from my actual self-insert) are completely different from me in terms of interests. There haven't been many moments where their hobbies/interests have been actually discussed in detail though, so I haven't really felt the need to do any research. But I guess I did do some research when I was creating their playlists for that one thread, since I don't exactly listen to a wide variety of music. While that research hasn't really influenced my tastes/interests, I do feel like I've learned some things.

I also had to do some research for a few of my characters' cultural backgrounds as well, mostly for Dominick and Achimeir. I know a lot of Jewish and Pakistani peeps in real life, though, so I already had some prior knowledge (but I didn't know some of the more fine details, like the actual name of the "payots" discussed in the Summer Vacation RP, even though I see them all the time where I live).