Talk:How to Create an OC/@comment-3468598-20130906132145

A note on flaws. All flaws are exploitable. It depends entirely on the writer. A flaw become meaningless when the world around your character fails to react realistically.

Example:  Your character bursts into tears at the drop of the hat.

Using this flaw correctly paints your character as over dramatic. People respond by being initially sympathetic towards the character but gradually get more annoyed with the water works displays.

It's just as easy to mess up a seemingly easy one like having a hot temper.

Example:  You state in your profile that your character has a volatile temper but they only yell at people when they are in the right. Or if they do blow up there are no consquences to that temper. Backtalking a teacher or getting in a fight with a fellow student is ignored or handwaved even when that behavior is the norm for the character.

Basically what I'm trying to say is that your character can be as much of a flawed mess as you want, but if the rest of the world doesn't react to that behavior then they still read as unrealistic and idealised.