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anons, i need some advice:

i've had a character in a game for several months now. recently i've realized that i don't like the direction they're headed - i feel like in-game development can't justify the change, i'm losing their voice and sliding into ooc territory.

i want to fix that. i started canon-reviewing and i think i'm getting back a solid handle on the character, but my problem is how to proceed icly. i don't want to drop or retcon them, because they have months worth of cr and some development i do like, but i worry that fixing their previous ooc behavior will make them look inconsistent and all over the place.

what would you do?

it depends on how dramatic the change is

but mostly I'd try to just phase it in without making a big deal of it

this is probably best discussed with your cr because each case is going to be its own issue--this is pretty vague and doesn't tell much of how severe the problem is.

But seconding anon; if you can do it subtly, best to do it that way. If not subtly, see if you can somehow tie back the change into the character; maybe they did start changing that way and are realizing now that they don't really like it. I still wouldn't hammer it into every interaction, though; it could just be something they quietly realize on their own and start to correct.

If you're at a timepoint that allows it and aren't sure how to go about it still, I'd also consider canon-updating. You can keep the cr and part of the development, but also use the return to their canon setting to justify their mindset going back closer to their canon behavior.

to canon-updating, if it's an option

i think you are vastly overthinking this and probably nobody notices or they just assume it's game-change

slowly take them in the direction you want and chill the hell out

Start making your changes, it doesn't have to be all at once, just start integrating them. Mention you've been doing so and why on the next HMD, and then anyone who might have been butt-blistered about it has an explanation.

Can you tie it into a canon update? That's an easy way to make a clean break with what your CR will expect from your character. Alternately, can you create or use an event in your game as a catalyst for making that change? I'm in the same situation right now, and those are the options I'm probably going to go with.

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