I started out having strong character goals and such that never got followed up on because DMs were too interested in their own campaign ideas to include the players' stuff, which left me nothing to really work with RP-wise. So now I've basically 180'd and I make strong personalities and quirks with weaker future goals so that my character only needs to react to what's happening now and in the near future as it comes. It has gone over fantastically so far, people have told me that multiple of the latter kind of characters were their favorites at the table.
That's definitely a great alternative because it is difficult to find a dm who runs a game based on character goals. This is the quintessential change I'm trying to make with my own games though where the characters goals are the primary driving force of the campaign direction.
I started out having strong character goals and such that never got followed up on because DMs were too interested in their own campaign ideas to include the players' stuff, which left me nothing to really work with RP-wise. So now I've basically 180'd and I make strong personalities and quirks with weaker future goals so that my character only needs to react to what's happening now and in the near future as it comes. It has gone over fantastically so far, people have told me that multiple of the latter kind of characters were their favorites at the table.
That's definitely a great alternative because it is difficult to find a dm who runs a game based on character goals. This is the quintessential change I'm trying to make with my own games though where the characters goals are the primary driving force of the campaign direction.