In this weeks development of a board game we have entirely derailed from the actual construction and presentation of a board game to focus on the most memorable part in games, the story. Not only the story, but the story for a specific character within the game. This can either make or break a game from being the best developed game or being that game you dig for at the bottom of your collection to play. Lots of people base the games they choose to buy off of the story advertised. This is why it's so important to fully write out a detailed story from beginning to end for the players who are apart of the main focus of the game.
For the development of my character's story I have it organized in such a structure of an interview with the character I am developing the story for. For this interview I will be directing my questions to a person from France in the year of 1917. Let us begin the interview process!
Hello good sir, what is your name and some basic information about yourself?
Hello! My name is Armand Leveque and I am 23 years old. I am a young French farmer who is a devoted catholic. I am white with brown eyes and brown hair.
Where did you come from?
I came from the town of Strasbourg in France and lived on a farm owned by my family just outside of the town for several generations. I have family from England which I write to so I am fluent in English as well as French.
Tell me more about your family.
Well, I still live with both of my parents and my three other brothers on the farm. Our father is old so we stay to help him manage the farm. My brothers are all younger and my mother is very young. She is also German which has caused some problems at the dinner table the past couple of years. Many of the people in the community suspect she is a spy since she is only my step mother. She has been in our family since 1914. Our real mother past away from giving birth to my youngest brother. I was only eight years old. My real mother was from England and that was where our family in England came from.
Was that the only difficulty growing up?
Trying to run a farm and a family in these times were very difficult. We had my uncle come from the city to help with the farm until my brothers became old enough to help to support the work on the farm.
How would one stereotype you at a glance?
I always get the stereotypical hard working farmer from my physical built body and the way I'm dressed always shows that I'm a farmer. The odd time I've been said to be a bouncer at the bars because I'm in such good shape.
Do you have a romantic partner?
Sadly, I am without a significant other. I have no time to find someone with the work from the farm and my enlistment. My father had always told me that no one in this country will ever be someone for you. I always disagreed with that because I'd prefer to be with someone who is also from France. I actually have my eye on this one girl who is often at the market in town when my father sends me to get food we don't grow.
Who is your best friend?
Since the enlistment I have one best friend who is my wing man Pierre Depaul. I met him three years ago but I feel I have known him my whole life. He told me he is from Marlenheim, just west of where I live. I would describe him as the procedural type, always following prototypical actions laid out for him. My friend would probably describe me as one who does crazy things that no one else would think to do. We balance each other out well. Both of us have the same inspiration. Rene Fonck is the greatest fighter pilot of France.
What is your economic status?
Being a farmer doesn't give you the riches of a king or queen but it provides us with what we need in life. I felt a large sense of pride in my country and I thought that if I enlisted I could provide my father with more money to afford better equipment for the farm.
Would you steal to make your economic situation easier?
I may do crazy things but I am an honest man. I see lots of people at the market stealing and I think that I could do it too but it shows I'm someone who I'm not. Honesty is a virtue I keep strong in myself. It reflects in how my friends perceive me.
What is the one secret that no one must know about you?
I am confident to say that I am an open book with no secrets to hide. It's my way of keeping my word on being honest.
Are you afraid to die?
Fear of death? Ha! If anyone enlists with a fear of death they are making a huge mistake. Having a fear of death holds one back from their full potential. That's what differs Pierre and I.
Thank you for your time here. You have a very exciting story!
Thank you for giving me time for your interview.
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