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bastek.
For Kri:
Is your character the only one of her species in existance? (+2)
No.
Because all of the others died tragically? (+5)
A lot of them did, but, no.
Because of unknown reasons? (+1)
No.
Is she a fantasy creature that’s familiar but rarely used as an avatar (hippogriff, satyr, cockatrice)? (-2)
Yes?
Is she a normal, real world animal, excluding wolf? (-1)
Don't think so.
Is your character described as beautiful? (+1)
Probably not (or at least I and her wouldn't describe her as such)
"Unusually" or "astonishingly" beautiful? (+2)
Defiantely not
Are her optics an unusual color? (+1)
If gold brown is unusual.
Do they change color according to her mood? (+1)
Nope.
Is she unusually petite or unusually large for her species? (+1)
No.
Does she lack wings (ordinarily wingless creatures count!)? (-1)
. . . In her preffered forms . . . yes. But . . . erm. Curse shapeshifters, I'll say no.
Is she wolf-sized or smaller? (-1)
Depends on the form.
Is she entirely black or white? (+1)
Nope.
Shiny, metallic, iridescent, sparkly? (+1)
She's anti-frill.
Does she have a prominent scar on her face? (+1)
Yes, two actually.
Does her name contain any of the following:
Star/Fire/Black/Dark/Moon/Ice/Silver/Song/Wind (+3 each)
Flame/Night/Dawn/Shadow/Snow/Wing/Heart/Eye (+2 each)
Rain/Strike/Flash/Cloud/Soul/Feather/Claw/Wolf/Blade/Tear (+1 each)
Nope.
Deliberately misspelled (Starr, Wynd, Klaw)? (+2)
No.
Two part name (first and last)? (+1)
Nope.
Both parts composed entirely of words from the above? (+20)
I'd hope not.
Made up fantasy name starting and ending in the letter a? (+1)
Made up, yes, but A is nowhere in her name.
Do you use this name for everything you do on the internet? (+5)
Nope.
Got Magic?
Unusually keen senses? (+1 for each)
Nope (unless you count wit and common sense).
Telepathy or empathy? (+1)
Mild empath.
Healing? (+1)
No.
Healing that works completely and perfectly regardless of the affliction in question? (+10)
Nope.
Control of the weather or other natural elements? (+1)
No.
Precognitive dreams or visions? (+1)
Not really.
Is she a shapeshifter? (+1)
Yes.
With more than two forms? (+2)
*Nodding.*
More than three? (+3)
Yeah, it happens when a Shabenay's been through a lot of stress.
Unlimited forms? (+10)
Never happening.
ALL of the above? (+100)
One would hope not.
What’s she do?
Does she have a beautiful singing voice? (+1)
*Laughs.*
Is she royalty? (+1)
She has questionable lineage, thus, no.
Is she the most powerful or high-ranking of her kind? (+3)
Nope (though her mother is close to it . . .)
Is she the very best at what she does? (+3)
She'd sometimes like to think so.
Is she a phenomenally skilled warrior? (+1)
For 17, but no.
With any weapon? (+1)
She only has one she uses proficiently, no.
With a Very Special weapon? (+2)
Erm . . . in a sense . . . yes?
Passed down to her by a dying family member or master? (+3)
Nope.
Is it magical? (+2)
No.
Is it named? (+1)
No.
With one or more of the words from the list? (+10)
No.
Does she have a perfectly normal history that you don’t get into? (-10)
She used to think she did, but she doesn't.
Have you written down the character’s history in story form? (+1)
Not yet.
Was she captured and/or abused by humans? (+10)
Yeah (heaven help me if she ends up Mary Sue-ish because of this)
Was she adopted? (+1)
. . . yes and no . . . I'll go with the technical and say yes.
Is she a human who was turned into her current form? (+1)
She thought she was, but she isn't.
Is she a member of a rogue team that plays by its own rules? (+1)
She tends to fly solo.
Is she the leader? (+1)
Shinkir would like to think she is, but, as I've said before, she isn't.
Is she your Otherkin/furry/were “trueform”? (+10)
No, but she is "me" in a sense of "what would happen if . . ." So no.
Do you secretly believe that someday you’re going to transform into her? (+5)
Nope.
Do you publicly believe that someday you’re going to transform into her? (+10)
If the above says nope . . .
Bonus question: In making your character, did you borrow ANY idea, be it in name, terminology, world, physiology, or function, from Mercedes Lackey? (+20)
No.
Scoring:
0-5: Congratulations! You have created an original, believable, and interesting character!
6-10: Your Mary Sue tendencies are few and small enough that they probably don't matter much.
11-15: Borderline.
16-20: I'm sorry, dude, but you're pretty much a Mary Sue.
21-30: This is prominent enough that you might seriously want to consider making changes to your character so as not to annoy your neighbors.
30 or more: Please do not come near me.
A 19 . . . Poor Kri, she'd maim the creator of the test if she knew.
And for curiosity Shinkir:
Is your character the only one of her species in existance? (+2)
No.
Because all of the others died tragically? (+5)
No.
Because of unknown reasons? (+1)
No.
Is she a fantasy creature that’s familiar but rarely used as an avatar (hippogriff, satyr, cockatrice)? (-2)
Yes.
Is she a normal, real world animal, excluding wolf? (-1)
Nope.
Is your character described as beautiful? (+1)
No.
"Unusually" or "astonishingly" beautiful? (+2)
Nope.
Are her optics an unusual color? (+1)
Yes, one's blue and the other blue+green.
Do they change color according to her mood? (+1)
No.
Is she unusually petite or unusually large for her species? (+1)
No.
Does she lack wings (ordinarily wingless creatures count!)? (-1)
In some of her forms . . . no?
Is she wolf-sized or smaller? (-1)
No.
Is she entirely black or white? (+1)
No.
Shiny, metallic, iridescent, sparkly? (+1)
No.
Does she have a prominent scar on her face? (+1)
No.
Does her name contain any of the following:
Star/Fire/Black/Dark/Moon/Ice/Silver/Song/Wind (+3 each)
Flame/Night/Dawn/Shadow/Snow/Wing/Heart/Eye (+2 each)
Rain/Strike/Flash/Cloud/Soul/Feather/Claw/Wolf/Blade/Tear (+1 each)
Nope..
Deliberately misspelled (Starr, Wynd, Klaw)? (+2)
Nope
Two part name (first and last)? (+1)
Not to her knowledge (or mine . . .).
Both parts composed entirely of words from the above? (+20)
*fear.* no.
Made up fantasy name starting and ending in the letter a? (+1)
Nope.
Do you use this name for everything you do on the internet? (+5)
No
Got Magic?
Unusually keen senses? (+1 for each)
No
Telepathy or empathy? (+1)
Mild Empath (comes with being Shabenay)
Healing? (+1)
No.
Healing that works completely and perfectly regardless of the affliction in question? (+10)
Nope.
Control of the weather or other natural elements? (+1)
Nope.
Precognitive dreams or visions? (+1)
No.
Is she a shapeshifter? (+1)
Yes.
With more than two forms? (+2)
Uh-hu.
More than three? (+3)
Yeah.
Unlimited forms? (+10)
Definately not (Shabenay can't).
ALL of the above? (+100)
Nope.
What’s she do?
Does she have a beautiful singing voice? (+1)
No.
Is she royalty? (+1)
One could argue, but no.
Is she the most powerful or high-ranking of her kind? (+3)
Far from it.
Is she the very best at what she does? (+3)
No.
Is she a phenomenally skilled warrior? (+1)
Hardly.
With any weapon? (+1)
No.
With a Very Special weapon? (+2)
Not even.
Passed down to her by a dying family member or master? (+3)
Nope.
Is it magical? (+2)
No.
Is it named? (+1)
No.
With one or more of the words from the list? (+10)
No.
Does she have a perfectly normal history that you don’t get into? (-10)
Unfortunately, no.
Have you written down the character’s history in story form? (+1)
Not yet.
Was she captured and/or abused by humans? (+10)
Erm . . . yes and no? I'll say yes for the sake of consistancy (even though Iren technically isn't Human some of his men are!).
Was she adopted? (+1)
No.
Is she a human who was turned into her current form? (+1)
No.
Is she a member of a rogue team that plays by its own rules? (+1)
Pretty much.
Is she the leader? (+1)
Yes and no, but mostly yes.
Is she your Otherkin/furry/were “trueform”? (+10)
not even close
Do you secretly believe that someday you’re going to transform into her? (+5)
No.
Do you publicly believe that someday you’re going to transform into her? (+10)
Nope.
Bonus question: In making your character, did you borrow ANY idea, be it in name, terminology, world, physiology, or function, from Mercedes Lackey? (+20)
No.
Scoring:
0-5: Congratulations! You have created an original, believable, and interesting character!
6-10: Your Mary Sue tendencies are few and small enough that they probably don't matter much.
11-15: Borderline.
16-20: I'm sorry, dude, but you're pretty much a Mary Sue.
21-30: This is prominent enough that you might seriously want to consider making changes to your character so as not to annoy your neighbors.
30 or more: Please do not come near me.
18- harr! It's only because they're shape-shifters. Really! They're not Mary Sues!
Just to prove myself Mri'tia Kierbah-
Is your character the only one of her species in existance? (+2)
No.
Because all of the others died tragically? (+5)
No.
Because of unknown reasons? (+1)
No.
Is she a fantasy creature that’s familiar but rarely used as an avatar (hippogriff, satyr, cockatrice)? (-2)
Yes.
Is she a normal, real world animal, excluding wolf? (-1)
No.
Is your character described as beautiful? (+1)
By some.
"Unusually" or "astonishingly" beautiful? (+2)
Nope.
Are her optics an unusual color? (+1)
Not for her species (they're yellow)
Do they change color according to her mood? (+1)
No.
Is she unusually petite or unusually large for her species? (+1)
Nope.
Does she lack wings (ordinarily wingless creatures count!)? (-1)
No.
Is she wolf-sized or smaller? (-1)
No.
Is she entirely black or white? (+1)
No.
Shiny, metallic, iridescent, sparkly? (+1)
No.
Does she have a prominent scar on her face? (+1)
No.
Does her name contain any of the following:
Star/Fire/Black/Dark/Moon/Ice/Silver/Song/Wind (+3 each)
Flame/Night/Dawn/Shadow/Snow/Wing/Heart/Eye (+2 each)
Rain/Strike/Flash/Cloud/Soul/Feather/Claw/Wolf/Blade/Tear (+1 each)
Nope.
Deliberately misspelled (Starr, Wynd, Klaw)? (+2)
Nope.
Two part name (first and last)? (+1)
Yes.
Both parts composed entirely of words from the above? (+20)
Hardly.
Made up fantasy name starting and ending in the letter a? (+1)
Poor Mri, she's doomed. Yes.
Do you use this name for everything you do on the internet? (+5)
No.
Got Magic?
Unusually keen senses? (+1 for each)
If she were a human, yes, but for her species. No.
Telepathy or empathy? (+1)
Mild empath (its a Shabenay thing, more for sensing other Shabenay than actually picking up emotions, but, yeah).
Healing? (+1)
No.
Healing that works completely and perfectly regardless of the affliction in question? (+10)
Nope.
Control of the weather or other natural elements? (+1)
Nope.
Precognitive dreams or visions? (+1)
Not at all.
Is she a shapeshifter? (+1)
(Now for what dooms them to mary sue-ness) Yes.
With more than two forms? (+2)
Yes.
More than three? (+3)
Yes.
Unlimited forms? (+10)
Never!
ALL of the above? (+100)
If the last one is never . . .
What’s she do?
Does she have a beautiful singing voice? (+1)
Doubtful.
Is she royalty? (+1)
She's a street rat. No.
Is she the most powerful or high-ranking of her kind? (+3)
High ranking, but not the most.
Is she the very best at what she does? (+3)
Close to it, but no.
Is she a phenomenally skilled warrior? (+1)
Rather.
With any weapon? (+1)
Nope, only one.
With a Very Special weapon? (+2)
It's a regular sword, no.
Passed down to her by a dying family member or master? (+3)
She made it herself.
Is it magical? (+2)
No.
Is it named? (+1)
No.
With one or more of the words from the list? (+10)
No.
Does she have a perfectly normal history that you don’t get into? (-10)
Again, unfortunately, no.
Have you written down the character’s history in story form? (+1)
Not yet.
Was she captured and/or abused by humans? (+10)
Nope! (Poor Kri and Shinkir, doomed, DOOMED!)
Was she adopted? (+1)
No.
Is she a human who was turned into her current form? (+1)
No, she's a Kierr who was turned into her current form!
Is she a member of a rogue team that plays by its own rules? (+1)
Not really.
Is she the leader? (+1)
Nope.
Is she your Otherkin/furry/were “trueform”? (+10)
Hardly.
Do you secretly believe that someday you’re going to transform into her? (+5)
No.
Do you publicly believe that someday you’re going to transform into her? (+10)
Nope.
Bonus question: In making your character, did you borrow ANY idea, be it in name, terminology, world, physiology, or function, from Mercedes Lackey? (+20)
No.
Scoring:
0-5: Congratulations! You have created an original, believable, and interesting character!
6-10: Your Mary Sue tendencies are few and small enough that they probably don't matter much.
11-15: Borderline.
16-20: I'm sorry, dude, but you're pretty much a Mary Sue.
21-30: This is prominent enough that you might seriously want to consider making changes to your character so as not to annoy your neighbors.
30 or more: Please do not come near me.
Only a nine! So I guess Kri and Shinkir would be okay if it weren't for the whole captured/abused by Humans thing, ne? Ah well, its their history, nothing to do about it, but they're hardly Mary Sues! Of course, if I hadn't selected all Shabenay characters the scores would have probably been much lower.
Paper . . . right.
bastek.For Kri:
Is your character the only one of her species in existance? (+2)
No.
Because all of the others died tragically? (+5)
A lot of them did, but, no.
Because of unknown reasons? (+1)
No.
Is she a fantasy creature that’s familiar but rarely used as an avatar (hippogriff, satyr, cockatrice)? (-2)
Yes?
Is she a normal, real world animal, excluding wolf? (-1)
Don't think so.
Is your character described as beautiful? (+1)
Probably not (or at least I and her wouldn't describe her as such)
"Unusually" or "astonishingly" beautiful? (+2)
Defiantely not
Are her optics an unusual color? (+1)
If gold brown is unusual.
Do they change color according to her mood? (+1)
Nope.
Is she unusually petite or unusually large for her species? (+1)
No.
Does she lack wings (ordinarily wingless creatures count!)? (-1)
. . . In her preffered forms . . . yes. But . . . erm. Curse shapeshifters, I'll say no.
Is she wolf-sized or smaller? (-1)
Depends on the form.
Is she entirely black or white? (+1)
Nope.
Shiny, metallic, iridescent, sparkly? (+1)
She's anti-frill.
Does she have a prominent scar on her face? (+1)
Yes, two actually.
Does her name contain any of the following:
Star/Fire/Black/Dark/Moon/Ice/Silver/Song/Wind (+3 each)
Flame/Night/Dawn/Shadow/Snow/Wing/Heart/Eye (+2 each)
Rain/Strike/Flash/Cloud/Soul/Feather/Claw/Wolf/Blade/Tear (+1 each)
Nope.
Deliberately misspelled (Starr, Wynd, Klaw)? (+2)
No.
Two part name (first and last)? (+1)
Nope.
Both parts composed entirely of words from the above? (+20)
I'd hope not.
Made up fantasy name starting and ending in the letter a? (+1)
Made up, yes, but A is nowhere in her name.
Do you use this name for everything you do on the internet? (+5)
Nope.
Got Magic?
Unusually keen senses? (+1 for each)
Nope (unless you count wit and common sense).
Telepathy or empathy? (+1)
Mild empath.
Healing? (+1)
No.
Healing that works completely and perfectly regardless of the affliction in question? (+10)
Nope.
Control of the weather or other natural elements? (+1)
No.
Precognitive dreams or visions? (+1)
Not really.
Is she a shapeshifter? (+1)
Yes.
With more than two forms? (+2)
*Nodding.*
More than three? (+3)
Yeah, it happens when a Shabenay's been through a lot of stress.
Unlimited forms? (+10)
Never happening.
ALL of the above? (+100)
One would hope not.
What’s she do?
Does she have a beautiful singing voice? (+1)
*Laughs.*
Is she royalty? (+1)
She has questionable lineage, thus, no.
Is she the most powerful or high-ranking of her kind? (+3)
Nope (though her mother is close to it . . .)
Is she the very best at what she does? (+3)
She'd sometimes like to think so.
Is she a phenomenally skilled warrior? (+1)
For 17, but no.
With any weapon? (+1)
She only has one she uses proficiently, no.
With a Very Special weapon? (+2)
Erm . . . in a sense . . . yes?
Passed down to her by a dying family member or master? (+3)
Nope.
Is it magical? (+2)
No.
Is it named? (+1)
No.
With one or more of the words from the list? (+10)
No.
Does she have a perfectly normal history that you don’t get into? (-10)
She used to think she did, but she doesn't.
Have you written down the character’s history in story form? (+1)
Not yet.
Was she captured and/or abused by humans? (+10)
Yeah (heaven help me if she ends up Mary Sue-ish because of this)
Was she adopted? (+1)
. . . yes and no . . . I'll go with the technical and say yes.
Is she a human who was turned into her current form? (+1)
She thought she was, but she isn't.
Is she a member of a rogue team that plays by its own rules? (+1)
She tends to fly solo.
Is she the leader? (+1)
Shinkir would like to think she is, but, as I've said before, she isn't.
Is she your Otherkin/furry/were “trueform”? (+10)
No, but she is "me" in a sense of "what would happen if . . ." So no.
Do you secretly believe that someday you’re going to transform into her? (+5)
Nope.
Do you publicly believe that someday you’re going to transform into her? (+10)
If the above says nope . . .
Bonus question: In making your character, did you borrow ANY idea, be it in name, terminology, world, physiology, or function, from Mercedes Lackey? (+20)
No.
Scoring:
0-5: Congratulations! You have created an original, believable, and interesting character!
6-10: Your Mary Sue tendencies are few and small enough that they probably don't matter much.
11-15: Borderline.
16-20: I'm sorry, dude, but you're pretty much a Mary Sue.
21-30: This is prominent enough that you might seriously want to consider making changes to your character so as not to annoy your neighbors.
30 or more: Please do not come near me.
A 19 . . . Poor Kri, she'd maim the creator of the test if she knew.
And for curiosity Shinkir:
Is your character the only one of her species in existance? (+2)
No.
Because all of the others died tragically? (+5)
No.
Because of unknown reasons? (+1)
No.
Is she a fantasy creature that’s familiar but rarely used as an avatar (hippogriff, satyr, cockatrice)? (-2)
Yes.
Is she a normal, real world animal, excluding wolf? (-1)
Nope.
Is your character described as beautiful? (+1)
No.
"Unusually" or "astonishingly" beautiful? (+2)
Nope.
Are her optics an unusual color? (+1)
Yes, one's blue and the other blue+green.
Do they change color according to her mood? (+1)
No.
Is she unusually petite or unusually large for her species? (+1)
No.
Does she lack wings (ordinarily wingless creatures count!)? (-1)
In some of her forms . . . no?
Is she wolf-sized or smaller? (-1)
No.
Is she entirely black or white? (+1)
No.
Shiny, metallic, iridescent, sparkly? (+1)
No.
Does she have a prominent scar on her face? (+1)
No.
Does her name contain any of the following:
Star/Fire/Black/Dark/Moon/Ice/Silver/Song/Wind (+3 each)
Flame/Night/Dawn/Shadow/Snow/Wing/Heart/Eye (+2 each)
Rain/Strike/Flash/Cloud/Soul/Feather/Claw/Wolf/Blade/Tear (+1 each)
Nope..
Deliberately misspelled (Starr, Wynd, Klaw)? (+2)
Nope
Two part name (first and last)? (+1)
Not to her knowledge (or mine . . .).
Both parts composed entirely of words from the above? (+20)
*fear.* no.
Made up fantasy name starting and ending in the letter a? (+1)
Nope.
Do you use this name for everything you do on the internet? (+5)
No
Got Magic?
Unusually keen senses? (+1 for each)
No
Telepathy or empathy? (+1)
Mild Empath (comes with being Shabenay)
Healing? (+1)
No.
Healing that works completely and perfectly regardless of the affliction in question? (+10)
Nope.
Control of the weather or other natural elements? (+1)
Nope.
Precognitive dreams or visions? (+1)
No.
Is she a shapeshifter? (+1)
Yes.
With more than two forms? (+2)
Uh-hu.
More than three? (+3)
Yeah.
Unlimited forms? (+10)
Definately not (Shabenay can't).
ALL of the above? (+100)
Nope.
What’s she do?
Does she have a beautiful singing voice? (+1)
No.
Is she royalty? (+1)
One could argue, but no.
Is she the most powerful or high-ranking of her kind? (+3)
Far from it.
Is she the very best at what she does? (+3)
No.
Is she a phenomenally skilled warrior? (+1)
Hardly.
With any weapon? (+1)
No.
With a Very Special weapon? (+2)
Not even.
Passed down to her by a dying family member or master? (+3)
Nope.
Is it magical? (+2)
No.
Is it named? (+1)
No.
With one or more of the words from the list? (+10)
No.
Does she have a perfectly normal history that you don’t get into? (-10)
Unfortunately, no.
Have you written down the character’s history in story form? (+1)
Not yet.
Was she captured and/or abused by humans? (+10)
Erm . . . yes and no? I'll say yes for the sake of consistancy (even though Iren technically isn't Human some of his men are!).
Was she adopted? (+1)
No.
Is she a human who was turned into her current form? (+1)
No.
Is she a member of a rogue team that plays by its own rules? (+1)
Pretty much.
Is she the leader? (+1)
Yes and no, but mostly yes.
Is she your Otherkin/furry/were “trueform”? (+10)
not even close
Do you secretly believe that someday you’re going to transform into her? (+5)
No.
Do you publicly believe that someday you’re going to transform into her? (+10)
Nope.
Bonus question: In making your character, did you borrow ANY idea, be it in name, terminology, world, physiology, or function, from Mercedes Lackey? (+20)
No.
Scoring:
0-5: Congratulations! You have created an original, believable, and interesting character!
6-10: Your Mary Sue tendencies are few and small enough that they probably don't matter much.
11-15: Borderline.
16-20: I'm sorry, dude, but you're pretty much a Mary Sue.
21-30: This is prominent enough that you might seriously want to consider making changes to your character so as not to annoy your neighbors.
30 or more: Please do not come near me.
18- harr! It's only because they're shape-shifters. Really! They're not Mary Sues!
Just to prove myself Mri'tia Kierbah-
Is your character the only one of her species in existance? (+2)
No.
Because all of the others died tragically? (+5)
No.
Because of unknown reasons? (+1)
No.
Is she a fantasy creature that’s familiar but rarely used as an avatar (hippogriff, satyr, cockatrice)? (-2)
Yes.
Is she a normal, real world animal, excluding wolf? (-1)
No.
Is your character described as beautiful? (+1)
By some.
"Unusually" or "astonishingly" beautiful? (+2)
Nope.
Are her optics an unusual color? (+1)
Not for her species (they're yellow)
Do they change color according to her mood? (+1)
No.
Is she unusually petite or unusually large for her species? (+1)
Nope.
Does she lack wings (ordinarily wingless creatures count!)? (-1)
No.
Is she wolf-sized or smaller? (-1)
No.
Is she entirely black or white? (+1)
No.
Shiny, metallic, iridescent, sparkly? (+1)
No.
Does she have a prominent scar on her face? (+1)
No.
Does her name contain any of the following:
Star/Fire/Black/Dark/Moon/Ice/Silver/Song/Wind (+3 each)
Flame/Night/Dawn/Shadow/Snow/Wing/Heart/Eye (+2 each)
Rain/Strike/Flash/Cloud/Soul/Feather/Claw/Wolf/Blade/Tear (+1 each)
Nope.
Deliberately misspelled (Starr, Wynd, Klaw)? (+2)
Nope.
Two part name (first and last)? (+1)
Yes.
Both parts composed entirely of words from the above? (+20)
Hardly.
Made up fantasy name starting and ending in the letter a? (+1)
Poor Mri, she's doomed. Yes.
Do you use this name for everything you do on the internet? (+5)
No.
Got Magic?
Unusually keen senses? (+1 for each)
If she were a human, yes, but for her species. No.
Telepathy or empathy? (+1)
Mild empath (its a Shabenay thing, more for sensing other Shabenay than actually picking up emotions, but, yeah).
Healing? (+1)
No.
Healing that works completely and perfectly regardless of the affliction in question? (+10)
Nope.
Control of the weather or other natural elements? (+1)
Nope.
Precognitive dreams or visions? (+1)
Not at all.
Is she a shapeshifter? (+1)
(Now for what dooms them to mary sue-ness) Yes.
With more than two forms? (+2)
Yes.
More than three? (+3)
Yes.
Unlimited forms? (+10)
Never!
ALL of the above? (+100)
If the last one is never . . .
What’s she do?
Does she have a beautiful singing voice? (+1)
Doubtful.
Is she royalty? (+1)
She's a street rat. No.
Is she the most powerful or high-ranking of her kind? (+3)
High ranking, but not the most.
Is she the very best at what she does? (+3)
Close to it, but no.
Is she a phenomenally skilled warrior? (+1)
Rather.
With any weapon? (+1)
Nope, only one.
With a Very Special weapon? (+2)
It's a regular sword, no.
Passed down to her by a dying family member or master? (+3)
She made it herself.
Is it magical? (+2)
No.
Is it named? (+1)
No.
With one or more of the words from the list? (+10)
No.
Does she have a perfectly normal history that you don’t get into? (-10)
Again, unfortunately, no.
Have you written down the character’s history in story form? (+1)
Not yet.
Was she captured and/or abused by humans? (+10)
Nope! (Poor Kri and Shinkir, doomed, DOOMED!)
Was she adopted? (+1)
No.
Is she a human who was turned into her current form? (+1)
No, she's a Kierr who was turned into her current form!
Is she a member of a rogue team that plays by its own rules? (+1)
Not really.
Is she the leader? (+1)
Nope.
Is she your Otherkin/furry/were “trueform”? (+10)
Hardly.
Do you secretly believe that someday you’re going to transform into her? (+5)
No.
Do you publicly believe that someday you’re going to transform into her? (+10)
Nope.
Bonus question: In making your character, did you borrow ANY idea, be it in name, terminology, world, physiology, or function, from Mercedes Lackey? (+20)
No.
Scoring:
0-5: Congratulations! You have created an original, believable, and interesting character!
6-10: Your Mary Sue tendencies are few and small enough that they probably don't matter much.
11-15: Borderline.
16-20: I'm sorry, dude, but you're pretty much a Mary Sue.
21-30: This is prominent enough that you might seriously want to consider making changes to your character so as not to annoy your neighbors.
30 or more: Please do not come near me.
Only a nine! So I guess Kri and Shinkir would be okay if it weren't for the whole captured/abused by Humans thing, ne? Ah well, its their history, nothing to do about it, but they're hardly Mary Sues! Of course, if I hadn't selected all Shabenay characters the scores would have probably been much lower.
Paper . . . right.
