Characters are allowed to make mistakes.



Characters are allowed to make faulty decisions.



Characters are allowed to be irrational or idiotic sometimes.



Characters are allowed to have what seems to be good logic but is actually flawed logic.



Characters are allowed to be selfish sometimes or at the very least unaware of the feelings of others.



Characters are allowed to make reckless spur of the moment actions or statements in a tense, emotionally charged moment.





Characters are allowed to have conflict with each other, they are allowed to fight if need be.



Characters are allowed to have flaws. If a Character is 100% moral and 100% logical, that would be boring as shit. That would be just as unfun as a 100% illogical or 100% immoral Character, because without flaws, a character has no way of failing at anything. No fear, no anger, no relatability, like a hollow Gold Statue. They have stories like that, where no one does anything negative... They exist on Treehouse TV, and they are some of the most soulless stories you’ll ever see.



Characters are allowed to make these assorted mental flubs. Because being a good character doesn’t mean you’re perfect. A good character is someone who’s charming or feels human despite their mistakes. It all depends on how well these various mental flubs are executed that determines if said mistakes work or not.



At least that’s how I see it anyway.