Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Let me walk you through my process when designing a kick-butt team of characters with unique personalities, good dynamics, and individual fighting strategies! I love groups like in ATLA, Six of Crows, and the Fellowship of the Ring, so this is the process I follow to create my own!

00:00 Importance of a good team
01:58 My goals
05:37 Character dynamics
09:32 Where to start
13:08 Starting my team
29:24 Going deeper
36:27 Fighting and combat
42:47 More detail
43:45 Relationships and dynamics
46:37 Wrapping up

Character video mentioned: youtube.com/watch?v=3-63dX-hby8&t=1s

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