Hello, everybody! I’m Alex Whitehall, and I’m here today touring for my New Adult story, Second Skin, which is about Jay and Roswell, who are on a journey of love, acceptance, and self-discovery.
In Second Skin, Jay takes part in a fictitious tabletop role-playing game involving aliens. To help you get an idea of what kind of guy Jay is, I wanted to share his character’s sheet with you.
The trick with role-playing games is that the character you play isn’t necessarily the type of person you would/want to be. Sometimes it’s the person you want to be, sometimes you just want to push the limits to see what type of character you are capable of playing. Sometimes you play a character you absolutely despise because you want to find redeemable qualities in that type of person.
Which do you think Jay did? What do you think it says about him?
(The base from this character sheet was formed from the Dr. Who RPG, although that is not at all what Jay was playing in Second Skin.)
About Second Skin
When Jay
heads to the university’s learning center for help with his math class, he
doesn’t expect his tutor to be tall, dark, and handsome. But Roswell is all
that and more, and their instant connection over cult movies, books, and TV
shows quickly evolves into dating.
That’s when
things get tricky.
Roswell might
claim he doesn’t have issues with Jay being trans, but when he’s constantly
insisting they “take it slow,” Jay’s not so sure. He’s been hurt before, and
he's not going to let it happen again.
But then
Roswell reveals that he, too, has a few secrets under his skin.
About Alex Whitehall
If
there are two types of people in the world, Alex Whitehall probably isn't one
of them, despite being a person. Their favorite pastimes include reading,
horseback riding, sleeping, watching geek-tastic television, knitting, eating,
and running. And wasting time on the internet. And spending glorious evenings
laughing with friends.
While
Alex prefers sleeping over doing anything else (except maybe eating), sometimes
they emerge from the cave to be social and to hunt for food at the local
market. They can be found blogging, reading, and tending after their aloe
plants.
Connect
with Alex:
·
Twitter: @AlexWhitehall
·
Email: AlexDWhitehall@gmail.com
·
Blogging: alexwhitehall.blogspot.com
·
Tumblr: alexwhitehall.tumblr.com
Giveaway
To celebrate
the release of Second Skin, Alex is
giving away $25 in Riptide credit. Leave a comment to enter the contest.
Entries close at midnight, Eastern time, on April 16, 2016. Contest is NOT
restricted to U.S. entries. Thanks for following the
tour, and don’t forget to leave your contact info!
I've heard of role playing games and seen them in movies but I've never played them. It'll be interesting to see how into the game Jay gets.
ReplyDeletehumhumbum AT yahoo DOT com
The best thing about RPGs is it's an interactive and group story-telling. Obviously it's all about having a good group of people, but it can be a lot of fun!
DeleteI've only played an RPG once, back in college, but I must admit I did not take it seriously. Another girl and I pretty much got kicked out of the game because we were too silly together. (In our defense there was beer involved also.)
ReplyDeleteIt will be interesting to see what character(s) Jay chooses.
jen(dot)f(at)mac(dot)com
My group has a general "no alcohol" rule (at least no more than one) for this exact reason. People tend to lose focus. And my group of friends is silly enough without adding beer!
DeleteJay's character sheet should be in the post above (unless the image isn't showing up for you). So you can see what kind of character he plays :)
I've never played RPGs, but they do sound intriguing!
ReplyDeletevitajex(at)aol(Dot)com
They are an excellent creative and social outlet. I highly recommend them.
Delete