Forgive me for not knowing the proper terminology here, but I promise I am trying to help.
I like your character traits, but in the spirit of the 1800s in which they are set, I would almost suggest that you make Beauty, Propriety, and Talent primary, um, traits that you roll for or however you assign them. Because you could limit the points for all the traits and people could throw their points into those three alone and not really suffer for not having anything in the other two. I'm totally serious. Be pretty, proper, and play well enough, and the rest doesn't really matter as much. So maybe stratify your traits--have those three be primary and then enliven characters with a secondary tier of classification, on which Trust, Intelligence, etc. could lie.
As for "trust," I'd name it "cunning" or "savvy" because, in fact, what it seems that you're pointing out is not trust or the lack of it in character but their ability to assess who is worthy of trust and who is not. It seems more like the story presentation of the characters to point out that Elizabeth is not necessarily untrusting or, as you put it, suspicious, but cautious and sensible enough not to put faith in outward appearance. Jane would be more conditional--her ability to suss out a person's worth might be dependent on their primary characteristics (higher propriety/talent, more generous her assessment). People like Lydia wouldn't be conditional, they'd just be gullible.
Intelligence, however, should not be left out of your considerations for both NPCs and PCs. There are some heroines, particularly Emma, who aren't all that bright. (Also, I'm sure your friend boosting for you to read/watch Emma is nice and all, but it's not better than Pride and Prejudice and Emma-lovers need to get over that already.)
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Date: 2010-04-16 07:45 pm (UTC)I like your character traits, but in the spirit of the 1800s in which they are set, I would almost suggest that you make Beauty, Propriety, and Talent primary, um, traits that you roll for or however you assign them. Because you could limit the points for all the traits and people could throw their points into those three alone and not really suffer for not having anything in the other two. I'm totally serious. Be pretty, proper, and play well enough, and the rest doesn't really matter as much. So maybe stratify your traits--have those three be primary and then enliven characters with a secondary tier of classification, on which Trust, Intelligence, etc. could lie.
As for "trust," I'd name it "cunning" or "savvy" because, in fact, what it seems that you're pointing out is not trust or the lack of it in character but their ability to assess who is worthy of trust and who is not. It seems more like the story presentation of the characters to point out that Elizabeth is not necessarily untrusting or, as you put it, suspicious, but cautious and sensible enough not to put faith in outward appearance. Jane would be more conditional--her ability to suss out a person's worth might be dependent on their primary characteristics (higher propriety/talent, more generous her assessment). People like Lydia wouldn't be conditional, they'd just be gullible.
Intelligence, however, should not be left out of your considerations for both NPCs and PCs. There are some heroines, particularly Emma, who aren't all that bright. (Also, I'm sure your friend boosting for you to read/watch Emma is nice and all, but it's not better than Pride and Prejudice and Emma-lovers need to get over that already.)