#character advice

[creation-help]

Getting to know your character better

Here's some (hopefully) less basic things to think about when deepening your character.

- What would they be embarrassed to admit about themself? What would they deny about themself?

- Opposite to the above: What would they proudly admit, and what would they like to claim about themself?

- If caught in an inconsistency or a hypocrisy, how do they react? How would they go about fixing it, or alternatively, how would they go about denying and deconstructing it?

- How much, and how deeply do they think about other characters' opinions that aren't about them specifically? For example if they knew one of their friends liked or disliked another person, how much thought do they give it?

- Are they able to perform something 'Quick'? Do they prefer to sacrifice time over quality, or vice versa? How do they dispense effort per task?

- How patient are they with themself vs. Others? Why, and how so?

- How seriously do they carry other people's worries? How much does this impact their actions?

- What would make them focus on themself more?

- What would they Not want to change about themself? What parts of their self do they cling to, desperately? Even when those things would be already gone?

- Do they think of something as "Their thing", even though other people would disagree? Why so? Are they just not as open or upfront about it as they think? Or do they have gaps in self perception?

- Opposite of the above: Are there some things that others would consider "Their thing" in relation to your character, but they disagree? Why?

- How do they tread around controversial opinions? Is it case by case, or depending on company? In what way? Are they assured in their worldview or unsure? Are they open minded?

- How easily do they relate with other characters?

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[ahungeringknife]

Let's talk about Aspec characters and relationships!

I'm aroace. I write a lot of characters who are aspec in some way. I have a lot of aspec friends. And this is why your aspec character is driving me crazy. There's also sex talk in here so if you're not mature enough to handle it please scroll past.

Edit: Allos also should reblog this if you found it helpful.

First lets get some terms right:

Aromantic (aro) and Asexual (ace) are two distinct things. Aroace means you're both aromantic and asexual at the same time. It is generally referred to as 'aspec' (aro/ace spectrum) when you fall on one or both spectrums. If you are not aspec you are allosexual/alloromantic (allo). It just means someone who isn't ace or aro. You can also be aroallo or aceallo (aromantic allosexual, asexual alloromantic). All these terms are neutral and not used in derogatory ways similar to trans/cis. It's a descriptive word not a put down.

Now about those characters and their relationships. Because that is the most :))))) to me as an aroace is when people just don't know how to handle an aspec character. Usually because they're allo. But that's okay you probably don't know and we're all here to learn from each other. Here's some things to consider when you want to make or write an aspec person.

Ace's do sometimes have sex. They just aren't motivated by sex. That's it.

Along with sex your ace character may also masturbate and feel good being touched. They also might only like touching themselves and hate when other people do it. They usually also know when someone is hot/sexy and will comment on it. Finding someone sexy =/= we want to fuck them. Thinking someone is hot =/= we want to fuck them. We're still human. We know what a hot human looks like. Your ace character might be attracted to someone's appearance aesthetically but have no interest in their bits. Your ace character might fall in love with the most beautiful person in your story and never show any interest of wanting to bed them.

They can have boyfriends/girlfriends/romantic partners they do or don't have sex with. But they can be anywhere on the spectrum of sex repulsive, to sex positive, to absolute sex hound. Some of the horniest people you know are probably ace. Some of the horniest people I know are ace, and I have a lot of ace friends.

And we're not all virgins. Some ace's had sex and realized 'nah fam. Didn't do it for me' and never did it again. Others are virgins and have no intention ever of having sex. Others are virgins but don't care either way? It just hasn't happened. Others enjoy sex with their partners. Some are parents! You can be ace and had enough sex to procreate. Some also think sex is icky or it squicks them out. Some might be squicked out at the thought of sex with another person but they're fine looking at porn or doing it themselves. There is a wide range of what asexuals are into just like allos.

Aros also sometimes do the sex. They are not motivated by romance. That's it.

That being said your aro character can have a boyfriend/girlfriend/partner and it can be 'romantic'. It doesn't have to be a queer platonic relationship. Your aro character also might not want to be in a relationship at all. It is not weird for your aro character to call their partner their partner or bf/gf or if they're married their husband/wife.

Aro people do not get butterflies. They don't really get flustered around people they like. There's no spark. And they don't feel that romantic attraction allos do when they meet someone and fall in love with them. I've found that aro people are also terrible at flirting or picking up flirting cues. At least in my own personal experience when it took my aro ass 3 years to realize some girl was flirting with me and I just thought she was being nice to me. Take the 'useless lesbian' trope and take it to 11. We just don't know. Aro people also know when other people are hot. Just like aces just because we're aro doesn't mean we don't know a baddy when we see one. We just probably won't realize said baddy is flirting with us...

Aro character still love. They love their family, they love their friends, they love their partners. And it's all real love. The love is still there. Aro characters also probably know what they should do to mimic being in love. Even if we don't love someone more than platonically they may still do the things romantic partners do with their partner. Some don't! And that's fine too. Sometimes you're boyfriends and you share the same bed with him, and sometimes your girlfriend is just your roommate. Both are totally valid aro relationships. Maybe your character kisses their partner passionately and they like it, or they might only kiss during sex, or they might not kiss on the mouth. All valid and correct, still no romo. Kissing =/= romance for aros. Sex =/=romance for aros.

Aroace characters do all those things! At once! They can do the sex, and the boyfriend/girlfriend/partner and loving their friends. They just are not motivated by sex or romance. Kissing =/= sexual attraction. Sex =/= romantic love.

Being aspec is looking at the most beautiful and delicious cake in the world and going 'neat, cake' and walking away not even wondering what it tastes like, not even for a second considering having a bite. It's a cake. Neat. You are not motivated by cake. You don't even really care about cake. It's nice that other people fucking loooooooove cake but it's just not for you.

We also know what love is supposed to be like, what a 'healthy sexual' relationship should feel like. It's everywhere. All around us. Constantly. It's also sometimes fucking exhausting! It's why some aspec people can be a bit agro. We get it you're in love/got a new partner/are sleeping with someone/really sexually attracted to this person/keep spamming us with your celeb thirst pics/etc. It does get tiring sometimes. We don't care about the cake and sometimes listening to you talk about the cake drives us crazy. Consider that too when writing aspec characters. Sometimes their friends and their cakes are annoying no matter how much they love them platonically or romantically.

Anyway just some things to consider for your aspec OCs from an older aroace. Should be said aspec is a wide spectrum and I'm drawing on my own experience as an aroace with aspec friends, and my writing of those characters. If you have more questions about writing characters on this spectrum feel free to ask!

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[theitcharchives]

Character development trick of mine (and maybe others?🤯🥹😎)

Place your characters into those meme templates* like Monopoly Chaos Scene, One Black Coffee, Can I Copy Your Homework, I'd Die For You, Fistfight, Response To Being Stabbed With A Sword, Don't Fuck This Up, etc.

If you can't place a character anywhere in most memes or in general have difficulties and you think you're forcing placements, they need some more attention and development because you're also thinking they haven't got enough recognisable personality traits (especially memes like Monopoly Chaos). Works wonders in making me anxious about having flat characters!

*I have no idea if there's official names/definitions for any of those memes and I hope they're recognisable or at least the idea is clear enough

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[asassydork]

I need job interview advice. I have 2 next week. 1 is for the municipal court system where I live. The other is a retail backup job that’s gonna have to just be a little money for right now.

But I could use any advice you’ve got for the neurospicy.

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[auntphibian]

I wrote out this advice before for someone who couldn't do accents so I decided to make a little thing!

Also these silly little faces took like no time at all. If you want one let me know I can probably do it in no time flat.

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[never-forget-viva-la-pluto]

Question for those out there with delusional disorders or who experience long term delusions

What are some ways you see authors get things wrong and what would you LIKE to see in a character who experiences long term delusions?

I have left my asks and inbox open if you are not comfortable posting publicly, but I want to hear from some people who have this issue before I attempt to create a character with a delusional disorder.

For context, this is a support character who believes they are a long lost ruler of the kingdom. It is set in a medieval fantasy, so he would be unable to get access to medications, but I know there is a fine line between making it clear that this type of disorder doesn't turn a person into a monster with no sense of boundaries, but that it still is a disorder that causes negative experiences and shouldn't be romanticized.

Is this an undertaking that I, a person who does not have these disorders(that I am aware of), should not be attempting until there is more public information and/or media on the topic? Or would it be at all plausible to write this character in a way that isn't insulting or harmful?

There is just, like, 0 representation for people with delusional disorders from what I have found, and I know better than to take the medical articles at face value. So asking is the best I can do right now.

Thank you in advance.

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[celestialscreeches]

How I create characters:

Create them a broad subject: music, religion, philosophy, anarchy, etc.

Create their demeanor: shy, loud, chaotic, vulnerable, cute, etc.

Now play around with them and get a feel. I love giving them tons of dialogue with other characters for this, but you can also you methods like writing inner dialogue or actions (whatever works best with you).

Now let them have depth, analyse their interactions and come up with reasons why. Wrote a random dialogue line/monologue/action/etc that you like but doesn't feel like fits them? Make it fit them.

Now that your characters are more fleshed out imagine their character arc. TRUST ME every good character has a character arc, if you can imagine them at different times through their arc then you've completed this post.

You can also always revise a character if they feel off. Nothings permanent (probably?)

Lastely remember to have fun! My characters typically end up boring or annoying if I overthink them or create them in ways that don't entertain me.

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[lurkingrabbit]

Coloured sketch of the bee oc

Name suggestions welcome

This is part of an oc series of doll and animal inspired characters to put in the hazbin hotel/ helluvaboss universe

They’re a sex worker in Ozzies club and tend to have a soft 80-90s feel to them

Also clothing suggestions cuz I need some way to give them some form of coverage

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[livelaughlovechai]

I’ll be honest, having characters that have contradicting morals isn't necessarily a bad thing because it's REALISTIC. Obviously i don't mean things like evil and pure but just small things in everyday life ifywim

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[agnes-come-back-challenge]

one thing i see pretty frequently when people write stories about a character who is Going Through It is that people often... dont use anger. And I understand that, because you dont want to write an angry character; you want to write a sad/anxious/generally miserable character. And I think a lot of people are writing from their own experiences with depression or anxiety and might not view anger as their most prominent emotions.

But anger is such a crucial part of being generally miserable, and I wish people incorporated it more.

Here's the thing: people feel angry instead of something else. Betrayal, shame, vulnerability, embarrassment, whatever. It's a secondary emotion. When you're anxious, depressed, scared, stressed, it's uncomfortable. You're more likely to snap at someone who doesnt deserve it.

Anyways, this is all a really roundabout way to say: if your character is going through it and repressing their emotions and then suddenly they hit their breaking point and everyone finds out how much they've been struggling? That breaking point should be anger. It's so much less likely to be breaking down in tears (although there might be tears) than to be making a bitchy comment and then losing it when people call them out. People shut down. They get passive aggressive. They get Actively aggressive. They shut people out or they get confrontational. If you incorporate this into your stories it'll make your characters feel so much more complex and real.

#there are of course exceptions to this #there are people who struggle to express anger #and this causes problems too and can still be done really well! #but it's so so good to show the issues the character has as actual ISSUES #writing tips #writing advice #writing #character tips #character advice

[creation-help]

Advice and tips on how to make your character feel more genuine/real

- Pettiness and shallowness. Obviously it can manifest in different ways, but IRL everyone has at least one or two little things that they're a bit surface level and "Just because!" about. Be it clothes, how they do certain rituals, what color m&ms they prefer ect ect. It can be little details or even major characteristics, and depending on which (and what) they are, it can be really telling about the character! Plus, it just adds a little extra depth and fun. Some examples including but not limited to: Being fussy over getting their clothes wet or dirty, only preferring some items because they look good, insisting on doing some action or tradition exactly a certain way, disliking an aspect of a thing or a person because they just don't like it, and so on. Obviously the big worldview points like morality and beliefs are very important, but when you've figured those out, take a moment to think about the smaller, everyday things your character feels about the world around them. No matter how good or wise a person is, they'll still always have some little thing that they can't give some profound noble answer to. Use this to your advantage to explore your character's shortcomings or flaws!

(In the same vein, Pet peeves is another detail that can flesh out a character!)

- How does your character perceive things? What do they notice about people first? How would they talk about, or describe another person to someone, if asked? How would they describe themself? And why? Just some things to consider. If your character maps out all the little details and deeply analyzes everything they see, it'll show in their interactions very differently than, for example, if they have the perception of a cabbage and are more oblivious than the love interest in a teen drama that the writers are stretching out for five seasons for no reason. Ykno.

- Additionally: what's their opinion of the people around them? Or if you've already mapped that out, what's their opinion of people they've never met before, or people who aren't in their immediate bubble, friends of friends, relatives of relatives, neighbours, or celebrities, mythical/historical figures and so on. Delve into hypotheticals sometimes, it can help you exercise your knowledge of the character. Even if none of these encounters or situations would happen in Canon.

- I'm sure you've already figured out what your character is most passionate about, ykno, whatever drives the story and impacts their relationships with other characters. But how about stuff they really don't care to think about? Just shrug? Not interesting? Doesn't pay attention to this? What is low on their priorities? It doesn't have to be negative (but can be!), it can just be "Meh", or something your character hasn't even noticed before, simply because it's not in their thoughtscape to think about.

- Does your character have any of those "What? I thought everyone did that/thought that/was like that!" - things? What do they take for granted, or weren't aware isn't a universal experience? Did they have a wildly different experience with something that most other characters hadn't even thought of? And yes I understand this is good for exploring trauma and other angsty things, but besides the obvious, think about maybe something that could be related to your character's species/living environment/abilities/opinions ect. This is great for exploring cultural differences, and anything that takes place in a fantasy setting. Very useful for villains and heroes alike! It's insightful. Everyone has small little perceptive differences or big and small thoughts that for some reason just haven't been properly challenged yet. Or brought up even. For whatever reason. Explore maybe what that reason could be, and figure out why it's been unchallenged for so long.

- Imperfections. Little divergences. It's fully possible to write a compelling and genuine feeling character using just archetypes, if you really explore them deeply. And whether you're doing that or not, think about the lines and molds you've set your character into, and let them spill out of them a little bit. Can be one huge aspect or one teensy detail, but make some diversion. Some crack in the picture. Doesn't have to be a flaw but can be! Just have some little aspects that set them apart and make the character themself. Get weird with it. Getting weird is one huge way you can truly make a character stand out and feel more unique and, oddly enough, genuine and real. Actual people have little oddities or things that don't line up with everything else about their person. And again it doesn't necessarily have to be anything big or shocking, in fact I'd argue it's even better if sometimes it's just a small, very ordinary, humanizing detail. Maybe unexpected, or maybe just something that doesn't factor into the surface image your character has. Think about characters similar to yours that you see often. What traits do they all share, or most usually have? Think about the kinds of people your character is inspired by. What are they often like? Make a diversion from that. Make multiple even? It can be the most random thing but think about it, even if you threw a dart at a wall of sticky notes, really chew out what this little thing says about your character. And focus on little cracks, imperfections, diversions and other odd details of your character. Over time they can grow bigger, or maybe not.

- Keep a clear picture of who your character is. Sounds obvious but I'll elaborate. Your character will obviously change and develop over the time you're working on them and whatever story events take place but I think it's very important to keep in mind who they fundamentally are. Basically I'm saying that try to keep them in character, yes even if you did drastic character development, you can still show that it's the same person in other ways even if one of their core traits was flipped. Be aware of what things will never change about your character no matter what they'd go through. Keep some consistency. Consistency matters alot in making a character seem genuine and, ykno, a good character. Even if that consistent trait is that they're inconsistent! The character can be that, yes, but as their creator, you should still keep sights of what's consistent for this character, you feel? If your character is a glunk of slime that slips out of it's container constantly and subsequently molds into whatever situation it gets put in, that's not really a character, that's.. Idk, plot device..? I know this may sound contradicting to my previous point but I fully think that, and this one can and should coexist.

You need to simultaneously be aware of the ways your character will differ from something and be fluid, and the ways your character will not bend, and cannot become. It's simply a matter of knowing their boundaries and restrictions, knowing which way they can lean and which way not. Obviously this'll be up to you as their creator, bc yeah you're allowed to drastically edit your character if you feel like it's for the better, but try to commit to that change then. Don't let the character slip from your hands, or let the story bend them into whatever shape it needs to make the plot go forward. Your character, and more importantly you, should be in control of that.

I emphasize the point of you controlling your character and not the other way around also. I've seen some character owners slip into "Well it's just what the character would do! I can't help it, it'd be out of character if they didn't do x!" even if the thing is completely awful, doesn't fit, or would ruin an aspect of the story. A smart writer will know how to work with your character's traits in a way that prevents them from running off the tracks and becoming their own little gremlin, while also complying with the story. Respect your character's.. Character, while also respecting yourself and the point of the story. This is even more crucial if it's a roleplay character, by the way..

I'm just saying, find ways to write the story in cooperation with your character. That means knowing what situations to avoid and which ones to steer for, in order to keep your character functioning with the plot and other characters. Sometimes you simply have to prevent some event from happening, or some characters from ever meeting, for the sole reason that it wouldn't make the story work the way it should. Or the way you want it to. You hold the pencil, be aware of what that means

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[goirlsandmentalturmoils]

Writing Theory: The Badass Morality Hole

I've just come up with a theory called the Badass Morality Hole. It's a simple theory, but being aware of it could legitimately save a story from a massive flaw.

the theory goes as follows: Attempting to make a character TOO badass, daredevil-ish, impressive or otherwise cool, will make them STOP being badass and START being a terrible person.

This can be used to great effect in the correct circumstance to create an antagonist, anti-hero or something that needs to be redeemed - a badass hits a ceiling where they do not get 'cooler' unless they start losing essential morals.

The problem arises when you attempt to place one of these badass characters into a role you're intended to like and/or sympathize with (such as a main or central character), without changing them. This is all too common of a mistake within some writing spheres, leading to huge blemishes on a story by the failing of a character to appropriately develop within the narrative position they've been set.

The best solutions to this are the following: avoid it entirely, locate the point in which they started losing their morals and cut it's stem (this may lead to a lot of rewriting), changing their narrative position into a more appropriate area for someone of their morals or making their redemption and change into a part of their arc.

It should be noted that if you go for the last option, they need to ACTUALLY CHANGE for the long-term, as sometimes the mistake is made that people attempt to redeem their character, but have them fall into the same badass morality hole again.

The most infamous example of the Badass Morality Hole is Vriska Serket.

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[scriptaccountant]

I wanted to let you know that one of my DND characters is a CPA Barbarian and that the main motivation for him leaving the office was to get recertified in the country’s capital. Played him kinda dry and sad but on the ball with accountings and details (one of my Gags is that he gives cards and identification to everyone he meets, including right to carry weapons) except in combat when he gets a strong surge to protect.

I guess question would be if someone had to do a major trip to get recertified, how could it look? Would it be a business expense? And how much could a wandering accountant be expected to reimburse being a hero as part of the travel expense (like looting bandits as a part of being a caravan guard).

Hello!

I love your Barbarian already and I may need him in my campaign because right now I'm keeping the general ledger for my players.

Travel for work related training is absolutely tax deductible. There are two ways to do this, if he is self-employed (seems likely), he can list it as a regular part of his business expenses when determining his self-employment income. If he's employed by an accounting firm, AND they don't pay for or reimburse him for this travel, then he can deduct it as a business related expense. Either way, he needs to make sure and keep receipts and records that prove these expenses are related to doing business. Lunch with a client where he discusses business matters? Make sure it's noted and deduct that! Lunch on his own during a business day? Not a business expense. Travel and room and board to stay in another city for recertification or continuing education seminars to maintain certification? Keep records and receipts and deduct that! Going to a festhall and snorting magic substances while there? Going to a spa and getting a mani/pedi? Not a business expense. That's not part of the job.

It sounds like he actually has two jobs. An accountant and an adventurer. Guard duty, etc isn't really in the job description of an accountant. One, both, or neither of these may be self-employment situations. For the adventuring job, if he's working for someone else, he needs to know if he is supposed to report any looted items/coins as earned income (like tips), in which case he'd be expected to pay taxes on it. Probably the adventurer's guild or whomever he is working for will take the taxes out of his base pay, but if he doesn't have that, then he may need to make quarterly payments on it. And regardless of beliefs about the ethics of taxes in different societies, typically the taxing authority wants their cut no matter how the money is made and if he has a lot of money to throw around on magic weapons, they're gonna be suspicious if he hasn't been reporting that kind of income. He should definitely report that income, then write off the magic weapon as a business expense for the adventurer business. If he's self-employed, basically the same situation, he'll report the amounts earned from specific clients as well as looted amounts as revenues, deduct expenses such as health potions used, repair and maintenance on his weapons etc, depreciation on major assets like magic weapons, revivification costs if it comes to that. He might be able to claim a spa day or trip to a festhall under these expenses, but he probably shouldn't be surprised if he gets audited and will want to have good records proving that the spa day was recuperative and vital to his ability to perform as an adventurer and the festhall was a legitimate business event to meet the needs of a client.

Depending on your location (setting), he may need to make monthly or quarterly estimated tax payments for self-employment taxes, which will then be reconciled against the actual final form when he submits his yearly tax form.

I hope this helps! Good luck with your campaign.

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[fatphobiabusters]

So, what fat characters would be offensive? For example, I have a character who was genetically experimented on, and now hashyper regenerative properties. He needs to eat a lot because he has certain cells that can transform other cells into what he needs. Like stop him from loosing blood while patching up the wound. He's kinda aggressive as a trauma response. Due to the fact that he eats a lot, he's the largest character in the cast of the book. Would he be offensive? I may not agree with all your views, but that doesn't mean I wanna offend anyone. Also can you answer anonymously? Thanks

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Mod squirrel:

Why would he be the largest in your cast of characters? Think about why you made the character who eats the most the fattest one. Even using inaccurate calories in, calories out method his body is USING that energy. There would be nothing left to store. If anything he would be underweight by this thinking because his regen power is eating up all his stores all the time. A human body goes through regular wear and tear that a normal person can heal at a normal rate. But your character can't do that, bump into a pointy corner? His body would rapidly cycle through the bruise process eating up energy stores. Micro muscle tears? Energy gone. If anything he'd have to eat constantly just not to die.

But calories in and calories out is not how humans work btw. Your logic is faulty there.

Also aggressive? So you decided to make your fat character eat all the time and be aggressive? Do you have any other fat characters? Aggression is a trauma response but without other fat characters it looks bad.

this is just a mess. Please go back to the drawing board.

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[dailycharacteroption]

How would I go about creating the origins of a Kyton/Shadow bloodline hybrid Bloodrager. I'm working out the stats myself, so don't worry about that. This character is a Fetchling who was born into slavery, specifically the mining trade. Which, this would make sense, because if I can recall the Onyx Alliance in Shadow Absalom deals in slaves, and he may have been sold off to a mining company of slaves. Also, yes, I know that a Fetchling Bloodrager is weird, just bare with me. Anyway, just an idea of some sort to get me going will help. Thank you! Also, here is a sketch of the boy in question.

Well, the combined bloodlines is as simple as taking the crossblooded rager archetype, allowing you to take both bloodlines at once. As for which abilities to take, that really varies by what sort of build you want out of it. And no, I don't think fetchling bloodrager is weird at all. It's my philosophy that playing "sub-optimal" should never be something that a player needs to worry about.

As for ideas, I imagine that he might have a complicated relationship with his powers. After all, he might not have been born with them, or at least, not with the kyton side of them. Does he see value in the kyton aspect? Does he reject it? Does he see it as a practical tool?

How does he feel about the kytons themselves? Does he embrace their twisted philosophy, or does he seek to turn their power against them, or perhaps he just wants to be left alone? If it's that last one, what motivates him to adventure, putting himself in other people's business? Things to consider.

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[dreamtydraw]

how do you make ocs for vns without making them just carbon copy of you/your persona ? absolutely love your ocs btw

been using crem all the time but it might be fun to make new people 🤷

First of ehehehehe thanks you 💕 Glad someone like my oc ehehe

I had a similar ask some days ago so lemme redirect you to the post i made about my creative process in making an oc (here)

I personaly never use myself / my personna when i play vn because all the fun i have of it is making ships between characters.

Here usualy step by step what happen when i play i prologue

-ok what gender do i want to play

-ok so based of the game they are in this situation of life, noted

-ok a name and a physical vague idea of an appearance

-ok would be fun if they had this quirck

-ok what dynamic would be fun with this and this character.

Then the demo end and i have my first draft ! Now time to polish it a bit more with game info and fun symbolismes there and there.

Now if you meant creating as like physic, then i recomand like the other post to use references! One good way to make your character stand out is to try the grey scale / hair down check

If you put your chara in grey and make them all have their hair down, can you easily recognize who is who ? If yes, congrats you have a diverse cast of oc ! If no then try giving them more specific features that help building them an identity

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