GM Tip: When Describing Food, It Is Tempting To Go Full George RR Martin And Make The Food Sound As Good

GM tip: when describing food, it is tempting to go full George RR Martin and make the food sound as good as possible. However, consider the alternative: there is nothing more evocative about a fictional place, culture, or character than the specific way their food kinda sucks.

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2 years ago

A very detailed character biography to help build characters. I found the original template HERE and edited it to make it more suitable for how I write, and also to add more details, such as a mental illness checklist section for myself (because it helps to know what's wrong with your characters) and other details. You may not need so many minor details for a character, but you never know if you'll end up needing an explanation for something. I'll be using this template myself so I figured I'd share it in case it can help others too. I have edited it in a way that would be more suitable for my medieval fantasy characters, so it will not list any types of modern content (such as cell phones and planes and such) Enjoy. ♡

☆ Trigger Warning - Sensitive Mental Health Details ☆

Character 1

• Character’s full name:

• Reason or meaning of name:

• Character’s nickname:

• Reason for nickname:

• Birth date/season:

Physical appearance

• Age:

• Appears how old:

• Race:

• Gender:

• Weight:

• Height:

• Body build:

• Shape of face:

• Eye color:

• Skin tone:

• Distinguishing marks:

• Predominant features:

• Hair color:

• Hair type:

• Usual hairstyle:

• Voice:

• Overall attractiveness scale:

• Physical disabilities:

• Usual fashion:

• Favorite outfit:

• Jewelry or accessories:

• Tattoos:

• Miscellaneous:

Personality

• Good personality traits:

• Bad personality traits:

• Most common mood:

• Sense of humor:

• Greatest joy in life:

• Greatest fear & why:

• What event would be most devastating:

• Most comfortable when:

• Most uncomfortable when:

• Most angry/furious when:

• Most depressed/sad when:

• Most happy/joyful when:

• Priorities:

• Life philosophy:

• Biggest wish & why:

• Character’s soft spot:

• Is this soft spot obvious to others:

• Political views:

• Greatest strength:

• Greatest vulnerability/weakness:

• Biggest regret:

• Minor regret:

• Biggest accomplishment:

• Minor accomplishment:

• Most embarrassing event & why:

• Character’s darkest secret, if any:

• Does anyone else know:

• Miscellaneous:

Goals & Dreams

• Drives/Motivations:

• Immediate goals:

• Long term goals:

• How to accomplish these goals:

• How other characters will be affected:

• Miscellaneous:

Past

• Location of birth/childhood:

• Socioeconomic status:

• Cultural traditions:

• Parents Socioeconomic ranking:

• Parents involvement:

• Type of childhood:

• Siblings/other family involvement:

• Acquaintances/friends:

• First memory:

• Most important memory & why:

• Childhood hero:

• Pets:

• Dream job:

• Education:

• Religion:

• Wealth/inheritances:

• Miscellaneous:

Present

• Current location:

• Currently living with:

• Type of residence:

• Possessions/owned assets:

• Socioeconomic ranking:

• Cultural traditions/practices:

• Religion:

• Sexual orientation:

• Occupation:

• Wealth:

• Acquaintances/friends:

• Pets:

• Miscellaneous:

Family

• Mother:

• Relationship with her:

• Father:

• Relationship with him:

• Siblings:

• Relationship with them:

• Spouse:

• Relationship with him/her:

• Children:

• Relationship with them:

• Other important family members:

Favorites

• Color:

• Food:

• Form of entertainment:

• Story:

• Mode of transportation:

• Most prized possession:

• Location/place:

• Season/weather:

• Miscellaneous:

Habits & Activities

• Hobbies:

• Training:

• Magical/special abilities:

• How he/she would spend a rainy day:

• Spending habits:

• Smokes tobacco:

• Drinks:

• Drugs/herbs:

• Activity does too much of:

• Activity does too little of:

• Extremely skilled at:

• Slightly skilled at:

• Extremely unskilled at:

• Nervous tics:

• Usual body posture:

• Mannerisms:

• Peculiarities:

• Places visited for fun/interest:

• Miscellaneous habits:

• Miscellaneous activities:

Traits, Flaws, & Mental Illness

• Optimist or pessimist:

• Introvert or extrovert:

• Daredevil or cautious:

• Logical or emotional:

• Disorderly/Messy or Methodical/Neat:

• Prefers working or relaxing:

• Confident or unsure:

• Easy to anger:

• Easily pleased:

• Manipulative:

• Accepting of advice:

• Easily bored:

• Accountability:

• Demanding & bossy:

• Submissive & subordinate:

• Chases power/success/glory:

• Self doubt or confidence:

• Depression:

• Anxiety:

• Paranoia:

• Hallucinations:

• Trauma:

• Personality disorder:

• PTSD:

• Obsessive compulsive:

• Talkative or quiet:

• Protective of loved ones:

• Playful or boring:

• Apologetic:

• Stable:

• Mentally/emotionally strong:

• Ambition/work ethic:

• Brave or coward:

• Miscellaneous:

Self-perception

• Feelings about himself/herself:

• One word the character would use to describe self:

• One paragraph description of how the character would describe self:

• Character considers their best personality trait:

• Character considers their worst personality trait:

• Character considers their best physical characteristic:

• Character considers their worst physical characteristic:

• Character thinks others perceive them:

• Character's aspect they would change about themself:

• Miscellaneous:

Relationships with others

• Opinion of people in general:

• Does the character hide opinions/emotions from others:

• Most hated/Biggest enemy & why:

• Most loved & why:

• Best friend(s):

• Love interest(s):

• Who to go to for advice:

• Who they're responsible for/Who they take care of:

• Who character feels shy or awkward around:

• Who character openly admires:

• Who character secretly admires:

• Most important in character’s life before story starts:

• Most important after story starts:  

• Opinion of relationships with family:

• Opinion of relationships with lovers:

• Opinion of relationships with friends:

• Treats strangers:

• Treats authority figures:

• Opinions of authority figures:

• Treats subordinates:

• Opinions of subordinates:

• Treats the opposite gender:

• Opinions of the opposite gender:

• Treats other races/cultures:

• Opinions of other races/cultures:

• Treats children:

• Opinions of children:

• Treats others with different tastes/interests/activities:

• Opinions of others with different tastes/interests/activities:

• How they treat others who admire them:

• How they treat others who love them:

• How they treat others who betray/harm/bully them:

• How they treat others who disrespect/harm others:

• How they react when someone needs their help:

• How they react when someone tries to help them:

• How they react to sexual/romantic advances:

• Opinions of sex & brothels:

• Miscellaneous:

2 years ago
Hi Guys! As A Christmas Present I Decided To Convert All 30 Items Of Everyday Clutter Kit To Base Game.

Hi guys! As a Christmas present I decided to convert all 30 items of Everyday Clutter Kit to base game.

🎄 Merry Christmas 🎄


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2 years ago
Thrift Shop Set By Simstrouble
Thrift Shop Set By Simstrouble

Thrift Shop Set by simstrouble

This set includes 2 unisex hairstyles, 2 tops, and 2 bottoms. More infos under the cut! Enjoy 🎄⛄

download (patreon, free)

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2 years ago
Baby Carrier Poses
Baby Carrier Poses
Baby Carrier Poses
Baby Carrier Poses
Baby Carrier Poses
Baby Carrier Poses

Baby Carrier Poses

5 poses total

in-game The Sims 4 Poses

you’ll need:

carrier

pose player

teleport any sim

toddler height preset by @redheadsims-cc (use the short version)

Download: katverse.com (full cc list is included)


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11 months ago

PSA:

Acetaminophen/paracetamol has a hard stop upper dose limit, above which it becomes extremely toxic.

That limit is 4g (8 “extra strength” (500mg) tablets) in 24 hours (about 2 tablets every 6 hours).

A single dose of 22 extra strength tablets can kill you.

Taking 12 or more tablets per day for more than a week can also kill you (this is about 3 tablets every 6 hours).

Symptoms of overdose take up to 24 hours to manifest, and are fairly difficult to distinguish from other problems. They include abdominal pain (especially right upper quadrant), nausea, malaise, and confusion.

The antidote (n-acetylcystine) must be given within 8hours of ingestion in order to be useful.

After 10 hours the only thing that will work is a liver transplant.

You might think “why would I ever accidentally take so much?”

Well, acetaminophen is in almost everything in the cold/flu/pain aisle. Migraine combos like Excedrin, cold and flu combos like NyQuil, basically anything that says “non-aspirin pain relief”, and anything that’s branded as a fever reducer. It’s all probably acetaminophen/paracetamol.

So the goal of this post is to get you to read the labels on your medications. Because taking taking Tylenol and NyQuil together for a week (like you might if you had the flu) could kill you.

10 months ago

i need to make a shoutout post for the ioway tribe's bee farm products right now

esp this:

I Need To Make A Shoutout Post For The Ioway Tribe's Bee Farm Products Right Now

THE LOTION BAR.

why do i love it so much? bc it repels mosquitos WAY BETTER THAN BUG SPRAY. Not only does it make ur skin smell like honey, it forms a waxy seal that buggy chompers cant bite through.

it also soothes bug bites, rashes, and itchy skin.

my partner has the Yummy Blood that mosquitos find irresistable. we tried so many repellents, the wristbands, the candles... nothing seemed to keep them away. out of curiosity and desperation, we tried this lotion bar and the results have been life-changing for us. it is EXCEPTIONAL.

if u or someone u know is bug bait, i cannot recommend this tribe's beeswax bar enough. please support native businesses, ditch the bug spray. this stuff works, and smells, way way way better than anything else.

Not to mention they have REALLY GOOD HONEY.

2 years ago
My Favorite Facial Features And Makeup ♡

my favorite facial features and makeup ♡

i use this cc for my sims all the time!

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My Favorite Facial Features And Makeup ♡

–asteria eyes by @nesurii –tapioca eyes by @lamatisse –whisper eyes by @dangerouslyfreejellyfish –impact eyes by @ratboysims

My Favorite Facial Features And Makeup ♡

–brushed & natural / no.2 / no.4 / no.5 / lush / whispy by @twisted-cat –eyebrows N01 / N69 / N64 / N62 by @cosimetic –affection / cupid eyebrows set by @thepeachyfaerie –eyebrows N67 by angissi

My Favorite Facial Features And Makeup ♡

–3d eyelashes | eyelashes no.2 by @twisted-cat –2d eyelashes N12 / N10 / N08 by @cosimetic –3d lashes version 2 by @kijiko-sims

My Favorite Facial Features And Makeup ♡

–topaz / opal by @nesurii –basic eyeshadow / eyeliner N158, N155, N135 by cosmetic –lipgloss N6 / N7 / lipstick N40 / lipliner N1 by cosimetic –natural lips cc03 & cc08 by @goppolsme –soft blush N2 by cosmetic –remastered lip kit / lip melt / spice lip kit / cacao lip duo / sugar & honey gloss by @xurbansimsx

happy simming! x

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thank you to all cc creators!

let’s connect on instagram!


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2 years ago
ROUGAROU Set By Simstrouble
ROUGAROU Set By Simstrouble

ROUGAROU Set by simstrouble

In this set you’ll get 3 hairstyles, the short one is unisex, 4 earrings, 1 necklace, 1 set of rings, and clips & beads for the hairstyles. I hope you like it. I loved making these, enjoy 🐍🌜

download (patreon, free) + I added new swatches, redownload if you want ‘em 🍂

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