š- When's your birthday?
šØāš©āš§āš¦- What's your family like?
š¶- Favorite animal?
š¶- Favorite color(s)?
š„- Favorite movie?
šŗ- Favorite TV show?
š- Favorite cartoon/anime?
š- Favorite food?
š¦- Favorite ice cream flavor?
š- Favorite candy?
šø- Do you drink?
š£- What do you like to do in your spare time?
ā½ļø- Do you like any sports?
š®- Favorite video game(s)?
āŖļø- Are you religious?
āļø- Last thing you did before logging in?
š- Share a childhood memory!
š- What was the last purchase you made for?
šø- If you had a billion dollars and could only spend it, what would you buy first?
š- Are you artsy?
ā¤ļø- How would you describe yourself?
š- How do other people describe you?
āļø- Favorite Pokemon?
š - what is the Most expensive thing you own?
ā- What is the most precious thing you own?
š»- Do you have any stuffed animals?
š- Favorite season?
š- share a Weird/funny story?
peggies dont interact
repress memories of our childhood
So you want to make an OC?: A Masterpost of Ways to Create, Develop, and Make Good OCs!
i made this masterpost in hopes that it helps you in making your own OCs ah;; it can also apply to developing RP characters i suppose! if youād like to add more resources then go for it sugar peaĀ (Ā“ć®`)!
How to Write Better OCs:
basic tips on how to make your oc even better
tragic backstory? learn how to write one/make yours great
writing specific characters
a wordier, great guide on how to develop your character
kick out those vague descriptions and make them AWESOME
Character Development:
how to actually make an OC
Q&AĀ (to develop characters)
more Q&As
giving your character a backstory
how to write an attractive character
Diversity
adding more racial diversity
avoiding tokenism, AKA, how to add diversity to your cast not just because you āneedā it
writing sexuality and gender expression (doesnt include non binary, if you have a good ref to that, please add on!)
masterpost on writing more diversity into your story
cultures of the world
guides to drawing different ethnicities (not just a great art reference, but also really helpful in appearance descriptions!)
Mary Sue/Gary Stu
Test to see if your character is a Sue
Explains subdivisions of Sues/Stus
Powerful Characters Donāt Have to Be Sues
Villains
villain generator
need an evil sounding name for your evil character? bam
villain archetypes
whatās your villainās motive for being a villain?
Relationships
character perceptions (What your character thinks of themselves and what others think of them)
how to write strong relationships between two characters
8 ways to write better characters and develop their relationships with others
OCxLove Interest HandbookĀ
develop your couple with good olā Q&A!
how to write realistic relationships
how to write relatives for your characters (this is more OC related to a canon character, but will help in writing family members in general)
ARCHETYPES
12 common archetypes
8 archetypes for male/female characters
female archetypes (goes pretty indepth from two main categories)
a list of archetypes
NAMES
how to name your character
random name generator
most common surnames
surnames by ethnicity
APPEARANCE
tips for better design
basic appearance generator
pinterest board for character design (includes NSFW and images of skeletons/exposed muscle (?) so tread carefully!)
clothing ref masterpost
DETAILS
give your character better powers
a list of professions
proactive vs reactive characters
positive and negative traits
interest generator
skills generator
motivation generator
123 ideas for character flaws
list of phobias
again, this is to help inspire you or help establish your OCs! i hope you get a lot of info and help from this ahhĀ ( Ā“ ā½ ` )ļ¾
Love really fucking hurts
Or send āRestrained?ā for a randomly generated number.
1. Locked in the trunk of a car 2. Tied to a chair 3. Chained up to the wall 4. In a cage 5. Behind prison bars 6. In a room with a locked door and barred windows 7. Hand-cuffed to an object of their choice 8. Hand-cuffed to one other person (or each other) 9. Stuck in a hole underground 10. Trapped in an attic 11. Trapped in a tomb or mausoleum 12. Stuck in the back of a police car 13. Stuck in an elevator 14. Locked in a vault 15. Strapped to a table
* body language masterlist
* a translator that doesnāt eat ass like google translate does
* a reverse dictionary for when ur brain freezes
* 550 words to say instead of fuckin said
* 638 character traits for when ur brain freezes again
* some more body language help
(hope this helps some ppl)
Okay so if youāre anything like me you see those lists of au ideas floating around and you like them but when it comes time to write something and you need an idea you have no idea what you tagged them as or if theyāre buried somewhere in your likes soā¦.have a list of some of the ones Iāve come across! This is updated with new lists and fixed links fairly frequently so check back here if youād like more!Ā
also: there are a few lists that people have requested that i have not been able to find so if you know of one/write one, please send it to me. my messages/ask/submit are all open. WANTED: expectant parents/parents with newborns aus, historical aus
Ā (updated on november 6th, 2016)Ā
(current count: ~163 lists + 39 individual prompts)
themed:
super long list of college aus
more college aus
even more college aus
autumn aus
itās really cold outside aus
meet-ugly
art school aus
femslash aus
they know each other but donāt know that they know each other aus
awkward first meeting aus
MORE college aus
airport related aus
fake married/dating trope
pub ausĀ (here for halloween season)
royal aus
assassin aus
opposites attract
lots more under the cut, the post was getting unwieldy
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me: dress how you want!! gender is fake!!! nothing matters!!!!!!
trans person: i like gender tho
me: hell yeah i respect that!!!! i apologize and donāt mean to dismiss your identity with my optimistic nihilism!!!!!!!
(Idk where to ask this so if you cant do you know anyone that can?) Im new to creating ocs and im overwhelmed w all the resources...I have basic appearance down but i feel i dont know my characters at all. I feel picking personality traits/background will be like throwing darts at random and wontĀ comeĀ together like theyre an authentic, real person. Any advice? Thx.
This is a common thing for writers, artists,Ā and character designers, so no worries! Youāre completely on the right track! It can take months or even years to flesh out a character! Iāve found the best method of working through this is the use of OC interviews!
What are those you ask? Theyāre questionnaires made specifically for your OCās to answer! Itās one of the quickest and easiest ways to start getting to know your characters. Itās like youāre asking them the question, and theyāre answering. It gives you a sense of how they may talk, form their sentences, or even respond to such a question. Ā
Ask yourself one simple question when working on character personalities: Why? Why do they like this specific color? Why do they behave this way? Questions like these help the characters flesh out more. You need to ask yourself these questions because your audience will be expecting answers to them.Ā
A few more ways to developĀ characters: from experience, I found that roleplaying, making AUās (alternate universes), and writing oneshots about them are the most effective!
Antagonist OC Interview
How to Write Diverse Characters
OC Interview: Through Another Characterās Eyes
5 Minute OC Interview
Foolproof Ways to Flesh Out Your Characters
8 Other Ways of Fleshing Out Characters
Character Profile Sheet
Character Traits
Archetypes to Avoid in Character Creation
Strong Female Characters: How to
Characterization Ask Game
Five Traps When Creating Characters (and tips on how to improve!)
Traumatized Character Profile
So you want to make an OC?Ā (Masterpost)
30 Uncommon Character DevelopmentĀ Questions
The Importance of Weaknesses in Your Characters
Qualities of Realistic Characters
Ultimate Guide to Creating Authentic Villians