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    Cocktail Hour: The Grumpy Badass

    (Thanks to @SummerFalcon for the awesome image!) Today's media has a thing for cranky, socially awkward, emotionally unavailable savants; and no wonder! These characters are walking intrigue; a cold, unfeeling exterior hiding a broken soul. Basically they're the traditional Bad Boy cocktail...
  2. Falcon

    The One Word Test: Character Interview #14

    (late again, sorry all) I will ask a series of questions. Your character is confined to single word responses. One word only. The point of this exercise is to convey as much about the character with as few words as possible. Need an example? This video should help explain. Remember you...
  3. Brovo

    Mental Disorders & Physical Disabilities: 101

    I'm not a licensed therapist, nor do I have any formal education in the area of psychology. While I can claim some level of personal experience with the following subject matter, personal experience does not equate to a professionally guided education. As such, be aware that this guide is only...
  4. Z

    Create a Character from a Picture Challenge #2

    Use the picture below to create an original character. You can fill out the form given to you, use your own CS, or make a story about the picture. Put in as much effort as you want, even if you only put one word per line, or go all out into 30 paragraphs. Artist Credit ----- ~Character Sheet...
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    I'm a what? Reactions with two conflicting natures.

    This is what you could call a mental exercise of the sillier types and here's the deal: A character of your choice has unwillingly or unknowingly been turned into a small animal of your choice. It can't be larger than a housecat, but further than that there's no restriction: You can choose any...
  6. Z

    Create a Character from a Picture

    Use the picture below to create an original character. You can fill out the form given to you or use your own CS. Put in as much effort as you want, even if you only put one word per line, or go all out into 30 paragraphs. Artist credit ---------- ~Character Sheet (Optional)~ Name...
  7. Falcon

    The One Word Test: Character Interview #13

    I will ask a series of questions. Your character is confined to single word responses. One word only. The point of this exercise is to convey as much about the character with as few words as possible. Need an example? This video should help explain. Remember you can answer questions...
  8. Falcon

    The One Word Test: Character Interview #12

    Dropped the ball this month and it's late, sorry all! :( I will ask a series of questions. Your character is confined to single word responses. One word only. The point of this exercise is to convey as much about the character with as few words as possible. Need an example? This video should...
  9. Jorick

    Trope Challenge: The Mentor

    Tropes are the foundation of effective character creation and storytelling. The greatest stories and characters are the ones that embrace the tropes and then throw them into an interesting world with minor tweaks. This challenge is intended to help you learn to work with tropes effectively...
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    Song Girls #4: Norma Jean

    This one's a little trickier! Your task is to design an original character based off of the woman described in Elton John's "Goodbye Norma Jean/Candle in the Wind". This song was written about Marilyn Monroe, who is referenced directly in the lyrics, so you might also look up some stuff about...
  11. Minibit

    Well that was rude

    To create a well-rounded character, it helps to imagine them in different situations, and figure out how they'd respond and why. In this exercise, write a scene/post where someone has just been very rude to your character, for example: "Shouldering" past them while walking Snapping/whistling...
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    That troubled bad guy past...thingy.

    Making a convincing bad guy No bad guy just started out being bad for no good reason. They didn’t just wake up one day and think, “I’m going to be a bad guy and do bad things.” Whether it is from psychological torture, behavioural health, or even simple reasons such as world domination...
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    Song Girls #3: Maggie May

    Hello again! Your character challenge is to create a character based off of the lyrical character "Maggie May" from this song! She doesn't have to be called Maggie May, or even be a she for that matter. The only requirement is that the character you build be inspired by this song Here is...
  14. Minibit

    Creating half-animal/anthro races

    Who doesn't love a foxy catgirl? How can a character with eagle wings not be fun? There are lots of benefits and fun times to be had when roles are available that aren't entirely human, and the half-animal approach is a tried-and-true fan favourite. So today we're going to talk about not...
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    A position of power

    Kings, generals, presidents and ringmasters. There are things to think about when designing a position of power, so today we're going to flesh out and brainstorm over these jobs! Title: (job name) Honourific: (does the job add anything like "president__" "Sir/madam___" to their name?)...
  16. Brovo

    Genders 101: How Men & Women function.

    I am not going to feign qualifications that I don't have. I don't hold any sort of degree that would make my word ironclad on a topic like this, and I would encourage you to do your own research, when you have the time, if you should feel especially curious on this topic. As well, I'm going to...
  17. Falcon

    The One Word Test: Character Interview #11

    I will ask a series of questions. Your character is confined to single word responses. One word only. The point of this exercise is to convey as much about the character with as few words as possible. Need an example? This video should help explain. Remember you can answer questions...
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    Self-Inserts

    Disclaimer: This is my first time writing any sort of lecture/guide/educational thing of any type for roleplaying and since most thing I write this length are rants, I apologize for any tendency to ramble on or anything I missed. Comments are appreciated in regards to how I could improve this...
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    Allergies

    Hey all! This week I decided to take a break from the WAM Challenges and drop something over here in the Institute to mix it up. This is also only my second attempt over in this area, so please bare with me and be gentle if it's a bit different or could use some work! This week, the challenge...
  20. Minibit

    Song Girls #2: Eva

    back again! Create a character based off of the song "Eva" by Nightwish Some things to think about: What makes the singer describe her as 'kind' and 'good'? What are the beasts she stays among? We'll be using the Basic Character Template! GENERAL CHARACTER STATISTICS Character Name...
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