character help

  1. Falcon

    The One Word Test: Character Interview #4

    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...
  2. Peregrine

    LESSON Building a Religion: Part 2 - The Deity

    This is a continuation of my guide on building a religion. To see Part 1, please follow the link to my Overview of Religious Aspects. While Part 1 of this guide gave a basic list of things that could be considered when building an in-depth religion, in part two I am going to enter into the...
  3. Absyinthe_Artica

    Ultimate Character Sheet

    Hey there! So I'm the type of person who loves fleshing out the characters that go in their world, and I found this really awesome and detailed character sheet that you can add questions to or just use as is and I'd love to share it with you guys! Here you go:
  4. Falcon

    Back-Story Challenge: The Penny

    We all like to come up with back-stories for our characters, but keeping those back-stories short with only relevant information can sometimes be difficult. This challenge is designed to help cut out unneeded details, the details that should be saved to be revealed IC. :) Take Cinderella for...
  5. Falcon

    The One Word Test: Character Interview #3

    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...
  6. Random Story Challenge

    This challenge is quite simple. Inside each of these two spoilers, I have 20 more spoilers. Roll a D20, or equivalent. Then open up the corresponding spoiler. If you encounter a capital x or y, it is intended for you to fill in(they can be the same thing if you want). Do this for each section to...
  7. N

    Character Creation - Not so evil Villain

    Your goal in this challenge, is to create a villain for a setting that is not essentially evil, as in destroy the world, or kill (x) number of people, or world domination, you get the point. A wrong approach to a problem? A revolution on a global scale that could potentially change the world...
  8. Falcon

    Back-Story Challenge: The Ballet Girl

    We all like to come up with back-stories for our characters, but keeping those back-stories short with only relevant information can sometimes be difficult. This challenge is designed to help cut out unneeded details, the details that should be saved to be revealed IC. :) Take Cinderella for...
  9. ShiroKiyoshi

    What is the meaning of this?: Character Creation

    So I just researched the meaning of ShiroKiyoshi and it means Clear White. Choose a name for your character and make the Character Sheet resemble the meaning of their name. I will jump in on this one ^-^.
  10. ShiroKiyoshi

    Twin Character Challenge

    So recently i've gotten hooked on doing my CSs with twins. I want you to do the same. Join a RP with anyone and make your characters Twins. provide an image and be creative. if you actually flex your brain on this one you might get hooked on it like me. 1. Find RP 2.Make Twin CS that can be...
  11. Falcon

    The One Word Test: Character Interview #2

    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. What is your profession? What is your...
  12. Falcon

    Back-Story Challenge: The Balloon Man

    We all like to come up with back-stories for our characters, but keeping those back-stories short with only relevant information can sometimes be difficult. This challenge is designed to help cut out unneeded details, the details that should be saved to be revealed IC. :) Take Cinderella for...
  13. K

    Koori's F$&^%# I CAN'T THINK OF A CHARACTER Depot

    Don't you hate that shit where you see an RP and you're amped but you can't think of a character because SO MANY POSSIBILITIES? Then get lazy, whip out the coins and dice and let Fate do this shit for you. Because really, what you really wanna spend time on is whether or not your hand is...
  14. Falcon

    The One Word Test: Character Interview

    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 and example? This video should help explain. What are you? How do you see yourself...
  15. L

    Make A Character Based On Color

    It's simple- think of a color, it could be your favorite, least favorite, or some totally wacky color- and create a being based on that color. Make sure to include appearance and personality traits. Good luck~
  16. Falcon

    Back-Story Challenge: A Pair of Sneakers

    We all like to come up with back-stories for our characters, but keeping those back-stories short with only relevant information can sometimes be difficult. This challenge is designed to help cut out unneeded details, the details that should be saved to be revealed IC. :) Take Cinderella for...
  17. Minibit

    3 Reasons Why Many Roleplay Romances are Unhealthy

    Crowding I've touched on this in a couple of past workshops (Flirting and Romantic Plot Candies), but a super-common problem in roleplay romance is that once they're in a relationship, the two characters never give each other any space! It is common when infatuated (the fuzzy warm feeling...
  18. Minibit

    Romantic Plot Candies and Writing Tips

    Romance~:heartbeat: Although writing romance is not my personal preference, I read a fair bit of it whilst doing my skimming of the roleplay sections, and there seems to be a common point where a lot of romance writers get stuck: Two characters meet, they fall in love, they spend time together...
  19. Falcon

    Back-Story Challenge – The Mask

    We all like to come up with back-stories for our characters, but keeping those back-stories short with only relevant information can sometimes be difficult. This challenge is designed to help cut out unneeded details, the details that should be saved to be revealed IC. :) Take Cinderella for...
  20. Minibit

    We Have to Amputate

    A great way to flesh out and get to know your characters, is to learn how they would react in various situations. For this exercise, write a scene in which a character is informed one of their body parts must be amputated. While you are writing, think about: How has my character dealt with...