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    Likeable Characters

    Characters are what make a story interesting. The world of Star Trek is pretty cool, but we'd have no reason to want to get invested in that world if it weren't for Kirk, Piccard, Janeway, and all the rest. Characters we like draw us into a story, whether it's published fiction or roleplay...
  2. V

    Who am I?

    Hello ladies and gentleRPers! Today I have a more unusual challenge for you. We all express what out character feels and thinks differently and that slowly builds a picture of who they are truer and more clearly than any character sheet can ever do. We've all been there, the circumstances of...
  3. Minibit

    Body Language Cues

    Compiled here is a list of visual cues people generally give as to what mood they're feeling; use it to help yourself write body language! Many characters also have particular quirks that you can use, once established, to easily show what they feel. ie: A character who cannot lie because she...
  4. Diana

    Fears

    FEAR is an integral part of character development. Every person has at least one fear, and even if you lack fears, that can mean something very important. Fears can come in to play in a huge variety of ways. Be it why a character avoids doing a certain thing, why a character works so hard at...
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    "Realistic" Character Alignment

    Seventh Sanctum [an awesome site] has a generator for crazy alignments! Give it a spin and make a character or an in character quote based on the alignment you get. Trust me, it gets crazy. Mine: Name: Cass Alignment: Chaotic Sexy Age: 25 Appearance: Personality: She's full of kinks...
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    Randomly Generated Character Challenge!

    Greetings roleplayer! I haven't done any challenges in a while, in face there are so few here who would remember me doing a weekly challenge but here I am again playing around with the random generators! Well I had to MAKE them first... Randomly generating characters can be fun but all you...
  7. Noctis the Devious

    Scars

    _____Describe to me either a character with a scar or scars or a character viewing a scarred up character from afar. What's their story? How did that character obtained that scar or scars? What type of scar or scars are they? Are they mental, emotional, or physical scars? Does that scar or scars...
  8. Diana

    Approach to Holidays

    Tribs suggested this great exercise, so here we go! When we think about Holidays, we're usually only considering the setting for events and atmosphere. Often neglecting how the holidays in general, or even specific ones might affect the moods, feelings, and opinions of the characters involved...
  9. Diana

    Apologies

    When it comes to Apologizes, whether we are giving one, accepting one, demanding one, or never receiving on - we all handle them differently. Often even based on the situation and the people involved. In this exercise you are going to explain how your character handles APOLOGIES. Some things...
  10. Diana

    Woo These Princesses Character Challenge!

    Today I have a very unique sort of challenge for you. I have been asked by an anonymous Game Master to run this peculiar challenge, because they really wanted to see what kind of characters the roleplayers of Iwaku would try to pair with each Princess. They didn't want anyone to be influence by...
  11. Diana

    Underwear

    DIANA WHAT THE FUCK. WHAT DOES THE KIND OF UNDERWEAR MY CHARACTER WEAR HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING? Why, I am so glad you asked! :D What kind of underwear do YOU wear? Why do you wear that style or cut? Do you like wearing boxers so you can feel more relaxed? Do you wear lacy black...
  12. Diana

    Kind of Drunk

    There are a LOT of things you can dictate about your characters that can show what sort of person they are. When you add all of these little things together, you get a three dimensional character. Plus, you never know when these situations might come up in a roleplay and you get to see it in...
  13. Diana

    Swimming

    Today's exercise is about a character's experience with SWIMMING! Detail out your chosen character's experience and knowledge about swimming. THINGS TO CONSIDER: Do they know how to swim? If they do, how did they learn? If they don't, why not? No reason to? Never a chance? A fear of water...
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    QUICK & DIRTY PART 2: The Royal Treatment

    Royalty! We CAN make worlds with governments and senates and congresses and lobbyists but most often that's a bit too close to boring reality and a bit too far from the exciting days of yore we want to revisit Every society has classes, and the royal family is a class all their own; some...
  15. Diana

    Designing a Villain

    In any roleplay or story you need to have an antagonist. This is a person that creates conflict for the characters, and more often than not is a reoccurring problem for them. There are a lot of different KIND of villains. From the born evil types, to the good intention types, to the utter...
  16. Astaroth

    LESSON Ten Reasons Why Your Sex Scene Is Terrible

    Sex scenes are hard. (Pun intended.) Many new writers balk at the idea of writing sex scenes. It’s one reason why erotica, romance novels, and adult roleplaying remain among the most maligned genres out there. Getting people invested in reading about sex is no mean feat, because one little...
  17. Diana

    LESSON Basic Character History

    HISTORY! Everybody has one. You. Me. And the characters we all play. A character's history is what makes them the person they are. The things they experienced in their childhood up to present date, influence their personality. How the respond to situations. Things they love. Things they are...
  18. Diana

    Detailed Physical Appearance

    Whether we are writing a roleplay post or creating a bio, a character's appearance is really important. The basics like hair color, eye color, height etc are the starting boards for what we picture when we read what this character is doing. There are a LOT of little details that can go in to a...
  19. Diana

    RESOURCE Potential Jobs: Modern Day

    Need a career for a character in a MODERN setting? Never fear! We've compiled a list of potential job opportunities just for you! Feel free to comment and post your own suggestions as well to help make this list even better. June 20, 2016: Added MORE JOBS! -Astaroth and Diana June 13, 2016...
  20. Diana

    LESSON Mary Sue Makeover

    A "Mary Sue" or "Gary Stu" is a character who is perfect, beautiful, smart, talented, powerful - to the point impossibility. Often containing a mish-mosh of traits, qualities, and other things that make -no- sense, or are completely unexplained. Other characters seem to be in love with them...
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