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lissa-bugg:pastelaine:jasmehraj:brucewayneright:thewritingbeast:sinksanksockie:patientno7:the suffering never endsThis is the real processResources for you!Character Ideas:Character creation masterpostCharacter Alignment ChartMore character alignment descriptionsMuslim Character questionsCharacters with magical powersBuilding a new character adviceHow to create a character for an online or tabletop RPG (also a good guide on creating characters in general)Royalty/nobility TV Tropes pageBasic character profileOC masterpostRandom character generators - (1), (2), (3), (4)D&D Character Building ToolCharacter Design Ideas:How clothing affects a character’s personalityCharacter Design Inspiration blogConcept art, fan art, cool art to be inspired byCharacter design references and inspirationSources for POC character design ideas and modelsCreate your own character model using HeroForgeFor horned charactersBody and hair types guideRandom outfit generatorNaming Help:Amazing site with an endless amount of naming resourcesGeneral advice on avoiding naming appropriationHispanic SurnamesGothic Victorian namesHuge master list for character things in generalMasterlist of names of all types - including but not limited to ancient/old world names, Celtic, African, Northern European, Southern and Central American Native names, Japanese, Chinese, Mongolian, Polynesian, and moreAnother name masterlistHow to pick a character name guideYet another names masterlistCreating Background/backstory:Character Sheet/Development SheetAnother character development listIn-depth character personality, motivations and traits sheet320 talents and passions for charactersOn writing likes and dislikes that aren’t frivolousWhy you should write non-human characters non-conforming to the gender binaryStereotypes, tropes, and archetypesRandom backstory generatorAssassin and thief character tropes to avoidCharacter Interactions and putting your character into your world/story:Comparing character height/height referencesCharacters who are scientists and writing about them doing scienceDescribing what different voices sound likeDescribing skin tonesWriting friendship interactions that are platonicWhy having one character knock their friend unconscious to prevent them from doing something is a bad ideaAdvice on shipping OCs with canon characters and what to avoid doingSweet Polly Oliver and Sweet on Polly Oliver situations (think of Disney’s Mulan for an example)How to write multiple viewpoints/juggling a main cast of more than 4 to 6 charactersHow to make readers care about your morally gray hero/anti-heroOn platonic OC and canon character relationshipsHow to avoid Godmodding in RPsWhen it’s cheap to kill off a characterWriting dialogueThings you shouldn’t do to canon charactersAvoiding purple prose in writing and RPsSlang resourcesDialogue tipsWebsites to chart your story/plot/character relationshipsBonus art masterlist!BLESS EVERYONE IN THIS POST.Oh my God!It’s amazing, some links aren’t working for me but those who are, are spectacular.Will check tomorrow -- source link