jebbyfish:So you want to make an OC?: A Masterpost of Ways to Create, Develop, and Make Good OCs!i m
jebbyfish: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 you’d like to add more resources then go for it sugar pea (´ヮ`)!How to Write Better OCs:basic tips on how to make your oc even bettertragic backstory? learn how to write one/make yours greatwriting specific charactersa wordier, great guide on how to develop your characterkick out those vague descriptions and make them AWESOMECharacter Development:how to actually make an OCQ&A (to develop characters)more Q&Asgiving your character a backstoryhow to write an attractive characterDiversityadding more racial diversityavoiding tokenism, AKA, how to add diversity to your cast not just because you “need” itwriting 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 storycultures of the worldguides to drawing different ethnicities (not just a great art reference, but also really helpful in appearance descriptions!) Mary Sue/Gary StuTest to see if your character is a SueExplains subdivisions of Sues/StusPowerful Characters Don’t Have to Be SuesVillainsvillain generatorneed an evil sounding name for your evil character? bamvillain archetypeswhat’s your villain’s motive for being a villain?Relationshipscharacter perceptions (What your character thinks of themselves and what others think of them)how to write strong relationships between two characters8 ways to write better characters and develop their relationships with othersOCxLove Interest Handbook develop your couple with good ol’ Q&A!how to write realistic relationshipshow to write relatives for your characters (this is more OC related to a canon character, but will help in writing family members in general)ARCHETYPES12 common archetypes8 archetypes for male/female charactersfemale archetypes (goes pretty indepth from two main categories)a list of archetypesNAMEShow to name your characterrandom name generatormost common surnamessurnames by ethnicityAPPEARANCEtips for better designbasic appearance generatorpinterest board for character design (includes NSFW and images of skeletons/exposed muscle (?) so tread carefully!)clothing ref masterpostDETAILSgive your character better powersa list of professionsproactive vs reactive characterspositive and negative traitsinterest generatorskills generatormotivation generator123 ideas for character flawslist of phobiasagain, this is to help inspire you or help establish your OCs! i hope you get a lot of info and help from this ahh ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ -- source link