I’m a big fan of these sorts of writing exercises for muses in the RP community but I can never find one right for me. So, I wrote one. This may not be right for everyone and certainly isn’t better or worse than any existing ones, just different. Below a cut for length. You don’t need to like or reblog to use but personally I would link or something not for me but for your fellow RPers who may also wish to use this format.
Each day has a word or phrase etc. and you are meant to write about your muse in that context however you are most comfortable. Each section includes additional suggestions to help get going but they’re all intended as ‘free write’ subjects so don’t feel bound by my suggestions. Also I picked 3 for my list number for the few list questions, feel free to do more or less again don’t feel overly bound by anything here. Write as much or as little as suits you just have fun!
1) Childhood
Did your muse have a good childhood? A bad one?
Do they regret anything they did as a child? Do they try to forget?
Were they mature, spoiled, typical?
Anything in childhood that shapes them to this day?
2) Family
Mother? Father? Siblings?
Family Traditions
Relationships
Other familial figures?
Have no family? How do they react to normal happy families?
3) Physicality
Unique physical traits? Things that stand out?
Do they like their looks, dislike them?
Do they like to dress a particular way, why?
What value do they put into how they look?
Do they attend to self care? Keep themselves looking nice?
4) Sexuality & Romance
Does your muse have a strong Sexual Identity?
Romance, Sex, Both, Neither?
Good ways to woo them?
Good ways to seduce them?
What they might do to show feelings for others?
5) Other Relationships
How do they treat friends?
Acquaintances?
Do they keep large social circles or small?
Do they hold grudges or keep enemies?
6) Socialization
Parties or Small Gatherings?
Introvert, Extrovert, a bit of both?
How hard is it for them to approach strangers?
7) Work
What is your muses work ethic like?
Do they have a job? Do they like it?
What is most important about working for your muse?
8) Hobbies
What kind of hobbies does your muse keep?
What do they get out of them?
9) Music
Describe what kind of music your muse might like.
Songs that suit them and why?
10) Food/Eating
Does your muse eat a lot or a little?
Diets of any kind (vegetarian, vegan, fitness diet etc.)
Food Allergies?
Favorite Food?
Drink?
Can they cook?
11) Sleep
Early bird or Night owl?
How long does your muse typically sleep.
Naps?
Insomnia?
12) Living Space
What kind of place do they live in, a house, an appartment etc.?
How to they like to keep their space super clean or cluttered?
What things in their home do they enjoy most?
13) Pets/Animals
Does your muse have any pets?
Do they want any pets?
Love animals, hate them, specific feared or disliked animals?
Favorite animal?
14) Nature
Is your muse a fan of nature, hate it, indifferent?
Do they like gardening?
Are they okay with camping and being int he wilderness? How do they fare?
15) Laws & Etiquette
Do the laws and rules of your muses world matter to them? How much?
Do they obey social contract? To what extent?
How are their manners?
16) Virtues
Is your muse morale? In who’s eyes?
Do they have specific self imposed rules they won’t break?
17) Vices
Does your muse have any particular vices?
Expected ones like alcohol, smoking, etc. or more unusual ones?
18) Expectations
Does your muse expect a certain level of success out of themselves? Certain kinds of behavior?
What about others?
19) 3 Joys
Three things that bring your muse joy, they can be people, activities, facts, or anything else that makes your muse happy.
20) 3 Fears
Three things that keep your muse up at night or make them worry. Or even phobias or things that terrify them.
21) 3 Pet Peeves
Three things that just drive your muse nuts.
22) Lies/Truth
Does your muse lie often or do they prefer the truth?
If they would lie what would cause them to do so? Do they believe in white lies? Or do they think the truth should always be shared?
Do they have situations they think people should lie to THEM?
23) Trust
How easily does your muse trust people?
What does it take to earn their trust?
Break it?
After it’s broken can it ever be repaired?
How easily does your muse forgive?
24) Respect
How does your muse show others they respect them?
Do they crave respect? Do they get it?
What makes someone worthy of your muses respect?
25) Negative Emotions
What is your muse like when they’re angry?
Envious?
Scared?
Sad?
Etc.
26) Positive Emotions
What is your muse like when they’re happy?
Excited?
Calm?
In love?
Etc.
27) Death
How does your muse feel about death?
Have they lost anyone they love to death, how do they cope.
If they haven’t lost someone how WOULD they cope if they did?
If your muse were to die (or has) what would it be like?
28) A Core Memory
Describe a key formative memory from your muses past.
This can be done from a removed standpoint like other questions or written as a drabble of the memory itself.
29) Letter to
Write a letter to someone from your muse.
It can be someone important to them.
It can be someone they hate.
It can be someone who’s already passed away.
It can be one that would never actually get sent just write it!
30) Describe an AU
Pick a universe other than the one your muse is in and decide what they would be like in it.
It can be another fandom you enjoy, or a more generic sort of AU, or even a historical time period whatever you’re familiar and comfortable with!
It’s been brought to my attention my memes lack trigger tags, something I’m used to minding on my RP blogs but slipped my mind here. As those are the first triggering memes I’ve really posted, however I’ve fixed those and will be trying to do so for all future memes.
All potentially triggering subjects will be tagged ‘#tw subject’.
If I miss something personally triggering to you feel free to KINDLY prod me and I will be happy to add it and tag it in the future.
-MJ
PS UPDATE: I will keep a list of what i”m actively tagging on this blog as it comes up, if something you need tagged isn’t on here feel free to let me know and I will add it for the future. Working list HERE.
How about a kidnapping meme? Situations to put a muse in
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Based on your request wording I got more of a ‘list of RP ideas’ so I went with that, if that was wrong feel free to send another request with what you want specifically and I’ll be happy to to do that too.
Disclaimer: I don’t endorse or support behaviors seen in this idea set, this is again for the sake of expanding writing scenarios and helping others find the threads they want. You shouldn’t hurt others, period, and also this is all wicked illegal and bad just saying.
These can also be used as drabble bases, just take out one of the muses and make them an NPC!
Crazy in Love
Muse A and Muse B have been friends since they were very young and have been there for each other since they were kids. Muse B has been in love this whole time but, hasn’t been able to confess their feelings, Muse A tells them they're getting married and Muse B cannot emotionally handle it. After knocking Muse A out in their home Muse B takes them to a childhood ‘secret base’ that only the two of them new about keeping them there until they see the ‘light’ of who they should be in love with.
The Ransom
Muse A is a professional kidnapper and Muse B a target with an exceptionally wealthy family, lover, spouse, friend, or other such well known person. Muse A takes them and keeps them for ransom informing their wealthy loved one that for every day they don’t turn over almost all of their wealth Muse A will do something horrible to Muse B. (How horrible you want to get depends on writer comfort levels and desires for the thread.)
Who are you?
Muse A is a celebrity of some sort, what kind is up to the author’s choosing, they find themselves in a smaller town than usual just trying to avoid notice and relax. Muse B is an obsessive fan who recognizes them and is convinced the two share some sort of relationship (romantic, platonic, etc. doesn’t matter) when they have never met. In a rage Muse B follows Muse A until they seize an opportunity to incapacitate them and drag them home to ‘remind’ them of the special bond the two share.
Suffering Addict
Muse A is a psychopath, period. Muse B is a victim who’s in the wrong place at the long time and finds themselves dragged off to a remote and unknown location. No matter how many times Muse B asks Muse A what it will take to let them go they refuse, continuing hellish tortures, having only kidnapped Muse B out of their own desire to watch someone suffer.
Paid Services
Muse A is seeking more excitement in their life and has found through less than legal means a paid personal abduction. After agreeing to varying terms unbeknownst to Muse A the day for their abduction has come. Muse B is the one being paid and hired to execute this abduction on request.
Past the Border
Muse A works for/with a ring of human traffickers (what the traffic is for, labor etc. up to writers involved) and has pegged Muse B for an easy mark. After being drugged and misled by Muse A, Muse B wakes up in an unfamiliar country in chains unsure what will happen next.
Could you do a homeless sentence starter please? It’s ok if you don’t.
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I hope you liked them I tried to hit a variety of perspectives from both sides of the struggle, both outsiders looking in and those fighting with the struggle itself.
If this wasn’t what you were hoping for feel free to send a more specific request.
Note: Some quotes will be harsher and do NOT reflect my opinion nor the opinion of people who use this post on the struggles those who are homeless face. However, I wanted to include a variety of starting points in this meme to include a greater variety of character types and scenarios.
“It’s the middle of the night, what are you doing out in the streets?”
“How do you get a fire to burn in that?”
“They told me they saw you begging, what’s wrong?”
“I always thought you had a place to stay.”
“You’re not living out here, I want you to come home with me until you get on your feet.”
“But, you have a job...”
“Get out of my way, I don’t want to see trash on the side of the street.”
“You look way too healthy to be homeless.”
“What can I do to help, I don’t want you to suffer with this alone.”
“Isn’t it cold out this time of year?”
“I’d rather walk home by myself, thanks anyways.”
“I don’t live here I just...like it.”
“You don’t understand what it’s like to live like this, leave me alone.”
“I don’t have a choice, I can’t afford food and an apartment.”
“My parents threw me out, they couldn’t accept who I was, what else can I do?”
“My boss doesn’t pay me a living wage, so I do what I have to.”
“The underpass keeps the rain off, don’t worry.”
“You can’t just act like you’re better than me, like I’m not even a person because of this, that's so fucked up!”
“At least I get to see all the stars every night...”
“This is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do, but, if I look for help people accuse me of looking for a handout. What do you want from me?!”
How about a meme that focuses on character development? Like it could be a question meme or putting muses in situations where they are sort of forced to confront issues they've been avoiding.
I’ll have to think about EXACT execution but I’ll put it on the docket for sure!
🎇 = Does your character possess magic? How do they feel about it even if they don’t have it?
🗣️ = How does your character feel about Non-Human intelligent races? If they are one how are they treated?
⚔️ = What weapon does your character wield? Why did they choose it? If your character doesn’t fight, why?
👑 = If your character is part of the aristocracy how do they feel about their responsibility? If not how do they feel about their local governing body.
🤕 = Has your character obtained any unique or important injuries/scars, what are they and what are they from?
💼 = What does your character consider to be their ‘occupation’ how do they define it? Is it lucrative?
💧 = Has the type of world your character lives in claimed anyone they loved? How do they cope with it?
🏰 = Does your character feel any connection with the land/country they were born in, what sort of connection?
🔮 = Does your character buy into destinies, fate, or prophecies? Why or why not?
😡 = Is there something commonplace in their kingdom or world that your character absolutely despises?
🥊 = Has your character experienced war or conflict, directly or indirectly how did it effect them?
😱 = What does your character fear most in their world?
🐉 = Of the fantastical elements in their world what does your character actually find strange, or hard to believe?
😈 = Does your character believe in hard, definable good and evils?
💗 = Any unique traditions where your character is from that wouldn’t work or apply in the real world?
