Lexington Manor Resource Blog

Here you will be able to find many resources to help your rping experience not only here at Lexington Manor but also in other rps that deal with the same subject matter. Other useful things will be added as well.

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Face Claim Diversity Masterpost

Articles

A Few Tips and Resources for Writing POC Characters by writeworld

Additional tips on writing PoC characters by keyboardsmashwriters

Bro-Tip: Describing Skin Color by thetrolliestcritic

Cedarseed’s Guide to Human Types at edencomplex

Demographics, Representation, and Fiction by writeworld

Describing characters of color in writing by N.K. Jemison

Describing characters of color, pt. 2 by N.K. Jemison

Describing Skin Colors by thewritershelpers

Describing Skin Tone by Marion Sipe

Describing Skin Tone by writeworld

Gee, I don’t know how to research writing Characters of Color tastefully by missturdle

Kazza’s Guides: How to find face claims by kgillsrpc

More on Inclusiveness, Art, and Just Writing by writeworld

Re: POCs: Just Write by writeworld

The Term POC by writeworld

Tips on finding face claims by shackleboltrps

Why Writing Colorblind Is Writing White (a rant) by Kameron Hurley

Writing Racially and Culturally Diverse Characters by writeworld

Z Ponders: Why Face Claims Are Killing Creativity by thetrolliestcritic

Body Diversity

FC Help: Plus Size tag at fchelpers

Masterlist of Plus-Size FCs/FCs for Body Diversity in Roleplays by cl4p-tpwrites

Whosdatedwho celebrities by build

IMDB Lists

100 Hot Women of Color by Greenidge_Lewis

Beautiful Women of Colour by Daliouse

favourite actors of colours by phoenix310789

Gorgeous Leading Men of Color by rejavanation

The list of Top Bollywood Actors by miketellon

Sexiest Women of Color by SteelKeez

Young Actors & Actresses of Color by mirrormera92

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femme-homme-rp (tags)

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Tumblr Resources

Face Claim Masterlists by fchelpers

Faceclaims Table by dontmesswith-rpcw

FC Directory by rphelper

FC Suggestions: People of Colour tag at rphelper

POC characters tag at thewritingcafe

POC FC GIF hunts by rphelper

POC FC tag

POC tag at fuckyeahcharacterdevelopment

POC tag at referenceforwriters

POC tag at thewritershelpers

Skin Deep tag at writeworld

White Writers tag at thetrolliestcritic

Writing Race tag at cl4p-tpwrites

Web Resources

Whosdatedwho celebrities by ethnicity

Wikipedia List of American people by ethnic or national origin

Words Used to Describe Skin Color

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Character Creation Resources

I put together this masterlist to help any potential members write their bios and create their characters. I’ll add to this as I find more resources. NOTE: I tagged this in to the RPH and RPCW tags because I thought it would be helpful for other roleplayers as well. However, if any of you RPCHAW don’t think I should be using those tags, you can message me and I’ll untag it. 

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Bio writing help

Guide to: Writing the Perfect Bio by struckby-therphelper

How to: Making a Great Bio by soatyourservice

How to: Show a Character’s Personality in 3 Paragraphs by curlyfriesrpc

How to: Write a Biography (and Make It Interesting) by rpcgron

How to Write a Kick-Ass Biography by poshhelpers

How to Write an OC by fat-amy-rph

How to Write Bios by adam-and-ian-help

In-Depth Characters by keir-reviews

Matt’s Tips → Aspects You Might Be Ignoring When Creating Your Characters by wehelprps

Character trait masterlists

123 Ideas for Character Flaws by amandaonwriting

500+ Character Traits by thewritingcafe

500 Personality Traits by edwardkenwayrps

Alice’s Masterlist of Character Traits by niallrph

Character Flaws List at darkworldrpg.com

Heroic Traits and Their Faults by clevergirlhelps

List of Character Traits at fiction-writers-mentor.com

Lizarps Masterlist of Traits by lizarps

Negative Personality Adjective List at englishclub.com

Positive Personality Adjective List at englishclub.com

Villainous Traits and Their Virtues by clevergirlhelps

Secrets, quirks, and little things to make your character unique

100 Character Quirks by hermajestyhelps

Character Bio Twists by dominicwrites

Giant List of Quirks by rphelper

Kazza’s List of Character “Plots” and Secrets by kgillsrpc

List of 300 Possible Secrets to Give Your Characters at crissverahelps

List of Phobias by hermajestyhelps

Secret Masterlist by thatfrenchhelper

Masterlist of Fears by deadlyanathema-helps

Inspiration for your characters

Archetypes by thetrolliestcritic

Archetype Series by okayophelia

Character Ideas by cinematicroleplayer

Lyrics to Inspire Characters by rphelper

Mixes by dovekeepers

Mixes by haffalump

The 12 Common Archetypes at soulcraft.co

Name generators and master lists

11,692 Surnames by ghostnonny

Baby Name Lists at nameberry.com 

East Asian Surnames by rptheme-helper

List of Female First Names by troyeofrp

List of Male Names by neensofrp

Most Common Surnames at names.mongabay.com

Name Themes at behindthename.com

Random Name Generator at random-name-generator.info

The Most Popular Names at behindthename.com

The Ultimate Random Name Generator at atlantagamer.org

All about faceclaims

A Cinematic Masterlist: PoC Faceclaims by cinematicroleplayer

A Master List of People of Color Face Claims by thetrolliestcritic

Choosing The Right FC by the-hardyest-critic

Face Claim Masterlists by fchelpers

Favorite Faceclaims by grantairewrites

Favorite Faces by diagonhelps

FC Directory by rphelper

FC Replacements by fchelpers

Mockingbird’s Favorite Faces by mockingbirdresource

Underused FC’s by criticalroleplayer

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Writers Block Resource Master Post

You’ve just received an amazing reply that leaves your breathless from one of your rp partners. You can’t wait to get started on your reply! You open up that word doc and your fingers begin to move but wait a minute… you can barely get a sentence into your response before you become stuck. Your muse prances off back into the woods and you’re forced to hit your head against your keyboard for hours trying to come up with some mediocre reply in order to keep the plot going. Before this happens just STOP right there and take look at the ways that have successfully worked for me whenever I’m trying to lure my writing muse back out into the open.

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Survival Skills

Your character is stranded in a wood with no supplies, what can they use to survive? Your character is from the medieval times, how would they light a fire with no match? Your character is injured with no medical supplies? What can they do.

Below is a list of links that should help you with writing survival skills. It might not make you a survival expert but hopefully it will kickstart your research.

Getting Water

Practical survival guide 101: Water

Survival guide: Water

Finding water (and making it safe)

How to find water in the wild

From reading these there are many different water collection techniques depending on the items you have to hand. If you have any type of bottle, jar or carton you can collect rain water. This is probably safer than getting it from a river or a lake. Once you have your water you need to decontaminate it as it could have dangerous micro organisms. Then you need to be careful to ration the water, especially if there are a few of you and you are leaving the source of water or you are relying on rain water.

Catching Food

Survival food

Nuclear war survival skills: Food

Primitive traps for catching food

Traps and Snares

Again with food you should only eat what you need and keep rations. Make it last as long as possible. Remember that you don’t have a fridge, so leave it too long and it is going to make you sick.

Making a Fire

How to build a fire

Survival skills basics: Making a fire

How to start a fire without a match

How to make a fire

How you build your fire is critically important, honest! Even with an ignition source such as fire lighters if you have a badly built fire it will struggle to start burning. Using a flint isn’t as easy as they make it look on TV. It is worth researching flints and how to obtain them in more detail.

Making and Finding suitable shelter

Shelter

How to build a shelter

Warmth and Shelter

Wilderness survival skills: Finding Shelter

Exposure is more likely to kill than lack of water or food. If your character is exposed to the elements one of the first things they need to do is find shelter, especially if it is cold or the temperature is going to drop.

First aid

Basic wilderness first aid

Survival first aid: Bites and Stings

What to keep in your emergency first aid kit

Survival pack: Emergency aid

Surviving without doctors

Basic survival medicine: wounds

Medicinal plants

Other useful links

5 Basic survival skills

Wilderness survival skills

Wilderness survival skills everyone should know

Basic survival skills (youtube)

Basic wilderness survival guide

Hope these links help you guys out! It was fun to research this and I hope you find it as interesting as I did.

-S

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Other Important Survival Skills & Information

For whatever reason you’re here, knowing survival skills can save your life or your character’s life (especially for those writers out there that are researching this topic).

Basic Rules If You Are Lost And Alone In The Wilderness

Basic Wilderness Survival Skills

Celestial Navigation & Land Navigation - Navigation without a Compass

Finding True North Without a Compass

Telling Time Without A Clock: Scandinavian Daymarks

Wilderness Survival - Field-Expedient Direction Finding

Wilderness Survival - Contact With People

Wilderness Survival - Clouds: Foretellers Of Weather

Wilderness Survival - Camouflage

Wilderness Survival - Sea Survival

Wilderness Survival - Cold Weather Survival

Wilderness Survival - Tropical Survival

Wilderness Survival - Desert Survival

Wilderness Survival - Field-Expedient Weapons, Tools, And Equipment

Wilderness Survival - Psychology of Survival

Wilderness Survival - Signaling Techniques

Morse Code

The Survivalist - Survival Gear: Make Your Own Signal Whistle

The Survivalist - Survival Skills: Signal Whistle Codes

The Survivalist - Survival Gear: How To Make A Compass

The Survivalist - Survival Skills: Folk Wisdom Weather Predictors

The Survivalist - How To Make Rope From Natural Fibers

The Survivalist - Tying Knots That Work

The Survivalist - More Knots That Work

The Survivalist - How To Make Your Own Tick And Bug Repellent

The Survivalist - How To Make A Toothbrush In The Field

The Survivalist - Insulate You Clothes To Survive The Cold

The Survivalist - Survival Skills: Find Natural Toilet Paper

Going To The Bathroom In The Woods 101

How To Go In The Woods

Plants That Repel Mosquitoes

One Green Planet - DIY Natural Insect Repellent

Preventing Bug Bites In The Woods

Homemade Natural Bug Spray Recipes

Bushcraft Camp Hygiene

Wilderness Hygiene

Preparing For Your First Year Trip — Wilderness Living

Camping and Cramping: How To Handle Your Period While You Enjoy The Great Outdoors

Hiking While Menstruating?

What Did Women Use For Menstruation In Europe and America From 1700 - 1900, And Probably Earlier?

Menstruation, Menstrual Hygiene and Woman’s Health in Ancient Egypt

Survival: Animal Attacks

How to Survive Wild Animal Attacks

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A GUIDE TO WRITING SELF-PARAS:

Self para is a multi-paragraph written by the roleplayer for their character only. Nobody reblogs it, and it is mainly for the character’s development. In this guide, I shall attempt to reason out why and how you should write this under-appreciated form. 

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A Guide on Stockholm Syndrome

Unfortunately, this scientific psychological condition has been misused too often in pop culture, including fanfiction. Stockholm Syndrome does not cause love or any kind of sexual attraction to the captors. It is definitely not a 100% precursor to a beautiful love; this psychological condition has more effects than we actually know of. 

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Writing Tips #73: Top Ten Tips to Create a Character Arc

Just as in real life, characters on a page change and develop throughout your story. This is natural and should happen. You can write a story without any character development, but those types of stories are usually noted just for that reason – a character’s refusal or inability to learn or respond to the events around them. Don’t let your character drift around in this developmental arc. Plan your character’s growth and reactions with events, interaction with other characters, and from inner turmoil or conflict. Often characters are at war with themselves or their beliefs, and this can affect their overall character change. Use these 10 tips to keep your character arc on track for believable development. 1. Who Is the Character at the Beginning? Decide who your character is and why they need to change. In the Christmas favorite A Christmas Carol, Scrooge changes from a cantankerous, heartless man into a caring and generous one. Think of Dr. Seuss’s Grinch. 2. Inner Demons Secrets your character hides can be a driving force in who they are. Denial can keep your character falsely happy and guilt can haunt your character into madness. This was one of Shakespeare’s favorite devices. 3. Perception of Self Your character’s self-image may be their worst enemy. Something your character sees as a fault may be exaggerated or may not exist at all. A character thinking they’re too fat, too ugly, stupid, or even superior to others are perceptions that can be changed or altered within the storyline. In the play and movie The Seven Year Itch, a pulp fiction editor sees himself as a skirt-chasing fiend trying to corner the blonde from upstairs – but he’s not. His fantasy life is exaggerated in his mind and has invaded when his wife and child are away for the summer. 4. Show the Character Changing Give the reader the eyewitness view of the character changing. Show the obstacles overcome, the decisions made, the failures and wins. It doesn’t always have to be pretty.

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Writing Tips #79:How To Write Better Villains

A collection of tips to improve your villains.

Make sure you show your villain personally doing something despicable. A villain that does nothing but sit on a throne (or peer down from the top of a giant tower) is hardly a villain at all. It’s hard to feel even remotely intimidated by a guy or gal who just sits around giving scary orders all day.

A perfect example of this is Galbatorix in the first book of The Inheiritance Cycle, whose most villainous acts are ordering the destruction and torture of some terrorists (because yes, that’s what the Varden are), taxing the people, and destroying some villages we didn’t even care about.

Don’t make the same mistake. Put some grime on your villains’ hands. If they don’t personally torture someone, at least have them watching in approval - or better yet, interrogate the protagonist.

Have the villain get personal with the heroes. The most despicable villains are the ones who personally make the heroes lives’ miserable. Voldemort may have been Harry Potter’s big bad (and there’s no denying that he was about as bad as they come) but Voldemort loses the anti-popularity contest to Dolores Umbridge, who tried to expel Harry from Hogwarts, banned him from the Quidditch team, and tortured him in detention.

Sauron in The Lord of the Rings fails to scare anyone because he’s just a giant eye on top of a tower - it’s the ring you come to loathe because it constantly puts Frodo into life-threatening danger and threatens to corrupt him and those around him, coupled with the agony and torture Frodo has to endure just to destroy it. When Loki killed eighty faceless people in two days in The Avengers, most people didn’t care too much - but when he killed off a major character, then they cared.

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Writing Tips #84: The ABCs (and Ds and Es) of Plot Development

Plot develops out of conflict, either external, such as a person or an event that precipitates a series of actions the main character undertakes, or internal, driven by the protagonist’s wants and/or needs. How that character, and others, makes choices and otherwise responds to stimuli determines the course of events.

The traditional structure of a plot is linear, in which the protagonist’s actions are charted in a more or less straight line, although many stories shift from that person’s point of view to that of one or more other characters as the tale progresses. Others involve one or more flashbacks, introducing new elements to the overarching plot.

In one sense, there are innumerable stories; looking at storytelling another way, various analysts have discovered variable finite numbers of basic plots (such as the quest, which is ubiquitous in all genres), though these types have a seemingly infinite number of variations, as a visit to any large bookstore or library will attest. But stories almost invariably follow a simple pattern, in which rising action propels the protagonist through a series of complications that result in a climax, followed by the falling action of the resolution.

At this point, the character, or at least the character’s circumstances, have changed, though most readers (and writers) find it most satisfying if the character has experienced significant growth or change and has accomplished a palpable goal, such as a physical journey that has allowed the character to achieve some reward, or an intangible goal that still satisfies the reader’s desire for the protagonist to undergo a metamorphosis of some kind.

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Guide: Writing a torture scene

Who doesn’t like a good torture scene, am I right? This is a guide that will help you write a believable torture scene for your character as well as some general ideas for possible scenes that you can use.

 Disclaimer: This is not from actual experience or anything like that, I just really like t.v, books, and movies with darker plots.

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[keir-reviews]

The plot is the main feature of a roleplay, which is why it is imperative that it is detailed, exciting, original and intriguing. The sidebar plot needs to draw the reader in, while the full plot needs to be informative and interesting. It is common for a person to have an original or exciting idea but utilise it in the wrong way, causing the roleplay to get less attention than expected. When writing your plot, there are certain features and details that must be included.

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♡ A GUIDE TO DEVELOPING A PLOT #004

In this guide, I will be discussing the different parts of a plot, as well as ways to help you develop a basic plot for your roleplay. I will also be giving you some ideas on how to add different parts of a plot to your main plot through events and site wide plots. I hope you find this guide helpful, and if you have any questions, please let me know!

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OOC - Editing posts on your phone

For anyone who wants to know how to edit/cut posts, insert gifs etc. when mobile.

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Articles on BDSM

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BDSM Education for the Uneducated

A great resource for almost all things bdsm.