If anyone else would like a rumour sent regarding one of their OCs then let me know. They don't take too much effort to write with one functioning arm and they're quite fun to do... No promises on how long it might take though.
3. What was the first thing you decided on, the character's name, appearance, personality or their role in the story?
For Mimble it would be appearance, then name, then role and then his personality sort of evolved afterwards.
I had to remake him a few times, as the friends I was playing with at the time kept moving to different Data Centres, so his apperance was set quite early. Although the distinctive outfit came much later in the story.
As he was (and is) the WoL, his role in the story was largely dictated by the MSQ, but he certainly brought his own unique spin to proceedings.
Humble had his name first, as I researched Hellsguard naming conventions first, then his appearance, role and then personality developed over time.
Again his role as WoL was dictated by the main narrative of the game, but he definitely experienced things quite differently than Mimble in a lot of ways.
His personality did not turn out quite as intended, as he was initially supposed a lot more confident and assertive, but somehow that didn't fit with how the character developed.
👀 : Does your OC believe they are attractive? Do they use that to their advantage?
Humble does not believe he is attractive in the slightest and, even if he did, he wouldn't really know how to employ it to his advantage anyway.
Whilst there are quite a few people who find Humble much more attractive than he realises, his complete obliviousness to this only serves to confirm his suspicions that, whilst he may be useful, he will never be thought beautiful...
aaaa, i don't remember sending one!! so for you mimble!
Highlight a FFXIV blog that explores difficult or complex emotions really well.
Unsurprisingly, given the name @orime-stories contains some fantastic writing - you can find their work on Ao3 as well as their two tumblrs (@orime-stories and @orime-eorzea).
Reading their work has certainly inspired me to "go there" with more difficult or less palatable themes and emotions (although I am not half as good at it). They are particularly good at taking an event or scenario and showing how differently each character responds to the same situation - and those responses are often complex, reflecting conflicting urges or emotions.
I can definitely recommend reading their various works - their Ao3 archive can be found here, but there are also links to different works pinned at the top of @orime-stories.
Flower's (unofficial) name day is July 1st! This will be the first one (Whoooo yaaay!) So I wanted to do something special, not only for me and him but for anyone who wants to talk about their wol/oc. When I asked about interest in this project people seemed excited!
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Between June 15th through July 6th, I'm asking anyone who wants to participate to take any ask games and reverse them! Just choose from any ask games or ask lists you like, pick a question or several and answer about your own wol/oc(s)! If it goes well I'll do another one of these at a later time!
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I ask that you tag your responses with #2026FirstReverseAsks or #2026ReverseAsks please!
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You don't have to pick from the ask lists I've linked below keep reading (they're for anyone who doesn't have time/energy/the want to look for ask game threads)
You can pick more than one question and/or from more than one list, in fact I'm encouraging you to! Go wild! I wanna see some yapping!
You can answer for multiple characters!
Anyone is welcome to participate, regardless of wol/ffxiv oc status
If you're nervous because I didn't mention a scenario you shyness has latched onto, the answer is Yes, you can! Do the thing! If you're still nervous, I have push notifs on during the event, I will see you and answer you! :)
You can reblog this post, make your own post with the #2026FirstReverseAsk or #2026ReverseAsks tag. If you want, you can even submit your ask and answer alongside it to my inbox. I'll check it 3 or more times a day during those dates.
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Anyone tagged isn't required to participate! I thought it'd be nice to tag anyone who commented or reblogged to say thank you for the encouragement and kind words! I wouldn't have had the courage to try otherwise! Thank you to anyone not tagged as well! (My computer is being silly and fighting me on the tags so I may have missed some people)
Absolutely feel free to ask me to remove your name if you didn't want to be tagged.
There are some ask lists below 'Keep reading' that I found and looked fun but you can choose from others not linked here!
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Only ONE of these lists are mine.
If any of these lists are yours and you don't want them here, let me know, I tried to choose ones that said others could use them or were already widely shared and tag list owners as requested.
On the flip side of that, feel free to send me links to ask lists to add for the next time but please be sure to respect the list author's wishes if they don't want their list widely shared.
mimble-sparklepudding's master list of Further Updated List of Various OC Ask Games: https://www.tumblr.com/mimble-sparklepudding/771248950425665536
mimble-sparklepudding's master list of Love/Relationship Themed OC Ask Lists :https://www.tumblr.com/mimble-sparklepudding/808377299707772928/loverelationship-themed-oc-ask-lists
CHARACTERS & SIBLINGS - ask game! by contentmusings: https://www.tumblr.com/contentmusings/804748882756141056/characters-siblings-ask-game-how-many
CHARACTERS & SIBLINGS II by contentmusings: https://www.tumblr.com/contentmusings/804993872053829632/characters-siblings-ii-part-i-here-1-how
OC Language and Vernacular Questions by mimble-sparklepudding: https://www.tumblr.com/mimble-sparklepudding/771535118277935104/oc-language-and-vernacular-questions
☆ — oc questions: reactions. by @ricesinspo: https://www.tumblr.com/ricesinspo/761581717396029441/oc-questions-reactions-by-ricesinspo
OC every-day ask list by diggingforkuponuts (thats me!): https://www.tumblr.com/diggingforkuponuts/819248169077686272/ocfandom-unthemed-ask-list
OC Ask List from alslamalskenaalraha: The blog this list is from looks to be all ask lists as well https://www.tumblr.com/alslamalskenaalraha/816229306858700800/oc-asks
100 Sill OC Questions Ask Game by ink-flavored: https://www.tumblr.com/ink-flavored/788617463096033280/100-silly-oc-questions-ask-game
OC ask game! by whump-until-wretched: https://www.tumblr.com/whump-until-wretched/797060636245917696/oc-ask-game-what-does-your-characters-laugh-sound
oc asks: the basics by cityandking: https://www.tumblr.com/cityandking/791859586224275456/oc-asks-the-basics
OC ASK GAME by ruvviks: https://www.tumblr.com/ruvviks/815441522933825536/oc-ask-game-where-was-your-oc-born-and-where-did
Character asks! by mist-the-wannabe-linguist: https://www.tumblr.com/mist-the-wannabe-linguist/765892988136226816/character-asks
If your OC were ever to fill out a Dating Site (or pamphlet or newspaper) profile, then what would they include?
Also asked by @sunderedazem @nicholerose92 @placesyoucallhome
Borrowing the format from @spotofmummery, who I hope will not mind. Humble would definitely never write a personal ad, but if he ever did...
💖 Humble Soapstone 💖
Nobull Warrier Seeks Similler.
I am an expeeryanced fiter and blaksmither. If you enjoys smakking the [word scribbled out and replaced] heck out of bastards and makin stuff in your spare time then you mite like me maybe. I am open minded and well travelled and my frends says I am a good man and very nice, but a bit shy.
Also I can provides:
Own Room and Choccobo (not in room tho)
A large colekshon of Axes.
Loads of Books what I am tryin to reed in my spare tiem.
Own iland with Mamets.
Welth of craftin materels and tools.
Big hugs and a Listerning Ear (acktualy two)
Small baby Koala for snugglin Purpurses.
Enemes smashed to bits as you likes.
Ideerly you will be having [word scribbled out in obvious frustration] not a problem with my fults and will be a nice kind man and maybe we can hold hands sometiems.
Since we had such an outpouring of support for this endeavor, I've gone ahead and made a sideblog and discord as promised!
Come one, come all, to The Learning Grove!
A place where the new and the anxious can grow from sprouts to towering trees
Do you need a helping hand through normal and alliance raids due to anxiety, newness, and/or bad experiences? Come join us for bi-weekly raid nights. No judgement, low stress learning parties hosted by patient veterans who want to help you experience these fights and stories!
Sideblog: @thelearninggrove
Discord
And as an aside, I do want to say that this is not meant as shade to any raiders out there. You all are a lovely bunch! But not everyone is comfortable just jumping into the ring, and I'm hoping to cater to those folks. And maybe when they fly the nest with a little more confidence, they'll land in your side of things, ready and willing to give it their all!
[🧠 : What is your OC’s most mentally attractive attribute?] For the ask game, please.
Humble has a few positive mental traits, which certainly could be considered attractive - although equally some might find them off-putting.
He is very straightforward and honest and completely lacking in guile - so if you prefer to avoid mind games and second guessing a partner, then that could be quite an attractive feature. He is gentle and kind (at least outside of combat) and pretty selfless, putting other's needs before his own. He has a strong sense of duty and loyalty and is very protective of those close to him.
Although he is far from academic, he is curious about the world and always shows an interest in other people. And, whilst very powerful and capable in a number of areas, he is invariably modest and respectful.
So if you're primarily attracted to confidence, erudition and scintillating wit, then sadly Humble would almost certainly fail to tickle your intellectual erogenous zones. But if someone happened to have a weakness for a shy, sincere - and slightly socially clumsy - soul, who is kind and loyal, then Humble would be very attractive indeed...
💞 : Do they treat sex casually or do they view it as something with a lot of emotional weight?
Humble definitely loads sex with a huge amount of emotional weight - not just because he is something of a romantic, but also because he is very anxious about getting it wrong or not being good enough at it.
Consequently his attitude towards sex is about as far from casual as it could possibly be - since he tends to view it as an extremely intimidating and complex task, with potentially devastating consequences for failure.
Hopefully, once he actually gets to have sex (which will be happening sooner than he thinks), it won't seem quite so emotionally fraught.
Out of pure curiosity, and since I know we have quite a few anxious folks here, I wanted to see if something was worth hosting;
I know that raids can seem like a lot of pressure, trust me. I've put quite a few off since they're not required content, unless I could run them solo. But the stories they tell are fantastic, and add so much context sometimes, or just have really lovely side stories to tell.
So, if I were to help organize a bi-weekly, no stress or judgement, just vibes raid night for sprouts and anxious folks, where we took on normal raids section by section, or a full AR
Would you be interested?
Yes
No
Remaining time: 12 hours 14 minutes
If this does happen, I would also love to recruit some folks who know the fights and are willing to help teach those new to them.
Having a patient group is what helped me get into not only normal, but savage raids as well, so I figured this might help some folks experience more of the amazing stories this game has to offer. <3
(btw if anyone wants to chat about oc interactions, I’m more than happy to! All my characters are free for RP or interactions! Be it from inbox stuff or in game stuff or just DMing back and forth, etc)
i love making friends in fandom, i love playing with our toys together, i love coming up with increasingly niche aus, i love lifting strangers up, i love motivating people to create, i love watching someone get excited over an idea and immediately running with it, i love yelling in tags together, i love seeing someone gain confidence in their writing/art because people were kind to them <33
