Once Upon A Casefile

Excerpts from some of the files found throughout my worlds

[doyouwanttoseeabug]

Genuinely I think one of the best things you can do to build characters in your story is give them a kink. You do not have to put that kink in the story. You do not have to tell anyone but yourself. But thinking about their wants and needs and what would bring them comfort or desire, about whether they crave power or crave a situation where they're blessedly free from any power, about which taboo they might kind of want to cross, is really useful for getting inside their head. Also "what situation would make my character stupid horny enough to make a terrible mistake?" is a good plotting device. "It's a plot hole that they made that dumb decision" no they were just whistling like a lustful kettle and forgot to turn their brain on.

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Gorm: Help! I’m drowning!

Areane: Calm down. We’re only in six feet of water!

Gorm: NOT ALL OF US ARE TALL!

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Elyn: Did you just call me a shrimp, you asshole?! I'm still growing, dammit!

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Esibal: I’m telling you, my team is competent. Almithara, rushing in: Esibal! Pryprinaa tried to make pasta in the coffee pot and now it's broken!

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Val: How do you do that? Til: I'm fearless. Kyli: I saw you run from bees yesterday. You flailed around and tripped over a chair. It was both hysterical and sad. Til: I'm mostly fearless.

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Areane: You disgust me. Gorm: *eating a kitkat sideways* I realize this and don’t care.

[probablybadrpgideas]

The magical mystical cat ears. A headband with a pair of cat ears that magically match your hair color (or skin if you don't have any hair) they provide a +3 to your dexterity stat, but you must end every sentence with a "nya."

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Val: You don't think I can fight because of my gender! Mizas: I don't think you can fight because you're in a wedding dress. For what it's worth, I don't think Knid can fight in that dress either. Knid: Perhaps not. But I would make a radiant bride.

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Knid: Don't worry, I've got a few knives up my sleeve. Thez: I think you mean cards. Mizas: They did not. Knid, pulling out knives: I did not.

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Thez: Why is Knid crying? Val: They saw a leaf on the sidewalk and- Knid: IT LOOKED SO CRUNCHY! Thez: Please don’t say what I think you’re gonna say- Knid: AND WHEN I STEPPED ON IT THERE WAS NO CRUNCH! Thez: NO, NOT THAT!

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*at a zoo* Knid: What are they in for? Val: Knid, this isn't prison. Knid: So they can leave? Val: No, but- Knid, pointing at a meerkat: I bet that one murdered someone.

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Knid: Don't go to the kitchen. Val: Why? Knid: I saw a spider. Val: Well, did you kill it? Knid: It has 8 arms and I only have 2, it's not fair...

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Alexia: Enough! How dare you mock me in such a manner!? Salephis: Well. How would you like me to mock you? I take requests.

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Thez: I am going to need you to swear- Arnora: Fuck. Thez: Thez: ...swear as in promise.  

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Mizas: ...I'm pretty sure that place is fire-proof, or something. Knid, grenade in hand: Alright, but is it explosion-proof?

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Asthere: *angrily presses August against a wall* WHERE'S THE MONEY?! August: ... August: Are we about to kiss-

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Mammu: Standing next to sunflowers always makes me feel weak like ‘look at this fucking flower. This flower is taller than I am. This flower is winning and I’m losing.’ Kyli: Wow, you are not ready to hear about trees