An Alias is the name for the character/persona you use to protect your status as Author Being. It is used to blend into the story.
After creating an Author Being you can create an Alias.
What role do you play? (repeated from How to make an Author Being)
Bad characters will want to use you and your reality bending powers to take control of their world, but also if they learn of other worlds, they’d want to take over them too (or worse). So to combat this, an Author uses an alias. Think of the alias as the mild-mannered disguise for the Author Being’s alter ego. You take on a role to do your work. You don’t have to stick to just one! Author Beings travel between worlds and the alias can change depending on the world.
Other Creator’s World: If you’re in another creator’s world, especially a famous one, creating a fan character is necessary. There are many ways to go about this and it depends on the domain and the author being’s tastes. Just keep in mind, this is YOU taking on a ROLE. It is not a totally separate from you character without your personality, you are ACTING.
Some questions to think about:Â
How does your backstory fit into the plot without breaking it?
Are you an NPC? Or do you interact with the main cast?
If you interact with main characters, how is your alias involved?
Does your alias change canon? Does your alias exist in an AU only?
Does your alias belong to one “episode”? Or do they stay or an arc?
You don’t have to create a whole story behind your fan alias, unless you want to. If you already have a story, it’s pretty easy to establish where the alias ends and the author begins.
Original Worlds: Most authors needn’t worry about an alias while in their own worlds, but it can be fun. You have total control over your world while in it, so you can use a high-profile alias or a low-profile one, or none at all!
You can also use a self-insert in another world too!
For example, Bex will lay undercover as an NPC until something happens and she has to act, then out comes the Author Being! If anyone questions weird behavior she uses pieces of her own backstory to make her presence make sense.
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An alias is fun cause it doesn't have to be you. It can, but it doesn't have to. You are able to take the place of that character if you are an Author Being. Most Aliases will be humanoid, a lot are animals, and some are other things.
Fan Characters: Fan characters are the most common. An AB is most likely going to have an alias in a world that belongs to another creator, especially one with a large fandom like a cartoon. The goal to create a good looking one is to follow the trends of the story you're in.
Self Inserts: If it’s a self-insert, what parts of yourself are you keeping? What parts are you changing?Â
Animal Worlds: Some worlds are only animals and force rules on travelers. ABs can sometimes ignore these changes, but it's good to have a back up. If the story is about all dogs or all cats, what breed are you? What special physical traits do you have?
Examples: Bex stays in her Author form most of the time, but has other aliases (human in Legend of Zelda or Mass Effect, or winged unicorn for My Little Pony) Ell: changes depending on domain
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3. Powers
This is usually decided when you create a persona.
Here are some questions to think about:
Do the author being powers present themselves in the alias? How do or do you not keep them secret?
How do your alias’s powers fit within the world?Â
Are your alias’s powers canon? Do they follow the rules?
How powerful is your alias?Â
It’s really anything goes, but the point is NOT to make a mary-sue. Powers can be one of the hardest things to come up with in a world. If you’re working with a fan-character, think of what is already present in the story and work within those confines. Creating a powerful character doesn’t have to be overpowerful—maybe they excel in one thing and it gives them an advantage.Â
Remember that all powers have their weaknesses or that they don’t always apply to every situation. If your character insists on using powers in every situation, it could cause problems. They might have to accept being a villain if they fireball everything in sight.Â
Examples:
Bex: solar ririni magic, battle magic; weaknesses: no healing, Ell: Light ririni magic, healing
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4. How do you hide? or don't hide
Now you don't HAVE to hide your status as an Author. Many worlds are friendly to Authors. However, you still would have to protect yourself.
Hiding can involve blending into the background so no character knows you. Or being friendly with a certain group, so they keep your secret. Maybe you set up a house in a suburb near a school? Or your a traveler who just entered the village the story takes place in. Keep in mind the genre and themes of the story itself for this, cause it essentially creates your backstory.
If you don't hide, how do you protect yourself if a villian or hero confronts you? do you admit you're an author? Or do you fight an epic battle to establish that they can't mess with you. It's up to you
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