MOD NOTE: Blog is on indefinite hiatus! Everything will be kept up for checking out regardless, and in case I/others want to take up the work of running this more in the future. Check this post for more details!
What is this?
We post question prompts for talking about your original characters for the Fallen London universe. People can reply or reblog to answer the prompts for their characters, or check the notes to find out more about other people's characters.
The aim is to post two prompts per week. Each prompt post will contain multiple questions or concepts to discuss. You don't need to answer everything on the post if you don't want to - the various questions are intended to provoke thought for your answers, or give ways to elaborate in more detail.
See below the cut for more information:
Why QnA?
There are two main goals for the blog!
First: sharing OCs is a really fun part of the fandom, but posting information about your OCs, or introducing new characters, can be hard to do, especially for people new to the fandom. The posts here aim to serve as easy ways to talk about characters, without the pressure of deciding what to talk about or the anxiety of making your own posts for it.
Second: There's a lot of cool OCs in the fandom, and not nearly enough time to find them all and learn about them. The hope is that QnA posts will serve as a way to find new characters you didn't know about yet, or to learn more about the ones you already know.
How to join?
Easy! Just reply or reblog a QnA post with your response. You can also make a new post of your own if you want, though consider linking back to the prompt and/or tagging as "fallen london oc qna".
Responses can be handled however you want. Want to write them in character? Including art/picrew designs/moodboards/etc.? Just a simple bullet point list instead of full sentences? Go wild!
There are no skill requirements for responding. You don't need to respond to every post - feel free to skip any you don't feel like answering. There are also no time restrictions, so if you want to post 15 responses in a row 3 years late, you can do that.
General etiquette
As a general rule, be respectful and polite to other people. Do not be rude or antagonistic in the replies - take people's posts in good faith, or make use of the block function if necessary.
Be sure to credit and source things where relevant. If you post a Picrew image, share the link. If you include a commissioned piece of art, credit the artist. If you're posting a moodboard, take the time to check if the images are free to use. Don't use AI generated content.
In summary: be kind, be mature, and support your fellow creatives.
Other notes
We accept suggestions for future question prompts via asks. Any suggestions will include credit - include in the ask if you want credit anonymously or under a different username. Suggestions will likely be rephrased for consistency.
The plan is to post twice per week, but this may change in the future, depending on supply of questions, etc. The posting may also be inconsistent based on moderator health. Patience is appreciated!
Questions will be tagged for spoilers if directly relevant. If a spoiler tag is missed, send in an ask and it'll be fixed ASAP. Responses may (and most likely will) contain spoilers, so tread cautiously if you're avoiding those.
Credit
Currently, blog is run by @reliably-derogaffectionate.
This blog is unofficial and is not affiliated with Failbetter Games.
Header image and blog icon are both official art from Fallen London - the Lodgings header image and the Ambitious Barrister icon, respectively.
School and work have been a lot recently, and it's possible I won't be able to post tomorow 😭 I'm still gonna try to at least post a shorter chapter though! So don't lose hope just yet
Sanjay: “You know, I know Satya has really been spoiling you hooligans, playing fast and loose with the rules. But from here on out let’s make this more interesting shall we? I won’t stop you from trying your own hand at making this little show play out how you think it should. It’d be a little hypocritical of me to do that...
But you have to fight fair. No more ‘spoilers’. Ask some questions why don’t you? Stop trying to cheat.”
