#original character problems

[under-the-vhenadahl]

I think, one of the problems about being obsessed with your own OC is that its like... that "she is very gorgeous to me☝️" meme. Like ye I adore her... she's not even on anyone elses map tho.

Like I obesses over this chick like I do with irl characters, but no one else knows she exists, so I can't fangirl abt it. Its like limbo lmao.

[perfumed-letters]

the motivation to draw an oc, full body, but you only have a general body shape and only like. Shirt / upper body ideas and the head shape.

GOD DAMN IT NAMES TOO. I DUNNO IF I ALREADY NAMED YOU BUT IF I DID I FORGOT YOU SQUARE HEAD /nbh

[aphantasia-culture]

hypophantasic writer culture is creating characters and assigning them traits but then being unable to picture them and losing track of their traits so you have to have a thing for you to

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[dragcn-uwu]

[damnfandomproblems]

Making an OC but then a show comes out with a very similar character so it looks like you're ripping off a character that didn't even exist yet at the time you created them, OR accidentally making them similar to an already existing character from a show you've never even heard of            

[aphantasia-culture]

D&D aphantasic culture is telling your friend about a character you're making, only for them to say "too bad you're aphantasic and can't actually see in your head how awesome that design is," and having your excitement falter for a second as you suddenly feel cheated by your own brain

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[aphantasia-culture]

Aphantasiac (writer/roleplayer) culture is creating your D&D character and needing to describe them in post-by-post and your writer instinct going “IT HAS TO BE AMAZING” and your aphantasia going “but we can’t use it” and your writer instinct just screaming “I DON’T CARE JUST MAKE IT AMAZING DANG IT”

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[xiaguangmagpie]

Random thoughts on Tolkien free species - men (and hobbits), dwarves, elves - lifespans, especially in relation to each other, and multi-race persons

This is what I know so far-

Men- grown by 16-20, lifespan 70-80 years on average (Remnants of Numenor are outliers)

Hobbits - grown by 33, lifespan 90-100

Dwarves - grown by 40? Or 70s? Life span 250?

Elves - grown by 50? Treated as adults around 100? Lifespan indefinite unless slain (the original outliers)

—> what’s fanon there or not, need to find out

—> Multi-species species persons seem to count under the fate of whatever is “lesser” in the cosmic pecking order, which seems pretty clearly Ainur->Elves->Men

So what about dwarves?

—> Luthien’s line is the only one offered a choice in fate; it’s not that other families don’t have the potential to exist in that world, it’s just that they aren’t considered under the terms of the decree, afaik (they also have the bit of Maia in there to mess up any even halves, that’s fun)

Questions:

—> others in the legendarium?

—> we know elves and maia can mix (in one direction, with Melian bearing, but could an elf lady handle a half Maia pregnancy?) and elves and men; what of others?

Is it always “lesser” men with more powerful women?

Guess:

hobbits: hobbits and dwarves

Dwarves: dwarves and hobbits (?)

Men: men, dwarves(?) and elves

Elves: elves, men and one instance of maia (if you like pina coladas and staring contests in nan elmoth) (Melian is a canon outlier, and Ainur aren’t the focus of the post anyway, but yeah, go forth and OC, I’ve got mine too)

In other words, small folk with small, big with big, men everywhere except the extremes of either end (hobbits and Maia) because it just wouldn’t work - also, even in mixed pairs, is it better if the female is from the bigger species probably? For giving birth to giant babies reasons - probably a bad idea

I’m not saying peoples WOULD; and likely height is a factor, with both attraction and logistics - there’s a lot of variety in humans, shorter than 5ft6 is what I can see happening, regardless of gender

NOW,

I’ve seen the cute fanon(?) word “dwobbit” - and we all know Peredhel; but

What the fresh f*ck are we supposed to called someone who is part human, part dwarf?

what about dwarves?!! Arrrrgghhhhhhh