4, 11, 38, 45, 56, and 69 for Cass, Sunny, and Sabetha!
(it was so hard to narrow this down; all of the questions on that ask meme were so good.)
Omg right?? Thank you for these!
4. if they could learn one spell that isn’t available to them at present, which spell would it be?
Cassiopeia - I honestly think counterspell. She wants to be able to protect her friends and loved ones as best as she can, and being able to just knock a spell out of the air would make her feel so powerful, since that’s not something she can do but would love to be able to.
Sunburst - commune, I think. She wants to get some things straight with Lathander. Although sunbeam would be sick too. Really get that pure concentrated power of the sun laser vibe going.
Sabetha - I think she would also like commune but not to talk to a god but to her fiendish patron. Although, modify memory would be helpful as well….
11. what skills are they proficient in? why?
Cassiopeia - in her original campaign, she had insight, medicine, persuasion, and religion. Religion and medicine because she is a religious figure and a healer, brought up in a temple. She’s good at reading people and seeing the intention behind their words, so insight. She’s a paladin so she has persuasion based on her sheer force of personality.
Sunburst - she’s proficient with perception, medicine, insight, and religion. Similar to cass, she was brought up in a church and trained as a healer, so medicine and religion (even tho she’s maybe succeeded one (1) religion check over the entire year-long campaign). Perception for her awareness of her surroundings and bright light, and then insight because she really has an ability to connect with people and glean the truth from them.
Sabetha - so I don’t remember her original stats and I lost her sheets, but for the purposes of my dnd-inspired story with these guys, she has history, arcana, religion, and deception. History, specifically religious history, and arcana are her special interests so naturally she’s proficient with those, and she’s a warlock, of course she can lie. It’s all she’s got.
38. what do they smell like?
Cassiopeia - she smells a bit like brimstone and smoke, but she wears a wild rose perfume, so kind of a smokey rose
Sunburst - pure woodsmoke and embers, and if you get really close, burning range close, a bit like gasoline
Sabetha - warm damp earth, sage, incense, myrrh, and a bit of iron
45. how do they hug people?
Cassiopeia - she gives the best hugs - she’s tall and strong and soft and warm. She hugs in the way she wants to be hugged - tight and close like she’ll never let you go.
Sunburst - her hugs start a bit timid and a-frame, she’s terrified of burning someone. But if you’re not afraid of that, she’ll hug you so gently and so warmly that it’s almost reverent.
Sabetha - her hugs are soft and warm and a bit afraid, like they’ll be taken away from her too quickly.
56. what animal do they most relate to?
Cassiopeia - guard dog, or better yet, fighting dog
Sunburst - bird of paradise
Sabetha - some kind of crow or magpie, something slightly skittish that can be caged
69. (Nice) how would they describe their party members?
Ooohh so cass and sab no longer technically have parties, as their campaigns ended (and I don’t remember sab’s party members since it was like 8 years ago), so sadly I won’t be able to answer for them, but Sunny has a party! She has many thoughts on them!
the barbarian - that's Sunny's bestie, that's her girl. They're ride or die, even though they couldn't be more different. Sunny thinks she's a bit rash, a bit wild, a bit shortsighted, and she cannot stand the necromancy, but doesn't want to make any decisions for her, so she grits her teeth and tolerates it. She'd do anything for her.
the ranger - Sunny thinks very highly of him. She thinks he's a gentleman and that people are way too mean to him given he's an outsider. She is too, and she thinks he's got a good heart, even if he's fine with casual violence. Although he did lie to her face last session, and she let slide because she could tell he was uncomfortable. But a lie's a lie....
the wizard - Sunny is very curious about them, and a little startled by their violent nature. She just learned about their past a bit, and she's a lot more sympathetic, and just wants to make them feel comfortable and safe.
4. Somebody calls your character “good [insert gender word here].” How do they react?
Sunny - if someone called her a good girl she'd probably just preen a little and agree with you, like yes i am a girl and i'm very good
Sabetha - if someone called her a good girl, in any context, she's blue-screening a bit and is immediately turned on, it's one of her biggest uh. kinks?
9. What's something about your character that they find embarrassing? Not just something that happened in the past, but a regular/recurring trait they can't help?
Sunny - so the thing about sunny is that she's a bit delulu and doesn't get embarrassed easily, because she's perfect didn't you know? although i think she's a bit embarrassed whenever she loses her temper, since she very much doesn't want to be "angry" or "hateful" so she gets embarrassed about it, but alas she is made of fire and is only a person, so she does get angry, even if she denies it and claims to be so chill (the hair flaring gives it away)
Sabetha - oh boy the poor gal has so much social anxiety she's embarrassed by pretty much everything she does. Gets excited about a topic and rambles? embarrassed. A girl flirts with her and she flirts back? embarrassed. Does "poorly" on a school assignment? double embarrassed. Does ancient forbidden magic? embarrassed.
12. Somebody asks your character which of two loved ones they would save in a hypothetical situation. How do they go about responding? With logic, or perhaps getting upset at the thought? Refusing to play along at all?
Sunny - she's not playing your silly mind games, how dare you assume there's a situation where she wouldn't try her absolute darnedest to save them both! she's a cleric, give her a chance, she'll save 'em all
Sabetha - I think she'd be upset at the thought, make a sad comment that she'd need two loved ones firstly, and then explain her reasoning logically, and include spells etc that she would use. She loves a hypothetical situation, so long as it stays hypothetical.
18. Your character just set off the smoke alarm. What were they doing?
Sunny - this would be a regular occurrence in her house, so she'd just sigh and reach up to hit the button, or get a chair if the ceiling is high. She was just chilling! Not her fault her hair's fire!
Sabetha - she's immediately overwhelmed and grabs a towel or something to flap at the alarm until it stops, then she opens all the windows. If it keeps going and she can't reach it and the towel isn't working, she might just eldritch blast it. She does Not like the volume!
Sunburst - oooh this is tough because she'll talk about anything. She's afraid of failing - spiritually, physically, emotionally. She doesn't want to let down her god or her friends.
Sabetha - Oh boy she is riddled with anxiety! She is deeply afraid she'll never get her soul back and reclaim her selfhood, and forever just be what other people (or entities) want her to be.
[ 🫳 ]ㅤ.ㅤwho do they feel they owe, but never paid back ?
Sunburst - She owes the party's wizard money for something she never actually asked them to do and hasn't paid them back yet. But also, in a way, I think she feels like she owes her mentor perfection and hasn't yet delivered.
Sabetha - in a fucked up way, she feels like she owes her patron for "saving" her, and she's waiting for the day the devil comes to collect
[ 📿 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat superstition or ritual do they cling to ?
Sunburst - she's a pious cleric and god's favourite princess, she loves a ritual. She does a sun salutation ritual every morning followed by a meditation. She also prays before bed every night. It's grounding for her.
Sabetha - she also loves a ritual! Doing her makeup and getting dressed each day has become a bit of a ritual for her to build her confidence and sense of self. She also does literal rituals on full and new moons.
[ 🪶 ]ㅤ.ㅤhow do they laugh ?
Sunburst - she has kind of a breathy, cackling laugh. She sounds like she smokes a pack a day (she has never had a cigarette in her life! she's just Made Of Fire)
Sabetha - kind of bubbly and shy at first, but then a bit louder and more joyous as she gets going or when she's more relaxed.
[ 🧩 ]ㅤ.ㅤwhat’s a truth about themselves they refuse to admit ?
Sunburst - that she's not as patient or understanding as she claims to be. She's internalized a lot of not-so-healthy things throughout her life in the church, but she denies denies denies that anything's wrong. She's convinced if she is understanding and kind enough, then any anger/hurt/offense she feels will just go away.
Sabetha - she doesn't want to admit the lengths she'd go to to find knowledge and power, and how much she wants that power. It makes her feel like she's in control of her life for once, and it scares her how much she's willing to sacrifice for that control. She'd never say it out loud.
5, 13, 18, and 30 for Sunny and Sabetha — we love problematic women in STEM (spellcasting, thaumaturgy, eldritch magicks)
Omg thank you! Wait until you find out about The New Wizard (now that’s a problematic woman in STEM!)
5. What is your OC's gender identity and sexual orientation? Is this also what they identify as in canon, or are they not (fully) aware?
Sabetha: she’s kind of a bicuriois lesbian. She gravitates strongly towards women, always has, but she has a male friend she could see herself with… and she identifies as a cis woman! She’s pretty aware of this in her canon, she’s spent a lot of time pondering.
Sunburst: she’s pan/queer! Definitely the type to be attracted to a personality not a gender. She’s also a cis woman but she hasn’t thought on it much. She definitely doesn’t have the language for it in canon, and if asked just kind of shrugs and blushes and says she doesn’t think about that sort of thing. She’s catholic.
13. What is something your OC does (to others) that they would not like if others did to them? Are they aware that they do this?
Sabetha: oof she wouldn’t really like the clingy, very anxious guilt-tripping that she kind of does without realizing it. It’s not intentional because it’s very panicked, but it wouldn’t feel great to be on the receiving end of.
Sunburst: oh dear she’d be lowkey pretty offended if someone treated her with the moral superiority she treats other people with. She thinks she’s being helpful but it can come across as condescending. It would be quite a wake up call as she wouldn’t realize that’s how it feels, and she’d want to work on not always getting up on her high horse.
18. What are your OC's bad habits?
Sabetha: cigarettes, always assuming that people think awful things about her, letting anxiety make the decisions, and dark magic
Sunburst: it’s a double edged sword but trusting too easily that everyone has the same good intentions as her, giving unsolicited advice, and repressing her emotions
30. How paranoid is your OC? How does this affect their daily life?
Sabetha: oh the poor baby is very paranoid and has debilitating anxiety a lot of the time, so she’s very jumpy and insecure. It affects her relationships (not that she’s had many) and her general well-being, becoming a vicious cycle.
Sunburst: honestly, she’s not really paranoid at all. A little cautious to avoid her god’s retribution if she strays from his path, but she’s also aware that’s pretty unlikely. She’s very trusting and posi-vibes only, and whole-heartedly believes people have good intentions (more often than they do).
Ahh thank you! I got kind of rambly so under a cut!
6. How does your character express that they're uncomfortable?
Sabetha: she’s a bit obvious about it, even though she’d desperately try to hide it. She takes a bit longer stringing together sentences, her tail flicks like a nervous cat’s, she can’t make eye contact, and fidgets with her hands and jewelry. If she’s with trusted people, she’ll probably try to say she’s uncomfortable if there’s something they can do to help, but otherwise she’ll try to keep it to herself to avoid being a “burden”
Sunburst: her eyes go really wide and her hair flickers and flares. She’s confident enough though that she’ll announce that she’s uncomfortable with whatever aspect she’s uncomfy with, and she’ll remove herself from the situation as calmly as possible. If she can’t leave, she holds herself quite rigidly as an attempt to seem not uncomfy, and will excuse herself at the first opportunity.
20. Can your character flirt? Are they aware they're flirting? How do they do it?
Sabetha: so. She can flirt, it takes a lot of conscious effort though and doesn’t really come naturally so those attempts seem a bit uncanny valley or insincere. When she’s genuinely just being herself and talking though is when she may be accused of flirting just because she’s being nice, and those situations usually work out better than her intentional attempts. Let her infodump about magic and compliment your outfit!
Sunburst: she cannot flirt to save her life but could be accused of flirting because she is genuinely very kind and complimentary, and doesn’t plan on changing anytime soon.
36. What makes them blush?
Sabetha: a lot! Compliments, people being bare-minimum nice to her, women (especially muscular and athletic women…. Or knights. Knights make her blush).
Sunburst: oh goodness so much! She’s a bit of a prude so anything overtly sexual, flirts, cool combat tricks, guilt/shame, drinking alcohol, a particularly beautiful sunset
40. Describe a corruption/redemption arc version of your character.
Sabetha: omg I’ve thought about this one! Evil ending sab! She would lean more on her patron for emotional validation and regulation, following without question whatever was asked of her. Her magical experiments would take a darker and more self-inflicted route, turning to blood magic as her research becomes more esoteric and niche. She’d isolate herself from most of her friends (with encouragement from her patron “you don’t need them, you only need me”), and cling on to her morally-ambiguous ones who are less likely to intervene (ie she can drag judas into whatever situation given he’s not going to dissuade her because of his own blind loyalty), having massive breakdowns if they go against her. She’d spiral into the deep depths of anxiety and depression, and her patron would have her convinced that’s fine.
Sunburst: she’s sort of on a semi-corruption arc now? A full corruption arc would include getting stuck in the hells and breaking under the weight of all the horror there. Being surrounded by unfettered evil and suffering would eventually erode her optimism and hope, and in a last-ditch attempt to hold onto that, she’d probably go scorched earth zealotry. To be fully corrupted though, I think she’d have to listen to Gideon and the shield/Gargoth and denounce Lathander’s light. There’s nothing he can do for her down here. There’s nothing he can do for anyone down here. He’s not even going to try.
56. If your character had wings what would they look like?
Sabetha: I think classic devilish and bat-like, but small and cute
Sunburst: ooohhhh would it be too cliche to say fire? Almost biblical avenging angel wings of feathers and flame?
57. How does the way they act seemingly contradict their ability scores?
Sabetha: she is a walking contradiction! Her charisma is very high but she presents awkward and unsure in most social situations due to her various mental illnesses. You’d think she’d have good wisdom from years of self-reflection, but no, she’s not very wise. Can’t learn life experience from books really. But she has good insights into what her friends need to hear. Her con is decent even if she looks seconds away from fainting at any given moment.
Sunburst: she goes into any situation with the attitude of someone with 20 charisma and talks boldly like she’s the rizzler. Her charisma is 11. She’s got a plus nothin. Zero proficiency in talking to people. Just pure belief that people want to be kind and honest like she does. She’s tall and willowy with breakable-looking wrists but she is very sturdy and can take hits almost as good as the barbarian. She can, however, do negative damage with her mace. And has.
12. Do they possess a secret that would destroy them if found out?
Sabetha - in my story (??) that I’m writing and the world I’m building, magic is highly forbidden and punishable by death, so her biggest secret is that she is indeed a warlock and gifted magic user. That would be uhhh pretty bad!
Sunburst - no, not particularly, she’s pretty open about things generally. Well. In campaign she’s framed for ordering a murder and if it got leaked to the news, her social reputation would be destroyed.
16. How do they cope with intrusive or impulsive thoughts?
Sabetha - she scolds herself. She’s very hard on herself for them. Sometimes she’ll indulge and explore the fantasy of giving in to them, especially if it’s self-inflicted. But she usually scolds herself out of it.
Sunburst - instantly dismisses them, reminding herself of her values of kindness and truth. She never ever allows herself to indulge them.
18. How do they handle long stretches of solitude or silence?
Sabetha - pretty well, all things considered. She’s very used to it - she wasn’t allowed to go outside really as a child/teen, the farthest she’d been was the back garden. She’s also quite introverted and needs her quiet time. She usually just reads, because if she gets thinking too hard the anxiety and loneliness will get in and not leave her alone.
Sunburst - she doesn’t mind them too much, she spent her formative years as an acolyte, so stretches of silence are comforting to her. She’s also pretty introverted, and sometimes will use that quiet time to pray or meditate. But if she doesn’t talk to people for too long, she gets squirrelly and lonely, and that’s a negative emotion, she can’t have those.
20. How do they react when confronted with something they can't explain or don't understand?
Sabetha - usually with equal parts panic and curiosity. She craves understanding, so if she doesn’t understand or can’t explain something, she’ll go to lengths to try to figure it out. She can’t really rest until she does.
Sunburst - oh lowkey badly! Especially if it challenges her worldview. She gets quite defensive and agitated until she understands a bit better, or until she’s had time to sit with her feelings and literally cool off a bit.
25. What are their irrational fears?
Sabetha - I’m not sure how irrational it is, but she’s terrified of being abandoned and alone. She’s scared everyone’s out to get her. I also don’t think she likes clowns too much.
Sunburst - heights! And experiencing the very normal emotions of anger or disappointment. Or, goodness gracious, letting people down.
29. What is their breaking point?
Sabetha - her breaking point is quite low and she’s reached it many times, but it’s mostly being rejected and/or abandoned by those she loves. She just wants to be loved, and her breaking point is the compaction of all the loneliness and dejection she’s felt her entire life. Her warlock pact is a physical manifestation of that breaking point - she was in such an emotionally desolate point she sold her soul just to ease the pain a bit. And for magic power.
Sunburst - she’s just about reaching it. She’s really questioning her views of the goodness of people and the weight of souls and she’s so, so disappointed. All the anger she’s been holding in her body for years is starting to burst out at the seams, and she’s frustrated with trying to convince other people to care the way she does. She sees the light in everything, so why is it dimming? Why don’t you see it too? It’s not fair!
🧑🤝🧑🧑🤝🧑how do they feel about having multiple partners at once? have they ever done it?
Salt - they’re genuinely poly and would lowkey struggle (and have struggled) in monogamous relationships. They fall in love easily and lust even more so. They like having a variety of lovers, and don’t like feeling tied down to one person. They have never done it, uh, ethically? They cheated on an ex girlfriend many times but only because she started cheating first so that’s kind of the closest they’ve come. It wasn’t great but hey they’re still friends with benefits with that ex.
Sabetha - here!
Malice - I think he’s pretty laissez faire, so long as the other person is honest about it. He kind of doesn’t care that much, if the other person wants to be open or exclusive, he doesn’t really have a preference? Or at least that’s what he’d say. He’s a bit skittish about forming deep relationships but gets crushes easily, and will sleep around if that’s what suits him in the moment. He hasn’t really done it before, since he doesn’t consider a lot of his past relationships as ‘real’ anyways.
👄do they prefer oral or penetrative sex more?
Salt - while they love penetrative, they prefer oral. They have a massive oral fixation and will happily go down on someone for as long as their jaw and the other person can handle it. And they will be personally offended if you don’t reciprocate.
Sabetha - she prefers giving oral and receiving some form of penetration be it fingers or a toy. She always has stiletto nails so she’s not exactly reciprocating in that way. She’s pretty up front about it though.
Malice - he’d say oral to not like. Pressure anyone or ask for anything that could be too much, but he prefers penetrative. From either perspective. He likes the intimacy and the intensity along with the physical feeling, and is a sucker for a good sword/stabbing metaphor. He’s not going to say no to a bj though and he’ll offer to go down on you in return.
↕️are they a sub, dom, or switch? top, bottom, or switch?
Salt - switch and verse but leans more heavily bottom/subby
Sabetha - bottom, sub, the biggest pillow princess. It’s the nails.
Malice - also switch and verse, doesn’t really lean in any particular direction - equally happy to be in charge or get put in his place. Kind of depends on his dynamic with the other person or how bratty and malicious he’s feeling that day.
🧑🤝🧑🧑🤝🧑how do they feel about having multiple partners at once? have they ever done it?
Sabetha - I don’t think she could do it. She’s never tried, but she’s very anxious and that much communication and understanding is a bit advanced for her right now. That’s not to say she couldn’t ever do it, but it would take some growth and stability on her end first.
🏳️🌈what’s their sexual orientation? have they ever experimented outside of that [for more binary orientations such as heterosexual/homosexual]?
Sabetha - she’s gaaaayyyy! She experimented with a friend at one point and came up with inconclusive results. So gay but bi-curious? She’s not limiting herself to only women, but gravitates mostly that way.
👀how do they feel about voyeurism? exhibitionism?
Sabetha - I think she’s shy. It would have to be a really controlled and safe environment like a play party or something with strict rules. It’s not something she’s tried (yet) because of the shyness, but I think she’d like watching. And maybe if the right person was watching her…
💸have they ever or would they ever accept money or gifts in exchange for sex?
Malice - so the short answer is yes he has and probably would again, but the longer answer is more nuanced. He views his body as one of his most marketable assets and will often ignore his feelings around using it as a tool. This has led him to several instances of being offered money/gifts/etc for sexual favours. He….doesn’t love it to be honest, but will do and give a lot to ensure his own survival. He does enjoy sex so would rather do it for free since having a monetary value placed on it commodifies him (& his body) yet again. He’s got a lot of issues around being commodified.
🛏️what’s their favorite position?
Malice - doggy, any configuration. Less personal without the eye contact, but still lots of opportunity for versatility and getting rough.
🍒how old were they when they lost their virginity? to whom? was it significant?
Malice - I think he was around 16, and it was with a high school girlfriend. He was pretty closeted in high school so he only dated girls. He’d say it was incredibly mid to bad and not very significant. He hasn’t talked to or seen that girl in over 10 years. He might not even remember her name. He genuinely doesn’t think about it much, if at all. He remembers her parents more than her.
