Shadows WIP

 This is another writeblr for @theplantpoweredwriter and a notebook of ideas and a bit about my characters in my main WIP. Just for the fun of it and to give me a little outlet for my ideas. Fab avatar made by @missjanuarylily and the layout features my oc Hana who was drawn by the lovely @universalfanfic! <3

[eternalwritingstudent]

Write Like a Fighter: 10 Character Questions to Build Better Fight Scenes | Chelsea Mueller

We'll review questions that can help your characters (and you) determine what the next steps in a fight scene should be. These questions should also open gateways for descriptors that indicate what needs to happen without you saying “he knew how to throw a punch.”

[develop-your-oc]

What temperature would it have to be outside for your OC to consider it too hot?

[theplantpoweredwriterwrites]

Liam: (212 degrees Fahrenheit)

Jack: (95 degrees Fahrenheit)

Hana: (72 degrees Fahrenheit)

[justafewocprompts]

Which OC usually goofs off, but will clean up their act for someone important to them?

[theunamazingauthor]

One line prompts: Dark

1. “Be careful child and watch the shadows, spirits are known to dwell in the dark”

2. “Your mistake I’m afraid, was assuming I still had light in me. Sweetheart you should know by now, all that’s left is darkness”

3. “I’m not afraid of the dark, it’s always been the light that scares me.”

4. “Those clothes are too dark for this, why don’t you wear something brighter? You’re only killing the guy, not attending his funeral.”

5. “Darkness isn’t the absence of light. It’s the consumption of it.”

6. “You’ll have to excuse my friend, his humor can get a bit dark- you know he told a joke to one of the palace guards once? made the poor man cry.”

7. “You’re going out? In the daylight? Don’t you want to wait till it gets dark?”

[writeroftheprompts]

Source.

Every picture is a snapshot of a story. Write that story.

[witterprompts]

“Your music is too intense for this situation. Turn it off, please.”

“I thought I was lucky, but it turns out I have delayed bad luck. This week has destroyed me.”

“I will literally pay you to leave me alone. Better yet, I’ll pay you to never talk to me again.”

“We were hoping we’d never have to tell you and that you’d figure it out on your own.”

“There’s a limit, here, when it comes to the knowledge you’re allowed to have. Those files are for upper levels only.”

“If you thought I was irritating before, you haven’t heard me play harmonica.”

[theplantpoweredwriterwrites]

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[letyourdreamymemesbememes]

Injury Starters

“Whoa, when did you get this?”

“Who did this to you?”

“Hold still— I need to clean it.”

“I’m supposed to believe this was an accident?”

“Damn— I’d hate to see the other guy.”

“Does this hurt when I touch it?”

“What the hell, ___? Another fight?”

“What the hell happened to your face?”

“Why are you so calm about this? You’re really hurt.”

“I think your arm is broken. It’s not supposed to bend like that.”

“Here, let me help you with that.”

“You’re bleeding a lot. Too much. Apply more pressure. I’m calling an ambulance.”

“Did you think I was gonna leave you like this?”

“Instead of helping you, they ran off? What an asshole.”

“You need to be more careful. You keep getting hurt like this and you’ll put yourself out of commission.”

“Let me grab the first-aid kit. Don’t move.”

“So, do you wanna explain to me what the hell happened?”

“You look really pale. Sit down. I don’t need you fainting before I get this stitched-up.”

“I’m not blaming you, I’m just saying this looks awfully suspicious.”

“How many of them were there? This doesn’t look like one man’s doing.”

“Sit still. I need to clean this before it gets infected.”

“Wiggle your fingers. I need to make sure it’s not broken.”

“This is gonna hurt. A lot. But it’ll be quick. I need to pop it back into place.”

“I told you not to act recklessly like that. You might think you’re protecting me, but you’re gonna get yourself killed if you keep jumping in like that.”

“That was really close this time. Too close. Please, promise me you’re gonna listen to me and be more careful in the future.”

[witterprompts]

“You’re being too nice to someone like me.”

“I’m always ready to fight. You want to? Right now? I’m ready!”

“Hey, if you don’t want your knife back, I’m going to keep it.”

“I chose the lesser of two evils by doing this, but I still feel like I made the wrong choice.”

“Not that it means much coming from me, but you're a good person. I can tell.”

“I was not making fun of you, I swear. It’s just- you were so cute, I couldn’t help smile.”

[probablygoodrpgideas]

Experiment with political systems

Sure, having a king/queen is simple, but have you ever tried:

Democracy

Multiple nobles and they all have the same amount of power (lot of conflict potential)

You can become ruler by defeating the current ruler in a fight

The merchants run everything

A noble and a parliament rule

The most intelligent people rule

…

There are thousands of possibilities, be creative!

[probablygoodrpgideas]

Older post, but I highly encourage it! Try out the weirdest stuff! Try things you think would never work in the real world because this is your world and if you say (insert political system believed to not work) works then it does

[probablybanerpgideas]

Here’s a list of Society and Government types I’ve stolen directly from the worldbuilding section of some rulebooks:

Anarchy: the social conscience maintains order, but there are no laws

Athenian Democracy: Every citizen can vote on every new law

Representative Democracy: Elected representatives form a congress or government

Clan: Pretty much whoever is older is in charge, traditions are strongly adhered to, and society as a whole is split cross many tribes that are generally similar (and usually allied) but with their own quirks and traditions

Caste: A lot like a Clan structure, but each clan has a set role in society that usually renders them co-dependent. These Castes usually follow a social heirarchy

Dictatorship: One person controls everything, and they will later pass the right to rule to someone else, whether by inheritance, election, duelling, or some other method. Not all dictatorships are bad, especially if they are formed in times of crisis or rebellion, but even those started with the best intentions may quickly corrupt.

Plutocracy: Whoever has money is in charge.

Technocracy: A group of scientists and engineers have complete control and do everything they can to run the country at maximum efficiency. The more competent they are, the more likely this is to be viewed as a good thing.

Thaumocracy: Like a technocracy, but run by a science-like form of magic (like wizards and arcanists rather than shamans and witches)

Theocracy: The Church controls everything, and their religious law is civil law. Whether this religion is real, is fake but knows it, or believes its own lies is up to you.

Corporate State: Powerful mercantile organisations have taken control of entire regions. This is a lot like a Technocracy, but with a corporate structure and a focus on maximum profitability (and no-one else is going to set them a minimum wage)

Feudal: A lot like a dictatorship, but subsidiary lords are assigned their own local power and can enforce their own law without notifying the larger state.

***VARIATIONS***

Bureaucracy: Government runs very slowly and the public has effectively no control. There is a lot of red tape and taxation is high.

Colony: Government is dependent on a mother society

Cybercracy: A computer system is the state administrator. Hopefully the programmers did a good job…

Matriarchy: Positions of authority are female-exclusive.

Meritocracy: Positions of authority require rigorous testing to qualify for.

Military Government: The Military control everything, usually but not always totalitarian

Monarchy: The person in charge may call themselves king or queen, but fundamentally this is either a dictatorship or a feudal society.

Oligarchy: A small organisation is in control, and it elects its own members.

Patriarchy: like a matriarchy, but for guys. what a novel idea

Sanctuary: A society that protects the people other societies hunt (that may be considered criminals or terrorists by other nations)

Socialist: The government directly manages the economy, education is easy to get, the government intervenes to get everyone possible a job. This is likely to collapse quickly without good technology or magic to assist it.

Subjugated: The society as a whole is completely controlled by an outside force.

Utopia: A perfect society where everyone is satisfied and nothing sinister is happening behind the scenes we swear.

[writing-prompt-s]

You can control the probability of things around you. When something will start, who will win, etc. You change the probability of getting an A on your test. When you get it back, you see there’s an F, with a note reading, “Don’t try your magic on me.”

[wordfather]

dialogue prompts that my cat says are pretty good

“I was not trained for this!”

“Great, give me more work to do. It’s not like I’m carrying the whole world on my shoulders!”

“That was the most ‘Dad’ thing I’ve ever heard.”

“What are you babbling on about?”

“Fascinating. That’s the most interesting thing I’ve ever heard.”

“Look at us, just two innocent people doing innocent things!”

“We have the same coping mechanism, kid.”

“Stop giggling!”

“I need a project to work on to make my life worthwhile.”

“You were so embarrassed that you faked your death?!”

“Ever since I was little, I wanted to save the world. I didn’t know how or why, but i needed to.”

“The universe is old, and we are young.”

“I got moves!”

“Humanity sure does know a lot. We know that everything is made of atoms. We know that planets revolve around the sun. We know that (character name) is an idiot.”

“You’re next.”

“Today just from bad to the best of my life.”

“Do you have a phycological disorder?”

“I’m going to do this one for my homeboys.” (”Stop calling us that.”)

“Are you trying to ask me out?”

“You are such a strange mess and for some reason I love it.”

“How did it take me so long to realize you’re famous? Your face is everywhere… I thought I was just… daydreaming.”

“It’s probably haunted.”

“You two make quite the interesting duo.”

“At least let my death be worth something.”

“I’m not saying I’m innocent, because I’m not.

“You have quite the imagination.”

“You’re not my type in the slightest, yet here I am, head over heels and I don’t understand it!”

“Oh honey, what did they do to you?”

“I’m just here to have sass and kick ass.”

“Do I know you? No? Then get out.”

“I’m sorry I dragged you into this mess.”

[witterprompts]

“How long have you been standing there? More importantly, how much did you hear?”

“You’re taking their side after everything they’ve done to us! Of course I’m angry!”

“I’m not letting karma deal with this. I can’t trust it’ll be enough of a punishment, nor can I say it’d be fast enough.”

“That’s the calmest I’ve ever seen you. It’s a little scary.”

“Look, this wasn’t your fault. I can blame you for everything else, but not this.”

“It’s not a disaster. Well, not much of one anyway. I can make it better. I think.”

[theplantpoweredwriterwrites]

Fianna - Wikipedia

Fianna (/ˈfiːənə/; singular fiann) were small, semi-independent warrior bands in Irish mythology.

[corvidprompts]

“Hurts?”

“I’m fine.”

“S’not what I’m asking. I know you’re ‘fine’, you’re always fine. I need to know if it hurts.”

[nightmarish-reverie-prompts]

“You got a problem?”

“No, not necessarily.”

“Then why do you keep complaining?”

He shrugged. “It’s fun.”

[soothsaying]

The Excessively Detailed Headcanon Tumblr Meme

[jlzimmermann]

Send me some numbers and a character name and I will tell you:

What does their bedroom look like?

Do they have any daily rituals?

Do they exercise, and if so, what do they do? How often?

What would they do if they needed to make dinner but the kitchen was busy?

Cleanliness habits (personal, workspace, etc.)

Eating habits and sample daily menu

Favorite way to waste time and feelings surrounding wasting time

Favorite indulgence and feelings surrounding indulging

Makeup?

Neuroses? Do they recognize them as such?

Intellectual pursuits?

Favorite book genre?

Sexual Orientation? And, regardless of own orientation, thoughts on sexual orientation in general?

Physical abnormalities? (Both visible and not, including injuries/disabilities, long-term illnesses, food-intolerances, etc.)

Biggest and smallest short term goal?

Biggest and smallest long term goal?

Preferred mode of dress and rituals surrounding dress

Favorite beverage?

What do they think about before falling asleep at night?

Childhood illnesses? Any interesting stories behind them?

Turn-ons? Turn-offs?

Given a blank piece of paper, a pencil, and nothing to do, what would happen?

How organized are they? How does this organization/disorganization manifest in their everyday life?

Is there one subject of study that they excel at? Or do they even care about intellectual pursuits at all?

How do they see themselves 5 years from today?

Do they have any plans for the future? Any contingency plans if things don’t workout?

What is their biggest regret?

Who do they see as their best friend? Their worst enemy?

Reaction to sudden extrapersonal disaster (eg The house is on fire! What do they do?)

Reaction to sudden intrapersonal disaster (eg close family member suddenly dies)

Most prized possession?

Thoughts on material possessions in general?

Concept of home and family?

Thoughts on privacy? (Are they a private person, or are they prone to ‘TMI’?)

What activities do they enjoy, but consider to be a waste of time?

What makes them feel guilty?

Are they more analytical or more emotional in their decision-making?

Would they consider themselves a Type A or Type B personality?

What recharges them when they’re feeling drained?

Would you say that they have a superiority-complex? Inferiority-complex? Neither?

How misanthropic are they?

Hobbies?

How far did they get in formal education? What are their views on formal education vs self-education?

Religion?

Superstitions or views on the occult?

Do they express their thoughts through words or deeds?

If they were to fall in love, who (or what) is their ideal?

How do they express love?

If this person were to get into a fist fight, what is their fighting style like?

Is this person afraid of dying? Why or why not?

[deserticboy]

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[neopastel-dreams-deactivated201]

ABCs of your OCs

a list of oc questions in alphabetical categories - i made each category based on the first word I could think of in alphabetical order, so enjoy!

A: Aptitude 1. what are your oc’s natural abilities, things they’ve been doing since young? 2. what activities have they participated in? 3. what abilities do they have that they’ve worked for? 4. what things are they bad at? 5. what is their most impressive talent?

B: Basics 1. what is their hair color? 2. what is their eye color? 3. how tall are they? 4. how old are they? 5. how much do they weigh?

C: Comfort 1. how do they sit in a chair? 2. in what position do they sleep? 3. what is their ideal comfort day? 4. what is their major comfort food? why? 5. who is the best at comforting them when down?

D: Decoration 1. how would they decorate a house if they had one under their name? 2. how would they decorate their child’s room? 3. how do they decorate their own room? 4. what type of clothes and accessories do they wear? 5. do they like makeup/nail/beauty trends?

E: External Personality 1. does the way they do things portray their internal personality? 2. do they do things that conform to the norm? 3. do they follow trends or do their own thing? 4. are they up-to-date on the internet fads? 5. do they portray their personality intentionally or let people figure it out on their own?

F: Fun 1. what do they do for fun? 2. what is their ideal party? 3. who would they have the most fun with? 4. can they have fun while conforming to rules? 5. do they go out a lot?

G: Gorgeous 1. what is their most attractive external feature? 2. what is the most attractive part of their personality? 3. what benefits come with being their friend? 4. what parts of them do they like and dislike? 5. what parts of others do they envy?

H: Heat 1. do they rather a hot or cold room? 2. do they prefer summer or winter? 3. do they like the snow? 4. do they have a favorite summer activity? 5. do they have a favorite winter activity?

I: In-the-closet 1. what is their sexuality? 2. have they ever questioned their sexuality? 3. have they ever questioned their gender? 4. would/was their family be okay with them being LGBT? 5. how long would/did it take for them to come out?

J: Joy 1. what makes them happy? 2. who makes them happy? 3. are there any songs that bring them joy? 4. are they happy often? 5. what brings them the most joy in the world?

K: Kill 1. have they ever thought about suicide? 2. have they ever thought about homicide? 3. if they could kill anyone without punishment, would they? who? 4. who would miss them if they died? 5. who would be happy they died, anyone?

L: Lemons 1. what is their favorite fruit? 2. what is their least favorite fruit? 3. are there any foods they hate? 4. do they have any food intolerances? 5. what is their favorite food?

M: Maternal 1. would they want a daughter or a son? 2. how many children do they want? 3. would they be a good parent? 4. what would they name a son? what would they name a daughter? 5. would they adopt?

N: Never Have I Ever 1. what would they never do? 2. what have they never done that they want to do? 3. is there anything they absolutely can’t believe people do? 4. what is the most embarrassing thing they’ve done? 5. have they done anything they thought they’d never do?

O: Optimism 1. are they optimistic or pessimistic? 2. are they openly optimistic, throwing it on others? 3. are they good at giving advice? 4. is there anyone in their life that throws optimism on them? 5. were they always optimistic?

P: Personality 1. what is their best personality trait? 2. what is their worst personality trait? 3. what of their personality do others love? 4. what of their personality do others envy? 5. do they hate anything about their personality/about other’s personalities?

Q: Questions 1. do they ask for help? 2. do they ask questions in class? 3. do they answer questions that make them a little uncomfortable? 4. do they ask weird questions? 5. are they curious?

R: Rules 1. do they follow rules? 2. would they be a strict or laid-back parent? 3. have they ever been consequenced for breaking a rule? 4. have they broken any rules they now regret breaking? 5. do they find any rules they/others follow absolutely ridiculous?

S: Streets 1. are they street-smart? 2. would they give money to someone on the streets? 3. have they ever gotten in a fight on the streets? 4. has anything happened to them on the streets? 5. are they cautious when out?

T: Truth 1. are they honest? 2. can they tell if someone is lying? 3. is it obvious when they’re lying? 4. have they lied about anything they regret lying about? 5. have they told truths that have been spread against their will?

U: Underdog 1. have they been bullied? 2. have they bullied anyone? 3. have they been physically attacked by a bully? 4. have they ever been doubted? 5. have they surprised people with being good at something?

V: Vomit 1. do they vomit often? 2. do they get lots of stomach aches? 3. are they good at comforting someone ill? 4. what do they like as far as comfort goes? 5. do they burp, cough, or hiccup most when nauseous? when vomiting?

W: Water 1. do they drink enough water? 2. have they learned to swim? 3. do they like to swim? 4. can they dive? 5. can they swim without holding their nose?

X: Xylophone 1. what is their favorite genre of music? 2. do they have a favorite song? 3. do they have a favorite band/artist/singer? 4. can they sing well? 5. can they rap?

Y: You 1. how old were you when you created them? 2. what inspired you to create them? 3. were they different when they were first created? 4. do you enjoy writing them more than other characters? 5. what’s your favorite thing about them?

Z: Zebra 1. what’s their favorite animal? 2. do they like animals? 3. cats or dogs? 4. what’s their dream pet? 5. do they have any pets at the moment?

[pristinepastel]

please guys??

[cogesque-deactivated20210410]

Oohh! Thanks to @incandescent-creativity I now have an ask game. 

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