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Hello! I've been enjoying your writing posts a lot. Here's my question: How do you exactly write a character profile? Getting one from the internet feels like feeling out a resume, but trying to create one myself leaves me hanging in with the question “what should I be putting here?”

Thanks for asking! Crafting a character profile can indeed feel like navigating a nebulous space, but it's a crucial step in fleshing out your characters and getting to know them better. Here's a breakdown of what you might include:

Basic information: Start with the essentials - name, age, gender, and any other pertinent demographic details.

Physical description: Provide a brief overview of what your character looks like. This could include height, build, hair color, eye color, distinguishing features (scars, tattoos, etc.), and typical clothing choices.

Personality traits: Think about your character's temperament, quirks, strengths, weaknesses, likes, dislikes, and any notable personality traits. Are they introverted or extroverted? Optimistic or pessimistic? Adventurous or cautious?

Background: Delve into your character's backstory. Where were they born? What was their upbringing like? Do they have any significant life events that have shaped who they are today?

Motivations & goals: What does your character want? What are their ambitions, desires, and fears? Understanding what drives your character can add depth to their actions and decisions within your story.

Relationships: Explore your character's connections with others. Who are their family members, friends, enemies, or love interests? How do these relationships influence your character's actions and emotions?

Skills & abilities: What is your character good at? What are their areas of expertise? Do they have any special talents or abilities that set them apart?

Character arc: Consider how your character will change and grow throughout your story. What obstacles will they face, and how will they overcome them? What lessons will they learn along the way?

Internal conflicts: What internal struggles does your character grapple with? These could be doubts, fears, moral dilemmas, or unresolved traumas.

External conflicts: What external challenges does your character face? These could be adversaries, societal pressures, or environmental obstacles.

Another thing I like to do is find an online personality test, like 16Personalities or Truity, and fill it out on behalf of my character. Both the process and the results can give further insight. Websites such as Campfire have full character profiles that you can complete. Or try filling out this character ask game!

Remember, this is just a starting point, and you can tailor your character profile to fit your specific needs and preferences (e.g., fighting style, fantastical conditions, supernatural abilities, character archetypes, interpersonal values, leadership style, phobias, habits, etc.). Feel free to add or omit sections as necessary, and don't be afraid to let your characters surprise you as you write!

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bring back zooterkins, the best 17th-century swear word

I don't normally do Just Characters Swearing, but. ...this kind of wrote itself and then wouldn't leave my head. it comes from both a piece of character-writing advice that has always stuck with me, and also my conviction that Leona is 1000% funnier as a character if his dialogue has to stay G-rated. let Kalim say fuck, but don't let Leona say bastard.

(I'm sorry)

my time at sandrock out of context part 2

I don't know if anyone is in the mood for the hilarious commissioner brothers.

Separated at birth

POV everyone in town has a crush on you!

Wow, I can hardly believe I drew them all. Thank you everyone for the support, I had a lot of fun and seeing them all lined up like this is extremely satisfying.

"Jimmy having fangs is probably an error, most likely the party devs forgetting Ray's mouth shape has em..." But consider the following;

Extra:

Do not go to the goth club without garlic those vampire goths aren't just dressing up !!!!

"Jimmy having fangs is probably an error, most likely the party devs forgetting Ray's mouth shape has em..." But consider the following;

Extra:

Do not go to the goth club without garlic those vampire goths aren't just dressing up !!!!

public service announcement

bro

you're fucking me

He didn't even post his own ass.

‼️⚠️ MTAS SPOILERS ⚠️‼️

some sketches of pen lore that keeps me up at night 👁👁

A dumb scribblecomic I had to do. Love 2 put the idiot jock in Situations where he denies his obvious Emotions BONUS: Can't deny this, cape-boy.

Holy trinity of EMO

starry comp

RE8 Lord DLC concept

GONNA EXPAND ON THIS BECAUSE I LOVE THIS IDEA!!!

So basically this is just an idea of how i'd make a DLC about the RE8 lords cuz lets be honest THEY DESERVED ONE. So in my concept, instead of playing as the lords you'd play as one of the people in their lives (whether significant or insignificant) and experience the lords in a different perspective. Some are actual characters in the RE8 lore based off of the files, and some are just ocs i made

A night to remember and a sight to never forget 🌌

Here’s another birthday comic for the birthday boy, Vil! This time I wanted to focus on Jack and Vil, specifically the moment Vil mentions in one of his birthday cards about how Jack took him to see the aurora as kids. I just think that’s so sweet of him to literally take Vil out to see the stars, like imagine a cuter set of friends 😭

I had a lot of fun designing their winter fits as well as designing a look for Jack’s mom! I tried to make her look similar to Jack because I like to think that he takes after his mom more than his dad. Anyways, I forgot how long making comics can be, so sorry this took so long, but I’m really happy with how it turned out! Who will feature in next year’s Vil birthday comic? I’m thinking his dad, or perhaps Leona…we shall see! ✨

just wanted to share this with as much people as possible

Edit: for y'all asking, this is from Lorroakan's scene when confronting him with Aylin - I used the Ring of Metamorph mod to replace him with Gale

Edit 2: same scene but with Rolan >>Here<<

Help why is this so funny

my favourite part of baldurs gate so far is the stardew valley grandpa showing up to eat cheese in your camp and tell gale that his ex gf wants him to kill himself

Sanrio is making a fantasy game (yes, it's real) with their mascots as anime boy knights, and I want this to be the plot so badly.

focus

AU where ritsu meets leo & izumi early on and doesn't get held back bcs leo befriends him immediately :')

falling out still happens tho