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Dsmp NPC kids my beloved
C!Shroud is a cute kid but still a creepy crawly hostile mob that most people don't want around.
So when Tommy was nailing togather new roof and was distracted for a second by a spider child, he smiled at him and carried on. That moment Shroud crawled in close and hugged Tommy.
"Oh hello! You went all the way over there to me!"
"Oh! Hello! What's your name?"
Shroud hissed back as he didn't know how to speak
"Aha! I'm going to name you Shroud!"
-=-=-=-=Headcanon=-=-=-=-
When Tommy first met Shroud he knew if he didn't get him into his house, he would be killed for attacking someone when night came. So first meeting was rough, dragging the centaur arachnid into the house but Shroud calmed down when he was given some bread as he was starving. After that,
Shroud by no means was a convenient child. he's
• disobedient and noisy despite not currently knowing how to speak
• hissing constantly for attention, biting if it doesn't work
• most of his time is spent climbing everything in the house
• fears becoming violent, so is afraid of the dark
• stubborn everything, to take baths, to eat, to get dressed, to follow
• like Tommy, steals out of survival habit
but Tommy as Tommy does, does not ever give up on Shroud, he knows what it's like to be abandoned when he got too inconvenient
A bit later, Tommy found ways to accommodate Shroud.
• Tommy sews and knits with Shroud
• Shroud sleeps in a web hammock under the skylight so he can see the sun as soon it comes up
• they love each other dearly in a brotherly borderline paternal realationship
Surprise! Unconditional affection!
Never thought you could be loved like that again.
I headcannon Tommy & Shroud's relationship mirror Wilbur & Tommy's. (Tommy/Shroud: We call each other brothers but you took care of me and raised me so you're basically my dad)
YES.
How to Write Dialogue for (most) Dream SMP Characters
A few months ago, I remembered seeing a lot of posts giving advice on how to write dialogue for DSMP Characters. And while those posts contained numerous helpful pointers, overall, they fall just short of capturing what it means to write in a character’s Voice.
Unique character Voices, while tricky to get right, are usually achieved by giving each character a distinct set of words to say, in a manner that distinguishes them from the rest of the cast.
With this in mind, I’ve spent the past few days combing through almost Thirty Hours of VOD footage to collect nearly all of the unique words, phrases, and speaking habits of every major and minor character on the Dream SMP (involved in 2+ story arcs.)
Before Reading:
Sentence-Starters are single words or phrases which begin a sentence. (ie. “Y’know, maybe you should try something different.”)
Sentence Paddings are reoccurring words added to the middle of sentences. (ie. “It’s like he just can’t cry.”)
Sentence Endings are single words or phrases which end a sentence. (ie. “There’s no need to fight, I hope.”)
All three of these types can be combined with one another to create more natural-sounding sentences. For instance, if a character has the two Sentence-Starters “Okay” and “So,” they can be used like this; “Okay, so, I’m a bit worried.”
(Note: When certain traits or phrases aren’t obvious with how they should be applied to dialogue, an (ie.) will be added below to illustrate them.)
Wilbur
General Traits:
Repeats himself for emphasis. Sometimes these repetitions will add additional information. More often, this repetition is focused around a specific word with the circumstance of the sentence being changed each time.
ie. “I’m living in an eternal limbo again. I’ve been through limbo, I’m out of limbo, and socially, I’m still in this limbo.”
Highly eloquent in language, bordering on poetic.
Highly introspective; significantly less so after Eret’s betrayal and onward.
Occasionally makes literary analogies and references, sometimes breaking the Fourth Wall to do so.
Curses semi-frequently. Wilbur is the only known character to use the word “cunt,” although rare.
Common Go-To Swears - Fuck, Shit, Prick, Bastard, Hell, Ass (Including all variations and combinations.)
Tends to hum when he thinks to himself.
Stutters most often when offended, shocked, or surprised.
Generally addresses characters semi-formally, often by title or role.
Often slips into long-form monologues when self-reflecting.
Usually defaults to being the head of a conversation; introducing, managing, and elaborating on topics throughout, especially when speaking to three or more people.
Circumstantial Phrases:
You and I, we’re ━ (To connect positively with someone.)
ie. “You and I, we’re used to seeing the good in people.”
I wanna pick your brain / Can I pick your brain? (To ask about someone else.)
Don’t say that, I’ll cry (Affectionate banter, only to Tommy.)
I’m afraid ━ (When hopeless or delivering bad news.)
ie. “I’m afraid there’s no getting out of this now.”
There’s no reason to ━ / There’s no reason for ━ / There’s no need for ━ (When being threatened or breaking up a fight.)
ie. “There’s no need for violence, gentlemen.”
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So it’s come to my attention that a lot of people are unaware about the sudden surge of tubbo and ranboo shippers, and are probably interacting with their content without knowing.
Part of the reason I think a lot of people might be interacting with shipping content without knowing, is because the ship name isn’t the common fusion of their names, but is instead something that people might assume has the same meaning as “clingy duo” or “misferns”.
The tag im seeing used for the ranboo and tubbo ship is “enderbees”, so i suggest blocking that tag so you don’t accidentally interact with ship content that could easily be misread as platonic but is tagged with the ship.
Did you know that C! Dream is the Protagonist of the Dream SMP?
(im talking about the characters btw)
I know! Crazy right! It isnt Tommy, Wilbur, Ranboo, Tubbo, Technoblade, Philza, Quackity, or any of them.
Now you might be saying "Sun, what the fuck?! Tommy Kraken Danger Innit is the main character not the shitty off brand Bamax with only the murder chip ever functional."
Your not wrong, I just dont think you understand exactly what I am saying. Being the main character doest mean you are the protagonist. Master Class explains it this way "The main character and the protagonist are both two central characters, but the protagonist drives the plot forward while the main character is impacted by the plot." Im not saying that (insert favorite streamer) does not move the plot forward. But Dream does it the most.
When looking through the entire history of the server from when cc!Dream shared the ip with some close friends to now, the most constant character and biggest character is Dream.
You may be thinking; "the roleplay didn't start until Wilbur joined!" and you would be right, roleplay in the traditional sense didn't start until he joined. But that doesn't mean the history and major events started when he joined. For example the disc wars started weeks before Wilbur was even whitelisted. The disc wars happened because your man tommy innit was messing around with people and disturbing the peace so DREAM over here stole tommy's discs to try and stop this conflict. (see Disc Saga dsmp wiki for more details)
Dream has been driving the plot ever since this server started. L'manburg vs the greater smp? Dream was the leader of the greater smp. Manburg Rebellion? Dream donated to said rebellion but ended fighting for Manburg to get the revival book. Exile arc through dooms day? Dream manipulated tubbo into exiling tommy then manipulated tommy, then hunted tommy down while manipulating tubbo, then destroying New L'manburg creating only one nation again. And so on and so forth
In short this albino purple minion is the protagonist.
Vilbur my Beloved
happy pride month from the dsmp: enemies to lovers pog?
OK so I've sat down and though about this au more and I'm in love so I'm expanding upon it. Might expand more in the future when I have more things figured out. Anyway
Meet the Ghosts!
Wilbur Soot:
-Regency Era Poet
-Briefly lived on the graveyard grounds back in the 19th century.
-Very dramatic, will often break out into theatrical monologues and, when insulted, will demand satisfaction for his honour.
-Married to Sally, had one child named Fundy who he loved so dearly. Would often say that out of everything he's written, Fundy was his greatest masterpiece. And it destroys him every day that he never got to see him grow up.
-Wilbur has an attachment to Tommy, as he sees alot of his son in him. He swears to always watch over Tommy as he grows because he couldn't be there for his own son.
-Died of poisoning.
Tubbo:
-Victorian Era chimney sweep.
-Was working in the house when he died.
-Very mischievous, will often hide things around the house to fuck with the resident. Coughs quite alot bc of all the soot in his lungs
-You can always tell when he's around bc he smells of ash
-He's closest in age to Tommy (fifteen) and the two of them like to explore the house together and unintentionally thrawrt Dream's plans to murder him
-Died by being pushed down a chimney
Techno:
-15th century Knight
-Stoic with a soft spot - especially for Tommy and Phil, even though he's dead he will still patrol the ground for danger
-He is quiet, but do not mistake that for weakness, Technoblade could break every bone in your body while naming them
-When he was alive, Techno took an oath to protect the owner of the house, which is now Tommy, so he is very protective of him (he's also teaching him how to sword fight)
-Can often be found in library, reading
-Died protecting the nobleman he was assigned from an assassination attempt
Eret:
-Elizabethan Era Nobelman, descendent of Royal blood
-Owner of the house in the late 16th century
-He is kind and gentle, very nurturing to the younger beings in the house (Tommy, Tubbo, Niki)
-Eret will sometimes wander the halls with Tommy, admiring the paintings and telling him stories behind them and about the house.
-She is the one the ghosts will go to when they need someone on his side as he is the main authority figure (yes, he beats out Techno)
-Died from multiple stabs wounds to the chest
Phil:
-80's Groundskeeper
-Lived on the house grounds for the majority of his life as his father was the groundskeeper before him.
-He was married to Kristen and the two of them lived in the staff cottage together.
-Phil has a very fatherly nature to him, the main parental figure to all of the ghosts haunting the house and the only one with a fucking brain cell.
-He acts as one of Tommy's parental figures (along with Sam, Tommy's actual distant relative) and helps him with the matinence of the house
-Spends most of his time in the garden
-Died from drowning
Niki:
-1500's Baker
-Worked in the kitchen
-Excellent cook, like literally the best (although, non of the ghosts or Tommy have ever eaten her food bc she's dead...just take her word for it)
-Can be found in the kitchen at most times, and is the main reason Tommy knows how to cook
-She is very sensitive to fire bc of her death and that made for some funtimes when Tommy first tried to make himself dinner (he set his food on fire)
-Niki, while usually calm and sweet, is fucking terrifying when she is angry. Like, seriously scary, she turns from casper the friendly ghost to fucking poltergeist in a matter of seconds.
-You can tell she's around bc she smells of smoke and burnt toast
-Died from a kitchen fire
Puffy:
-Pirate Captian from the 1600's
-She took over the estate when her crew docked at the shore
-She is strong, a natural born leader, courageous and very competitive. Tommy really looks up to her
-She had a son, Foolish, but she doesn't know what became of him after she died
-Tommy begs her for stories about her time at sea, and Puffy - who is very proud of all of her adventures - is happy to tell him all about them.
-Much like Techno, she is fiercely protective of the children living in the house
-While she doesn't have a set place she usually goes to, Puffy will often hand out with Niki in the kitchen or help Techno teach Tommy how to sword fight.
-Died from being shot
Sam:
-Last owner of the house before Tommy and the most recent ghost
-He's his step fourth cousin three times removed in law or something, neither of them know the details
-He was rich, like fifthly fucking rich. But he didn't have any family (or so he thought) so he was quite lonely in his life
-But now that he has the other ghosts and Tommy, he couldn't be happier
-When he learns that Tommy is an orphan, he takes it upon himself to practically be the boys father figure (along with Phil bc Tommy be collecting father figures like pokemon cards)
-Sam is smart, especially in the topic of engineering and design, and he often helps Tommy with his homework and social life.
-Usually plays chess in the drawing room by himself. He tried teaching the others how to play but Wilbur would dramatically narrate the game, Tubbo would cheat, Puffy would flip the board right before he lost, Phil prefers to play cards, Techno just can't get the hang of it and Tommy thought it was boring. He doesn't play with Eret because they always beat him
-Died from suffocation
(might add more later)
The Ghosts cannot leave the grounds. They're bound to stay insides the gates.
None of the ghosts can specifically remember the circumstances of their death. They know the cause of course, but when they really think about their head becomes fuzzy and the go what they deemed blank for a few moments - 'blank' just means they go nonverbal and nonreactive for a few minutes.
They can't move on to the next life until they figure out their death, so they ask Tommy to investigate for them.
They only have eachother to talk to, since no one alive can see or hear them. So when Tommy arrives and acknowledges them, they are ecstatic. So esctatic, that they rarely leave him alone for the first few weeks when he moves in.
Because the house is so massive, each of the ghosts have their own dedicated bedroom...for some reason. It's not like they can sleep.
Every Wednesday, the ghosts will do show and tell: where they each present something of their choice. Every week, Wilbur recites one of his poems, Tubbo shows off something he stole during the week and Puffy tells one of her stories. It's anyone's guess what the rest of them will do.
Ever since Tommy inherited the house, he has initiated Movie Night. They'll all gather in the grand living room and watch a movie of Tommy's choice - this has resulted in some funny moments, for example, when he showed them Gnomeo and Juliette and Wilbur didn't stop talking about it for a week. He showed them Up and they all cried.
Meet the Living!
Tommy:
-Orpahan and current owner of the house
-lived in an orphanage for the first fourteen years of his life, so the transition to dirt poor orphan to one of the richest people in the country was quite the change.
-At first, Tommy doesn't know what to make of the house. Lots of strange things happen to him there; like chandeliers almost falling on top of him, food that smell like out of date bleach, almost trapped in the cellar but finding a secret passageway right to the master bedroom.
-But the weirdest thing, by far are the goddamn ghosts that won't leave him alone
-He's not really complaining though, despite it being a bit of a nuisance it's nice to have all this company
-It takes some time getting used to, but after that he grows very fond of the ghosts, especially Tubbo who he has deemed his new best friend. The two of them like to explore the house together, and it's here that they find the secret passageways around the house that not even Sam knew existed
-When the ghosts ask Tommy to investigate their deaths, he is skeptical at first. He doesn't quite know what 'moving on' is but he has a fair idea it means they'll vanish for good, and he doesn't want that. Not when he's just found a family (no matter how odd it is)
-But, it will make them happy and thats all Tommy wants them to be. So he does it (later on, he'll get Ranboo to help him)
-Tommy likes to wander around the graveyard surrounding the grounds with the ghosts and looking at all the headstones and judging their names. Although, he tries to avoid the ghosts graves; its a touchy subject
-Ever since Tommy inherited Sam's riches and house, he had to move school, which he was not happy about. In this new school, he meets Ranboo - who, for a reason unknown to Tommy, is determined to befriend him.
-Tommy thinks Ranboo is weird - he wears sunglasses at all times of the day, inside and out, which is just wrong - and activly avoids him at first but then, one he actually gives the guy a chance, he growns to like him and they become fast friends.
-Tommy will never bring him over to his house though, because of two main reasons: 1, the ghosts that have basically adopted him as one of their own and 2, the creepy fucking butler.
Dream:
-Aforementioned creepy fucking butler.
-Has worked for Sam's family for years. Has quite literally watched all of them die
-The only staff in the house (there used to be more, but they were all let off for an unknown reason)
-Can often be found lurking in the shadows, pacing around the graveyard
-Tommy is so fucking scarred of him, as are most of the ghosts
-He was unaware that Sam had any other family
-He was also the last person in the house the night that Sam died.
-Dream does everything in the house; he cooks, he cleans, he gardens, he drives Tommy to and from school. Or, well, he's supposed to; Tommy doesn't think he does though, because the food always looks off, there are cobwebs and dust everywhere, he drives like he wants to get in a car crash and the garden is overgrown and out of control (it makes Phil cringe)
-He doesn't know about the ghosts, and he doesn't like Tommy's little friend Ranboo.
-He is just a creepy bastard in general, and Tommy tries his best to avoid him
Ranboo:
-Tommy's classmate, psychic medium
-He's never had many friends and mostly chooses to spend his days alone on the Internet
-Ranboo has always been different. He sees things that haven't happened yet, he knows things that others don't. He has heightened sensitivey that makes him feel emotions from people, objects and places just by looking at them. This trait runs in his family.
-It gets overwhelming, so to deal with it Ranboo wears special sunglasses that allow him to see things without feeling their emotions
-But, from the moment he sees Tommy when he's introduced to the class, not even the glasses can dim the danger and foreboding clouding him
-So, curious, Ranboo tries to befriend him.
-And fails repeatedly. Because Tommy is just as closed off as his emotions scream.
-It takes so much trust building - and Ranboo persistently inviting Tommy over for dinner, or to hang out after school - but eventually Tommy let's him in and the two become the best of friends
-Ranboo learns the reason for the sadness clouding Tommy when he tells him about his parents and his childhood in the orphanage.
-Tommy also enlists Ranboo to help him with these 'investigations' into some deaths that have happened on the grounds of his house. Ranboo doesn't know why Tommy is so keen of figuring these seemingly random deaths out, but he is happy to help anyway
-As for the danger that surrounds Tommy? He finds that out when he meets Dream.
-He sees Dream when he comes to pick up Tommy from his house one day. Ranboo watched from his bedroom window as Tommy walked to the car and he caught sight of Dream in the driver's seat. And the amount of fear, and anger, and all out danger that stems from him overwhelmed Ranboo to the point where he hyperventilates
-That's the point where he realises the exact amount of danger Tommy is in.
-And he takes it upon himself to protect his only friend.
Alright, I just might have to write this one (even though I have so many other wips I need to work on). Idk what it is but this just feeds the worms in my brain. Ill expand on this in the future, might add more ghosts and I'm currently making fanart for this au as I'm writing this :))
au where Tommy is an orphan, right. He never knew his family and has lived in a shitty orphanage his whole life. Then one day, he inherits a shit ton of money and land from a distant relative he never knew existed.
Which is great, right? Lots of money, a big ass house, no more shitty orphanages. Sounds fantastic!
One thing though, the aforementioned bigass house? Yeah, it's smack bang in the middle of a bigger ass graveyard - Which Tommy also owns now.
Oh, and it's infested with ghosts (the rest of the SMP) that only Tommy seems to see.
And like, all the ghosts are from different eras in time. Like Wilbur is a poet from the 1800's, Phil is a grounds keeper from the 80's, Niki is a baker from the 17th century, Puffy is a pirate captian that died while docking at the house, Tubbo is a victorian chimney sweep and Techno is a Knight ect.
But here's the thing: all the ghosts died under mysterious circumstances and they can't move on to the next life until they figure out how they died. So not only does Tommy havd to deal with going to a new school - and this kid named Ranboo that is perisitent on befriending him (Tommy is quite against this, because yknow, he's got a little ghost problem) - a creepy butler named Dream that acts like a character out of a stereotypical murder mystery movie; he also has to solve multiple centery old mysteries to help his new friends find peace.