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jebbyfish:
“ So you want to make an OC?: A Masterpost of Ways to Create, Develop, and Make Good OCs!
i made this masterpost in hopes that it helps you in making your own OCs ah;; it can also apply to developing RP characters i suppose! if you’d like...

_{So you want to make an OC?: A Masterpost of Ways to Create, Develop, and Make Good OCs!}
_{i made this masterpost in hopes that it helps you in making your own OCs ah;; it can also apply to developing RP characters i suppose! if you’d like to add more resources then go for it sugar pea}(´ヮ`)!
_{How to Write Better OCs:}
_{basic tips on how to make your oc even better}
_{tragic backstory? learn how to write one/make yours great}
_{writing specific characters}
_{a wordier, great guide on how to develop your character}
_{kick out those vague descriptions and make them AWESOME}
_{Character Development:}
_{how to actually make an OC}
_{Q&A (to develop characters)}
_{more Q&As}
_{giving your character a backstory}
_{how to write an attractive character}
_Diversity
_{adding more racial diversity}
_{avoiding tokenism, AKA, how to add diversity to your cast not just because you “need” it}
_{writing sexuality and gender expression} _{(doesnt include non binary, if you have a good ref to that, please add on!)}
_{masterpost on writing more diversity into your story}
_{cultures of the world}
_{guides to drawing different ethnicities} _{(not just a great art reference, but also really helpful in appearance descriptions!)}
_{Mary Sue/Gary Stu}
_{Test to see if your character is a Sue}
_{Explains subdivisions of Sues/Stus}
_{Powerful Characters Don’t Have to Be Sues}
_Villains
_{villain generator}
_{need an evil sounding name for your evil character? bam}
_{villain archetypes}
_{what’s your villain’s motive for being a villain?}
_{Relationships}
_{character perceptions} _{(What your character thinks of themselves and what others think of them)}
_{how to write strong relationships between two characters}
_{8 ways to write better characters and develop their relationships with others}
_{OCxLove Interest Handbook}
_{develop your couple with good ol’ Q&A!}
_{how to write realistic relationships}
_{how to write relatives for your characters} _{(this is more OC related to a canon character, but will help in writing family members in general)}
_ARCHETYPES
_{12 common archetypes}
_{8 archetypes for male/female characters}
_{female archetypes (goes pretty indepth from two main categories)}
_{a list of archetypes}
_NAMES
_{how to name your character}
_{random name generator}
_{most common surnames}
_{surnames by ethnicity}
_APPEARANCE
_{tips for better design}
_{basic appearance generator}
_{pinterest board for character design (includes NSFW and images of skeletons/exposed muscle (?) so tread carefully!)}
_{clothing ref masterpost}
_DETAILS
_{give your character better powers}
_{a list of professions}
_{proactive vs reactive characters}
_{positive and negative traits}
_{interest generator}
_{skills generator}
_{motivation generator}
_{123 ideas for character flaws}
_{list of phobias}
_{again, this is to help inspire you or help establish your OCs! i hope you get a lot of info and help from this ahh ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ}