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How to get your muse back

Just about everyone in the RPC has been to the point where they have lost all inspiration and muse for their character and usually abandon ship or reboot in an attempt to get that flame back. I know I’ve been there on many, many, many occasions, but I feel that, as Rpers that immerse ourselves into the minds of characters, we forget what we’re actually doing: writing narratives in which our characters interact with others. We are authors, and the same way that media you consume can become bland, repetitious or soul crushingly boring, so can the act of rping. Muses end up in ruts, plots die and we lose sight of what makes a character a character. So at the risk of sounding like I know what I’m doing, I’m going to give a little helpful advise as the title states: how to get that flame back based off of my own experience as an rper.

At the risk of sounding like a drowned out writing professor, a lot of who aren’t in any actual literary field forget a very basic thing in our writing: character motivations. Sometimes we pick up muses just because they’re the #fave and or #problematic fave, make a blog, stay on it for a week to a month and then hop off. When creating a blog, or re-sparking a blog you already have, you only need to ask yourself three questions: What? Why? How?

What: what is my characters motivations? What do they want? Why: why does my character want that? Why is my character like this? How: How is my character going to get that? How are they being deterred?

Again, this is coming from someone who’s abandoned about a million blogs, has never taken a writing class outside of high-school and main motivations for this post is a four hour binge of a youtube media critic. Take everything with a grain of salt. Of course, you can use the simplified version three step program above and do what you will with it, but if you need a little extra help, I’ve got a word vomit.

I’ll be using two of my own Rp blogs in two various states of existence, a rival Barry from D/P/PLT @aspearbarry and a many-a-time rehashed portrayal of Grimsley from Black/White/2 @casaunova, for the purpose of this post.

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A twitch, the shifting of features into confusion before Nylarun canted his head to one side. It was– adding to his frustration, the thought that this courtier was fucking with him and pretending he didn’t know who the Commander was. There was no way he didn’t know. Aside from that, he was clearly– displeased with Faolain’s replacement, but Nylarun wasn’t entirely sure anyone in the Nightmare Court knew what being happy was anymore anyway.

“…You’re joking, right?” Surprise unmasked. “A sapling and his dog?” It should have made him more angry, really, but he felt a sudden, overwhelming need to just laugh or cry or- or– he was fighting too much. His body was tired, his heart was tired, his brain was tired. He exhaled through his nose in a huff, shaking his head. “Oh yes, well, you know. Tell yourself that if you’d like. I’ll take out anyone else who comes at me, though. Work on it or not.” 

Whether or not the courtier was fucking with him- and Nylarun was certain he must have been, the Court knew him- it didn’t really matter. He still felt that frustration, now mixed with feelings he didn’t have words for. “Surely you have a better plan than heckling me.” Despite his surprise, he hadn’t actually called himself by his title, made no indication of introduction in the (probably unlikely) event that this courtier didn’t know him. Because what kind of Commander was he? He let his sister die, he let his love die, what sort of hero was he? The worst kind, bitterness twisting into bile in his stomach. 

Aster whined at the change in emotions he felt from his master’s twin, nudging against Nylarun’s legs. 

Of course Eiragos knew exactly who Nylarun was. Even if the commander wasn’t common knowledge to the world, the court knew him well from his invasion of the Twilight Arbor with Caithe. While he had not been there himself, the description of the sylvari were spot on to the one before him.

The ever changing looks on the commanders face were highly amusing to the courtier. “Heckling you? I’d consider this a rather adept observation on my part, honestly.” The smirk on his face widened ever so slightly. “One would expect a dragon killer to be quite a bit taller.”

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“I’m sure you’ll understand my hesitation at trusting someone from the Nightmare Court,” Nylarun ignored being called little sprout- either the stranger before him did not know who he was on sight, or knew and didn’t  care. Either way was refreshing, though he wouldn’t say so. 

Aster didn’t take his gaze off Eiragos, teeth bared in threat. The Commander, however, tore his gaze from the other sylvari to quell the beast with a gentle “shh”. He could never forget his sister’s abhorrence for the Court, and while he didn’t share the sentiment as deeply, he did find them distasteful and untrustworthy. 

“I trust you’ve satisfied your curiosity then,” a vague motion, bringing one hand away from his blades though the other stayed beside them. “You’ve found the cause for your missing comrades, congratulations, are we done?” Edge to his voice- irritation, frustration, seeds of hurt and anger bleeding through. If Eiragos wasn’t going to fight him, Nylarun could focus his attention on someone who would. 

“Oh, we’re not all that bad. Our new Grand Duchess helped out in the jungle after all,” The distaste in using that title for new leader of the court was quite clear. “Of course, I admit I’m no sunflower by any means.”

Eiragos made no indication that Nylarun’s off putting attitude bothered him in the slightest, instead an amused smirk had appeared on his lips. “I must say, I’m a bit underwhelmed. I expected much more than a sapling and his dog. It would seem I had too high of expectations from my courtiers. I’ll have to work on that.” He shook his head, letting out an exaggerated sigh.“ Such a waste of time.” 

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“To be entirely fair,” there was a disconnect, he could hear it in his own voice- something just short of normal for him, something slightly wrong. Who was this stranger, this member of the Nightmare Court before  him? The face was unfamiliar. Nylarun canted his head, sunrise eyes studying the fallen sylvari before him. “They came after me first.” Okay, that wasn’t entirely true. Some of them he had sought out- 

He was using them for his unresolved issues, and he knew it was wrong but he felt so lost- everything hurt. Fingers twitched towards the daggers at his side, knowing better than to risk the Court getting the drop on him. 

“You know what they say about assuming, don’t you?” Smartass remark. Beside Nylarun, Aster growled at the stranger, ready to leap into action at a moment’s notice. The hound was missing an eye from his ordeal in the jungle- the two of them had been through a lot, considering the Commander had more or less made himself the talk of Tyria. 

“I’m sure they did. They enjoy fighting, after all.” Eiragos’s stance didn’t change even as the other sylvari moved for his weapons. He looked as if her were almost...bored. He had come expecting more than a young sylvari and his pup. It was a bit underwhelming, to be honest.

The courtier briefly glance and the growling hound before trailing his eyes back to it’s owner. He obviously found the creature to be of little interest.”Stay your weapon, little sprout. I’ve done naught to warrant them. I’m here out of mere curiosity, nothing more. ”

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There were whispers- the Pact Commander had gone missing, that’s what they said. Nylarun, however, wasn’t missing. He was pissed, he felt- hollow, sure, but he was fine. Taking out his hurt on random Nightmare Court who dared cross him. Aster hadn’t left his side- maybe his only remaining tether, as he’d gone to great lengths to avoid anyone else, to avoid anyone who would give him that look, or dare offer contact- 

He knew he couldn’t handle it. The pity, the apologies, a gentle touch on the arm or shoulder and he would crumble like a dry leaf underfoot. 

The former thief was aware of approaching footsteps- a quick signal to Aster to move aside, to make themselves scarce- just in case it wasn’t someone to fight. 

The footsteps stopped short a small distance away, the figure they belonged to crossing their arms as red eyes examined the commander. Eiragos had gotten reports of someone thinning out the numbers of his court and became curious; he did not keep weaklings in the court of poison after all, so for someone to take them out on their own caught his attention.

“I’m to assume you’re the one attacking my court,hm?” His voice was smooth and his face held no real emotion, but the look in his eyes remained quite sharp.

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GIVE ME THE NAME OF ONE OF MY OCS IN MY ASKBOX AND I'LL ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY

01. Full name:

02. Best friend:

03. Sexuality:

04. Favorite color:

05. Relationship status:

06. Ideal mate:

07. Turn-ons:

08. Favorite food:

09. Crushes:

10. Favorite music:

11. Biggest fear:

12. Biggest fantasy:

13. Bad habits:

14. Biggest regret:

15. Best kept secrets:

16. Last thought:

17. Worst romantic experience:

18. Biggest insecurity:

19. Weapon of choice:

20. Role Model:

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Send me a character + a number and I’ll tell you my headcanons for:

Their physical weak spots

Their emotional/moral weak spots

Scars or painful spots

Best places to kiss on their body

Guilty pleasures

Their vices (physical or emotional)

Their tickle spots

Bad memories/experiences

Humiliating memories

Fears/phobias

Bad or petty habits

Grudges and vendettas

What gets them flustered

Ingrained habits/forces of habit

What it takes to make them cry

Dark secrets/’skeletons in the closet’

Regrets

Things they’ll never admit

People they’ve hurt or indirectly killed, and how it affected them

What-ifs/Alternate Timelines

Turning points in their life

People who’ve influenced them greatly

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43: What is your character insecure about? (for Kaius)

OH BOY THAT IS HARD TO ANSWER! Kaius is a very confident boy.Maybe people not taking him seriously? He's very proud of his research, so people not even bothering to acknowledge his work just because he's a huge flirt, so obviously he can't be a super smart guy, would hurt his pride a lot.

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60: If you could title your character's life, what would you title it? (for Gale)

Probably something simple like "Sightless"Idk, I'm not that great at titles.

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1: What is your character's biggest fear? (for Mael. Cause I gotta. and Im gonna send more. Separately >3)

His biggest fear in the past was hurting the people close to him. He used to get angry all the time when fighting against Mordremoth's corruption. I guess he still is afraid of hurting now, because he is worried that angry part of him might come back, but it's not as prominent as it used to be.

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Original Character Asks

1: What is your character's biggest fear?

2: What is your character's favorite memory?

3: What is your character's least favorite memory?

4: Does anyone have a crush on your character? Is your character aware of this?

5: Describe your character's dream date.

6: What is your character's sexual orientation?

7: How does your character feel about their name?

8: Does your character hate anyone? Why?

9: How does your character feel about religion?

10. Would your character ever kill someone?

11: How did your character meet their best friend?

12: How would/does your character feel about roller coasters?

13: What would your character die for?

14: What is the cutest thing your character has ever done?

15: What music genre would your character listen to?

16: What other fictional characters remind you of your character?

17: Does your character have any irrational fears?

18: How would your character feel about having their life recorded?

19: What is your character's deepest, darkest secret?

20: What is the most surprising thing about your character?

21: Is your character flexible?

22: What is the worst thing your character has ever done?

23: Is your character morally gray or black or white?

24: What prejudices does your character have?

25: Would you want to hang out with your character?

26: What is your favorite headcanon for your character?

27: What would be the worst way for your character to die?

28: What pet would your character like to have?

29: What would be your character's favorite food?

30: Would your character have any hobbies?

31: What social media would your character use?

32: What does your character look like?

33: In what ways is your character like you?

34: What is cliche about your character?

35: What is unique about your character?

36: Does anyone want to harm your character?

37: Do people have justified grudges against your character?

38: What role does your character play in their story?

39: What would be your character's niche on Tumblr?

40: What would be your character's favorite school subject?

41: Would your character want to have any children?

42: What would be your character's dream career?

43: What is your character insecure about?

44: What is your character proud of?

45: What would your character change about themselves?

46: Would you want to trade places with your character?

47: What fandoms would your character be in?

48: How would your character type?

49: How does your character stand politically?

50: What is your favorite thing about your character?

51: What is your character's favorite animal?

52: How would your character act in gym class?

53: What clubs would your character join?

54: What is the saddest thing about your character's life?

55: Would your character do the Ice Bucket Challenge?

56: What's one of your character's quirks?

57: How would your character feel about feminism?

58: Is your character dorky or more athletic?

59: What is your least favorite thing about your character?

60: If you could title your character's life, what would you title it?

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Gif practice using Maelgwnn as my test dummy. They came out okay I guess? Still working on getting this program down.

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Metaphysicist Vlaxx

Probably the cutest smallest rev ever.

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I remade my mango baby, Chrysanthos as a rev recently, so he got a whole new upgraded look. I think I prefer this face over his old one to be honest.

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“I’m sorry I wasn’t there to keep you safe, my love….But I promise you I will not make the same mistake with our daughter. I…hope you can forgive me.” ~Kaiden Donovan

Kaiden is probably one of my saddest characters to be completely honest. Bandits raided his home and killed his wife leaving him a widow and single father. He suffers from severe depression and constantly blames himself for the death of his wife, but he still manages to put on a brave face for the sake of his daughter. He just gives me so many feels.