#PLOTTING GUIDE.

[faerunfcrged]

Andy: human, dark warlock; gladly traded her soul for revenge; chaotic evil. soft spot for children but in general, does what's best for her / whomever she considers her pack. definitely capable of playing the long time - ie, fully capable of doing the bad things in order to get in deep with the powers that be with the cult + the trio, waiting for the opportune moment to cut their throats & take over or burn it all down depending on her mood. primary romantic/sexual ship is phel @faithsreward but open for any and all other ships in conjunction with phel (her patron / lover / wife / it's complicated ok???) [ @pactfcrged ] - headcanon tag is advised!

Davina: (ooc-ly she's angelic/demon descended with some human / tiefling heritage but in game she's half-drow/human mix in one version and tiefling in another so -- honestly one would be hard pressed to guess what her heritage is off just visual; best guess would be half elf with some tiefling mixed in bc of some of the ridges & bumps.) generally resist! dark urge character that's based on plots between Andy (see info above) and Phel ( @faithsreward ) ( she's their daughter, it's complicated ) - raised in avernus, traveled many realms, kidnapped by bhaal cultists & broken / brainwashed into taking on the role of bhaalspawn for the cult & putting into motion the events in the game; primary verse is set post amnesiac, act 1-2 ish currently. many potential triggers apply. no primary ship; open to any plots and relationships. ( in game Astarion is her main interest but literally any are welcome ) [ @urgefcrged ] - headcanon tag is advised!

Reese: gold dragon blooded human sorcerer; neutral good to chaotic good leaning as a TAV, malleable as fuck as a companion to fit Tav's morale code. serves a role similar to the blue caste in wot. psychometry, post & precognition, sees dead, speaks to dead, cryomancy & more. low self esteem + feel indebted to her god & priests for taking her in & giving her a purpose. particular god / temple tbd. / varies based on gameplay. morality is easily influenced. no main ships / open to any and all plots & relationships. ( in game, Karlach was her main interest throughout though she had some degree of ship with everyone bc she says: why choose ) [ @weavefcrged ] - headcanon tag is advised!

Val: generally all around neutral, leaning to neutral good tiefling necromancer; has some anger issues tied to childhood - early adulthood abuse including but not limited to csa & slavery & racism / classism etc. may appear soft but is sharp and bitter underneath. protective of children & those weaker than her; vicious to those that would abuse & take advantage of others. less trusting than she appears. no primary ship; open to any and all kinds of relationships / one night stands / found family & more. ( in game, she thinks Gale is dreamy and wants to stay up all night talking magic and lore but open to any and all ships. ) [ @mortefcrged ] - headcanon tag is advised!

[licollisa]

Chara have partly made peace with what had happened. And the last part's going around in the form of a golden flower.

[donelywell]

Hopefully part 1 of my submission to my own event lmao-

I totally didn't push this off until the literal last day, who do you think I am?

Unfortunately, I have work today, so I can't spend all day drawing.

Part 2

[ruporas]

hotter than hell

[ID: Digital art of Vash and Wolfwood from Trigun Maximum in their alternative universe form based off an angel Vash and Devil Wolfwood illustration Nightow did. The both of them are sitting side by side, exhausted from the heat, Vash has his arms crossed, leaned against his knees and his head against his arms, eyes closed as sweat drips from his face. His wings spreads over the both of them to shield them from the sun. Wolfwood is sitting with his right leg extended and his left leg with the knee slightly up. His eyes are also closed with a clear grimacing expression. He uses one of his small devil wings to fan Vash, the text effect reads “flap flap”. Being in the shadows, the palette is cool, blues and purples. A sliver of light shines on the parts not covered by wings in a bright orange/yellow. END ID]

[wentian]

We will. We will.

[brainworms-all-night-long]

so I thinks that like a month and something ago me and Marie talked about the Traveler Nine event thingie and she had the banger idea of what if Nine ended up in the Prime Bros universe and ran into... well, Nine

[aroaceleovaldez]

tbh my latest biggest theory for why HoO and onwards is such a dramatic drop in quality and consistency is just. Rick stopped making teaching guides.

Like, the Lightning Thief teacher's guide is SUPER in-depth with even stuff like sources about middle grade child psychology and exact specifications of where he's applying that, explaining what different character's goals/motivations are, their dynamics with each other and their environments, etc etc. Even specifying which specific myths certain plot elements are supposed to reference or be about.

That stuff just doesn't exist for later books. There's activity guides and smaller, significantly more simple teacher guides for later books but they don't go into anywhere NEAR the same level of depth. The TLT one is a full lesson plan that breaks down the book at every level and explains what's going on and more or less why Rick did that. The others are all basically just glossaries of terminology and some simple question guides.

And they didn't even use the TLT teacher's guide for the Disney+ show because they clearly aren't adhering to any of what's discussed in that breakdown of the book.

By creating a teaching guide alongside writing the actual book, that's forcing you to document what you're doing, why, your sources, and information about your characters and the story they're in. It's like an even more in-depth version of a series bible. But that's lacking for later books (and etc) and it shows because that level of thought and depth and attention just isn't there anymore.

[lily-on-the-fence]

Ahhh the Human Domestication Guide might be taking over my life >w<

I read the original and then started reading Dog of War yesterday and spent nearly the whole day readingg :3 Honestly it's so good and sweet and has just a liiiitle~ bit of tension to keep things fresh.

God it's such a dream of a setting I can't wait to sink my teeth into it and maybe write a little something or other!

[tryagainstarlight]

Enter The Figher

Let the asks/guiding finally commence, oh and with the summoning thing, there is limits. Behave or else it would be revoked from you. That is all :]

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[00fairylights00]

*clears throat* HIGH HUMANITY P FINALLY BEING ABLE TO EAT AND SHARING ALL KINDS OF WONDERFUL TREATS WITH HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh my god Bloodbrown you are reading my mind ahhhh!!

I bet he would love baking so much, and he takes it so seriously when you tell him the best kind of treats are the ones made with love! I actually have a plot bunny about teaching P how to bake and cook floating around in my notes that I’m excited to get some time to work on.

Okay okay!

The growl of a stomach and the pang of hunger had initially concerned P, who tugged on your sleeve urgently. As you turned to face him his stomach rumbled again, you laughed at his mounting concern and explained that it sounded like he was hungry.

“You know, like how when I wake up I always have something to eat? Like that.” You soothed, the worry lines in his brow settling. 

This was something normal, something human. 

He was now very excited about the prospect of a new human thing he’d be able to try, and eating was something he’d been longing to do, watching you eat tended to be awkward and everything you made looked so appetising.

“I think I have something in the pantry you’ll really like.” You beamed, dragging him into the hotel’s kitchen.

You swung open the pantry doors and rummaged a bit, P looked over your shoulder curiously. The pantry wasn’t filled to the brim but what was in there he wasn’t familiar with at all, tins, cartons and baskets full of food and ingredients he didn’t know the name of.

“Ah hah!” You cheered, pulling a white, metal box from the pantry. “I promise you’ll love these!”

You popped off the lid and inside where multiple yellow discs with brown pieces scattered throughout them, he tilted his head and you waved the box in front of him,

“Try one! They’re homemade.” You coaxed, not that he would take much convincing when it came to you.

“Home… made?” He took a disc, the paper surrounding them crinkling, you also took one for yourself before placing the box on the countertop beside you. 

“It means it was made in the home, I made these ones myself. Some people believe the best kind of food is made with love, which you get plenty of in homemade cooking!” You explained, his eyes widened owlishly, throughly impressed once again by your abilities and your knowledge. You’d said before that they weren’t exactly difficult skills to pick up but he didn’t know how to make a… wait what is this thing?

“What… is it?” He questioned, turning the disc over in his hands. 

“It’s a chocolate chip cookie.” It was solid in his hand but the surface had a bounce to it, he brought it up to his mouth and was even more eager to try it now that he could smell it. 

You watched his reaction closely as he bit into the treat, any hesitance was quickly replaced with pure joy as he rushed to finish the rest of the cookie. 

“You like it?” You asked, and you got an enthusiastic nod in response, a giggle bubbling up from P’s throat boyishly. “Would you like another?”

“Yes!” He beamed, you held the box back out to him and he took another cookie for himself but stopped short when he noticed that you hadn’t done the same.

He frowned, looked at the cookie and then back at you before splitting the treat down the middle and offering one half to you. “Love should… be shared.”

You couldn’t agree more.

[nopanamaman]

In a beginner guide to heresy, why are the human character's names are like... steel... and concrete...

Is there plot significance to it? Or do you think it's just funny to name people related to building construction?

Everything in BGH exists and happens because I thought it would be cool or funny. Also it's a pun on "reinforced concrete", which works better in Russian (сталик + бетон = железобетон)

[makinggifsolson]

a quick guide on how to plot in a rp group

Hello friends. As I journeyed through different groups I noticed a trend in interactions with writers and trying to plot with them for their characters. It seemed like there was a disconnect on what plotting means and that was making answering plot calls really difficult and frustrating. I wanted to whip together a quick guide with actionable items to help with plotting! However, I think it's important to also note that plotting doesn't have to be deep — they can something simple that leaves a lot up to chemistry. Even "random" interactions can be used for plotting purposes for people that really work well off of chem. Everyone is different, and both plots and chem are great ways to write together!

plots vs connections

One of the biggest mistakes that I've seen with plotting is that people mistake plots for connections and vice versa. A Plot is an actionable item that you can use to write the characters doing something. It can be a broad character arc, or several points of conflict or interaction that generates threads. True plots make it easy to generate a thread from some context to what we think will start the interaction between the two characters.

examples: one character took another character's coffee order. one character caught another character from falling. one character likes art and the other doesn't and they went to a museum.

A Connection is how the characters know each other. This can be familial relationships, platonic relationships, romantic relationships, and so on.

examples: they met at a coffee shop. they went to the same festival. they are exes. they're cousins.

Often, connections are a great place to start, as the plot can be built off from the connection. However, if it's left at just the connection (such as, they're cousins!) it can be hard to create a thread or interaction from the connection. If the characters are cousins, or they did meet at a coffee shop, what's their relationship like? How did that first coffee interaction go? Or do you want to write that coffee interaction based off chemistry? Either way, those questions help you plot!

tips on ways to maximize plotting

Read the other character's bio or about. If you don't have one for your character, make one so that people can use these content pieces as a way to start to think about their character in context to yours. Most people are pretty good at figuring out a connection, but have an issue taking it to the actionable idea. Think about general interactions you have had with people in your life, or something you've witnessed, one of those could be starting point for a thread!

Create a wanted plots page that has some simple interactions you'd like to explore. People might not read it, but then you've at least got ideas for people who might be struggling as well to think of how to plot with your character.

Check out the wanted plots tags, there's tons of great ideas for unique plots that you could use and adapt for other plots.

Think about what parts of your character that excites you. What quirks or strengths do they have that make for interesting interactions with people? I find that starting here often helps to build threads I am excited for — chemistry based ones!

Use the yes, and or the no, but methods to build in conversations with other writers. Meaning that if someone comes up with something you think could work, agree with it and then build off of it. If the idea doesn't work, however, come up with something else that is more in character that could work.

Don't be afraid to send something off the wall, and don't be afraid to turn something down that doesn't work, just be willing to build off those ideas!

If you're into chemistry over plotting, think of places a starter or thread could be at and what the two characters could be doing. This could be in addition to a connection you've selected.

I hope these tips have helped, and I wish you the very best on your rp plotting adventures!

[incoherentscreaming101]

holly jackson books never miss

[bonefall]

As a big sibling with a lil sib with epilepsy, when they read TBC they Honestly thought if they got struck with lightning reciting the lord's prayer they'd be cured like Shadowsight is from their epilepsy. I had a discussion with them on how that's not how it works, but ge was so upset they took it away from Shadowsight that he hasn't picked the books back up and has stated that 'he hopes Ashfur wins and starts a new religion.,'

I do not even know how to respond to this besides saying that your little sibling is 100% right to be pissed and I now also hope Ashfur wins and starts a new religion.

[percabeth4life]

Not being able to write when I have multiple chapters for fics I need to update plotted out fully, multiple new fics in progress of plotting or completely plotted out and literally nothing to do at work is killing me.

[respectthepetty]

Now that Pit Babe 2 has been announced:

should I go back and watch the first season properly or

should I watch the second season exactly how I watched the first (double-speed, muted, and without subs) only focusing on the colors?

I told myself I would never watch Pit Babe properly, and with the possibility of mpreg growing stronger in a second season, I guess my only option is the second one. Can't wait for another season of "colors and vibes only"!

EDIT: I appreciate everyone for agreeing that I should continue to do ridiculous shit. Love that for us.