Marionette RP

Do you need to distract yourself? Or are you simply bored? Here are some great websites to make the time pass.

create pixel art

Awesome photo editor and art program, all free…!

Totally free transparent textures

make a cute chibi

draw some cool generative art

be a graffiti creator

create a picassohead (you don’t need to be a picasso to do so)

paint online

another awsome site to create pixel art on

and another one

create your own mandala

or color one

create an avatar

or you can try creating your own superhero

here you can interact with organisms in different environments to see how to music changes

here’s a website that translates the time into hexidecimal colours,

Here is a website where you can travel along a 3D line into the infinite unkown

here is a website where you can listen to rain with or without music

Need a model in a certain pose for drawing? here

Want to build your own planet

here is a website where you can create your own galaxies

make your own pattern (very useful if you need a new background)

create next hit comic

make a city which looks like something from 90′s games

draw a mandala like design

jig saw puzzles

more jig saw puzzles to solve

create a stunning HTML5 animation - no coding!

make a movie

create and dress up dolls

play a piano

you can also play a guitar

create sounds

another sound creator

create a logo

design your dream home

sketch rooms

explore fashion trends and create your own sets

build a website

try this app for building a website

Or maybe start learning how to code!

design your own t-shirt or a beanie or sweatpants and order them

design your own phone case

pretend to be a graphic designer with this cool online tool

Make your own Glitch art

Here’s another glitch art maker

And another!

Holy hell, here’s a third!

make an image look like it was created by a commodore 64

freaking cool text generator!

Easy to use word processor

Make up really cool patterns or run your photos through it :)

Write an essay on anything with no hassle

Wanna see how something you write would look like if it was on JacksFilms YGS((Your Grammar Sucks videos on YouTube))?

Make pictures out of text

ASCII word generator

Need an idea for some fanart-here :D

Still haven’t found something that would float your boat? Try these:

watch a documentary

learn to code

do something yourself

workout with the help of this great youtube channels

learn things

play pokemon or zelda or other awesome old school games

waste your time on miniclip

play games at additing games

or try games at agame

calm your thoughts

the quiet place

it will be okay

vent or listen to someone

pour out your soul

explore the sky

look at art from around the world

virtually visit museum of iraq

explore world with arounder

create a music playlist

list through rare books

scroll useful science website

create sand art

brain games

try out tastekid and discover new favorite band or movie or book

interactive 3D anatomy

random street view

post a secret

create a family tree

find our what’s the difference between x and y

help scientists and become volunteer researcher

create your own font

read a classic short story

In the mood to read, but not sure exactly what book to go for?

scribble on maps

listen to letters

play with acrobots

listen to podcasts

make a bucket list

Ever want to see the most truly useless websites in creation?

Prank a friend with this blue screen of death!

Zone out watching the colors drip down

Maybe none of these peeked your interest-maybe you’ve been wanting to create an o.c, but never really knew how to start-or you just enjoy making O.C’s….

This masterlist is to help you in making your own OCs….it can also apply to developing RP characters i suppose! (´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

Need an Appearance idea?

Humanoid generator? check

Here’s another one

and maybe if you didn’t like those this’ll work

Need Monsterpeople?

Well, then here ya’ go

Maybe you need Cats?

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

Clothing generator

Another clothing generator

More clothing generator

Aaaand even more

Steam punk clothing

Char Style preference

Dress Generator

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

Oh shit someone died

Backgrounds and stuff? yep

Quirks

Personality. you need that shit

Need something fandom related?

City generator hell yeah

location? got ya

World-building?

make your own god damn laws

Landscape.

Need Item names?

Fantasy/sci-fi/etc. medicine names

Stuff to make things more interesting.Weapons, clothes, treasures… whatever your characters need.

Item & Artifact Generators

Other stuffs!

Genre, Plot, & Story Prompt Generators

How did your characters meet?

After receiving some asks about terms used by the roleplaying community on Tumblr (and struggling to understand them all myself when I was first starting out), I have decided to put together something to help those who might be a bit confused or would like a list for reference purposes. These are just the terms I know, so feel free to reblog and add any I may have missed if you like! =)

General Roleplaying Terms

RP – Roleplay

RPing – Roleplaying

RPer – Roleplayer

RPG – Roleplaying game

Admin – From “administrator,” referring to those who manage RP communities and established games that require moderators or screenings/auditions for new roleplayers.

Mun – From “mundane.” The roleplayer, the author/writer of the character.

Muse – The character written by the mun, whether a canon character or OC. In Greek mythology, the Muses encouraged writers and artists by infusing them with inspiration for their craft, so this term reflects the fact that for many of us, our characters inspire creativity.

Thread – The trail of reblogs that is your RP with at least one other mun. Can also just refer simply to the story you have been writing with another mun, regardless of how many reblogs or new posts it took to create it.

Indie – From “independent.” A roleplayer not associated with a larger roleplaying community or already established RPG and who is roleplaying a character of their own separate creation, whether it is a canon character or an original one, rather than one created for them by an admin

Character-Related Terms

Canon – Information, ships, and events established by the source material (the book, movie, game, etc.) the character originated from, and not created or elaborated upon by the mun.

Canon character – A character written true to the source material it came from, rather than one that is elaborated on or altered by the mun.

Headcanon – An elaboration of a canon character by the mun not present in the character’s source material, but that they believe to the point of it being canon in their own head. For example, a belief that certain events happened in the character’s life or that the character holds certain beliefs that was not discussed in the source material.

FC – “Face claim,” the visual representation of the muse. Often this is for an OC or a character where an actor/actress or piece of art from the source material is not available for the mun to use for promotions, icons, edits, etc. Usually a celebrity who represents visually what the mun wants the character to look like.

OOC – “Out of character,” meaning the writing is the mun speaking and not the muse, or that the information may be outside information the muse does not know or have, but might still be about the character. Can also be information that does not concern the character at all, such as the mentioning of events in the mun’s own life or their unrelated thoughts about something.

IC – “In character,” meaning the writing is the muse speaking, or that the information is something the muse knows or is from their point of view. Often written in first person in the character’s voice.

Ship – From “relationship,” meaning one between two muses. This often refers to a romantic relationship, but can also be platonic or otherwise if the mun specifies, such as “I ship our muses as friends.” Can be canon or not.

OTP – “One true pairing,” usually meaning that one ship you love/promote so hard and fast above the rest that it’s your favorite.

Roleplaying Thread Terms

Verse – From “universe,” designating the world, setting, or set of circumstances specific to that RP thread. Rules and circumstances established in one verse may not apply to any other on the RPer’s blog for their character. Each verse is usually a separate world or story, except in the case of crossovers.

Crossover – A roleplay that brings together two previously separate threads (that may merge events or groups of characters into one plot), or one that involves characters from two different fandoms.

AU – An “alternate universe,” in which much of the canon material might stay the same but for a few changes; for example, changing the setting of the story (to a different place or time maybe), or altering one event in the plot or the character’s life (such as, what if they had not died/left/decided to do this at this point) and exploring how things would have been different with those changes; it can also refer to the different verses a mun has with their characters, especially if they maintain that each of their character’s ships are in a separate verse or AU.

Crack/Crackship/Crack AU – An unusual situation, relationship, or alternate universe involving characters that probably would never happen given the source material for canon muses or the mun’s conception of their OCs. Can involve meeting under odd circumstances or reacting to unusual circumstances, often resulting in a humorous RP. Not canon.

Writing Terms

Para – From “paragraph.” Writing that describes your character’s RP story with another mun’s character. Usually a few paragraphs long, but some RPers write more.

Sample para – Writing for an audition for a RPing community or RPG. This helps the admins determine whether you have captured the essence of the character in your writing or not. Usually this is for a character made by admins, not by the specific mun.

Self para – Writing containing only the muse and no other characters, or at least all characters written by the same mun. No one would reblog or reply to this, it is merely a creative outlet for the mun to develop their character’s thoughts, actions, and beliefs on their blog.