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You will need:

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So I learnt how to make circle icons a while ago but I was always finding that the white block around it never left but recently I figured out what I was doing wrong and decided to make a tutorial on it!.

Edit: Tumblr broke it last time I tried to post it so I just redid it.

i know not everyone can figure it out, and i decided i would show you how i personally do it! everything is beneath the cut, as it would be a very long post otherwise.

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The third of the four installments of special content. This is a short piece about how Jonathan Christopher Morgenstern became Sebastian Verlac in City of Glass.

The purpose of this research post is to be helpful, more importantly educational. I certainly don’t condone the use of this knowledge for malevolent reasons. I want to help writers with their stories and I figured this would make their search for such information easier. 

This is great for the stories that take place in ancient times, apocalyptic setting, and/or contains characters that are archers. Maybe you’re writing fanfiction and it’s about one of these characters: Legolas Greenleaf, Bard the Bowman, Kili and Tauriel (The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit), Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games), Kagome Higurashi (InuYasha), Oliver Queen/Green Arrow (Arrow), Princess Merida (Brave), Susan Pevensie (The Chronicles of Narnia), Link (The Legend of Zelda), Hawkeye, Robin Hood, Lara Croft, and so on. 

This information would help make them believable. For example, if they are teaching another character how to be an archer it would be difficult to write about it without first knowing how it’s actually done in real life. The same can be said about when they are wounded by an arrow, just how would they deal with it? Or if your character is a survivalist or prepper and their story is set in an apocalypse world, they would probably know how to make weapons (like the bow and arrows) from the things around them in order to survive.

So this post is meant to make a writer’s life a little easier by giving them a starting point. It doesn’t contain EVERY information about bows, but if you know what you’re looking for than I encourage you to look it up. 

How To Make A Bow and Arrows

WikiHow - How to Make a Bow and Arrow

WikiHow - How to Make Arrowheads

WikiHow - How to Make a Bow from Green Wood

WikiHow - 2 Easy Ways to Make a Composite Longbow

WikiHow - How to Make an Archery Bow

Expert Prepper - Bushcraft Survival: How to Make a Bow and Arrow

Bushcraft UK - Primitive Arrow Making (PDF)

Survival Mastery - How to Make a Bow and Arrow: Part 1

New Mexico Office of Archaeological Studies -  How To Make: A Replica Native American Bow (PDF)

The History of Archery - The Making of the Native American Bow and Arrow

The Project Gutenberg -  Hunting with the Bow & Arrow: How to Make a Bow (PDF)

The Project Gutenberg - Hunting with the Bow & Arrow: How to Make an Arrow (PDF)

The Project Gutenberg - Hunting with the Bow & Arrow: Archery Equipment (PDF)

Primitive Ways - Grow Your Own Bowstring

Nature Skills - Survival Bow Making

Mother Earth News - Making a Bow and Arrow for Bow Hunting

Bushcraft Days - How To…Make a Flint-Tipped Arrow

Bushcraft Days - How To…Carve an Ash Flatbow

Bushcraft Days - How To…Carve a Holmegaard Bow

Bushcraft Days - How To…Build a Bhutanese Bow

Sensible Survival - Primitive Bow Making: Part 1

Sensible Survival - Primitive Bow Making: Part 2

Sensible Survival - Primitive Bow Making: Part 3

Sensible Survival - Primitive Bow Making: Part 4

Sensible Survival - Primitive Bow Making: Part 5

Youtube - Making a Primitive Bow, Part 1 (Video)

Youtube - Making a Primitive Bow, Part 2 (Video)

Youtube - Making a Primitive Bow, Part 3 (Video)

Youtube - Making a Primitive Bow, Part 4 (Video)

Youtube - Survival-Bow Made With Bare Hands (Video)

Youtube - How to Make a Primitive Bow, Part 1 (Video)

Youtube - How to Make a Primitive Bow, Part 2 (Video)

Youtube - How to Make a Native American Comanche Arrow for Primitive Archery Hunting (Video)

Youtube - Making Primitive Arrowheads For Beginners (Video)

Youtube - How to Make Bow and Arrow the Old Way (Video)

Sensible Survival - Making Arrow Fletching from Whole Feathers

Native Way Online - A Basic Method For Making Self Bows

Martin Survival - Primitive Archery - Arrow Making (Videos)

Primitive Archer Magazine - Making Arrows Naturally

Alderleaf Wilderness College - Survival Bow Making Instructions: How to Make a Quickie Bow from a Sapling

Alderleaf Wilderness College - Making Arrowheads: The Art of Flint Knapping

Primitive Ways - Fletching By Hand

Sigma 3 Survival School - Build Your Own Primitive Arrow Quiver

eHow - How to Make a Primitive Bow and Arrows

eHow - How to Make an Indian Bow & Arrows

eHow - How to Make an Original Indian-Style Bow and Arrow

eHow - How Did American Indians Make Bows & Arrows

eHow - Trees That Are Used to Make Bows & Arrows

eHow - How to Make a Wood Hunting Bow

eHow - How to Clean & Preserve a Recurve Bow

eHow - How to Care for an Archery Bow

The Archery Library -  How to Take Care of Your Bow and Arrows

The Archery Library - Making Self Arrows

The Archery Library - Stringing or Bracing the Bow

The Archery Library - Making Bowstrings

The Archery Library - Bow Woods and Bow Staves

The Archery Library - Arrow Woods and Arrows 

How To Use A Bow

How To Write Fight - Weapon Primer: Archery

Wikipedia - History of Archery

Wikipedia - Bow and Arrow

The Archery Library - Common Archery Terms

Merlin Archery Centre - Jargon Busting

Merlin Archery Centre - Choosing Your First Bow And Arrow

Merlin Archery Centre - Correct Shooting Technique

The Archery Library - How to Aim

The Archery Library - Shooting the Bow

Youtube - How to Shoot a Bow and Arrow (Video)

Youtube - Archery for Beginners (Video)

Youtube - How to Avoid Common Shooting Mistakes (Video)

Shootingtime.com - Archery Form: Stance, Grip, Shot Execution

WikiHow - How to Shoot an English Long Bow

WikiHow - How to Pull an Archery Arrow out of the Target

WikiHow - How to Shoot an Arrow

The Art of Manliness - Taking Aim: A Primer on Traditional Archery

Alderleaf Wilderness College -  How to Shoot a Bow Instinctively

The Project Gutenberg - Hunting with the Bow & Arrow: How to Shoot (PDF)

Survival Mastery - Bow Hunting Tips: Get Better, Faster

eHow - How to Keep Your Bow Hand Steady While Shooting Arrows

eHow - How to Choose the Right Long Bow

eHow - How to Tell the Difference between Left & Right-Hand Bow and Arrows

eHow - How to Shoot With a Bow 

eHow - Difference Between Compound and Recurve Bows

eHow - How to Make a Crossbow

Discovery.com - DIY Survival: Make a Crossbow from Scratch (Video)

Survivalist Magazine - Build a Survival Crossbow (Video)

Before It’s News - DIY: How to Build a Crossbow

Mother Earth News - How to Make a Crossbow: The Classic Crossbow

Sigma 3 Survival School - How To Build a Survival Crossbow

Instructables - How To Make An Extreme Powerful Wooden Crossbow

University of Oxford - Simple Archery Mistakes

ArcherZUshot - How To Write Credible Fantasy & Historical Archery

Benjamin Rose - Can Arrows Penetrate Medieval Armor?

Reddit: Ask Historians -  Would English archers during the Hundred Years War make their own bows and arrows or would they be made by other people?

Reddit: Ask Historians - How were wooden arrows in medieval battles kept perfectly straight?

Reddit: Ask Historians - What would archers/crossbowmen do in the rain?

Reddit: Ask Historians -  Did poisoned weapons (especially arrows) ever got used in warfare?

How To Write Fight - Can a character really grab a arrow out of the air coming straight at her from afar?

Archery World - How to Shoot Your Bow in Archery

Outdoor Life - Shooting a Bow: 7 Tips For Better Long-Range Accuracy

Oakland University -  How Was the Bow and Arrow Invented? (PDF)

Ancient Fortresses - Medieval Bow and Arrow

Medieval Life And Times - Bow and Arrow

How To Treat An Arrow Wound/Injury

Journal of the American Revolution - Battle Wounds: Never Pull an Arrow Out of a Body

eHow - How to Remove an Arrow Wound

The Rebel Prepper Network - SHTF Medical Article of the Day: How to Treat an Arrow Wound

Medscape - Arrow Shaft Injury of the Wrist and Hand

Michigan Bowhunter Education Course -  First Aid: Bleeding and Arrow Wounds

Reddit: Ask Historians -  How Hard was it to Supply Arrows to Archers in Ancient Battles? &  TokyoBayRay Explains How Medieval Doctors Treated Arrow Wounds

Reddit: Ask Historians - How Have People Treated Arrow Wounds Throughout History?

Reddit: Ask Historians - Treating Medieval Injuries

Quora - How do Bullet Wounds Compare with the Wounds Inflicted By Bow-and-Arrows and Those By Crossbows?

National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine -  Arrow Wounds: Major Stimulus in the History of Surgery

Medical Scene Writer - Arrow Wounds

The Bowsite - Wound Management

John Wiley & Sons Online Library -  American Anthropologist, Volume 3, Issue 3: Arrow Wounds (PDF)

Mythic Scribes: The Art Of Fantasy Storytelling - So I Was Shot By An Arrow…

Ciara Ballintyne - How To Properly Remove An Arrow: Crazy Things I Learned Researching Books

AbsoluteWrite - First Aid for an Arrow Wound

AbsoluteWrite - An Arrow in the Gut?

AbsoluteWrite - Cauterizing an Arrow Wound

Slithering Ink: A Writing Advice Blog -  Advice on Arrow Wounds

How To Write Fight - How would an arrow affect bone? Break it? Bounce off?

How To Write Fight - My character is hit by an arrow to the shoulder from a considerable distance. Would it be possible for the arrow to hit a muscle and somewhat incapacitate her arm? If so, how long would it take to completely heal, if ever?

Sticking a landing will royally fuck up your joints and possibly shatter your ankles, depending on how high you’re jumping/falling from. There’s a very good reason free-runners dive and roll. 

Hand-to-hand fights usually only last a matter of seconds, sometimes a few minutes. It’s exhausting work and unless you have a lot of training and history with hand-to-hand combat, you’re going to tire out really fast. 

Arrows are very effective and you can’t just yank them out without doing a lot of damage. Most of the time the head of the arrow will break off inside the body if you try pulling it out, and arrows are built to pierce deep. An arrow wound demands medical attention. 

Throwing your opponent across the room is really not all that smart. You’re giving them the chance to get up and run away. Unless you’re trying to put distance between you so you can shoot them or something, don’t throw them. 

Everyone has something called a “flinch response” when they fight. This is pretty much the brain’s way of telling you “get the fuck out of here or we’re gonna die.” Experienced fighters have trained to suppress this. Think about how long your character has been fighting. A character in a fist fight for the first time is going to take a few hits before their survival instinct kicks in and they start hitting back. A character in a fist fight for the eighth time that week is going to respond a little differently. 

ADRENALINE WORKS AGAINST YOU WHEN YOU FIGHT. THIS IS IMPORTANT. A lot of times people think that adrenaline will kick in and give you some badass fighting skills, but it’s actually the opposite. Adrenaline is what tires you out in a battle and it also affects the fighter’s efficacy - meaning it makes them shaky and inaccurate, and overall they lose about 60% of their fighting skill because their brain is focusing on not dying. Adrenaline keeps you alive, it doesn’t give you the skill to pull off a perfect roundhouse kick to the opponent’s face. 

Swords WILL bend or break if you hit something hard enough. They also dull easily and take a lot of maintenance. In reality, someone who fights with a sword would have to have to repair or replace it constantly.

Fights get messy. There’s blood and sweat everywhere, and that will make it hard to hold your weapon or get a good grip on someone. 

A serious battle also smells horrible. There’s lots of sweat, but also the smell of urine and feces. After someone dies, their bowels and bladder empty. There might also be some questionable things on the ground which can be very psychologically traumatizing. Remember to think about all of the character’s senses when they’re in a fight. Everything WILL affect them in some way. 

If your sword is sharpened down to a fine edge, the rest of the blade can’t go through the cut you make. You’ll just end up putting a tiny, shallow scratch in the surface of whatever you strike, and you could probably break your sword. 

ARCHERS ARE STRONG TOO. Have you ever drawn a bow? It takes a lot of strength, especially when you’re shooting a bow with a higher draw weight. Draw weight basically means “the amount of force you have to use to pull this sucker back enough to fire it.” To give you an idea of how that works, here’s a helpful link to tell you about finding bow sizes and draw weights for your characters.  (CLICK ME)

If an archer has to use a bow they’re not used to, it will probably throw them off a little until they’ve done a few practice shots with it and figured out its draw weight and stability. 

People bleed. If they get punched in the face, they’ll probably get a bloody nose. If they get stabbed or cut somehow, they’ll bleed accordingly. And if they’ve been fighting for a while, they’ve got a LOT of blood rushing around to provide them with oxygen. They’re going to bleed a lot. 

Here’s a link to a chart to show you how much blood a person can lose without dying. (CLICK ME) 

If you want a more in-depth medical chart, try this one. (CLICK ME)

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- the word “dependent” does not have an “a” in it

- when making a page in theme editor, click “show a link to this page” to make the page available in mobile 

- to make something in small font, highlight the text you want small and use “ctrl” + “shift” + “-” 

- to highlight all the words in your post, use “ctrl” + “a” 

- if you need to move something to another post and you need to carry over someone’s icon, move the other user’s picture over by right clicking it, clicking either “copy image” or “copy image URL”, and pasting it in the new post. ( alternatively, you can also change it to HTML and use this code. <figure><img src=“URL OF PICTURE HERE”></figure> )

- to change a size of an image in post, ad height and width to the picture coding. <figure><img src=“URL OF PICTURE HERE” data-orig-height=“THE HEIGHT YOU WANT” data-orig-width=“THE WIDTH YOU WANT” alt=“image” /></figure>

- if you @ someone in a post but save it to drafts or edit it later, it will untag them. you will need to @ them again. 

- mass tag replacer ( there is also one included in X-Kit, along with other things such as automatic tagging, blacklist, etc ) 

- you’re going to need to manually place blockquotes around images. to do so, go into the HTML and put the coding of <blockquote> around the image, and then </blockquote> when the image or group of text is done ( if after the image, it’s usually after </figure> ). Sometimes, however, the “<figure>” coding will break and will stop a blockquote right then and there, so you may need to remove it. you cannot go back to “rich text” after putting a blockquote around a picture, as it will delete it. merely click the little arrow down from ‘post’, click ‘preview on blog’, and when it’s satisfactory, click ‘post’ with it still in HTML. 

- before every single reply, read someone’s rules just to clarify you are not overstepping boundaries in any way! 

- NEVER REBLOG AS LINK. ALWAYS REBLOG AS TEXT. 

- to make regular sized and small font the same size on your blog, use this code after the end brace of “body” :    sup, small, sub {    font-size:DESIRED FONT SIZE HEREpx;}

- general etiquette is two replies to one post – the person’s previous reply and your reply. this means reblogging asks often breaks etiquette, and should be moved to new posts. 

- when changing URLs, keep your old URL and use this code for a redirect page. not only will it redirect users to your new page, it will also redirect them to the page they were trying to reach but on your new page. ( for example, if they were going to OLDURL.tumblr.com/ask, it’ll redirect to NEWURL.tumblr.com/ask )

- if you’re trying to send an ask but someone’s theme prevents you from seeing the full ask box and thus hitting “send”, use THEIRURL.tumblr.com/ask/mobile. also works for submit. 

- only the first 5 tags in a new post actually will show up in Tumblr tags

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     In the roleplay scene, it can be hard to handle the task of writing a starter or a greeter for someone else.  Especially when your partners have different preferences, and you just aren’t sure if you can handle it.  When you have a lot of starters to do all at once —— it can be quite daunting.  So, with my years of roleplay experience — I gathered a few of my own tips that help myself when writing starters  ( although, now I need to get over the obstacle of laziness ).  I figured, hey — maybe someone else can get help from this.

     1.  Consider aspects of their muse.  It sounds lame, but you need to kind of look at someone’s muse  ( whether you know them well or not, canon or OC )  and figure out answers to questions such as  “what kind of first impression do they give off?”  and  “how would they react to a stranger walking up to them?”.  It’s best here to avoid topics that you feel may grow REPETITIVE.  To you and your muse, a topic such as  “who/what are you”  or   “why are you here”  may be new, but to your partner it may not be.  Try to avoid something as bland and repetitive, and try to find a new edge that makes a conversation or greeter all the more exciting that kind of grabs your partner’s attention more so than a thought like  “oh another starter like this??”.

     2.  Think of how the starter will carry onward in a thread.  Some people like shorter things, while others like to expand more.  You want to try to fit a starter with your partner in this sense length wise, but all in all we should all agree we’d want a starter that could get your muses somewhere.  Whether it’s knowing each other better, or developing a whole new plot on the fly — it all matters on the topic.  Whether it’s a one-liner, single-para, multi-para, etc., it’s your responsibility as the one writing the starter to get something going, not your partner you’re writing the starter for.  Avoid starters that makes them step up and get things going — or something too vague that no one knows what’s going on.  Be clear, be interesting, and find something that can expand longer than just 2 or 3 replies.  So you may write something like  “hey, im lost. can you tell me where i am?”  which could be quickly solved by your partner responding with directions or something — instead, aim for something more like  “you’re lost too?? lets try sticking together to find our way back!”  which will allow the muses to have potential bonding.  Bland example, but it’s an example nevertheless.

     3.  Grab your partner’s attention.  Try to write a starter that you feel will excite your partner  ( but make sure you’re excited for it, too ).  If you check out their blog // wishlist // etc., you may get a better idea of what they’re looking for in new roleplays.  It can help avoid the problems in the two tips above, as well as giving off a good first impression as a roleplay partner that you’re excited, too!  If you read their rules and see they enjoy plotting, you could always hit them up!  But always pay mind to rules concerning everything.

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ALEC

Alec’s runes are designed for strategy and decision making, while also ensuring he remains quick and light in battle. Most telling is his Expectation, Promise and Calm Anger runes, which suggest a certain path he must live up to and the struggles that may relate to it.

Right Side Deltoid: Equilibrium Outer Tricep: Fortitude Inside Tricep: Heightened Speed Top Forearm: Soundless Flank: Promise Hand (Palm): Bridge (Tracking)

Left Side Neck: Block/Deflect Back Shoulder: Accuracy Outer Tricep: Recall Bicep: Expectation Outer Forearm: Angelic Power Inside Forearm: Heightened Speed Abdominal: Agility Flank: Iratze Back: Calm Anger

JACE

Jace’s runes are built to strengthen and reinforce his abilities. He carries many generic battle runes used to amplify his natural strength, speed and grounding, but he also possesses a Gift/Talent rune, which suggests a superior skill beneath the surface. He also has the Calm Anger and Promise runes, which could allude to the vengeance of his father’s death.

Right Side Neck: Heightened Speed Arm: Heightened Speed Tricep: Block/Deflect Top Forearm: Strength, Soundless Inside Forearm: Vision Chest: Soundless Flank: Promise, Iratze Hip: Equilibrium Hand (Palm): Bridge (Tracking)

Left Side Tricep: Gift/Talent Outer Elbow: Calm Anger Top Forearm: Strength Inside Forearm: Angelic Power Chest: Nyx, Angelic Power Flank: Sure-Footed Hip: Visible

Centre Neck (Nape): Equilibrium

ISABELLE

Isabelle’s are fairly minimal, used to aid her battle skill. Carrying less runes than her brothers either suggests a lack of overall mission involvement, or that she uses runes for simple necessity instead of excessive compensation.

Right Side Neck: Block/Deflect Deltoid: Gift/Talent (Pilot Only) Top Forearm: Angelic Power

Left Side Chest: Visible (Pilot Only) Deltoid: Strength Upper Arm: Iratze Inside Wrist: Agility

Centre Thorax: Angelic Rune

CLARY

Clary’s runes map her overall development as a Shadowhunter so far. Her runes are designed to protect her and build her confidence in navigating the Shadow World.

Right Side Neck: Iratze Back Shoulder: Nyx Upper Arm: Courage In Combat Inner Forearm: Visible

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► GENERAL INFORMATION

FULL NAME: 

NICKNAME(S): name [type of nickname: is it an alias? a childhood moniker? an official designation?]

AGE: 

DATE OF BIRTH:  

GENDER: cis female, trans male, genderqueer, etc.

NATIONALITY: 

HERITAGE: their ethnic and/or racial ancestry (i.e. african-american, chinese, nordic)

SPOKEN LANGUAGE(S): if you want, add how proficient they are in languages besides their first

OCCUPATION: 

RELIGION: 

SEXUALITY: romantic orientation and sexual orientation

► APPEARANCE

FACE CLAIM: if applicable

HEIGHT: 

WEIGHT:

DOMINANT HAND: 

HAIR COLOR:

EYE COLOR: 

SCARS:

TATTOOS:

ARMOR: if applicable

WEAPON OF CHOICE: if applicable

POWER(S): if they are a mutant or the like

► BACKGROUND

HOMETOWN: 

CURRENT RESIDENCE:

FINANCIAL STATUS: middle class, lower class, etc

EDUCATION LEVEL: list the highest level of education they’ve received. if they’ve taken classes at a place outside of the normal high school or college curriculum, such as cooking classes or karate at local venues, list them here as well

FAMILIAL CONNECTIONS: name [relationship to character and sometimes age, status, occupation, etc]; second name [and so forth]

ROMANTIC CONNECTIONS: same as above

PLATONIC CONNECTIONS: same as above

HOSTILE CONNECTIONS: same as above

► EXTRA INFORMATION

JUNG TYPE: an overview of the types

ENNEAGRAM: linky link link

TEMPERAMENT: here u go

MORAL ALIGNMENT: look another link

SIN: from the seven deadly sins

VIRTUE: from the seven heavenly virtues

ZODIAC: i like finding the zodiac sign that best correlates with my character’s personality and then modifying their birth date to match, but if you prefer, you can list their sign naturally without changing anything around. it’s up to you.

ELEMENT: fire, air, earth, water (and sometimes metal. long live magneto)

TROPES: [twangs guitar] you will never leave tv tropes alive

CHARACTER PLAYLIST [if applicable]

► VERSES [this section is generally for roleplayers who rp in multiple universes. though, if you have a universe traveling plot, i suggest using this section to outline the differences between one universe or another. if you plan to fully develop an alternate character in their own right (see: fauxlivia dunham from fringe), i recommend an entirely new character sheet for them]

VERSE TITLE [Main Verse]: a short explanation of their natural habitat universe. very bare bones, just the basics.

VERSE TITLE: an alternate universe that the character can be applied to. this section is optional if you have a character with a specific setting in mind, though it can be helpful for rpers who multiship within the same setting.

► PAST

this is one of the most important parts of the character sheet. this is how your character came to be the person they are today. i tend to write practically essays in this section, but another nifty alternative i’ve found useful is listing important dates/events in the character’s life and explaining how those events shaped them.

► PERSONALITY

i like to write a lot here, multiple paragraphs, but if listing a few traits is more your style, go for it!

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