Ultimate Character Development Template

ultimate character development template

basics

name: meaning of name: nicknames/titles: age: gender: location: birthday: strengths + example where it's shown: weaknesses + example where it's shown: how it affects others:

emotional depth

attachment style + how it manifests in the story: physical fear: emotional/abstract fear: happy memory: sad memory: object of significance: philosophical outlook/belief: what characters are ignorant about themselves: how confident are they: goal: long-term dreams: what they're embarrassed/ashamed to tell others about: regrets: source of pride: source of misery: what they admire above all else: do they believe in fate:

personality

mbti: enneagram: big five: character archetype: star sign: who they pretend to be on the outside: who they actually are/how they feel towards the mask: mental health conditions: how it manifests for them: iq: eq: humour: reputation:

habits

bad habits: mannerisms when stressed: mannerisms when content: mannerisms when scared: mannerisms normally: verbal mannerisms/distinctive speaking style: how do they move across a room: what do they say and what remains unsaid: how they express love: hobbies:

appearance

defining features: eye shape + colour: hair texture + colour: skin texture + tone: vibe: height: build: clothing: any bodily disfigurement (scars, etc.): overall attractiveness: their opinion on their appearance: appeals to:

relationships

who they trust most: what they wish they could do for them: what's holding them back: who they hate most: what they wish they could do to them: what's holding them back: relationship with the protagonist: relationship with the antagonist: siblings: relationship with them: parents/step-parents: relationship with them: previous broken relationships: why did it break: what others expect of them: who believes in them: their mentor character/who they look up to: political/religious/other affiliations: what makes them different from every other character: non-human relationships + why: romantic "type" + why: relationship dynamics:

backstory/background

primary emotion towards their past: primary feelings while in their past: where did they grow up: defining incidents: earliest childhood memory: saddest memory: happiest memory: major accomplishments: their opinion on it: notable people in their backstory: effect on them today: trauma: what have they already lost: financial circumstance:

progression

why are they important (eg. why're they the only one able to do something?): what do they learn about themselves throughout the story: what do they learn about the world: how do they feel towards their newfound knowledge: character arc (positive, negative, neutral): how relationships change because of their actions: what mistakes do they make: what scene is their character highlighted: do they get what they want: why or why not: what happens to them after the story ends:

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longbird47

9 months ago

a list of 100+ buildings to put in your fantasy town

academy

adventurer's guild

alchemist

apiary

apothecary

aquarium

armory

art gallery

bakery

bank

barber

barracks

bathhouse

blacksmith

boathouse

book store

bookbinder

botanical garden

brothel

butcher

carpenter

cartographer

casino

castle

cobbler

coffee shop

council chamber

court house

crypt for the noble family

dentist

distillery

docks

dovecot

dyer

embassy

farmer's market

fighting pit

fishmonger

fortune teller

gallows

gatehouse

general store

graveyard

greenhouses

guard post

guildhall

gymnasium

haberdashery

haunted house

hedge maze

herbalist

hospice

hospital

house for sale

inn

jail

jeweller

kindergarten

leatherworker

library

locksmith

mail courier

manor house

market

mayor's house

monastery

morgue

museum

music shop

observatory

orchard

orphanage

outhouse

paper maker

pawnshop

pet shop

potion shop

potter

printmaker

quest board

residence

restricted zone

sawmill

school

scribe

sewer entrance

sheriff's office

shrine

silversmith

spa

speakeasy

spice merchant

sports stadium

stables

street market

tailor

tannery

tavern

tax collector

tea house

temple

textile shop

theatre

thieves guild

thrift store

tinker's workshop

town crier post

town square

townhall

toy store

trinket shop

warehouse

watchtower

water mill

weaver

well

windmill

wishing well

wizard tower

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longbird47

2 months ago

Yes

The profile picture is a red lipped batfish and the channel is in Russian so I don't confuse it with other servers' channels when sending

does anybody else have a discord server thats only yourself and nobody else exclusively used to send images from your mobile phone to your tablet or computer

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longbird47

1 month ago

Aye, that's my gryphon 🧡

artfight revenge for long-bird! what a cool-ass gryphon!!!

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artfight girfugol gryphon

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longbird47

5 months ago

Some Designs Of Griffons That I've Done Before. Technically They Were Me Figuring Out A Character For

Some designs of griffons that I've done before. Technically they were me figuring out a character for the Girfugol ARPG, but there's a slim chance I'll actually use any of these.

Species combos: dromeosaurus albertensis/Quercylurus major, yellow bellied sunbird asity/tufted pygmy squirrel, African skimmer/oriental cat, and Anchiornis huxleyi/Yoshi garevskii

This is part 1, I'll show off more designs.

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character design griffon oc

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longbird47

2 months ago

Two redos of old art of the same creature combinations. First one is quercylurus/dromaeosaurid, second is pakicetus/halszkaraptor. Might recolor that one, I'm not getting enough attachment to the current design.

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character design griffon oc

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longbird47

2 weeks ago

Cursed

Akwafina voices Lynx in the WoF animated series

🐉

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longbird47

4 months ago

Canonically, it's Clearsight

I should make a new voting game for "who serves the most cunt in wings of fire" and the blaze clears

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wings of fire

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longbird47

2 weeks ago

It almost got me on deviantart, got suspicious when they started asking for personal info and blocked. Not falling for it again.

Fucking hell these ‘commission’ asks are really getting annoying

Just a heads up for anyone, theyre not people asking for commissions theyre scams. A person wanting to commission would probably not ask within a minute of me posting art, would probably follow me, would probably actually like my art, would have been following me for a while and would probably just dm you straight away

Not gonna rant but these are getting so annoying, and they’re dangerous for newer artists especially if theyre just getting into commissions

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longbird47

1 month ago

Screenshot of a tweet that reads: Yknow what I’d like to see as an illustrator?

A database of cultural clothes/items submitted by people within those cultures with info like how often its used and reference photos

It would make diversity in art so much easier

Is there something like that??

Something like this would be so colossally helpful. I'm sick and tired of trying to research specific clothing from any given culture and being met with either racist stereotypical costumes worn by yt people or ai generated garbage nonsense, and trying to be hyper specific with searches yields fuck all. Like I generally just cannot trust the legitimacy of most search results at this point. It's extremely frustrating. If there are good resources for this then they're buried deep under all the other bullshit, and idk where to start looking.

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clothing resources

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longbird47

5 months ago

Food for thought here. So Starflight hatched on the brightest night, yeah? Well imagine if his egg was left in moonlight and he hatched with Darkstalker levels of mind reading and future seeing abilities. Being able to dig around dragon's minds and casually look into the future whenever he wanted. It would make for such a cool story. He could serve as an exposition dump or as a way to foreshadow. It would also make the reveal that NightWings don't actually have powers anymore much more impactful as the only one we've seen does have powers. It would be a shock for the NightWings themselves too. Or it could be done with Sunny instead of Starflight. I know this would ruin Moon's whole character and story but my friend and I found this a bit of a missed opportunity. I'm not gonna make this into an AU, but if anyone likes this idea and wants to write about it please do. Or if someone already has, I would love to see that.

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wings of fire wof starflight wings of fire au wings of fire nightwing

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