User blog comment:TechnologyPookie/Tips on your roleplay oc/@comment-28834958-20160527055645

these are cool thank u!!

also, i have some tips.

1. don't be afraid to make a character with a gender such as neutrois, agender, bigender, (the q in lgbtqia+ needs representation!!) etc, but genders aren't personalities!

2. try to have an original design, and don't steal art for a character ref! ask an artist (such as myself ;v;) to make you a character ref! even a sketch is better than stolen art!

3. don't have an "uMG SO SADS!!!" backstory. your character can be orphaned or some other tragic thing, just don't make it their entire personality. (sort of addition to 6)

4. research mental disorders before you give them to your character. if you have the disorder (my oc quince has asperger's syndrome and i do too) you're giving the oc, that's cool! you can write them even better from a first-person view of having the disorder.

5. dere types, sexualities, genders, backstories, fandoms, etc are not personalities! your character is a genderfluid dandere who's dad committed suicide? good for them! that's not their entire personality though. it affects the personality tho.

6. don't have really "extreme" personalities. what i mean is if your character is a femboy, don't make him over-the-top girly. he can squeal at sparkles and kittens and stuff, just don't make it too... extreme.

7. in appearance section, if you're typing up the appearance, don't say things like "she's really cute!!" or "hes so kawaii!! lel" or even "they're kinda ugly...". everyone has a different idea of what cute, pretty, ugly, etc are so don't try to define it for them.