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27 Apr 2022, 21:15

Mei Hagikura wrote: 27 Apr 2022, 21:13 I think I will make her gender fluid so I can add more to her history and hopefully finally get approved for index so she can move up to third year

I think you should add more magor events to her history

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27 Apr 2022, 21:16

Mina Starr wrote: 27 Apr 2022, 21:15
Mei Hagikura wrote: 27 Apr 2022, 21:13 I think I will make her gender fluid so I can add more to her history and hopefully finally get approved for index so she can move up to third year
I think you should add more magor events to her history

Like what?

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27 Apr 2022, 21:26

A character is more than a single facet. Think about how being gender fluid will be relevant to your character's story. If it is there just as a header to say you are gender fluid, your parents were murdered tragically and you have had unusual access to the magic/,muggle world considering your blood status... then it is not the way to go. Think about the story you want to tell, be it coming of age, romance, adventure, slice of life. Now Think of a past that facilitates a good base to build that story off of.

Think about where yiu want your character to go and then think about where they were. Your story then (here) is the journey from then to there.

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27 Apr 2022, 21:31

Mei Hagikura wrote: 27 Apr 2022, 21:16
Mina Starr wrote: 27 Apr 2022, 21:15
Mei Hagikura wrote: 27 Apr 2022, 21:13 I think I will make her gender fluid so I can add more to her history and hopefully finally get approved for index so she can move up to third year
I think you should add more magor events to her history
Like what?

I noticed that you said her mother was dead, or something like that, why don’t you add that to you history, if you want I can send you a template I use when writing a more advanced History. It’s similar to the one about starters, asking you questions so you can see them visibly and you can answer them, then put it all together in the end.

Solomon Lear wrote: 27 Apr 2022, 21:26 A character is more than a single facet. Think about how being gender fluid will be relevant to your character's story. If it is there just as a header to say you are gender fluid, your parents were murdered tragically and you have had unusual access to the magic/,muggle world considering your blood status... then it is not the way to go. Think about the story you want to tell, be it coming of age, romance, adventure, slice of life. Now Think of a past that facilitates a good base to build that story off of.

Think about where yiu want your character to go and then think about where they were. Your story then (here) is the journey from then to there.

Like he said.

It takes months for me finish a history, what you see in my ency uis only a place holder and so I know what to add and where all the details go. And even after that, I’m always tweeking and adding more details.

—Mina Starr
“I am a wizard, not a baboon brandishing a stick.” — Professor Flitwick

27 Apr 2022, 21:51

Anyone know where/how to find images that are a certain size? Looking for some to put in my Ency.

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27 Apr 2022, 21:55

Clair Fernandez wrote: 27 Apr 2022, 21:51 Anyone know where/how to find images that are a certain size? Looking for some to put in my Ency.

Usualy, I use my art app to make them a certain size, my pfp was stretched, and I just looked at the sizes I needed and popped it in there and it looks so much better, but other than that, I have no idea, sometimes I can find a website her or there, but I never save any of them, sorry if that didn’t help.

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“I am a wizard, not a baboon brandishing a stick.” — Professor Flitwick

27 Apr 2022, 21:56

Clair Fernandez wrote: 27 Apr 2022, 21:51 Anyone know where/how to find images that are a certain size? Looking for some to put in my Ency.

I just get the images I want and then go into a picture editor and resize them to whatever size I want.

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27 Apr 2022, 22:01

Mina Starr wrote: 27 Apr 2022, 21:31
Mei Hagikura wrote: 27 Apr 2022, 21:16
Mina Starr wrote: 27 Apr 2022, 21:15
Mei Hagikura wrote: 27 Apr 2022, 21:13 I think I will make her gender fluid so I can add more to her history and hopefully finally get approved for index so she can move up to third year
I think you should add more magor events to her history
Like what?
I noticed that you said her mother was dead, or something like that, why don’t you add that to you history, if you want I can send you a template I use when writing a more advanced History. It’s similar to the one about starters, asking you questions so you can see them visibly and you can answer them, then put it all together in the end.

Solomon Lear wrote: 27 Apr 2022, 21:26 A character is more than a single facet. Think about how being gender fluid will be relevant to your character's story. If it is there just as a header to say you are gender fluid, your parents were murdered tragically and you have had unusual access to the magic/,muggle world considering your blood status... then it is not the way to go. Think about the story you want to tell, be it coming of age, romance, adventure, slice of life. Now Think of a past that facilitates a good base to build that story off of.

Think about where yiu want your character to go and then think about where they were. Your story then (here) is the journey from then to there.
Like he said.

It takes months for me finish a history, what you see in my ency uis only a place holder and so I know what to add and where all the details go. And even after that, I’m always tweeking and adding more details.
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These are all great points, I do have to add that gender identity shouldn't exactly be 'everything' nor be a 'personality'. I incorporated a thorough story to my character that connects with their identity but not in a crazy way, my character's mother was too ill to care for Jay which then resulted in her abandoning them. My character then grew up around other orphans and in a messy orphanage, they were not treated the best and they had a lot of influences from older orphan boys. Because of the way they were raised, led to questioning gender identity.

My character's childhood also has many other impacts on their personality and how they perceive others. When writing a story for your own character, it is important in my opinion... to not make gender identity the [main] story at least.

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Oh and to add on, seeing from other people on other rp websites, making your character lgbt simply to create 'problems' is not the way to go, only change your character if you truly feel like it is what they would be. You mentioned "to add more to her history" and this came up in my head lol

I myself am gender fluid and somewhat incorporated my own experiences into my character's history in order to help its authenticity.

these are all simply my opinions

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27 Apr 2022, 22:03

Not sure if you know or not but @Colin McCoire, you can't just enter the Firewalking game, you have to have signed up before the deadline which is now passed. So you can't participate in the game. Also, you must have a completed ency and be registered in Index. Registered in Index means your name must appear on the Official Index thread. But it would have been fun if you'd been able to take part!

Official Index thread click here!

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27 Apr 2022, 22:05

I'm waiting for the index to update but not sure how long it will be. Waited a few days now so hopefully it will be soon so i can be added.

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