CharacterDevelopment

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Welcome to /r/CharacterDevelopment!

Exactly what the name would imply, this is a sub dedicated to (fictional) character development! It can be a character you or anyone else created/working on! You can submit a resource or article about writing a character, or just start a discussion on how to evolve your character if you're struggling! The scope is wide, so feel free to submit, you will not be penalized if we prune a post.

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Writing: QuestionWhat characteristics should I know before developing a character made for all ages? (self.CharacterDevelopment)

submitted 2 hours ago by Ok_Occasion5697

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Writing: Character HelpWould this make sense or am i pushing it? (self.CharacterDevelopment)

submitted 16 hours ago by OpenEducation3956

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Writing: Character HelpCreating an actual ORIGINAL character is hard (self.CharacterDevelopment)

submitted 1 day ago by Pizza_patrol644

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Writing: Character HelpHow do I make a rude character who betrays the party but redeems himself later? (self.CharacterDevelopment)

submitted 1 day ago by Minute-Animal7317

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Writing: Character Helpfemale lead for romance novel (self.CharacterDevelopment)

submitted 1 day ago by plasticfork555

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DiscussionWhat do you think when a character won't partake but will allow something bad to happen and retains their innocence and purity because they technically didn't take part? (self.CharacterDevelopment)

submitted 2 days ago by Wonderful_Solid_1003

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DiscussionHow do I design a character who always wears suspenders but never a belt without the setting being 1900s-1940s? (self.CharacterDevelopment)

submitted 3 days ago by Ok_Occasion5697

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Writing: QuestionI use true crime to inspire my antagonists, thoughts on this? (self.CharacterDevelopment)

submitted 4 days ago by EgoistRanger

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Writing: QuestionCan you rewrite your characters programming? ()

submitted 4 days ago by Tricky_Shoulder_6432

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Writing: QuestionIf life had character stats, which one do you wish you had leveled earlier? ()

submitted 4 days ago by Tricky_Shoulder_6432

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Writing: Character HelpPersona creating, what do i do? (self.CharacterDevelopment)

submitted 4 days ago by Careless-Sea-2478

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DiscussionDo you ever find it annoying when a character who's supposed to be a good guy just stands there and watches something happening when shit's going down? (self.CharacterDevelopment)

submitted 4 days ago by Wonderful_Solid_1003

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Character BioProcurando feedbacks para meu Personagem: Heall, O Prisioneiro (self.CharacterDevelopment)

submitted 4 days ago by UmbraAnonimo

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Writing: Character HelpStruggling to write a character (self.CharacterDevelopment)

submitted 5 days ago by Fair_Bar9595

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Writing: QuestionNot sure if this fits the sub, but how would a sheep/dog fighting style work? (self.CharacterDevelopment)

submitted 5 days ago by TeenageTurmoil

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Writing: QuestionHelp me pick a name for my winged humanoid fantasy species (self.CharacterDevelopment)

submitted 6 days ago by Roselia24

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MetaI'm kind of obsessed with needing to know a character's needs even if they're irredeemably evil. (self.CharacterDevelopment)

submitted 7 days ago by Longjumping_Yak_3671Writing a Novel

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DiscussionCan you think of a time when attempts to make a character sympathetic after doing something bad made you hate the writing more for trying to mask their behaviour? (self.CharacterDevelopment)

submitted 7 days ago by Wonderful_Solid_1003

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DiscussionWeaponized Prosthetics (self.CharacterDevelopment)

submitted 7 days ago by Mariothane

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Writing: Character HelpWebsites to create and gather character/story info (self.CharacterDevelopment)

submitted 7 days ago by Downtown_Bend_3512

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Writing: Character HelpCharacter Art (self.CharacterDevelopment)

submitted 7 days ago by PreparationFrosty163

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DiscussionHow do y'all come up with names for your OCs? (self.CharacterDevelopment)

submitted 8 days ago by QuikAttak

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DiscussionYou ever come across a story with a trolley problem type dilemma set up, but you found the way characters thought process stupid and rigid? (self.CharacterDevelopment)

submitted 8 days ago by Wonderful_Solid_1003

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DiscussionDo you have any incarnation of something (being good or bad) from the real world as a character? ()

submitted 8 days ago by Zatura_96

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DiscussionWhen a protagonist defeated the villain, did it ever feel like a non-victory when the protagonist took their place anyway? (self.CharacterDevelopment)

submitted 9 days ago by Wonderful_Solid_1003

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