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The Highjinx method of character development

Posted by Kim on August 24, 2013, 3:06 pm

Today's tutorial comes from our own Highjinx, and aims to help you brainstorm a character's past. Use this method to create a new, fully fleshed out character that sings with detail and interest without the need to resort to mashups like the vampire/demon/gryphon/mermaid.

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Advanced Character Development: Rekindling Stagnant Characters

Posted by Kim on August 14, 2013, 1:42 pm

If you've got a character that isn't fun any more, or doesn't interact in the right ways, or their story has either come to a close or petered out, then this guide is for you.

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Our big week

Posted by Kim on August 5, 2013, 11:40 am

This week saw us pass 7000 users. [i]Seven thousand[/i]. That deserves a standing ovation!

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New logo!

Posted by Kim on August 1, 2013, 5:30 pm

Heraldry, fantasy, sci-fi, and the flexiblity to use the logo in all these configurations too? Yeah, I love this logo.

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Happy Moderator Appreciation Day!

Posted by Kim on July 1, 2013, 1:43 pm

July 1st is Moderator Appreciation Day. If you love the environment that we have here, please take a moment to tell the moderators that you appreciate their hard work. And if you're part of another community that you love, tell the mods there, too!

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Meet 2013's genre mascots!

Posted by Kim on May 29, 2013, 9:34 am

There were about 25 entries into the genre jumble contest this year, and after [i]hours[/i] of trying different combinations, positions, orientations and directions for all of them, these 11 mascots jostled their way to the front and all together said "Cheese!"

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Two contests down, two to go!

Posted by Kim on May 17, 2013, 3:04 pm

With two of our Epic Week contests wrapped up and prizes being delivered, fear not! There are still two on-going contests that you can enter for cool prizes

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Preparing characters for dice use

Posted by Kim on May 3, 2013, 2:36 pm

Before Epic Week, I wrote [url=http://www.rprepository.com/community/newspost.php?post=201]a post about how dice can be a useful tool for RPers[/url], to introduce those of you who had never encountered their use before -- or at least, never encountered them being used in a story-first game. Some of

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Happy Third Birthday To Us!

Posted by Kim on April 24, 2013, 8:50 am

This has been one incredible week, and now, it's really, honestly here. Our third birthday. We've gotten so big! *sniff*

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An Epicly Helping Hand

Posted by Kim on April 23, 2013, 1:35 pm

Over the years, we've generated a lot of wisdom together. We've had community discussions on dozens of topics, offered each other tutorials, and compiled lists of tips. And then, most of those scraps of wisdom were lost to the ages. How silly is that? Today, that all gets fixed.

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