Ahoy!
I was wonderin':
What do ye look fer in a biography? Like, if ye fancied 'avin some sort o' information what would it be? Friends, enemies, weaknesses, etc. Be there anythin' ye specifically look fer 'r wished landlubbers would put in biographies?
Ahoy!
I was wonderin':
What do ye look fer in a biography? Like, if ye fancied 'avin some sort o' information what would it be? Friends, enemies, weaknesses, etc. Be there anythin' ye specifically look fer 'r wished landlubbers would put in biographies?
Usually in a dragon's biography I like to look for:
-Relationships. This can be family, friends, foes, comrades in battle... Having a 'Who's Who List of People in the Known Universe' is a good start, but some go further and put entire detailed stories in there.
-Themes. I like listening to the songs that are in the biographies. It might help set the mood in the biography or help expand my personal playlist.
-Stats. Strength, charisma, weaknesses - their skills and talents, too! Powers, abilities, curses, the like. When I make a biography for my dragons I always like to chuck that in there.
-Personality and backstory. This is basically a given, but it's always nice to read through, and some people are really good at writing them up.
-Basic information. Name, age, weight, height... the general jist of things.
-Favorite things. What do they like to eat? What are their hobbies?
-Trivia. Cool information that doesn't fit anywhere else, like name etymology. Trivia is the most interesting to me, and I'd like more people to put in that stuff.
...honestly, I just like information!
Usually in a dragon's biography I like to look for:
-Relationships. This can be family, friends, foes, comrades in battle... Having a 'Who's Who List of People in the Known Universe' is a good start, but some go further and put entire detailed stories in there.
-Themes. I like listening to the songs that are in the biographies. It might help set the mood in the biography or help expand my personal playlist.
-Stats. Strength, charisma, weaknesses - their skills and talents, too! Powers, abilities, curses, the like. When I make a biography for my dragons I always like to chuck that in there.
-Personality and backstory. This is basically a given, but it's always nice to read through, and some people are really good at writing them up.
-Basic information. Name, age, weight, height... the general jist of things.
-Favorite things. What do they like to eat? What are their hobbies?
-Trivia. Cool information that doesn't fit anywhere else, like name etymology. Trivia is the most interesting to me, and I'd like more people to put in that stuff.
...honestly, I just like information!
My dragon bios have these- personality summary, general backstory, and extra notes regarding anything, really
My dragon bios have these- personality summary, general backstory, and extra notes regarding anything, really
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Alrighty. I thankee kindly fer th' information. Various tidbits t' make a character not only unique (as they all be in some way 'r other) but also worth takin' more'n a glance at.
Now, what about th' set up? Do others fancy a simple set up with less colors, 'r more images, flashy... 'n I've nary a clue as t' what else t' use there...
Alrighty. I thankee kindly fer th' information. Various tidbits t' make a character not only unique (as they all be in some way 'r other) but also worth takin' more'n a glance at.
Now, what about th' set up? Do others fancy a simple set up with less colors, 'r more images, flashy... 'n I've nary a clue as t' what else t' use there...
i mean, i'm a simple person.
my plans so far are:
- summary of kinds of the dragon, outlining personality etc.
- if they're unfinished or a new site lore update/idea is causing a change, notes will go next.
- lore story.
- links to any lore stories regarding them that are in a seperate place, eg. forum thread
- arts and the like
as i'm on mobile, i can never tell what a fancy bio format'll look like on desktop, and i'm lazy, so right now i've no plans for them. if i were to, though, it'd be personalised to that dragon.
i wouldn't use fancy fonts or anything; after all, only about three of them show up on mobile, so there's no point.
i mean, i'm a simple person.
my plans so far are:
- summary of kinds of the dragon, outlining personality etc.
- if they're unfinished or a new site lore update/idea is causing a change, notes will go next.
- lore story.
- links to any lore stories regarding them that are in a seperate place, eg. forum thread
- arts and the like
as i'm on mobile, i can never tell what a fancy bio format'll look like on desktop, and i'm lazy, so right now i've no plans for them. if i were to, though, it'd be personalised to that dragon.
i wouldn't use fancy fonts or anything; after all, only about three of them show up on mobile, so there's no point.
my bios are pretty simple!
their name, pronouns, job/title, any other simple but important feature
a little blurb about them
a list of their personality traits and aesthetic i associate with them! and then any artwork underneath it all.
my bios are pretty image/decoration heavy since it's sometimes easier for me to understand pictures/aesthetics rather than words ;w;
i don't always have ideas for big long stories for every dragon, so when i do, i write them on my lore thread and link it in their bio. i don't want some dragons to have big long stories in their bios and some to not, i like consistency.
you can check out my dragons for inspiration! not all of them have completed bios though, but the palceholders are there ;w;
my bios are pretty simple!
their name, pronouns, job/title, any other simple but important feature
a little blurb about them
a list of their personality traits and aesthetic i associate with them! and then any artwork underneath it all.
my bios are pretty image/decoration heavy since it's sometimes easier for me to understand pictures/aesthetics rather than words ;w;
i don't always have ideas for big long stories for every dragon, so when i do, i write them on my lore thread and link it in their bio. i don't want some dragons to have big long stories in their bios and some to not, i like consistency.
you can check out my dragons for inspiration! not all of them have completed bios though, but the palceholders are there ;w;
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mine have their name, a personality blurb, occupation, pronouns and sexuality since most of em aren't cishet, moral alignment, a few general likes and dislikes, relations within the lair, a scry if they aren't finished, art, and then quotes of what people have said about them on the forums since i frequent the "pick a dragon" games :')
mine have their name, a personality blurb, occupation, pronouns and sexuality since most of em aren't cishet, moral alignment, a few general likes and dislikes, relations within the lair, a scry if they aren't finished, art, and then quotes of what people have said about them on the forums since i frequent the "pick a dragon" games :')
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Short lore blurb for me- usually not much more than a paragraph or two.
Short lore blurb for me- usually not much more than a paragraph or two.
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Alrighty. I thankee kindly fer th' information. Various tidbits t' make a character not only unique (as they all be in some way 'r other) but also worth takin' more'n a glance at.
Now, what about th' set up? Do others fancy a simple set up with less colors, 'r more images, flashy... 'n I've nary a clue as t' what else t' use there...
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From what I've seen most people tend to go for a fancy and definitely eyecatching biography, with small coloured text in pretty fonts and [b][i]lots[/i] [/b]of images. I've never really found that type of biography interesting - it usually gives me a vibe that the person behind the biography was trying a little too hard or, if it is pastel, is part of the 'uwu soft bean' cult.
More streamlined and less image-heavy biographies tend to be a little bit easier on the eyes, and more professional in a sort of odd sense.
Fonts like [font=century gothic] [b]Century Gothic[/b] [/font] are popular for biographies, and while [font=monotype corsiva] [size=5][b]Monotype Corsiva[/b][/size] [/font] and [font=book antiqua][b][size=4] Book Antiqua[/size][/b][/font] are nice, I see them far less than CG and it's peers.
Alrighty. I thankee kindly fer th' information. Various tidbits t' make a character not only unique (as they all be in some way 'r other) but also worth takin' more'n a glance at.
Now, what about th' set up? Do others fancy a simple set up with less colors, 'r more images, flashy... 'n I've nary a clue as t' what else t' use there...
From what I've seen most people tend to go for a fancy and definitely eyecatching biography, with small coloured text in pretty fonts and
lots of images. I've never really found that type of biography interesting - it usually gives me a vibe that the person behind the biography was trying a little too hard or, if it is pastel, is part of the 'uwu soft bean' cult.
More streamlined and less image-heavy biographies tend to be a little bit easier on the eyes, and more professional in a sort of odd sense.
Fonts like
Century Gothic are popular for biographies, and while
Monotype Corsiva and
Book Antiqua are nice, I see them far less than CG and it's peers.
I love the way you wrote that, the pirate vibe is incredible In my bios I don't really have a pattern of what I'll put in there. It's always a pile of 5-6 short paragraphs of writing, but whether they'll give a taste of my dragon's character, be purely story, or a description of my dragon depends solely on what feels right to me at the moment. Not even I know what's going to be written until I'm done writing it :)
I love the way you wrote that, the pirate vibe is incredible In my bios I don't really have a pattern of what I'll put in there. It's always a pile of 5-6 short paragraphs of writing, but whether they'll give a taste of my dragon's character, be purely story, or a description of my dragon depends solely on what feels right to me at the moment. Not even I know what's going to be written until I'm done writing it :)