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TOPIC | Do you give your ocs personalities?
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I don't ;-; I can never think of personalities that would fit my ocs ;^;



(or dragons/etc...)

I don't ;-; I can never think of personalities that would fit my ocs ;^;



@Shadowfeathers

Well yes, I do because if I didn't then they'd be nothing more than blank slates with every other attribute except the one that breathes life into them. They need a personality. Why have ocs if you're not going to complete them
@Shadowfeathers

Well yes, I do because if I didn't then they'd be nothing more than blank slates with every other attribute except the one that breathes life into them. They need a personality. Why have ocs if you're not going to complete them
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@Shadowfeathers

...Uh, yes? I don't see that there's much of a point otherwise...
@Shadowfeathers

...Uh, yes? I don't see that there's much of a point otherwise...
I found stars on the tip of your tongue/You speak poltergeist and so do I
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Well yeah, otherwise I'd have characters without character.
Well yeah, otherwise I'd have characters without character.
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well the whole point of having a semi-sentient being is to have a personality (or notable lack thereof). o:
well the whole point of having a semi-sentient being is to have a personality (or notable lack thereof). o:
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@shadowfeathers

ok i know everyone else is saying ocs by definition need to have personalities, but i totally understand what you're saying. i have a hard time coming up with personalities for my ocs and a lot of my characters are unfinished, or i only know a few things about them and i don't bother to develop them further. sometimes i wait for them to "reveal" more about themselves and i don't actively try to develop their personalities, if that makes sense.
@shadowfeathers

ok i know everyone else is saying ocs by definition need to have personalities, but i totally understand what you're saying. i have a hard time coming up with personalities for my ocs and a lot of my characters are unfinished, or i only know a few things about them and i don't bother to develop them further. sometimes i wait for them to "reveal" more about themselves and i don't actively try to develop their personalities, if that makes sense.
I do agree with all of you ;-; although I've always only been able to think of the visual part of designing ocs and pretty much nothing else about them ^^; Or maybe without a personality they're just designs? ;-;

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@wife
I can relate to that ;v; I'd say that most of my ocs are unfinished ideas in my head but were only ever designs. I tried to think of personalities for them but I couldn't think of anything .-. and yes what you said makes sense to me :)
I do agree with all of you ;-; although I've always only been able to think of the visual part of designing ocs and pretty much nothing else about them ^^; Or maybe without a personality they're just designs? ;-;

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@wife
I can relate to that ;v; I'd say that most of my ocs are unfinished ideas in my head but were only ever designs. I tried to think of personalities for them but I couldn't think of anything .-. and yes what you said makes sense to me :)
I think of personality way before design so I guess we're on opposite sides of the spectrum! I'm terrible at design actually! You should find someone to collab with, that would help you out a lot. Think of it like a comic writer and artist team.
I think of personality way before design so I guess we're on opposite sides of the spectrum! I'm terrible at design actually! You should find someone to collab with, that would help you out a lot. Think of it like a comic writer and artist team.
...what's the point of an oc that DOESN'T have a personality??
...what's the point of an oc that DOESN'T have a personality??

The fun of designing what they look like, of course!

But yes OP, or at least I try
The fun of designing what they look like, of course!

But yes OP, or at least I try
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