#character litmus test?

[aumberine]

oc shitposting, woo

this is basically a 'get to know my ocs' type deal

[gale-force-storm]

Thinking about the fact that, to pull Gale from the stone and get him in the game at all, you have to decide to try to touch an extremely dangerous looking swirling mass of unstable magic. Something that is, objectively, a terrible idea

Like, the options it gives you are to either touch the sigil or leave, and if you leave you just... don't get Gale in the party

You have to take the risk. You have to let your curiosity override your common sense. You have to look at this unstable, possibly dangerous malfunctioning magic sigil and go "...Ok, but what if I poke it?"

In short, to get Gale in your party, you have to do exactly what he would in that situation, and indulge in a moment of reckless curiosity. And I just think that's delightful

[timethehobo]

Another year, still the same. Mostly.

[yourocdoeswhat]

If your OC is somewhat based on you, what is it you have in common with them? What inspired you to give them these similar traits?

[syblei-art]

stop praying for the strange wizard in the tower he's gotten too strong

[otaku553]

Something funny for your spy x family ASL au

Luffy took ONE look at loid and internally went 'oh sweet. He's a spy like sabo' and never brings it up while anya just stares at him horrified and like with ace and sabo, he just never brings it up.

This also happens with yor and anya makes a funny noise

(As i am typing this my dog has the zoomies and is running around like a maniac)

HAHA YEAH THIS WOULD DEFINITELY HAPPEN

I think loid’s a good enough actor that luffy wouldn’t figure it out immeditely from like just a few seconds of meeting him but give him a minute or a few and he’ll figure it out on vibes alone

[deafknell]

Emilia has become a true litmus test for me for whether I should take someone's opinions on rezero seriously. Liking her or disliking her is fine, but man the constant "Emilia dumb" or "waiting too long" or "useless character" grinds on me a lot.

[utilitycaster]

Do you think Orym will eventually take a paladin class, or will he stay fighter all the way through? I personally want him to stay fighter, I think it’d be nice to have a character with a connection to a god even if it’s not like “formalized” or whatever

Absolutely no way to know, but I agree that at least at this time, I'd rather see Orym stay purely a fighter. I think it's interesting and important to show characters who have a relationship to a deity that isn't the source of their powers (not that the Relic of the Red Solstice Exalted Seedling isn't cool, but he could get another powerful sword if he wanted...Ishta is still in the bag of holding, after all) and I think that the way he described his relationship, as partners rather than a worshiper, feels like he is not planning on swearing any oaths.

[steampunk-llama]

It's so joever gamers

<- guy who's life has been intrinsically changed by Wreck-It Ralph (2012) since age 11

[certified-anakinfucker]

gonna start firing rent-lowering gunshots but its me walking into a server saying I LOVE THERON and seeing if anything skitters 💀

[chronicas]

For the last fucking time Laios IS canonically autistic!!! IT’S INTENTIONAL. IT WAS ON PURPOSE!! Why do all of you need EVERYTHING spelled out for you??? Is it so hard to imagine that a Japanese woman knows what autism is and clearly has personal experience in some form????

[seapiglet]

Question:

Would the Aziraphale of season 2, in both the present day and the flashbacks, EVER have agreed to The Arrangement?

Would this Aziraphale have been content to perform temptations on behalf of Hell to make his life easier?

[glamfellens]

putting this here for posterity. i will finish it tonight

[yourocdoeswhat]

How would your OC describe their style of dress? How intentional is their look? What are you trying to convey with your OC's fashion sense?

[ssruis]

Ppl whining abt the tsukasa fragment sekai card again…. Silence…. You don’t Get Him….

[nomsfaultau]

Holy smokes tlww is killing me like???

You technically know where they're coming from and you can't really judge them because they're acting based on their nature, "Wilbur" was born to copy Wilbur's every mannerisms and absolutely affection-starved, no sense of healthy relationships, "Technoblade" prioritizes self-preservation due to what they have experienced in wars and backlash from those who discovered them, "Tommy" is a literal demon from the depths of hell nuff said, Philza— well he's just trying not to die like who wouldn't when your sons are now not-sons

But also in the ethical viewpoint of say society they're also very wrong? But not? Like, in the system of seeing things in black and white they're a very mucky inky grey? Like heck naw I'm not excusing you but gosh if I was in your situation I'd probably have done worse? Because in the end it all boils down to their own survivals? Who's to say that following instinctual nature is an evil thing?

Jsjskskakanwkw we love the stories that challenge morality we eat that up

Morality is so context driven, and in a very real way these are horrible evil monsters doing really atrocious stuff. But yeah, they don’t know better, they don’t have the context needed to be better. Ignorance and instincts and trauma can explain bad behavior, and for some people it can justify it. I wanted to see just how far I could stretch reader sympathy for them using that premise.

And I think the real test of morality will be if, once exposed to kindness, the monsters can learn and CHOOSE to be better, or if their instincts and trauma will define them.