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How to Horror: OC reference templates
Disclamer
Any copyrighted content used in this review is used under the "Fair Use" law for commentary and Criticism. The following is simply a louse suggest on how to use horror themes and is by no way a guide line which must be followed at all costs, there are always variables!
Introduction
This How to isn't rearly a tutorial but more a nice little template for all to enjoy and use when making OCs. A lot of the time, when reviewing charters, I find it pretty hard to get though the references provided, the written side atlas. Laying out a reference in a way to make it easy digestible is a hard task but nothing that can't be mastered. Most of the time reference sheets are drowned in an excess of information that adds nothing to the charter, or huge chunks of seem to be missing.
Below I'll provide a few free to use written templates for a range of horror/killer based charters. Feel free to credit if you choose to use these, but it's not needed. Also, their will be notes on the temples in square brackets, i'm not going to repeat myself so make sure to read all the notes on all relevant topics.
Template 1 - general killers
Allies: [if there is one]
Real Name:
Age: [a single number or range will suffice]
DOB: [Date of birth]
Height: [feet and inches]
Body type: [since people always find weight hard to grasp and since it fluctuates a body type is better than putting a number on their weight]
Race [Or] Species: [only add this in if it's relevant]
Sexual orientation:
Style: [as mentioned in my how to on serial killers killers have a set style of killing, what is it?]
Appearance when 'on the hunt':
Appearance when relaxing:
Personality, likes and dislikes: [you can merge it all into one, reading about your OCs most loved kind of k-pop isn't that interesting, we'd all prefer to know more about what they are like]
Skills useful for killing:
Other skills: [Miscellanies skills, like knitting?]
Abilities: [If any are present]
Commonly used weapons:
Wounds:
Health problems:
Condensed Backstory: [just a synopsis]
Template 2 - proxies/servants/slaves
Allies:
Real Name:
Age:
DOB:
Height:
Body type:
Race [Or] Species:
Sexual orientation:
Use: [what the OC is used for, eg, stalking, assignation, ect]
Appearance when 'working':
Appearance when not in use:
Personality, likes and dislikes:
Skills prized for: [The skill that makes them appealing to their master]
Other skills:
Abilities:
Commonly used weapons:
Wounds:
Health problems:
Condensed Backstory:
Template 3 - magic/illusion/ghost
Nickname: [the name given to them by the person experiencing them]
Real Name: [if relevant]
How long they have existed:
Height: [if they have a varying high, give a range]
Body type:
Inferred Race [Or] Species: [a rough idear of what they are]
Sexual orientation:
Habits: [what the OC is known for doing, e.g., haunting, nightmare causing, ect]
Appearance when visible:
Personality, likes and dislikes:
Skills feared for: [The skill that makes them deadly]
Other skills:
Abilities:
Wounds and markings:
Known Backstory: [if this is relevant to the charter add it!]
Template 4 - demons/monsters
Real Name:
How long they have existed: [if they have a strange ageing patten]
Height:
Body type:
Species:
Natural habitat:
Sexual orientation:
Hunting [or] Feeding style: [what do they eat, what do they feed on, how do they hunt]
Appearance:
Personality, likes and dislikes:
Skills feared for:
Other skills:
Abilities:
Wounds and markings:
Known Backstory: [if this is relevant to the charter add it!]
Closer
Feel free to add or edit these ass seen fit, that's the point; don't put in anything meaningless like star signs or if they prefer ice-cream over cake but don't skimp on detail like important story details or relevant family links
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Real Name:
Nicknames:
Age:
Age of Death: (Optional- if they had died before becoming a pasta/SV OC)
Gender:
Ethical Origin: (Optional)
Place of Origin: (Optional)
Species: (What are they? (Ex: Ghost, human, daemon etc...))
Personality:
Sexual Preference: (Optional)
Relationship:
Affiliation: (If they have one)
Occupation: (If they have one)
Date Of Birth:
Weight:
Height:
Eye Color:
Skin Color:
Hair Color:
Fears: (What are they afraid of?)
Powers/Abilities: (What powers or abilities do they have?)
Weapons: (What do they use for combat? (If any) )
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This is so helpful. Thank you