rubiooc | MONSTER WORKSHOP

MONSTER WORKSHOP

This post is designed to help players workshop ideas for characters' monster forms while writing their applications, based on a small Plurk survey that suggested it might be helpful. If you don't need it, there's no obligation to post here, but we wanted to give players a space to pick each other's brains.

This would be a great time to review our FAQ information on curses. Consider how different stages of transformation might look on your character, or whether you want a monster that's more horrifying or more horny (or both!). Remember: violent and sexual urges influence monster transformations (and detransformations!) — failure to vent both will cause a person to transform, but either committing an act of violence or engaging in some monsterfucking is enough to transform someone back to their human(oid) state.

Below, we've paraphrased some helpful advice that players were already prepared to provide via Plurk (thank you to Kait, Pink, and Seph!):

The 400-word limit on the application is a suggested upwards limit on length! However, for those struggling to write much, bear in mind we expect you to stick to what's on your app, so try to cover everything regarding physical attributes, natural weapons, powers, and behaviors.

If you're writing a monster that feels common, consider variations between different lores, and specify the version that you feel might better fit your character. Try not to leave out what feels "obvious" or "standard."

Your application might answer the questions: can it fuck, and if so, how?

If you want to make a monster unique, aim for unusual morphology (this werewolf has SPINES!) or build off your character's specific interests/associations (this faerie collects musicians!) to flesh out a more generalized monster type.

When in doubt, pinterest vibes. This TUMBLR might also help.

BRAINSTORMING

In case it helps facilitate your brainstorming, we've provided the form below!

This optional form is intended to help, not hinder, so feel free to toss the form out the window if it's not useful. It just gives some ideas of what types of information you might include in that section of the application.

Alternatively, modify at your leisure! If you're caught between two monster ideas, you can include two versions of the monster section, etc.

Player Name & Pronouns:
Contact:

username or otherwise
Aversions:

Character Name:
Canon:
Curse Type:

MONSTER

appearance

POSSIBLE_PHYSICAL_DESCRIPTIONS

POWERS

POWER_1 | DESCRIPTION

POWER_2 | DESCRIPTION

POWER_3 | DESCRIPTION

behavior

BEHAVIOR_DESCRIPTION

Player Name & Pronouns: 
Contact: @username.plurk or otherwise
Aversions:

Character Name:
Canon:
Curse Type:

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POWER_LIST<blockquote style="padding:0 0 0 15px;margin:5px 0 5px 20px;border-left:4px solid #3a1f19; color: #222; font-size:10px;">POWER_1 | DESCRIPTION 
POWER_2 | DESCRIPTION 
POWER_3 | DESCRIPTION </blockquote>

behavior
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Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Player Name & Pronouns: Naya (she/they/he)
Contact:

missnaya or PMs
Aversions: Trypophobia

Character Name: Nacho Varga
Canon: Better Call Saul
Curse Type: Wilk

Cross between a hyena, coyote, and chupacabra. Spines on his back, hyena face, coyote ears, brown spotted fur... Idk! Big spooky.

POWER_LIST

Feminism | His hyena half makes him susceptible to commands from women. He'll be submissive to them if they show even the slightest hint of dominance.

Noises | He can make a variety of sounds, including some that sound like human screams and some that sound like weird hyena chuckling. These sounds can induce emotions in people such as terror and lust.

Enhanced strength | Nacho will be able to bite through bone like toothpicks and rend flesh with ease. Completely feral when not being ordered around by women.

An angry, horny creature with a bone to pick with anything alive. Happy to kill bite kill maim bark bark bark and have sloppy sex (with a knotted cock). Rather mindless and a slave to his instincts.

we love a feminist king

bones on the outside would also look pretty cool tbh like in the pic there. y'know what else would be cool. Bioluminescence

MONSTER WORKSHOP

Naya | Nacho Varga | Wilk

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