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thebigbadbasenji In reply to Videogamer80 [2014-09-05 07:24:49 +0000 UTC]

Yes. It doesn't have to be just their physical characteristics: it can list how they stand, what they wear, and the kind of demeanor that they give off.

Here's an example (taken out of my written 'example' app ):

--Rilucario is a distant, quiet Lucario. This is evident in his posture: he is usually seen sitting with his legs crossed and his head tilted slightly down. He looks fairly built from the base of his neck down; his head looks a bit small for his body because of it. When his eyes are closed while in this position, it means that he is meditating. His color palette is muted, and the mustard yellow fur covering his torso covers most of his neck. He has straight, medium-length hair that covers his head, and it’s usually parted on both sides. His chest spike has a black marking around it: a circle (to cover the base of the spike) and two ‘stems’ that emerge near the bottom that stick out, bend in, and push out again at a slight curve. The black markings on his arms stop at the pit of the elbow, and the tuft of black that’s on the shoulder cascades halfway down the arm. Rilucario is never seen without his hat on, and if you dare touch it you will pay the consequences.

The example doesn't use this app (the only differences between the NPC apps are the prompts), but it should help to answer any other questions that you might have. If it doesn't, feel free to ask more.

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Videogamer80 In reply to thebigbadbasenji [2014-09-05 23:30:17 +0000 UTC]

Alrighty then another question. I had to change most of the npc interaction at the bottom to portray in the 3rd person, which is my preferred writing style. Is that okay?

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thebigbadbasenji In reply to Videogamer80 [2014-09-06 00:02:49 +0000 UTC]

Anything in italics can be changed, so yes; it's only written in second person so that the prompt-editor knows what to expect from the character-in-question's interactions with your NPC. The only things you shouldn't change is the character's spoken words. Anything else you can edit (in the prompt, that is).

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Videogamer80 In reply to thebigbadbasenji [2014-09-06 00:38:33 +0000 UTC]

Ah, thanks.

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thebigbadbasenji In reply to Videogamer80 [2014-09-05 00:07:11 +0000 UTC]

Number of Cameos is supposed to show how many times the character (or characters) have made a minor role in a piece of work.

Number of Stories is supposed to show how many times the character (or characters) have made a major role in a piece of work.

Say, if you have a story, and the character involved only does a minor thing for your character, if they leave and don't appear in the story ever again then that would be a point for "cameo", but if they stay around for a good majority of the story then that would be a point for "story". The in-prompt characters are, all-in-all, in a fairly large role, so that would count as a 'story'. If the in-prompt characters were only briefly mentioned (like the Mr. Mime in this specific prompt), then that wouldn't count as a 'story', but a 'cameo'.

In this app (and related ones), think of the word "cameo" as "minor cameo" and the word "story" as "major cameo". Furthermore, if you independently write a story with someone else's character, then it would be a cameo; if you collaborate with the character's owner, then it would be a story.

Hopefully this makes sense lol I've seen people use the Cameo and Story boxes "incorrectly" on the drawn apps, so if you use it towards your own interpretation, then it's fine; I won't scold you for it

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thebigbadbasenji In reply to confusedkangaroo [2014-08-22 16:30:29 +0000 UTC]

If you want to be ambitious, you could combine the two stories! The "citizens" one isn't as goofy as the "guild members" one, so… I would suggest the 'guild members' one first (unless you're going to combine them [I mean, why not combine them? It would keep it all neat], then I would put the 'citizens' one before the 'guild members' one and connect them end to end; it is a lot of writing, though).

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confusedkangaroo In reply to thebigbadbasenji [2014-08-22 16:42:58 +0000 UTC]

Hmmm, I might do that. Cheers for idea.

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thebigbadbasenji In reply to Nikkoamphy [2014-08-22 00:51:55 +0000 UTC]

Pretty much; 'family and friends' is the general purpose of this specific app

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Nikkoamphy In reply to thebigbadbasenji [2014-08-28 18:41:52 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the information

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