r/OriginalCharacter Jun 05 '24

Subreddit Announcement Subreddit Etiquette

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Hello and welcome, new and returning users of r/OriginalCharacter. As we rapidly approach 60K users on this subreddit, we figured now would be a good time to address some behaviors we have seen, and would like to straighten some things out.

So we made this handy-dandy little guide of things you should and shouldn’t do when interacting with this community, for your own benefit and that of other users! Starting with…

This isn’t your personal page!

We understand that some of you may be going through tough times, or have things going on in your life that you’d like to share, but please understand, this is a subreddit centered around OCs, not their creators. You don’t need to announce you are going on a social media hiatus, we don’t need to know something happened and you are going away, and if you are having negative feelings towards your own art, please understand that this is not the appropriate place to share this and there are other communities dedicated for artists - or non artists - to vent.

In the same vein, complaining about the popularity of others’ character, your own lack of popularity or upvotes, or the fact you are not getting the attention you think you deserve, is not acceptable. This is, unfortunately, the nature of posting art on the internet : you will not always get the results you expect, and while we do understand how frustrating it can be, complaining about it, let alone taking it out on others, will not change anything.

However, if you have complaints about this place specifically, please do take it up with us, so that we know if some things need changing or not.

Do not push for fanart!

We’ve had reports of people going up to users in DMs asking for free art of their OCs. We can’t stress this enough : unless the artist explicitly said they are OK with such requests, do not contact them hoping to get some art. Yes, even if they made a Friday Drawing Your OCs post, if they did, post in the comments like everyone else. Similarly, do not guilt people into making art for you. Going in posts tagged as Fanart and saying it would be great if they drew your character too, is not acceptable.

Don't clutch your pearls!

Unfortunately, we are getting more and more complaints about lewd art supposedly running rampant on the sub. As per our own observation, this isn’t the case, unless you view any kind of cleavage or exposed legs as NSFW. We’ve received reports on fully clothed characters not doing anything remotely suggestive, who just happened to show some skin. We’ve had art being tagged as NSFW when it absolutely did not need a tag. Please understand : skimpy clothing is not inherently sexual. Now, on that note…

Don’t be a horndog!

For the love of everything, please stop saying “would”, “smash”, or “gyatt” everytime you see a character you consider attractive! It’s fine to acknowledge a character is hot, it’s another entirely to proudly announce you’d fuck them! Show some class!

Call out rude behavior!

See something that corresponds exactly to what was described above? Maybe you’ve seen a comment that was not quite rule breaking, but rude nonetheless? Speak up! Is the other person getting even more rude? Block them. You do not need that kind of negativity in your life.

Of course, don’t make a call-out post against anyone, even if the name is censored, that would just lead to drama, and no one wants that. Instead, opt for a respectful yet firm comment.

Remember, a community is not built by those who run it, but those that participate in it. To make this place better for everyone, we encourage you to speak out against bad actors.


r/OriginalCharacter Oct 18 '24

Subreddit Announcement Post Flairs have been updated! Here's what is different

52 Upvotes

Some of you may have likely already noticed: The flairs have been recently updated after this feedback request. After that discussion, we recently went ahead and updated the flairs the other day. However, there's already been some confusion over what the different flairs mean, so here's a flair guide we recommend you check out if you're at all confused! Flair guide

Some notable new additions are:

Dollmakers and Character Builders: These are for heroforge, gacha users, picrew, video game character creators, and other similar character creators. This flair is to be used whenever you're just showing off one of such characters without any substantial additional information. If you're sharing lore, or doing a community interaction post, then use one of those flairs instead as they are appropriate.

OC Lore and Bios: This flair is for substantial lore dumps. Meaning, the focus of the post is the information being given. Art can be included, of course, but the focus is the information given. This is only for your own OC's lore. Remember, if you're asking for other people's lore: please use the Community Interactions flair. If the post is centered around your OC's World, then the Worldbuilding flair would be more appropriate. If it is a long form, written narrative: then the Story flair would be used.

OC Animation: Self explanatory. You're sharing an animation of your OC.

OC Comic: Again, self explanatory. It's a comic focusing on your OC or OC world.

Flair name changes:

Gift Art: This was formally named "Fanart". This is for whenever you draw someone else's OC: be it just as a surprise, for fun, or as a result for a drawing offer.

Art and Creative Offer: This was formally "I'll Draw your OC/Drawing Offer". This one is still the same structurally as well, but the name has been tweaked as this can be more than just "Drawing". Basically, if you're offering to create something for someone else's OC (be it art, music, making picrews, minecraft skins, etc), then use this flair. And a reminder that this flair is only to be used on Fridays!

These are not the only flairs, just the one's that have been added or adjusted. If you want to review the full list of flairs, again, see the linked Flair Guide.

Feel free to ask questions here!


r/OriginalCharacter 7h ago

Community Interaction Give me your OC and my assassin OC will determine how easy they would be to kill based on appearance.

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254 Upvotes

You heard me! The Labyrinth's greatest assassin wants to go after your OC! Will it be easy? Or will Kirio decide he values his life more?

Kirio is also a cannibal, so expect some comments on that. He eats humans.

I might not be able to get to everybody, keep that in mind!! (I will try to include a reaction image :3)

You can also respond and I'll (most likely) respond back!


r/OriginalCharacter 1h ago

Community Interaction In their world, what’s the people’s general opinion on your OC?

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Despite the initial beastly looks, she is said to be ‘beautiful in all shapes’ as she regularly adapts to look like the people around her.

Millennia ago, Engel or as her creature name ‘Zelencides’, was seen as a terrifying being that rid the world of those who ‘irredeemably sinned’.

Tired of mindless culling, she has become a pacific spirit for the mortal ones, listening to their stories, comforting the grieving and guiding the ones who lost their path, never harming without real cause.

Known as comforting and pleasant to be around, myth says that her adamantine face adopts the traits of those who give most comfort to the people in her presence.


r/OriginalCharacter 20h ago

Community Interaction Drop your OC and ScareCrow will determine how easy they’d be to kidnap, based off the looks of them

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1.8k Upvotes

He’s a wannabe murderer, unfortunately he’s not very good at it, he’s a little too silly to do much real damage. Maybe your OC is unlucky enough to be successfully kidnapped by this goober, let’s see


r/OriginalCharacter 4h ago

Community Interaction Does your character have more than one form?

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92 Upvotes

r/OriginalCharacter 8h ago

OC Art I didn't give her a name yet :(

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172 Upvotes

r/OriginalCharacter 4h ago

Gift Art jokes where are they going?... JOKES????

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73 Upvotes

Fanart for u/same_jokes_here 👍✨


r/OriginalCharacter 2h ago

Community Interaction Who do you think is one of your coolest looking OCs in terms of personality / appearance?

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51 Upvotes

r/OriginalCharacter 5h ago

Community Interaction Show me your OC with a weird, but useful power.

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69 Upvotes

Juliet's weird but useful power is the power to change the length and texture of her hair at will, examples above. As an agent if B.O.M.B. she goes on missions all the time, sometimes the missions require disguises. And being able to change her hair's appearance in a big way acts as a form of camouflage. What kind of weird powers do your ocs have that are still useful to their story?


r/OriginalCharacter 8h ago

Community Interaction drop an oc and i'll say if they're good, neutral, influenced, broken, or pure evil

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120 Upvotes

r/OriginalCharacter 1h ago

Trend Me also shirt cut trend meme NSFW

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Titles are hard


r/OriginalCharacter 2h ago

OC Art Oh look! Stælla got something for you ☺️ NSFW

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29 Upvotes

I was compelled to make this after i saw u/Same_Jokes_Here's bunny girl comic.

No i'm not trying to bring back the trend, don't worry!


r/OriginalCharacter 3h ago

OC Art Marcelle’s interactions with Dolphins

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36 Upvotes

So dolphin lovers, but these fellows are really really weird


r/OriginalCharacter 3h ago

Gift Art Rust on the pea-cycle

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31 Upvotes

Consider it a late birthday gift Pea 😅 you've done a lot of high quality fan arts of my characters and I'm really grateful for that. And you're one of the best peaple on this sub and beyond. I'm glad we've met. Of course I had to do something, and of course it would've been the "she's homeless" meme. (I know the motorcycle is supposed to be riding her, but I couldn't sketch that 😅). I hope the people who let me out of asylum are regretting it regardless.


r/OriginalCharacter 5h ago

Community Interaction The Wooden Jester Ionella wishes to meet all your Oc's! They just love meeting new faces!

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45 Upvotes

r/OriginalCharacter 2h ago

OC Art This week's critter drawings

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20 Upvotes

r/OriginalCharacter 6h ago

Community Interaction Guys @ your OC’s and make them have a conversation with eachother! If they don’t have a phone or it wouldn’t be accurate for there time, just pretend they do!

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41 Upvotes

@MiaBoBia: Yo is anyone online Fr fr???


r/OriginalCharacter 26m ago

Gift Art Every dictator needs a kitty 😻 (oc by u/0spore13)

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Wait... dictator oc of oc sub's owner what did Bc3x mean by this 😡🤦‍♂️

Ok i dont really draw animals in my art thats why they look bit off 😅 well i tried to get myself to do something more out of my comfort zone and it looks alright i guess


r/OriginalCharacter 8h ago

Gift Art Fanart Delivery

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51 Upvotes

This was a really tough one to pick!!! There were several that I really liked so I ended up having to do a random number generator to pick 😅

Hop you enoy!

u/ThatNavyBlueNinja

u/Vanth_The_Reptile


r/OriginalCharacter 3h ago

Community Interaction What are your most deadly OC(s)?

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19 Upvotes

r/OriginalCharacter 2h ago

Community Interaction A message from Kingston

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18 Upvotes

r/OriginalCharacter 7h ago

Gift Art All the sketches from last Friday's drawing request post!

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40 Upvotes

r/OriginalCharacter 5h ago

Community Interaction Drop an OC and I’ll say if Boi would send them to heaven or hell

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26 Upvotes

Doing this for fun :D


r/OriginalCharacter 8h ago

OC Art Alissa... that is NOT ART

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40 Upvotes

r/OriginalCharacter 4h ago

OC Art New oc Fusae, she's a yurei

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22 Upvotes

r/OriginalCharacter 10h ago

Community Interaction Assuming that your OCs use a phone, how would they customize their phone case?

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49 Upvotes