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How to Use Fear In Your OC Backstories!

How do you make a backstory a little more interesting, in a way where it can affect the main story as well? Well, it’s Spooky Month, and a key part of this fun time of year is…fear! (Wanna know what else is a part of Spooky Month? MONSTERS!

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Changelog: Private creations

We've got another Unvale release for you. FINALLY, the option to no longer be perceived.

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How to Write a Scary Scene In Your Stories!

Boo! Happy October, Unvale! To celebrate, we’ve prepared a special article about how to write spooky and scary scenes in your writing. Note the word scenes here, not scary stories or horror genre fiction. I’ll explain why shortly! But before that, I think these scary fandoms might be

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Community Events Spotlight - October 2025

BOO! Did I scare you? ...Probably not. Were you expecting a Halloween focused spotlight this month? ...Probably were. Were you expecting me to tell you to go stretch and hydrate? NOPE! GO DO THAT! 🥤🧘 Now that you've hydrated, and hopefully stretched, let's take a look at

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Tips for Designing a Monster OC!

You walk down the darkened streets of Unvale…the faint sound of wind blowing echoes through the dark night…You hear a sound, a faint whisper, and you slowly turn…to see…a vampire! Here to give you tips on designing…a MONSTER OC! (Pst…want some tips on designing

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8 Autumn Aesthetic OCs to Get Cozy With!

It's officially Autumn in some parts of the world and October is finally here! Leaves are falling, the weather is getting cooler, the clothing layers are getting pulled back out, and Halloween is just around the corner. The aesthetics are just great, which is why we'll

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Tips on How To Make a Reference Sheet for Your OCs!

We interrupt your “tips for designing” series for some tips on an important part of drawing your character…Reference sheets! …Huh? You haven’t read the “tips for designing” articles? And you wanna check ‘em out? Well, fear not, for there’s lots to read! There’s tips for designing

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Tips on Writing Hero and Villain OCs

Before we start, let’s draw a line between heroes and villains and ‘protagonist’ and ‘antagonist’, as they are not the same things. The protagonist is the character we follow through a story; but not always the point of view (POV) character. Sherlock Holmes is a great example of that

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Tips for Designing a Royal OC!

Silence! Fairies, vampires, and all other characters make way! The royals have arrived! Royalty characters are often known for being the leader of the kingdom or empire. There’s many different royals in media, and you might recognize the names of royal characters such as… * Princess Leia * Rupunzel * Aragorn * King

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Community Events Spotlight - September 2025

We've had a ton of cool things happening on Unvale lately, but now let's take some time to look back at what the community is doing...with all of these SUPER COOL COLLAB WORLDS AND EVENTS!! This month's community events spotlight will heavily feature

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Tips for Designing a Hero OC!

Someone’s gotta step up to stand against the villains of Unvale! Some of the pirates and vampires have taken the evil route, we need somebody to stop them! We need…heroes! There’s plenty of hero characters in media, and you might recognize some such as… * Spiderman * Batman * Link

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10 Things to Think About When Creating an Original Species

Here’s a list of 10 things to consider when making your own original species. This list mostly covers intelligent lifeforms rather than basic animals, but hopefully the early items can still help you develop your rare cave fish species in your original world that has never seen the sun.

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8 Pirate OCs to Sail the Seas With!

Ahoy Mateys! Did you know that pirates actually existed and still exist today? But they're most known in the fiction we read, watch, and play as! You'll likely be most familiar with Pirates from popular media by the names of: * Captain Jack Sparrow * Captain Hook * Patchy

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Tips for Designing a Vampire OC!

When the sun goes down…While many magical girls and pirates are fast asleep…another type of character emerges from the shadows. They’re iconic and they can make great villains…Everyone give it up for…vampires! We’ve covered one of my favorite types of characters to design, fairies,

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Tips on How to Summarize Your OC’s Backstory in 20 Words or Less

“Brevity is the soul of wit” - Shakespeare’s Hamlet You might have heard that phrase here and there, especially if you’ve studied Hamlet in high school English class. But what does it mean? Brevity is another word for conciseness or briefness, so in rough summary: “being concise is

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Tips for Designing a Fairy OC!

Pirates sail the seas…Magical girls and villains roam the streets of Unvale…but another kind of character stays hidden, believed to be mere myth…Fairies! We’re back to our regularly scheduled tips for designing series! (Oh, and if you missed the last article about simplifying designs, you can

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Changelog: Favorites Everywhere

Hello, everyone! I know you just heard from me, but we’re BACK AT IT AGAIN with another awesome Unvale release! I really think you’re going to like this one. DIVE IN NOW!

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Tips for Simplifying an OC Design!

We interrupt your regularly scheduled “tips for designing” series for some tips on an important aspect of character creation…simplifying a design! …What’s that? You haven’t seen the “tips for designing” articles? And you wanna check them out? Well, fret not! So far there’s one for… * villains

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8 Sci-Fi OCs That Are Out Of This World!

We're going back to the future with these OCs! Coming from different science fiction (or sci-fi for short) lands, we're bringing you 8 different OCs for you to get to know! You may have heard of the sci-fi genre from things such as: * Star Wars * The

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How to Get Into D&D Roleplay! A Simple Guide

For those just stumbling upon this article, D&D, also known as Dungeons and Dragons, is a well-established table top role-playing game (TTRPG) widely popular across the world. Other games include Vampire: The Masquerade, Pathfinder, and Call of Cthulhu, but D&D greatly eclipses all others in terms

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Tips for Designing a Pirate OC!

While villains and magical girls roam the lands of Unvale…another kind of OC takes to the seven seas…Pirates! YAR! (But if you want to join the magic and create a magical girl of your own, check out my last article here!) There’s plenty of pirates in the

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Community Events Spotlight - August 2025

School's starting up and summer is still in full swing...JUST LIKE THE COOL EVENTS HAPPENING ON UNVALE!!! Hosted by people just like you, we have another list of community created events for you to check out! Considering wanting your event or contest spotlighted? Tag your OC page

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Making a Video Game Character Into a OC!

If you have to battle the urge to play games when you want to draw like me, it might be time to merge your interests! By my estimate, there are two ways to turn your video game character into a brand new OC: 1. Turn your customizable character into a

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Tips for Designing a Magical Girl!

Hm…There seems to be lots of villains roaming the streets of Unvale…How do we combat them? (Pssst…If you want to add to the villainous chaos…check out my last article here! But don’t tell anyone I sent you!) Why not stand against them with the power

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8 Magical Fairy OCs That Really Shine

And they were a fairy~ 🧚✨ We're checking out 8 neat fairy OCs on Unvale that are flying around with cool designs and from even cooler creators! Fairies are well know mythical creatures that are a staple in the fantasy world. You can find them in various scenarios from