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Backstory Building Questions for Your OCs

Questions to help develop your OC’s backstory Backstory isn’t always a crucial part of an OC, but it’s part of what makes your OC interesting and exciting for others. Sure, cool art is one thing, but learning that your OC has a cool scar because of a

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5 Examples of Effective Story Twists

Twists can elevate or wreck your story. Twists are trying to surprise the audience, and the audience likes to feel smart. Readers like to feel a step ahead, so if you are you to try to pull one over on them, it has to be clever and fun.

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How to Write a Compelling Monster

I probably watch more monster movies and read more monster fiction than most people, which is exactly why I also feel confident making this grandiose statement… the majority of this genre is bad. So how do you write a great monster story and not discount schlock?

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Chagelog: OC Name Generator

Have you ever wanted to create a new OC, but you lacked the inspiration? Have you had an amazing design for an OC, but you couldn't think of a name? This release is for you!

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April 2025 Staff Update

Hello, Unvale community! In response to some really helpful feedback, we’re going to be trying these new updates to keep y’all informed on what’s happening with our platform and team. If you enjoy these posts, let us know so we’ll know to keep doing them!

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Ways to End a Story

Concocting a good ending can seem like a daunting task. It’s the final beat, image, or idea a reader will get from your story. An ending is so important that many, including me in our article on things to do before writing a story, would suggest having it in mind before you even begin writing.

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Unvale Anniversary Event: Glitch in the Multiverse

Our last event was Monster Tag, which was a spectacular glance into the world of roleplaying! But now, we're back with an even bigger opportunity for RP (and design) fun as we celebrate Unvale's Official Anniversary 🎉🎊 Come check it out. Unvale’s Glitch in the Multiverse

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Roleplaying Etiquette

Maybe you’re new to roleplay or you just want to brush up on your skills. Either way, give this a read if you want to know the do's and don’ts of roleplay! (Roleplay is often shortened to ‘RP’, which you’ll see in this article.) 1.

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World Building Using Genres

“Okay, I know what world building is, but what do genres have to do with anything?” Well, let’s start by defining what a genre is! If you listen to music or read a lot of novels, you’ll probably already know that songs and books are categorized by genre.

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Ways to Start a Story

When starting your next story, consider experimenting with one or multiple of these to see if they can help you create a hook so good that anyone who gives your first page a glance has to keep reading.

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Changelog: Unvale clickable links and markdown support

I am super excited to share this release with you, because it's a fun one with a lot of new functionality, including markdown support!

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8 Goals to Assign to Your Scenes

When you craft a scene for your story, you can create a simple list of goals that will guarantee you don’t technically “waste” a single scene.

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CharoLyn's Design Challenge - Unvale Partnership Event

A new event has hit Unvale and it's hosted by our awesome partner, Charo Lyn! Design an OC through their challenge and you may be spotlighted in a Charo Lyn short on YouTube. Take a look at what's in store, find out how to join, and

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Top 9 YouTube Channels for Digital Artists

Whether you’re looking for someone to help you get started, help you solve that impossible issue, or just want someone chatting and drawing alongside you, these 9 YouTube channels have you covered.

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Unvale's Next Event Sneak Peek

Late last year, the Unvale Community Team decided to take a step back from making events to give users a chance to shine as new fun collaborative worlds and user made events began popping up on platform. But, that didn't mean we were saying goodbye to event hosting

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Community Powered Events: March Spotlight

Every month, we'll be highlighting some of the user made community events going on! There's no limit to the types of events you'll see (or create) as they range from collaborative pieces to RP moments or even celebratory contests! Check out our last events

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You voted, and the winning name is…

Recently we revealed a brand new look for unvale and with it a new friend who YOU got to help us name. After getting over 500+ name suggestions, going through them all to figure out the top 6, and then having you all vote between them, and at the end

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Community Powered Events: February Spotlight Pt. 2

Every month, we'll be highlighting some of the user made community events going on! There's no limit to the types of events you'll see (or create) as they range from collaborative pieces to RP moments or even celebratory contests! Check out our last events

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Changelog: A new logo appears

We are working on behind-the-scenes improvements that are going to make it so much easier to address long-standing user requests. But first... we're changing our look.

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Community Powered Events - February Spotlight

Every month, we'll be highlighting some of the user made community events going on! There's no limit to the types of events you'll see (or create) as they range from collaborative pieces to RP moments or even celebratory contests! Check out our last events

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Community Powered Events - January Spotlight Pt. 2

Every month, we'll be highlighting some of the user made community events going on! There's no limit to the types of events you'll see (or create) as they range from collaborative pieces to RP moments or even celebratory contests! Check out our last events

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Community Powered Events - January 2025 Spotlight

Every month, we'll be highlighting some of the user made community events going on! There's no limit to the types of events you'll see (or create) as they range from collaborative pieces to RP moments or even celebratory contests! Check out our last events

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These 5 simple tricks can boost your Community AND Creativity

Hey you! Yes, you! You got here by either exploring the UnVale blog or you got here from one of our neat little pop up banners. Meaning...you must be interested in learning how to start up one of your own events or collab worlds! You've definitely come

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Community Powered Events - December Spotlight

Every month, we'll be highlighting some of the user made community events going on! There's no limit to the types of events you'll see (or create) as they range from collaborative pieces to RP moments or even celebratory contests! Check out our last events

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Changelog: Art Explore, Worlds Redesign, and More

It's time for another UnVale release, and we're bringing you the last of our Explore page improvements (at least for now). Let's dive into everything!