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5 Public Domain Monsters You Can Base Your OCs On
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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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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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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 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!
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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