I did a 7-day D&D character development challenge

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The only thing I'd change about this challenge is putting the playlist as one of the first days so that when you do all the other things you can listen to it at the same time!

Uh oh, I'm about to do all of these in one single day probably

“I always wanna share my character playlists and no one ever cares” As someone who really loves a well crafted playlist, that broke me a little 🥺 immediate follow

as a music nerd i LOVE making character playlists. i usually make mine a mix of songs that remind me of their story and things i feel like theyd listen to. really helps me get into their mindset

Chapters: Day 1 1:22 - write a diary entry from the perspective of your character Day 2 2:40 - make a collage of an important place Day 3 4:32 - which 4 characters describe yours Day 4 7:03 - make a social profile Day 5 8:45 - take a personality quiz in character Day 6 10:07 - write a letter from your character Day 7 11:51 - make a playlist for your character

Guess who just wrote, essentially, a monologue about my main character (for a potential book?? I’m 16 don’t quote me on it) and realized her biggest flaw, her biggest fear, and her voice?? THIS GUY!! I got so much creative writing inspo/motivation from watching this.

I love that you show yourself with make up and cute outfits as well as no-makeup and comfy clothes. A lot of female youtubers/media gals only show with makeup and lights. (no shade to them, its just helpful for people to see humans online in multiple lights rather than always dolled up. You look super cute both ways.)

I ran a campaign where I would have my players write diary entries or letters (their pick) in between session. This helped them do session recaps and get themselves into character! It also gave me really fun ideas for bringing their backstories further into the game.

This challenge made me realize that I accidentally made a character that is really, REALLY similar to Moana. In her goals and backstory especially. I think I never realized it because my character is afraid of water and can't swim, and the thing she feels drawn to (and that connects her to her ancestors and especially her recently deceased grandmother) is the stars instead of the ocean.

Ginny Di, the character creator with hair that constantly reminds me of mint chocolate ice cream. Which consequently makes staying to my diet harder.

The fact that you can write in straight lines without rulings is pure black magic. I actually did something similar to this with my previous two characters - nothing as in-depth, but it really made me get in character every session a lot more easily. This also just gives me more ideas!

love that ginny stealthed her way into just being an acting coach. good tips tbqh

I might try this with my druid; he's only 10 and can't read or write, but him persuading one of the other PCs - or perhaps a friendly NPC - to write a letter that he dictates could make for another fun RP exercise!

For my next character for a Pathfinder game I'm going to play, I actually did an 7 card tarot reading that determined his personality, backstory beats, flaws, goals, etc. And I found it was a very interesting way to build a character. It freed me making decisions, but created a challenging character that I may not have ever played otherwise. Amazingly enough, there was even a through line thematically that made me excited to play him. Using this method in the video might help me get more into the mind of this character too.

Love this, and was happy you did Penelope. She's been my favorite so far out of all your alter egos. 😊

i love the idea of a social media circle with others where everyone is just in character XD. could be with only party but also maybe people outside of it.

Yet again, Ginny puts out exactly the video I need. Been having a hard time cracking a new character. Sheet's all filled, spells picked, backstory written, but they still don't feel ready. The diary entry alone helped tremendously! Thanks Ginny!

I feel like one song on the playlist should be your character's boss music if the party ends up in a situation where they have to fight them.

A) props for doing this and B) props for including one of my favorite characters in the character comparison segment.