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If my dnd character is partially based on a Taylor Swift song and Taylor Swift is canon in our dnd universe...
I don’t particularly know where I’m going with this but this thought has been in my mind since it happened. I guess that’s just the bard mood.🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️
Slightly Obscure D&D Character Questions!!
dedicated to those who can’t stop thinking about their own characters ♡
What does your character typically keep in their pockets?
Do they consider themselves an optimist? Pessimist? Realist? What are they like in actuality?
How do they carry themselves around strangers? Friends/Lovers? Family?
If your character was a work of art, how would you describe them?
How does your character express they’re comfortable?
How does your character express that they’re uncomfortable?
How impulsive is your character?
What is something they cannot resist?
What is their favorite scent?
If they were in a rock band, what role would they play?
How does your character blow off steam?
Physically, does your character feel warm or do they always feel cold?
If they were a body of water, what would they be?
Does your character value promises? Are they good at keeping them?
Describe their ideal date.
What keeps them going?
Does your character swear? What’s their favorite phrase/word?
How does your character act when they want to seem inviting?
How does your character act when they want to seem threatening?
Can your character flirt? Are they aware they’re flirting? How do they do it?
If they were a potion, what would it look like? (Color, glass shape, smell, etc.)
What kind of person would they never side with?
Would your character want to be famous? Why or why not?
What’s a controversial food opinion they would have?
How does your character feel about spending money?
What would they want for their funeral?
If they were a ghost, how would they haunt in the afterlife?
Why do they keep secrets?
What does your character have too much of?
What never gets old for your character? Something your character can’t get enough of?
Can your character visualize actual concepts in their head? Or are they just vague thoughts?
Does your character daydream? What do they usually keep their mind occupied with?
How do they feel about the unknown?
How do they respond to condescension?
Do they consider themselves childish/mature for their age?
What makes them blush?
What are some ways your character acts silly?
What fairytale/myth suits your character the best?
What does your character believe their party lacks?
Describe a corruption/redemption arc version of your character.
What’s a texture/sound your character cannot stand?
Is there something your character isn’t very good at, but enjoys doing nonetheless?
Is your character good at apologizing? Why or why not?
How do they hold onto people?
What would they never forgive themselves for?
How does your character feel about growing old?
Do they consider themselves funny? How do they use humor?
What do they want to leave behind?
Do they talk to themselves?
What is their native language? If they know multiple languages, how do they speak/act differently?
What makes them a hypocrite?
If your character was under quarantine, what type of quarantine person would they be? (Productive? Hobbyist? Lazy?)
What does freedom mean to them?
What is something they currently look forward to? What is something they dread?
How has your character’s mental health been recently?
If your character had wings what would they look like?
How does the way they act seemingly contradict their ability scores?
What’s a habit that needs to be broken?
What’s something your character has realized?
Who do they go to when they need to bounce ideas off of someone?
Who do they go to when they’ve had a nightmare?
Who does your character think is the most put together in the party?
Which party member would they pull a prank on? Who would they plan a prank with?
What is one thing they want each party member to know?
Which do they value more?
65. Adoration or Intimidation?
66. Outward Passion or Quiet Rebellion?
67. Selflessness or Self-Preservation?
68. Objective or Subjective?
69. Journey or Destination?
1, 4, and 5 for eris lastname!!!
I’m so happy to answer these!
1. What does your character typically keep in their pockets?
So many random stolen knickknacks. She has like some gold coins, a random piece of cool glass, a couple rocks, popcorn, lipgloss (if that exists), a dagger, and lots of things to fidgetwith.
Also a venti cup filled with espresso and pumpkin syrup as well as the complete discography of VeggieTales 😊
4. If your character was a work of art, how would you describe them?
It would be a brightly colored Jackson Pollock peice with a dark background (my friend helped with this one, i don’t know art)
5. How does your character express they’re comfortable?
With the ability to be toned down and quite. She performs a lot of her personality to control the narrative of how she is perceived and while she enjoys doing it, it’s when she quieter that she’s more content.
1, 24, 32, and 64 for Eris!!
Hell yah, more questions.
1. What does your character typically keep in their pockets?
Answered!
24. What’s a controversial food opinion they would have?
She would have so many, some that are just wrong but she thinks are fun to say. The absolute worst one is one that I have both tried and enjoyed and it’s apple cider and milk. Objectively bad, but tastes so good. She also would be the type of person who wants ghost peppers on every food. Absolute nightmare.
32. Does your character daydream? What do they usually keep their mind occupied with?
I don’t know if she really daydreams so much as she actually thinks a lot about just everything that has been happening and hypotheticals stemming from what could happen next. She spends a lot of her time thinking about different timelines and potential futures. Also thinking about different stories she’s heard throughout the years.
64. What is one thing they want each party member to know?
I would like to clarify that I don’t actually know how helpful her advice would be and how much they really need/should here it haha. It clearly varies from person to person.
Nyx: You deserve your time to be the center of attention and your own person and I’m sorry if I’ve ever taken that away from you. I love you so much and loosing your would destroy man.
Lian: I don’t hate you, I just hate everything you represent in my mind.
Damien: Sorry for constantly bullying you, but it’s in attempt to let you know that being comfortable and being familiar with people often means being comfortable enough to fuck with them.
Theresa: Not everyone needs to be okay all of the time and sometimes being selfish and irrational just means that you’re a person.
Xarus: Whoever your parents were and whatever they’ve done doesn’t matter because people only mean as much to you as you let them.
Thalia: You’re doing the same let’s-not-talk-about-our-feelings thing that I do, how’s that working out for you? Cause I have yet to realize that it’s not working for me.
Piper: You’re way cooler than anything I’m doing right now. I don’t know what I could tell you.
Lux: Same as Piper, you just seem real cool.
Miles: Tell your husband you love him, your silence is hurting him.
C’mon guys you know you wanna take this quiz
anyway wandering isles brain is just thinking about the eris and nyx + ari and tâm parallels in the making of "bunk beds" by sawing a bed in half and stacking it vs moving a bed into a room that can only comfortably fit one bed so they can share a room but not a bed bc the vibes are complicated anyway
id: the "it's about the cones" meme from parks and recreation edited to say "it's about the beds" /end id
none of us listened to reason and now we all have siblings in dnd
I took the high way / I faltered and I fell
a wildfire druid and her paladin sister who became an oathbreaker is something that can be SO personal
[ID: Two digital paintings. The first one is rectangular, with a figure silhouetted against a red background and huge, bright flames. Their eyes glow orange. Black lettering right over their head reads “he came for my sister”
The second image is the silhouette of a woman with one hand resting on a huge sea serpent coiled around her. The background is dark blue, with slight bubbles illuminating the area behind the serpent. Light green text at the bottom of the painting reads “but he did not come for me.” END ID]
Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Original Work, Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game), Wandering Isles Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Original Character & Original Character, Original Female Character & Original Female Character, Eris Darkwater & Nyx Darkwater Characters: Original Characters, Eris Darkwater, Nyx Darkwater Additional Tags: Pirates, Sky Pirates, Sisters, Children, vague violence, Hijinks & Shenanigans, Comfort, Fluff, Hints at Other Wandering Isles Characters, But no, Siblings, Protective Siblings, Magic, Dungeons & Dragons Campaign, Childhood, Childhood Memories Summary:
what it says on the tin, aka Eris and Nyx had a wild childhood
It’s 1 am and I just… stories really were made to save us, huh?
bitch, i’m still up!
[ID: a digital collage-like edit of Eris. Eris is a triumphantly smirking red tiefling with tall, spiraling horns, shown from the neck up with a blur of her hand in the corner flipping a middle finger. The background is a blue-toned photo of a cathedral, with light filtering through dust clouds. Eris is framed by a white shadow of her own silhouette and by two torn halves of an illustrated nine of hearts playing card. Behind her is a block of repeating text that says in all caps, “Penance Allsentry, you dumbass bitch, I’m still up!”]
a series of events. eris and nyx are twins. eris and nyx are inseparable. eris has a dream, and she is alone. eris has a dream. nyx does not. prophetic dreams don't mean anything anyway. eris and nyx have always been alone. eris and nyx have never been alone. eris is having dreams again. eris is having dreams again. the dreams don't matter. the dreams can't matter. lian is back. fuck lian. memories are missing. the memories don't matter. the memories don't matter. the memories don't matter. eris knows who you are, penance allsentry. eris can bring the memories back. eris does. (eris and nyx are dimira and semeira and they were never alone. dimira and semeira westhaven had parents. dimira and semeira westhaven are five years old and watching penance allsentry prynne castellane walk into their home. watching their parents walk out. modify memory. eris and nyx have always been alone. nyx has always wanted to be a painter. nyx is scared her hands are shaking too much. nyx wants revenge, and answers. oath of vengeance. vow of enmity. eris darkwater's name is eris. fuck these people that left them alone. left them alone for prynne castellane, that fucking bitch. we're running. castellane is here. we meet again, semeira westhaven. power word kill. the descent. eris, you are in a room. i can save her. the being is going to kill my sister. the being is going to kill my sister. hold my hand, i can save her. do it! nyx is gone. nyx is alive. semeira westhaven. does the name westhaven mean anything to you? a direction, and a safe haven. no? take off your mask. if it's required-? take off your mask. i can give the wraith her memories back. you should lie down. undead are not able to cry. but. let her go. you couldn't spare a counterspell for your fucking daughter? she wanted you to hurt her. i leave, because i'm about to do something nyx wouldn't want me to.
Slightly Obscure D&D Character Questions!!
dedicated to those who can’t stop thinking about their own characters ♡
What does your character typically keep in their pockets?
Do they consider themselves an optimist? Pessimist? Realist? What are they like in actuality?
How do they carry themselves around strangers? Friends/Lovers? Family?
If your character was a work of art, how would you describe them?
How does your character express they’re comfortable?
How does your character express that they’re uncomfortable?
How impulsive is your character?
What is something they cannot resist?
What is their favorite scent?
If they were in a rock band, what role would they play?
How does your character blow off steam?
Physically, does your character feel warm or do they always feel cold?
If they were a body of water, what would they be?
Does your character value promises? Are they good at keeping them?
Describe their ideal date.
What keeps them going?
Does your character swear? What’s their favorite phrase/word?
How does your character act when they want to seem inviting?
How does your character act when they want to seem threatening?
Can your character flirt? Are they aware they’re flirting? How do they do it?
If they were a potion, what would it look like? (Color, glass shape, smell, etc.)
What kind of person would they never side with?
Would your character want to be famous? Why or why not?
What’s a controversial food opinion they would have?
How does your character feel about spending money?
What would they want for their funeral?
If they were a ghost, how would they haunt in the afterlife?
Why do they keep secrets?
What does your character have too much of?
What never gets old for your character? Something your character can’t get enough of?
Can your character visualize actual concepts in their head? Or are they just vague thoughts?
Does your character daydream? What do they usually keep their mind occupied with?
How do they feel about the unknown?
How do they respond to condescension?
Do they consider themselves childish/mature for their age?
What makes them blush?
What are some ways your character acts silly?
What fairytale/myth suits your character the best?
What does your character believe their party lacks?
Describe a corruption/redemption arc version of your character.
What’s a texture/sound your character cannot stand?
Is there something your character isn’t very good at, but enjoys doing nonetheless?
Is your character good at apologizing? Why or why not?
How do they hold onto people?
What would they never forgive themselves for?
How does your character feel about growing old?
Do they consider themselves funny? How do they use humor?
What do they want to leave behind?
Do they talk to themselves?
What is their native language? If they know multiple languages, how do they speak/act differently?
What makes them a hypocrite?
If your character was under quarantine, what type of quarantine person would they be? (Productive? Hobbyist? Lazy?)
What does freedom mean to them?
What is something they currently look forward to? What is something they dread?
How has your character’s mental health been recently?
If your character had wings what would they look like?
How does the way they act seemingly contradict their ability scores?
What’s a habit that needs to be broken?
What’s something your character has realized?
Who do they go to when they need to bounce ideas off of someone?
Who do they go to when they’ve had a nightmare?
Who does your character think is the most put together in the party?
Which party member would they pull a prank on? Who would they plan a prank with?
What is one thing they want each party member to know?
Which do they value more?
65. Adoration or Intimidation?
66. Outward Passion or Quiet Rebellion?
67. Selflessness or Self-Preservation?
68. Objective or Subjective?
69. Journey or Destination?
48, 39, and 31 for eris + 1, 33, and 21 (if you want!) for your campaign 2 character? <3
THANKS FOR THE ASK!!!
Okie, let's start with Eris:
48: What do they want to leave behind? She wants to leave behind a story to be remembered. In her life, stories were how she processed and felt the world. She doesn't particularly care about the truth, but she'd love to have a way for the story to carry on.
39: What does your character believe their party lacks? Mental stability lol. We are a bunch of hot mess expresses.
31: Can your character visualize actual concepts in their head? Or are they just vague thoughts? In my mind, Eris has two modes in her head. The first is exclusively vague concepts and thoughts about how the world works on a story level. Like, in my head, Eris at level 20 is just her being at a level to realize that her life is a storytelling game come to life with friends over Zoom. The second mode in her head is "lol what if I went feral and did some crazy shit haha." It is very little in between and it has been so fun to play. (I realized after I wrote this out that maybe I misinterpreted the question so here's this extension statement. Eris thinks in words and thoughts that are words of visualization, this is both because I like that for a storyteller and that's how I think and so I'm being consistent.
Oh yeah, you wanna hear about... HER as well. Well, this might be a struggle but here we go. (Hope these are all vague and confusing enough so I can keep my secrets :) )
1: What does your character typically keep in their pockets? Not much. She has maybe a pen and a weapon in her pockets at all times but that's probably about it.
33: How do they feel about the unknown? She's getting very tired of the concept.
21: If they were a potion, what would it look like? (Color, glass shape, smell, etc.) In a shot glass, but only slightly alcoholic. Musty smell, black color, maybe it does something interesting but you're gonna need to take the shot to find out.
1, 14, 33, 53 for campaign 2 pc or eris
YAH! MORE QUESTIONS LETS GO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ASKING!
I'm gonna try and do all of the questions for both characters. (Can't promise an answer for champaign 2 pc though)
Eris first,
1: What does your character typically keep in their pockets? I think I've answered this already on a different ask meme, but I'll put the answer here. "So many random stolen knickknacks. She has like some gold coins, a random piece of cool glass, a couple rocks, popcorn, lipgloss (if that exists), a dagger, and lots of things to fidget with. Also, a venti cup filled with espresso and pumpkin syrup as well as the complete discography of VeggieTales"
14: Does your character value promises? Are they good at keeping them? In a very annoying way, I think it truly depends. She's willing to break a stupid promise real quick or even forget she made it. She doesn't hold people to joke promises or trust when enemies make them. However, in the right instances, with someone that she truly trusts, she would go to the end of the world for a promise.
33: How do they feel about the unknown? She finds the unknown gloriously overrated in the best way. The unknown remains better and more exciting as that mystery than the discovery ever is, or at least, she thinks that in theory. In reality, she's desperate for answers and likes being in control. (Control is a very complicated topic in Eris's mind and doesn't necessarily mean it in the most traditional sense or over other people.) ((Now it just sounds like I'm trying to be pretentious.))
53: What does freedom mean to them? Freedom is WEIRD in Eris's mind. In some sense freedom and open air are all she's ever known and the only true home she had before the Delrose alongside her sister. In another way, she is coming to realize that perhaps freedom could be its own trap. There are lots of things you can be free to do or free from. Sometimes the circumstances that stop you from absolute freedom are the things that you truly care about.
Now time for HER!
1: What does your character typically keep in their pockets? This was just answered but this was my answer. "What does your character typically keep in their pockets? Not much. She has maybe a pen and a weapon in her pockets at all times but that's probably about it."
14: Does your character value promises? Are they good at keeping them? She does and she is, although a lot of the time she wishes she didn't value them.
33: How do they feel about the unknown? Also just answered, but here is the answer. "She's getting very tired of the concept."
53: What does freedom mean to them?
4, 5 and 51 for eris + c2 character!
HELL YAH MORE QUESTIONS! I LOVE YOU AND EVERYONE WHO HAS ASKED QUESTIONS SO MUCH! I LOVE FEELING IMPORTANT AND COOL ANSWERING QUESTIONS! (also it makes me feel less lonely alone in an empty apartment in a city where i know no one so thanks everyone that asked questions :))
Enough pre-note, here's Eris!
4: If your character was a work of art, how would you describe them? I think I answered this a while ago in a different ask meme and I'll put the answer here. "It would be a brightly colored Jackson Pollock piece with a dark background (my friend helped with this one, i don’t know art." I feel like I stand by that (again I don't know anything about art), but I think just absurdist art in general really fits Eris's vibes.
5: How does your character express they’re comfortable? I answered this in a previous answer meme and the answer is here. "With the ability to be toned down and quiet. She performs a lot of her personality to control the narrative of how she is perceived and while she enjoys doing it, it’s when she quieter that she’s more content." I still think I agree with this, but would also add that she does enjoy the ability to ramble and be immature (and basically be the kid she never got to fully be.)
51: What makes them a hypocrite? Eris is a VERY hypocritical character. She complains about not being treated seriously in the same session she did some TRULY stupid things and proved why she shouldn't be treated like an adult. Part of that is her being young, when you're 17/18 you're often being a dumbass at the same time you're trying to be perceived as an adult. (This is a character inspired by my irl sisters, so here is me saying that Eris can be an IDIOT and I love her so much. Part of it is also the environment she grew up in. For most of her life she was only focused on surviving and how to keep both her and her sister safe from ship to ship and only ever relying on Nyx. She's very proficient in the areas that she had to grow up too fast to fill and wildly underdeveloped in the areas that she never had to deal with. That disparity of skill is often what makes her not understand how dumb and hypocritical she is being at times. Eris is also just a very petty character who often doesn't care that she's a hypocrite even when she realizes it.
Oh god, these will be hard to answer for HER, and I can't promise I will.
4: If your character was a work of art, how would you describe them? She's a minimalist art with black canvas, white paint, and a splash of red. (This is so much less specific than the Eris one specifically because I don't have Maddie with me at the moment to help with descriptions.)
5: How does your character express they’re comfortable? This is hard to do without spoilers, so I will just say with a specific other person/people.
51: What makes them a hypocrite? I can't use the same gif twice so I'll just say
okay couldnt help myself, asking more if that's cool: 8, 16, 27, 44, 54, 68 for eris and She™️
OH HELL YEAH, MORE QUESTIONS I'M EXCITED!! THANK YOU FOR THIS GIFT
Eris first because her answers seem to be longer lol
8: What is something they cannot resist? This might feel obvious, but Eris can't resist a good story.
16: What keeps them going? The knowledge that her sister isn't gone forever. Fuck destiny and fuck fate, nothing is keeping Eris from doing what needs to be done to get her sister a chance at a happy life. Also, from a different angle, the fear that if she does nothing the wolf inside her will consume her and everyone she loves.
27: If they were a ghost, how would they haunt in the afterlife? Petty as fuck. She will do everything to just fuck with people and do things that just mildly convenience people throughout the day. She would have no shame and nobody would be immune to her wrath lol.
44: How do they hold onto people? With everything she has once she realizes that she can, usually after they made the first move.
54: What is something they currently look forward to? What is something they dread? She's looking forward to the day she will get her sister out of the demi-plane she's in. She dreads the day she loses control and someone gets hurt. She knows it is inevitable, she's just scared for the when.
68: Objective or Subjective? Subjective, objectivity doesn't actually exist.
You know who SHE is (of course you don't)
8: What is something they cannot resist? [so fucking redacted my guy]
16: What keeps them going? their [beeeeeeeeeeeeep]
27: If they were a ghost, how would they haunt in the afterlife? Trying to keep safe those she left behind.
44: How do they hold onto people? Tentatively, not knowing how to do it.
54: What is something they currently look forward to? What is something they dread? Oh you know [yeah this is redacted] is what they're looking forward to and [of course, this is redacted, why wouldn't it be] is what they're dreading.
68: Objective or Subjective? Objective
“a few years down the line, after the weddings and before the funerals, one evening piper and wyn return to the safe harbor after work, and xarus you turn the open sign on the door to close a little early today. one by one the crew of the delrose arrive. there is a table in the corner with enough chairs for everyone, and large wood rose carving overhead, that no one else is allowed to sit at. and in the empty bar and dance hall, you gather together, to eat, and just, to talk.”
- wandering isles, end