tm2dragon

All VERY good points, and much in line with my own thoughts. A longer name needs to be easy to shorten (like with Twilight Sparkle, who folks can just call "Twilight", or Pinkie Pie, who most just call "Pinkie"), and it's important that it not sound too outlandish or impressive. Especially in my characters case, as he's not loud, brash, or strong.....he's scrawny, kind-hearted, and enjoys peace and quiet. Names with "Storm" in it are far too brash, but "Grey" might be a bit TOO subtle and simple. Finding a balance is HARD! T_T

Thought of that. For some reason, just doesn't sit well with me. It's a bit TOO bland, oddly enough. I dunno, maybe its just how the words feels rolling off the tongue? It's just........oddly unpleasant. As for crazy long bios......oh, do not get me STARTED on my crazy long bios. I once wrote a bio for a character who's name I NEVER revealed in over half a decade RPing him (sad truth is, I just never was able to come up with one. ), who's motivations I left as a complete mystery, and who's face I never revealed. Yet he was a VERY active part of the RP, heavily involved with all the plot points, interacted with every other character one-on-one at some point or another, and his bio was around three pages long. Three pages.......for a faceless, nameless, unknown enigma. And the scary thing? His bio never revealed ANY of it! All it revealed was what OTHER characters were able to infer from his actions and their interactions with him. Nothing else. ...........yeah, I'm not a bragger, but BIOS are the one thing I trust myself in. I think my favorite instance was after putting up a bio in another RP, one of the other players boggled at the sheer size and detail.........at which point I revealed that this was the SHORT version, and I'd forced myself to cut out large parts of it so that I'd be able to reveal certain aspects of his backstory DURING the RP. I think the poor guy had an aneurysm then and there. XD Still not following. I thought thats what we were trying to do? Sorry, I can be kinda dense at times. ;

Adopting? O_o What's that?

Took liberal use of a Thesaurus for that. ; When we settle on something, how about I yank out the list of my past character naming attempts? It's PAINFUL......in the funny way. XD

Whoops. ; Sorry. I figured getting help creating a character FOR joining the RPs would fit into the OOC RP board. My bad. Thanks for taking care of it! I came up with a possible one........"Brainstorm". Not as creative or pretty as the ones suggested though. I'm thinking Silver Lining is still in the lead.

Wow.......people here are SO AWESOME! I can imagine on other forums, a person's response would be all "HEY! What makes that any better than my ideas? You all suck $#%@ you bye." Here, it's all brohooves and support. I think I'm gonna like it here. XD Think I'm gonna keep trying though......someone, when someone says "Hey Silver", all I can think of is the Lone Ranger. .........which I guess IS horse related, but a bit too heroic for the guy. XD It's most certainly my number one fall-back though!

O_O ..............that's............actually really, REALLY good. You MAY have hit it on the head there. So far, that's easily number one on the list!

FLOCCUS POCUS!!!! XD Oh god, I don't know why, but that one puts me in fits of giggles. XD Doesn't fit HIM, but I'll keep it in mind for when I need a good giggle. Thanks! You're pretty good at this. XD Though honestly, ponies don't NEED long names, do they? I could swear most of them were a lot simpler in the show............hmmmmmm...........I'll keep thinking on it.

WOW! You're good at this. XD Those might be a tad too "impressive" for him though. I probably should have mentioned that he's rather scrawny, and more "cute" than "handsome". Flying around on his cloud instead of walking, not to mention spending most of his time indoors or reading.......yeah, he's a twig. Let's see if I can link a pic.......... Here he is!

HA! XD Good ones. XD Yeah, sorry I didn't throw up the bio to begin with. I kinda just woke up, and my brain is still getting into gear. Okay, he's a a pegusus, all in shades of grey; light grey coat, darker grey mane, grey eyes.......even his cutie (a dark grey cloud with a bolt of white lightning) is grey! This might make you think he's a gloomy guy, but while he can be quiet and a bit solitary, he's really not. He's just not a fan of overly bright colors or lots of noise. His favorite days are grey, overcast ones, and while he'll go out on sunny days (HE'S NOT A VAMPONY!!!!), he's not too fond of them. He's actually a very nice and friendly pony.....after all, just because a person enjoys time to themselves doesn't mean they can't be outgoing and friendly when they run into others! He loves clouds, and his house is actually a cloud put together at ground level, kept in place by a grey tarp. He loves to read, and often has his nose stuck in a book someplace. When he goes outside, he usually straddles a bit of cloud, scooting around with his wings. He got the idea when he was young, and a weak flier......clouds float, after all, so if he's on top of one, he wouldn't have to worry about lift! He learned how to fly that way, working on steering and acceleration, which help him build up the muscle needed for lift. He got his cutie mark that day, simbalizing both his affinity and love for clouds and cloudy days, and his talent for getting "bolts" of inspiration. He's VERY smart, though it usually only shows itself in occasional "EUREKA!" moments. Many of his ideas have (such as a charm made of a pegusus feather, supercharged by a Unicorn, that lets Earth Ponies and Unicorns walk on or manipulate clouds with their hooves while wearing it.........a must for when they visit his home, as his floor is made of clouds too). So yeah, short version: Grey pony, loves overcast skies, good with clouds, scoots around on one, friendly and likes to make ponies smile, smart, and his talent is having flashes of insight that can lead to good ideas or deeper understanding of those around him......knowledge which he is more than willing to share with those it might help. NAME AWAY!

We all have our strong suits and our weak ones when it comes to being creative. Me? I'm great at coming up with ideas, fleshing out worlds and characters, and I'm pretty good at writing in general (though I could use a bit of work on proper flow and pacing). In my old roleplays, I was INFAMOUS for my massive character bios. Pages of information, in depth details, but splashed with bits of humor and fun to keep other RPers reading. My greatest weakness, however, is with NAMES. I just can't do them. Since I was a little kid, I've had trouble naming characters, and I certainly haven't improved much since. I could list some of the terrible examples from years past, but trust me when I say you might be better off not knowing. SO! Anyone feel up to helping me on this, the most important naming venture of the past several years? I've spent a bit of time working on my "Ponysona"....but the one thing he still lacks is a NAME! I want to get to work on a proper bio, but I'll need a name to use before I can really get started! If I type out a short, basic description here, think any of you could help me christen the fella with a proper name? Then I can whip out my bio, and dive in headfirst into the world of Pony RPs! XD Who feels up to it? ( ;

Run it through a what with the what now? O_O ...........Did I mention I have NO idea how to use photoshop? ; Seriously thinking of taking a class on it though. Is it worth it?

Nothing too simple. A little grey cloud, with a white bolt of lightning zapping out of the button. He's a Pegasus, very talented with cloud manipulation. The cutie mart represents both his love of and connection to dark, stormy clouds, and the bolt of pure while lightning bursting from the clout represents his special talent......occasionally, he'll be struck by (metaphorical) bolts of inspiration. Like Pinkie Sense, he cant predict when it will happen, or how often. Some days, he'll just be out for a walk, see something that could need help or be improved, and a solution will just hit him!