Your thoughts on OCs

[Firestorm 8]

I'm easygoing on OCs. I like them, I create them but of course, I don't really agree on Mary Sue/Gary Stu characters. Still, no point going all butthurt over them.

[Guest]

I personally love OCs if time and effort are actually given. I enjoy making them, but I make sure they have real character and aren't just something I threw together in 10 minutes (this is for any OC I make, not just ponies). They need to have strengths, flaws, fears, loves, hates, history, relations, memories, etc.. I suppose it is similar to what a DM (dungeon master if you don't role-play) has to do when making a campaign for their players. A really awesome DM is able to flesh out their NPCs (non-player-characters, essentially OCs) and make them seem truly alive and reactive to the world being explored. A poorly created OC/NPC seems flat and one dimensional.

[Orion Stargazer 10]

I'm currently writing a fic with an OC in it. Any tips?

[Captain Marvelous 544]

Well, what kind of idea are you going for?

[Platinum Rook 93]

im okay with OC Ponies aslong as its just not some pony with no background story and just randomly ships everypony.