You'll Never Stop the Abridged

[Abridged Hidan]

Hey! Found this place when I was browsing through DeviantART and decided to join in too!

I am not sure if I can do it right since the only OCs I made are the abridged versions of the Akatsuki. I don't even think they would count as original characters.

But I'll see what you guys think.

Anyway, my name is Chelsea. I like Naruto, but mostly because of the Akatsuki. My favorite member of that group is probably Tobi or Hidan.

Other than that, my favorite show is Invader Zim, my dA account is DefectiveChelsea, and I hope that I get to have a good time here! ;D

[strangevisitor]

Hello hello! Pleasure to make your acquaintance, miss Chelsea! Glad you decided to stop on by and check us out! I'm SV, but most people around here just call me Mosh, heh.

As for 'doing it right', that's debatable! I can't really say that an 'Abridged' (taken to mean made in the style of YGO: The Abridged or TFS's Dragonball Abridged, anyway) Akatsuki would fit in, but that's more due to the fact that in our current storyline, there IS no Akatsuki. When this board and its Interactive Fanfiction were created, the staff knew that there might be a problem in allowing 'canon' characters, as members might fight over who got to play them, so it was decided that the IF would be set at such a point in the future that none of the Canon characters from the manga/anime would even be alive.

If you are still interested in trying to join up, the Getting Started subboard is your best friend. It will explain everything you need to know about how we do things around here, from what the current plotline is, to how to create characters and jutsu, to the template for submitting a character bio.

As for characters themselves, creating an OC can be as easy or as difficult as you make it upon yourself. If you want to create an easy OC, an Academy Student or Genin would fit the bill nicely, since you won't have to worry about spending a great deal of time thinking of backstory and such. A name and base personality are sometimes all one needs to create an OC. Look around the board, at other peoples' Characters and Clans. Sometimes reading those will help as well.

And of course, there are no rules against paying homage to a favored character. Several of my own OCs were inspired that way. You mentioned liking Hidan, it would be perfectly feasible to create a character who specializes in fighting with Scythes and Kusari-gama, and who has a fascination with death. The trick is not to overdo it. Drawing inspiration is one thing, making a carbon copy and slightly tweaking that obviously wouldn't do.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask!