Pumpkintail's Guide: How To Make an Awesome OC

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This is actually my last guide, and I asked Rainy to delete most of my guides but the first one. Also warning, this will be a long chapter.

Also whenever I say realistic, I mean Warriors standarts realistic.

Chapter One: Creating an OC
First step is to create an OC. By the way, OC stands for Original Character. Choose color, eye color, pattern, markings of different color, etc. You have to stay somewhat realistic, however. Do NOT make your chat purple or green. Cats can have pinkish tint in warriors, but dp not go further. Also, do not make cats just blue. Always call them blue-gray. Always.

As for patterns, most usual are tabby stripes, mottles, speckles/spots, dapples or brindles. But what stops you from making your own patterns? But once again, stay realistic. Do not make give your cat a pattern like hearts or squares or something to make your cat "kawaii".

As for eye color, for the love of God, stay realistic! I think it is okay to give character purple eyes, but only because two cats were mistakenly described with them. But only if you don't give it big role. Don't make cats go to your character and say "oh look your eyes are so awesome!", because that is a common Mary-Sue trait. Just like changing eye color. So please, do not do that.

But that is not all! Markings usually consist of white paws, chest, underbelly, you get the idea. Of course you can make different colors but one of my pet peeves are black markings (black paws, tail tip, muzzle, etc.). Same goes for random color. Don't give a ginger tabby blue paws.

Now, special markings. That consists of different colored tail, patches of different color and similar. Again, please stay aware of constrasts. While some can make your cat interesting, some can make your cat plain ugly.

And finally, size and special "deformations". These come in many shapes, such as twisted paws, torn ears, broken jaws, small ears, stubby tails, short tails, lost eyes, tails lost completely, face missing, etc. etc. I think it's needless to say, do not give your cat way too many of these.