SYOT tributes: The Dos and Don'ts for your OC

by HungerGamesFan20

I have seen a few SYOTs now where the characters have so many over-used names, are completely perfect, and have some REALLY ridiculous aspects to them. I am going to write about each District and what to and not to do about and the SYOT tributes. I might even do a few chapters about SYOTs in general!

1. District 1

I'm going to be going through each and every District and what to do and NOT to do if your OC is from them.

Tribute Form

Name: District 1 has minerals and luxury items for names. But for crying out loud, not Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Sparkle, Glitter, Quartz (Seriously, when would you name your newly born baby Quartz) or Shiny. If you do, I will find you and bang a rock into your head. Names like Jet are good, as they're not overused and are a mineral. You cannot believe how many Sparkle Diamonds I have seen.

Gender:

Age: They are not going to be like 12 guys, 16 is the minimum in my opinion. It's a volunteer district, you'd want to have the highest advantage as possible.

District: Obviously 1 in this case.

Eye Colour: Generally, District 1 has blue eyes.

Hair Style: You choose for this, but nothing insane.

Hair Colour: Again, generally District 1 has a platinum blonde hair.

Height:

Build: They will NOT be scrawny or weak. Or malnourished.

Family/Friends:

Boyfriend/Girlfriend/Crush:

Personality: Okay, if they're an insane blood-thirsty killing machine with no remorse from birth, just… Seek help. It's okay for careers to be like this, but give a reason. No one is born a psychopath from birth. No one.

History: They will have a good amount of money. They just won't grow up poor.

Hobbies: If you say they love Rugby, Football and Hockey, read the Hunger Games again. They might have things like dancing. I put emphasis on might.

Prior Training?: If they are not careers, you better have DAMN good reason for it. Seriously.

Reaping Outfit: It will be something luxurious. It just will.

Reaped/Volunteered?: They will have volunteered. No exceptions. You will not have been reaped.

Reaction/Reason:

Token:

Chariot Outfit:

Allies: They will almost definitely be careers. If not, they will almost definitely have some sort of allies.

Career: If they are not careers, have. A. Good. Reason.

Favoured weapon: They can have anything, not just the generic spear or daggers. But if they like maybe tridents, give a reason why.

Worst Weapon:

Training Score & Why: This should be a minimum of 8, maximum of 10. If they got an 11, they need to be super good at something. And you will not get a 11 for throwing daggers at a target, you just won't. If they get a 12, just… no. No one before Katniss and Peeta got a 12, and neither will anyone afterwards.

Strengths:

Weaknesses:

Fears: If you say spiders, why. If they don't like tight spaces, why. And everyone has a breaking point. Even Cato was near to tears when Clove died. If you say they aren't scared of anything, then it will be declined straight up.

Interview Outfit:

Interview Angle: How do they play it, sexy, funny, shy, mysterious?

Interview Quote: As many people don't realize, this is almost never optional.

Romance: Careers almost NEVER fall in love while in the arena, unless there is a good reason.

Arena Strategy:

Fight at Bloodbath?: They will fight if they're careers. No exceptions.