I just use an alt toon, since Stuf has a 'copy to next character' function. I always save my ideas on that toon, so easy to pick up where I left off, or put it on a diff toon, if the idea works. Also, I believe Zork was updating oUF Simple, which is a REALLY good place to start designing your own~
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