Thursday, August 11, 2005

Characterization Made Easy

Please fill out this survey about your character:

Characterization Made Easy

  1. Background
    • Where was your character born?
    • Who raised him?
    • What was happening in the region when your character was growing up?
    • Does your character have any relatives?
  2. Motivation
    • What are your character’s immediate goals? What would he like to do in the coming year?
    • What are his long-term goals?
    • What type of person would be his ideal mate?
    • Who is his patron deity? Is he a devout worshiper?
    • Is he a devout member of any nonreligious cause?
    • Is there any race, creed, alignment, religion or the like against which he is strongly prejudiced?
    • What is his greatest fear?
    • What is the one task he absolutely refuses to do?
  3. Idiosyncrasies
    • What is your character’s motto or favorite saying?
    • What is his favorite color?
    • Describe what he would wear if money were no object?
    • What is his favorite food? Drink?
    • What is his favorite animal?
    • What habits of his friends annoy him most?
  4. Traits: rank each trait from 1 to 10
    • Courtesy
    • Valor
    • Self-sacrifice
    • Generosity
    • Sobriety
    • Calm temper
    • Optimism
    • Curiosity
    • Forgiveness
    • Cheerfulness
    • Patience
    • Honesty
    • Helpfulness
    • Loyalty
  5. Miscellaneous
    • What well-known media figure from sports, movies or politics most closely resembles your character?
    • What would be his theme song?
    • If his friends were to write his epitaph, what would it be?
    • What would be his job in modern society?

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