This is a blank character template borrowed from thedarknessgathering.yuku.com
Feel free to change this as you wish, which means add things or remove things.
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
Name:
Nicknames given by others:
How your character refers to him/her self:
Race:
Age:
Health:
General appearance:
Clothing usually worn:
Clothing preferred:
What image (overall) is portrayed:
Height:
Weight:
Eye color:
Hair color:
Skin color:
Complexion:
Body type:
Athletic proficiencies:
Posture:
Walk:
Other physical distinctions:
Characteristic manner of speaking:
Habitual expressions:
Habitual mannerisms:
Usual swear words:
Voice quality:
HISTORY
Earliest memory:
Place of birth:
Travel history/reason:
Has your character ever lived in a foreign land:
What events, circumstances, or experiences have had a major impact on your character's way of thinking:
Looking back, how would your character describe the past five to ten years of his/her life, both professionally/academically and
personally/socially:
Is there anything in your character's life-experience which he/she feels warrants clarification:
Describe home life while growing up:
Illnesses/when:
Major accidents/when:
Most painful thing in your character's life:
SENSE OF LIFE
What is the important thing to know about your character:
How self-aware is he/she:
Philosophy of life:
Sees self as:
Main goal in life:
Short term goals:
Long term goals:
Short term needs:
Long term needs:
Ambitions/desires:
Hobbies/pastimes:
Most pressing problem:
What traits really make your character come alive:
One-line characterization:
Outstanding qualities:
Inferior qualities/faults:
Tragic Flaw:
Fears/phobias:
Superstitions:
Complexes:
Most feared threat:
Reaction to threat:
Reaction to emergency:
Is your character willing to die for anything:
Religion:
Weekly ritual:
Feelings about that (religion):
Moral/immoral code:
Inner conflicts:
Frustrations/irritations:
Pet peeves/gripes:
Things that make uncomfortable/embarrass your character:
Prejudices:
Describe your character's special qualities and/or personal strengths:
Have your character select an activity in which they have been significantly involved, and have them elaborate upon its importance to them:
If a particularly memorable experience is connected with the activity they have selected, be sure to provide that info too:
STATION
Real property assets:
Debts:
Occupation:
Major mode of transportation:
Organizations of which your character is a member:
Military service:
Social class in childhood:
Social class at present:
List any awards or honors your character has received:
Criminal behavior:
Oppressed by individual or group:
Favors owed or owing:
FAVORITES/DISLIKES
Favorite books:
Favorite play:
Favorite periodicals:
Favorite music:
Favorite quote(s):
Arts preferred:
Favorite animal:
Favorite entertainment:
Favorite weather:
Preferred foods/drinks:
Disliked foods/drinks:
Favorite place:
Dislikes this place:
Favorite phrases/words:
Dislikes which phrases/words:
Other likes/dislikes/comments of note:
EDUCATION
Best subject:
Favorite subject:
Poorest subject:
Special communication skills:
Language proficiencies:
Skills/Talents:
Level of common sense:
PERSONALITY/EMOTIONAL MAKEUP
Basic nature:
Seen by other as:
Introvert/Extrovert:
Temperament:
Sense of humor/kind:
Habits (good and bad):
Method of handling anger/rage:
Imagination:
Eccentricities:
Traumas/psychological scars:
Sexual turn-ons:
Sexual turn-offs:
Fetishes:
List several adjectives which your character, your character's family, or your character's friends would use to describe him/her:
FAMILY
Create a family tree:
Immediate family background:
Other key relatives:
Friends and associates:
Pets:
RELATIONSHIPS
How does your character treat and/or get along with:
- Significant other:
- Children:
- Parents:
- Siblings:
- Opposite sex:
- Same sex:
- Neighbors:
- Friends:
- Those more successful:
- Those less successful:
- Anyone who challenges:
- Anyone who helps:
- Anyone who asks for help:
