Thread: Character Background and Personality Help Sheet

HOBBIES ENJOYMENTS 1-2 Acrobatics 3-4 Acting 5-6 Astrology 7-8 Music appreciation 9-10 Theater 11-12 Gaming e.g. chess 13-14 BoatingSailing 15-16 Brewing 17-18 Calligraphy 19-20 Cards 21-22 Carving 23-24 Combat competition 25-26 Cooking 27-28 Dancing 29-30 Dicing 31-32 Animal fighting 33-34 Eating 35-36 Drinking 37-38 Embroidery 39-40 Falconry 41-42 Fishing 43-44 Fortune-telling 45-46 Singing 47-48 Gambling 49-50 Gardening 51-52 Glassmaking 53-54 Animal racing 55-56 Horse riding 57-58 Hunting 59-60 Invention 61-62 Jewelry making 63-64Jousting 65-66 Juggling 67-68 Metalwork 69-70 Painting 71-72 Philosophizing 73-74 Reading 75-76 Research 77-78 Riddles 79-80 Sewing 81-82 Sports Wrestling, racing, etc 83-84 Storytelling 85-86 Swimming 87-88 Art appreciation 89-90 Weaving 91-92Woodworking 93-94 Writing 95-96 Playing an instrument 97-98 Pipe smoking 99-100 Bird watching MENTAL EMOTIONAL DISORDERS 1-4 Addiction This is just a brief list. Anything can become an addiction as long as there is a destructive need to engage in it. 1-10 Mood-altering substances e.g. alcohol 11-20 Food 21-30 Gambling 31-40 Money 41-50 Tobacco 51-60 Power 61-70 Risk-taking 71-80 Sex 81-90 Battle 91-100 Work 5-8 Amnesia Severe memory loss can be loss before a certain point retrograde or after anterograde. 9-12 Anxiety Restlessness being on edge easily fatigued difficulty concentrating or mind going blank irritability sleep disturbance 13-16 Bipolar Disorder Erratic swings from periods of mania to severe depression. 17-20 Borderline Personality Disorder Recurrent suicidal behavior, gestures, or threats, or self-mutilating behavior emotional instability transient, stress-related paranoid delusions. 21-24 Dementia Impaired memory, intellect, abstract thinking, and judgment usually accompanied by a severe personality change. 25-28 Dependent Personality Disorder Goes to excessive lengths to obtain nurturance and support from others needs reassurance from others and for them to assume responsibility for most major areas of life difficulty expressing disagreement unrealistically preoccupied with fears of being left to take care of him or herself. 29-32 Depersonalization Disorder Feelings of unreality, that your body does not belong to you, or that you are constantly in a dreamlike state. 33-36 Depression Impaired physical functions e.g., sleep, appetite loss of interest and pleasure low energy motivation possibly accompanied by severe pessimism, hopelessness, guilt, and suicidal thoughtsintent. 37-40 Fugue Abrupt travel away from home, an inability to remember important aspects of one's life, and the partial or complete adoption of a new identity. 41-44 Histrionic Personality Disorder Must be center of attention sexually seductive or provocative behavior shows self-dramatization, theatricality, and exaggerated expression of emotion suggestible, i.e., easily influenced by others or circumstances considers relationships to be more intimate than they actually are. 45-48 Hypochondria Preoccupation with fears of having a serious disease or physical problem based on little or no real evidence. 49-52 Kleptomania An overpowering compulsion to steal. 53-56 Mania Inflated self-esteem or grandiosity decreased need for sleep talkative racing thoughts distractibility increase in goal-directed activity excessive involvement in pleasurable activities that have a high potential for painful consequences. 57-60 Masochism Powerful need to be humiliated, beaten, bound, or made to suffer in some way. 61-64 Multiple Personalities Existence of more than one distinct identity or personality within the same individual. The identities will take control of the person at different times, with important information about the other identities out of conscious awareness. 65-68 Narcissism Grandiose sense of self-importance preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love believes that he or she is special and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people requires excessive admiration has a sense of entitlement takes advantage of others lacks empathy arrogant, haughty behavior. 69-72 Nymphomania Powerful compulsion to engage in sexual behavior with others does not include forcefulness, i.e. likelihood of rape. 73-76 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Existence of both regular compulsions overwhelming need to engage in a ritualized behavior and obsessions persistent, often irrational, and seemingly uncontrollable thoughts. 77-80 Panic attacks Pounding heart sweating shaking shortness of breath and choking feeling dizzy or faint feelings of unreality or being detached from oneself fear of losing control or going crazy fear of dying. 81-84 Paranoia Suspects, without basis, that others are exploiting, harming, or deceiving him preoccupied with unjustified doubts about the loyalty or trustworthiness of friends reads hidden threatening meanings into benign remarks or events persistently bears grudges, i.e., is unforgiving of insults, injuries, or slights. 85-88 Phobia Extreme anxiety and fear associated with an object or situation. This is only a tiny list of phobias. Anything can be a phobia, such as cats, crowds, the sun, travel, storms, fog, loud noises, elves, or string. 1-10 Darkness 11-20 Insects 21-30 Enclosed spaces 31-40 Fire 41-50 Heights 51-60 Magic 61-70 Monsters general or specific 71-80 Open spaces 81-90 Water 91-100 Weapons general or specific 89-92 Pyromania Obsession with fire, or an overpowering compulsion to set fires. 93-96 Sadism Powerful need to cause the humiliation or physical suffering of others. 97-100 Schizophrenia Delusions unreal beliefs, e.g. savior complex or assigning unusual significance or meaning to normal events hallucinations unreal sensations, usually auditory, i.e. voices disorganized speech grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior paranoia. BACKGROUND Quests Revenge Solve a mystery Resolve a conflict Fulfill an oath Deliver a message or package Find or save someone or something that was lost or taken Discover a mythical place Solve a crime Remove a curse Provide a suitable person as a physical vehicle for your deity Earn membership in an exclusive organization Kill every last troll in the Brashduk Clan Open the portal to the Fifth Dimension Depose the local baron Fix the terrible mistake I made long ago Obtain Brad's Chest of Neverending Gold from the Cave of Certain Death Existing Conflicts Who exactly is the conflict with? Why does the conflict exist? What happened? Why can't it be worked out? How do you think it will end? What are the emotions surrounding ithate, jealousy, vengefulness, grief, bitterness, regret, fear? Personal events Were you ever really sick or injured? What kind of education did you have, if any? Were you ever betrayed? Did you find a magic item buried in the woods? Or did a rabbit suddenly start talking to you? Were you ever dirt poor or filthy rich for a brief time? Did you ever commit any crimes, or be falsely accused of one? Did something happen that revealed an unusual talent? Did you do anything interesting, like travel with a performing troupe, join the military, serve the local nobility, or jump a trading ship for a year? Were you ever active in a church, religion, cult, or secret order? Did you ever have a chance to show leadership, such as leading a local rebellion, founding a school or animal sanctuary, being elected mayor of your small village, etc. Did anything really funny ever happen to you? Embarrassing stories can make for great tavern entertainment. Mysteries Who murdered my best friend? Who is my real mother? I had a strange vision when I was tenwhat did it mean? Why do I keep having recurring nightmares about a flaming sword? One morning I woke up with this strange mark on my chest Why does the full moon fill me with dread? What did that cryptic prophesy given by an oracle mean? Why did the king grant 100 acres of land to my father 20 years ago without an explanation? Every now and then I think I see strange creatures out of the corner of my eyewhat are they? Just before he disappeared, my father gave me a magical box that I can't open. A black cloak appeared one day in my room I don't know who put it there or what it's about I was drinking one night at the local tavern and the next thing I remember I was alone, naked, and lying on a stone altar in an outdoor temple dozens of miles away Family-related events Did your father tell you a dark family secret? Any unusual problems, deaths, illnesses, or trauma? E.g. did the landlord throw your family into the street? Were your parents or yourself taken into slavery? Or did something of great fortune happen? Were you taken far away from your family for some reason? Were there any interesting traditions, celebrations, or holidays in your family? Did you ever fall in love or have a serious relationship? Do you have a spouse or any children of your own? Where are they now? 1. Character name and meaning 2. Birthday and age 3. Hair color 4.Hair style 5. Eye color 6. Facial features 7. Body type 8. Distinguishing body features 9. Type of clothes most often worn 10. Pet peeves about appearance 11. Body features that boost confidence 12. Thing people generally notice first about appearance 13. Location - where do they live? 14. Have they always lived here? 15. Do they like this location? 16. Why? 17. If they dont like the location - why? 18. What is the occupation? 19. Was this the occupation they'd always desired? 20. If not, what is their dream occupationcareer? 21. What is the character's educational background? 22. How did they do in school? 23. If they did really well - what were the ramifications? 24. If they did poorly - what were the ramifications? 25. Financial information - how is the character set financially? 26. What kind of spender are they? 27. Do they budget and account for every dime or do they just sort of squeak by month to month? 28. What kind of house do they live in? 29. What kind of furnishings do they have? 30. What kind of furnishings are important to them? 31. What are their hobbies? 32. Why do they gravitate toward these hobbies? 33. What are their personal goals? 34. What is the deepest unfulfilled desire of their heart? 35. What is the thing they are most proud of accomplishing? 36. What is the thing they are least proud of having done or been a part of? 37. What was their childhood upbringing like? 38. What is their relationship with their parents? 39. What are they looking for in their friendships? 40. What kind of friends do they have? 41. From what circle have they found their friends? Church - work - school - neighborhood, etc. 42. How do their friends affect their life? 43. What personality traits are most evident in your character? 44. What one trait are they better known for than any other? 45. What kind of love life does this character have? 46. Have they ever been in love? 47. If so, how did that experience affect their life? 48. If not, how has that affected their life? 49. What do they want in a romantic relationship? 50. What are they looking for in a mate? 51. Do they even desire to marry? 52. Do they want a family? 53. If so, why? 54. If not, why? 55. If your character had one day to live - how would they spend that day? 56. What is their idea of the ideal vacation site? 57. What is their idea of the perfect way to spend a quiet day? 58. Do they like to read? 59. What do they like to read? 60. Do they like to watch movies or television? 61. What do they like to watch? 62. What kind of music do they like - or do they like music? 63. Do they have siblings? 64. What kind of relationship do they have with their siblings? 65. Why? 66. How does this affect the story or does it affect the story? 67. What are their political interests? 68. How involved are they in current events? 69. How involved are they in their surrounding community needs? 70. What type of causes are they involved with? 71. What is their general health? 72. Have they ever had a close brush with death? 73. If so, how did it come about? 74. What kind of bearing does their health or body condition have on the story? 75. If they could change one thing about their body - what would it be? 76. Does this desire affect their relationships with others? 77. What kind of car do they drive? 78. What kind of recreational interests do they have? 79. Are they athletic? 80. What are their phobias? 81. What are their joys? 82. What type of temper do they have? 83. What motivates your character to do the things they do? 84. What kind of obstacles would most challenge them? 85. What is their spiritual walk with god? 86. Are they a Christian? 87. When did they become a Christian? 88. Are they faithful in attending church, reading the bible and fellowshipping? 89. Do they pray and what are their thoughts on prayer? 90. Do they actively seek god on a daily basis or only when they are in crisis? 91. Do they share their faith or are they less outspoken and more reserved in issues of faith? 92. If they aren't saved or even interested in faith issues - why? 93. What will it take to bring this character to god? 94. How do they perceive god? 95. What is their initial feeling about church and fellowshipping? 96. What is the pivotal issue of faith that will draw them to god or draw them to a closer relationship? 97. How will their coming to god affect their relationship with other significant people in their lives? 98. Does this person have other gods in their life to deal with first? 99. What might those gods be? 100. Is this character real? Okay so I can't separate each thing like I wanted. One because BM won't let me and two ATT is being a fucking bitch But that is all you need I'M DONE YOU CAN START COMMENTING IF YOU LIKE