It might be awkward to have every character's family involved in your current story, for example, but not difficult to include one character's uncle, another's employer, one's greatest fear and another's skill with a rope. One method for generating custom questionnaires is to explore answers of previous surveys in greater detail. Skills Attributes Race Social class Character class or job Religion Look for anything that stands out about a character and question it. Practical Questions Vs. This information doesn't change much during play and should be handled before the game begins so players have ready answers for fast play.
Inspirational questions help give players ideas and insight into their character.
They are deeper questions that can drive your stories and make characters unique to their players. Some players might prefer practical questions over inspirational ones, or the other way around. Try some of both with your players and see how they react. And so on. Regarding one of your old issues, and props to use with miniatures.