Guest Rumpelstiltskin Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Fleshing out your characters to make them feel like real, breathing beings can be overwhelmingly complicated. It can also be fun and not as complex as you might believe. During character-creation, I find that filling out a series of questions pertaining to characterization can greatly assist me. Though not all of the information will be revealed about all characters (ie: what color somebody's hair is), it might prove beneficial to know just about everything about your characters. (The questions will be in maroon.) If there an explanation necessary, I'll write one in italics. I'll be filling this out as we go with a brand-new character, to give you an example as to how to answer the questions (You'll find my answers in blue). At the end, I'll post some characterization exercises that might also be fun and helpful. (I'll post the prompts to the exercises in orange.) Note that some of the questions might not be relevant to your character -- skip those. You might not be able to answer all of the questions right away. Skip those, too, and come back to them. Some of the writing exercises at the end might help you fill out some of the questions to which you've had to come back. You might even want to come back and change some things after you've finished. This is perfectly okay, as this is meant to assist you, but not meant to be an end-all in development. You may find that your plot will affect one or more of your characters differently than you'd originally thought. You may find that your character's personality needs some more adjustment. General Profile What is your character's name? If there is a special story behind your character's name, please indicate. Randall M. Moshier Does your character have a nickname? If yes, what is it? Yes, Randy. Why do they have that nickname? Is there a special story behind the nickname? Was there an incident that caused the character to be called this? Randy is short for his full name, Randall. Had your character had his/her name changed? What was it before? Why did it change? Did your character have a different birth name? What's caused it to change? A rite of passage? Adoption? Witness protection? Something else? No, Randall is my character's birth name. Will your character change their name in the future? Why? No. What is your character's birthday? Was it under the harvest moon of the final season of the seventh-hundredth year? Or does your character go by the Gregorian Calendar? September, 5th, 2047 What is your character's age? What is that in terms of his or her species and/or culture? If your character is 112 and of an alien species, she may be a couple decades away from adulthood. But if she was born a millennium earlier, she would be considered an adult as of two years ago. Randy is 25. He is a young man, who is passed the age of adulthood in his society. What gender/sexual identity, if any, can you classify your character as? If necessary, you can elaborate. Male. What is your character's sexual orientation/preference/identity? Elaborate if necessary. Is your character straight, bisexual, gay, lesbian, asexual, pansexual, etc.? Randy's sexual identity can be defined as panromantic asexual, as he experiences no sexual attraction, but can fall in love with either gender. What species is your character? Human. What is your character's race, nationality, and/or heritage? Randy is from New York, in the United States, and has Latino and Germanic heritages. Where does your character currently live? Backwoods, New York What type of place does your character live in? An apartment building? A castle? A log cabin? A spaceship? Randy lives in an apartment above a converted garage that he rents from his boss. Does anyone live with your character? If so, what is their relationship to your character? No, Randy lives by himself. If there is any additional information about your character's house that may be indicative of characterization, please address those here. Is your character's house always super-tidy because they're anxious? Is his or her house always a mess because they're super busy? Nothing in particular. What is your character's socioeconomic status? Sometimes, social stratification is based on three main variables: education, occupation, and income. Then, it can be broken down into Upper Class, Upper Middle, Middle, Lower Middle, and Lower. Of course, this will be dependent on your story's geographical region, time, and if your story has it's own socioeconomic ladder. If you're writing your story about the 112 year old alien as mentioned above, you could be writing about a socioeconomic structure based solely on birth-status. Randy is in the lower-middle class. If there was any significant socioeconomic change for your character, or will be, please state why and how. Randy's parents fell into the Upper Class on the socioeconomic scale. By association, so was Randy, until he dropped out of Cornell University and his parents cut off his funding. However, he's a hard working and he's attempting to make his own way. If your character has an occupation, what is it? If your character is a student, what is he or she majoring in? Or, if not in college, but still a student, just state 'student'. Randy works as a janitor at a grocer's market. Physical What is your character's eye color? Green, Brown, Light Brown, Hazel, Blue, Light Blue, Red, Purple, etc. Blue. What is your character's eye shape? Round? Oval? Almond? Square? Triangles? Oval. Any special characteristics about the eyes? Anything else you'd like to mention? Ten eyes? One eye? Are they capable of shooting laser beams? Do they twinkle when your character is amused? To they seem to capture the sunlight? Do they glow in the dark? One iris is slightly larger than the other. What is your character's hair color? Any color under the sun! Or...maybe your character doesn't have hair? Dark brown. What is your character's hair length/style? A short buzz cut. Any special characteristics about the hair? Anything else you'd like to mention? Does their hair get frizzy whenever it's humid out? Does their hair change colors? Is it a wig? Nothing additional for Randy's hair. Any special characteristics of your character's eyebrows? Are they bushy? Drawn on? Nothing additional for Randy's eyebrows. Any special characteristic of your character's forehead? High forehead? Wrinkles? Nothing additional for Randy's forehead. What is your character's skin type? Oily? Normal? Dry? Sensitive? Acne? Dry. Anything you'd like to mention about their nose? The bridge of Randy's nose is wide. Anything you'd like to mention about their teeth? His left front tooth is slightly crooked Anything you'd like to mention about their mouth/lips? Full lips? Is one of the lips fuller than the other? Uneven? Randy has thin lips. What shape is your character's face? Heart? Oval? Round? Square? Diamond? Randy has a rectangular face. Any facial hair? Randy keeps shaven, but does get a "5-o'clock shadow". What is your character's body type/frame/muscle tone? Slim? Muscular? Curvy? Underweight? Randy is slim, with little muscle tone, and a medium body frame. What is your character's height and weight? Randy is 5'8 and 143 lbs Any other distinguishing features? Randy's arms and legs are disproportionately long to his body. What is their style of dress? Randy has a lot of clothes, more than his closet can handle. He likes to swing by thrift shops and take advantage of the used clothes on sale. Typically, he dons some kind of t-shirt and pants, except for jeans. He doesn't like wearing jeans. Any habits? Smoking, drinking, swearing etc.? Randy drinks excessive amounts of caffeinated soft-drinks. He usually drinks at least three bottles every day. Is there anything distinctive about their gait? Is there something distinctive about the way they walk? Do they walk with a limp? Do they take slow, small steps? Randy takes long, but slow steps. (Relaxed.) What about their stance? How do they stand? How is their posture? Randy's shoulders are usually slouched, as he's usually relaxed. Anything distinguishable about their gestures in certain situations? Do they make grand gestures with their hands when they talk? Do they keep their hands close to their body? If your character is afraid, do they try to make themselves smaller by slouching and dropping their head lower? When Randy is angry or feeling threatened, he puffs out his chest and widens his stance. He's trying to make himself larger. His gestures will become larger and more purposeful. What is the pitch of his or her voice? High, medium, low? Somewhere in between? Randy as a medium voice pitch. What about the quality of their voice? Is it creaky? Whispering? Loud? Clear? Does it waver? Randy speaks with a medium and clear quality. If he's angry, he's loud. If he's feeling ashamed, his voice will be quieter and may waver. Any distinct traits to their voice? A stutter? A lisp? An accent different from the majority in their area? None. How is your character's hygiene? Are they super-clean? Do they never bathe? Do they have severe body odor no matter how often they wash? Good. In his society, with regular showering, Randy has a normal standard of hygiene. How is their health? Any ailments or afflictions? Asthma? Also good. He has no health issues. Are they afflicted by a physical disability? What is it? No. Anything else? Freckles? Warts? Tattoos? Birthmarks? Burns? Scars? An extra head? Randy has a tattoo on his shoulder of the girl's name that he thought he would marry when he was 18. He's been meaning to get that removed. Personal and Emotional What is your character's greatest strength? Randy is extremely giving to others, and jumps through hoops to help others What is your character's greatest weakness/flaw? Because of Randy's generosity, he often overextends himself and/or puts himself out. What is your character's greatest accomplishment? Randy believes that cutting his ties to his power-hungry, money-fueled, judgmental parents was his greatest accomplishment. What is your character's lowest point? His absolute lowest point was after he was cut off by his parents. The girl he was in love with left him. As it turns out, she was only after his money. He struggled emotionally for a while at this point, and had nothing to start with. He was forced to work odd jobs and couch-hop for a few months until he met his current employer. What are your character's aspirations and dreams? Randy hopes to become a successful novelist, and hopes to make enough money to help people start their own businesses and get on their feet. How does your character handle happiness? Depending on the degree of happiness, Randy may smile or laugh. Sometimes, Randy makes cookies when he's happy. How does your character handle anger? Randy is hot-headed when dealing with anger. He is quick to react, and doesn't always think about the consequences of his actions under this stimuli. How does your character handle sadness? Randy usually keeps to himself when he's sad. Generally, he avoids speaking with others. How does your character handle stress? Randy may try to alleviate his stress by playing video games or basketball. Randy is typically level-headed in stressful situations, unless the stimuli leads to anger. How does your character handle change? Randy is very accepting of change. He views it as a good thing. What motivates your character? Randy is motivation by his own compassion, sympathy, and empathy. What frightens your character? Irrational fears and phobias, or every day fears? Randy is most afraid of never falling in love again. What things make your character happy? He enjoys making other people happy. What are your character's favorite things? Making people happy, his pet fish, writing, reading, video games, basketball, his friends, cookies. What are your character's least favorite things? His parents, greed, broccoli, large corporations that run smaller businesses out of his town, bicycling Does your character have any hobbies? Writing and saving found pennies in mason jars to donate during the Holidays How is your character's temperament? Do they anger quickly? Are they happy-go-lucky? Is there a small rain cloud following them everywhere? Generally, Randy is a pleasant guy. When made angry, his judgment can be clouded. How is your character's self-esteem? Randy doesn't think very highly of himself, but not overly low of himself, either. Randy believes his is average, and he is alright with that. How is your character's outlook on life? Randy believes that his life will be worthwhile if he can make a positive impact on others. What does your character believe will make them the most happy in life? Making other people happy, and finding love. What is their personality type? Here's a helpful link to help you discover your character's personality type: http://www.writing-world.com/sf/type.shtml INFP Any other distinctive personality traits worth mentioning? Not applicable. How does your character interact with others? Does your character become frightened around others? Do they become anxious? Do they get so excited that others are around that they begin doing cartwheels? For the most part, Randy is comfortable around others. What is their relationship to their parental figures, if any? Currently, Randy has cut all ties from his parents (or rather, they cut him off). They never got on well to begin with. His parents are wealthy, powerful, and greedy and Randy doesn't approve of that lifestyle, though he lived it for the first 19 years of his life. His parents always thought that it was an adolescence phase, but once he dropped out of the college they wanted him to attend, they thought he needed a 'wake-up call'. What is their relationship to their siblings, if any? No siblings. Do they have a significant other/spouse? How is that relationship? Not currently. Do they have any past relationships worth mentioning? Randy's first love left him when his parents cut him off from their funds. Does your character have any children? What is their relationship with them? None. Are there any family traditions that your character carries out? Any traditions of their own? Randy likes to hold a Christmas dinner for his friends and coworkers. Who are your character's best friends and why? One of his best friends is his employer, Max Vandenburg, who helped Randy out at his lowest point in life. They get on wonderfully, and Max often joins Randy for one-on-one basketball sessions. His other best friend is a waitress named Clarice. She's working hard to pay her way through medical school and is very intelligent. She and Randy attend a weekly book club together. Who are your character's worst enemies and why? Indirectly, large corporations because they run smaller businesses out. Directly, his parents, for previously mentioned reasons. Does your character have any pets? What are they? Yes, he has a gold fish named Sir Reginald IV, because that's the only pet Randy is responsible enough to take care of at this point. Does your character have a criminal record? Why? No. Does your character discriminate against anyone/anything? Large business and people who work for them. Mental and Intellectual Does your character have any mental health disorders/issues/complaints? Adjustment disorders, anxiety, eating disorders, dissociative disorders, impulse-control, mood-imbalances, sleep disorders, cognitive disorders, etc.? No. What is your character's background in education? Randy has had excellent grades throughout his education, including in what courses he did take at college. He gives the credit to the expensive tutors that worked with him intensively. What is your character's intelligence level? Randy is well-educated, but knows little about 'street smarts', as one would call them. He's lived a sheltered life. Do they have any special abilities/hobbies? Randy enjoys and is quite skilled at creative writing. What are your character's short-term goals? Complete his first novel. What is your character's long-term goals? Earn enough revenue as a novelist to help people. How well does your character know/understand his or herself? Randy thinks he knows himself quite well, but learns a few things throughout the plot, including his capability to fall in love with someone who will accept him for who he is. Does your character make choices based on logic or emotion (or a combination of both)? A little of both, but he definitely reacts more heavily based on emotion. What is your character's desperation? He feels compelled to help people. What is your character's confidence level? Randy is fairly confident, most of the time. Are there any other mental or intellectual traits that are otherwise noteworthy? Not right now. Philosophical and Spiritual What is your character's religion/spiritual belief, if any? Randy was raised as a Christian, so he calls himself a Christian. How much of an impact do these beliefs play into your character's life? This does not play a significant part in his life. He does say grace during Holiday feasts and believes in God, to an extend. What are your character's virtues? Faithfulness, integrity, sympathy. What are your character's vices? Wrath (in certain situations), little 'family values'. What is your character's definition of good and bad? Randy believes that bad people harm people intentionally, and don't help others when they have the means to. Which of these (good or bad) does your character align with? Is it different from what your character thinks he or she is aligning with according to the plot? Good, and yes. How do they carry out their alignment? By helping others any way he can, even if that means putting himself out sometimes. How do they view the world and others? Randy believes that the world has the potential to be a wonderful place, and there are so many people in it who are fantastic people. He also believes that people have the ability to do great things, if given the opportunity. Does your character have taboos? Not applicable. Do they have a political/militaristic affiliation? If so, what is it. Not applicable. Supernatural Does your character possess any supernatural abilities? If yes, what are they? Any additional information? Nope. Some fun exercises 1.Write three conflict scenes involving your character. Answer the following questions before each conflict scene. Who is your character having the conflict with? Who or what initiated the conflict? What is the conflict? How is this conflict being resolved? 2.Write a scene about your character's greatest aspiration. Answer the following question beforehand. What is the aspiration/goal/dream? What is the motivator? What is interfering and why? How will your character get around this interference? 3.Write a scene where your character is facing his or her greatest fear. Answer the following questions before you write the scene. What is your character's fear? Why? How does he react to the fear, physically and emotionally? 4.Write a conversation. Answer the following questions beforehand. Who is your character having the conversation with? What kind of conversation is it (argument, desperate love plea, a friendly chat)? Why is this the conversation you picked and how is it important to your character? How is your character feeling about this kind of conversation with this person? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowkat678 Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Honestly, there are some things to be careful with here. From what I've witnessed, it's best to start with figuring out the person. By that, I mean who they are at the core before what they look like on the surface. Of course, outside traits are important. Where you live has a big impact. Age has a big impact. Gender and sexuality (or lack of) has a big impact. However, a lot of friends find these character sheets with traits all over the place with no bearing on who the character is. I once came across a sheet that had "Shoe size: self explanatory" on it. You know, one of "the ones". “What’s his/her favorite color? Music tastes? The name of the dog their best friend from third grade once owned? This is going to be 75% meaningless questions that will bore you to tears by the time you get to anything useful"? Those. It was one of those. Self-explanatory? By the way, that was referring to why it's on there, not what it means. What is it that makes me need to know shoe size? It's not very self-explanatory for me. Because I don't need to know unless it's an instance of: “What? These aren’t my size! I’m going to trip and be eaten by a hungry monster because that person didn’t ship me the right shoes!" And even then, just say that they're too big! I’ll be honest, though you’ll never need to put all of these things about your character in your story, they can be fun to know and add a bit. However, shouldn’t we know the “real” meat of these people first? Before you decorate your cake, first you need to make it. To make it, you need certain essential ingredients, such as eggs, flour, baking soda, etc. Mix them together in a certain order, put them in the oven at a certain temp, and after that you add on the extras. Same with a character. I do like how you elaborated with some of these. That's one of my biggest issues with character sheets. They often feel shallow, simplistic, and forced due to the fact many people fill them out with one word answers. For example, the favorite color one that's always on there. First of all, what does it matter what her favorite color is if you don’t even know her greatest fear, which would likely be far more useful to understanding who she is? But fine, staying on track. If you ask me her favorite color, and I tell you it's blue, wouldn’t it seem more important to know if there’s a why? If there’s a why, it might actually seem worth filling that out. However, unless it adds real depth, it can be saved till later. Because that's a skin deep question, which I lump with appearance, right below the category that lists where they live and current situations. One time it could add said real depth is if a key point of the plot is if her mother, who she was extremely close to, died and this really influenced her. It might add emotional significance and thus a connection to know her favorite color is midnight blue because it reminds her of the nights they’d go stargazing together. Just “her favorite color is blue” doesn’t forge a connection. And what about specifics? Details to these details? Making it stand out? Notice it’s a certain shade of blue, which adds a bit, along with the backstory. When asked what annoys her, answering "rude people" won’t cut it. Rude people annoy everyone. Say “She hates when people look down on her, because it reminds her of her elder brother, who treated our main character like dirt when they were children.” Now it makes her feel more alive, and can be used to better understand and flesh out. Don’t make the answer one that fits every single person, make it fit her. It’s about this character, so make it fit this character. Everyone hates dealing with someone who’s obnoxiously rude to them, but the reason WHY may vary. What is her greatest fear? Being boxed in. She hates the feeling of not being in control. She hates feeling powerless, and this leads her into many difficult situations when she strikes out against authority. Many people hate being boxed in, but how does this affect actions, motivations, events? How does she handle it? Hot Headedly rebelling or shutting down and being overwhelmed by a sense of powerlessness? Why do we need to know what her greatest fear is if we don’t know what it means for her? Far too often these question sheets don’t bring the writer to dig deeper, and only weaken the connection to the person they try to create. Maybe it’s not the questions I hate, but how they’re handled, and how they’re so vague. Thus, the answers are vague, and that makes them next to useless. What is written from those vague answers could apply to virtually anyone, so how do they give a sense of who this person really is? While I do like how you elaborate on questions, like I stated, I would like to caution that for people who have a hard time with character creation, and for people that get caught up in unnecessary details, things you put like names might need to go last instead of first. It's like the cake analogy I used. Essentials before the decoration. Core essence before outer material and physical qualities. Then you have the decoration match the finished product of the cake, formed out of those essential qualities. For some people, they can do it whatever order they like and it will be fine, but I know that a lot of my friends who go out looking for character sheets are people who need help making their characters feel fleshed out, and that comes from the most important qualities. Of course, as I've said, these are my observations on the subject. I've actually written a rant on this before. You know, incase you can't tell I've already been on this soapbox once or twice in the past. Here's a video I found helpful. Only warning I can think of is language. ;D How to Create a Character Profile: One thing I really like doing with characters is having a conversation with them myself. If I'm stuck on a scene, I ask what's going on. Why are you so angry here? Because this jerkface is a smug *beep*. Okay...I understand that. What do you want to do about it? Etc. It's actually really fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydearfoxy Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 I think this is a great list of questions, even if some are going to be a lot more relevant than others. And if I don't know or care about my character's eyebrows, I can always skip that question. When I was reading through it, though, I paused at the question about supernatural abilities. In the HP fic world, nearly all of our characters have the "supernatural" ability of magic. I think that deserves a lot more specificity in this context, so I came up with 25 questions specific to the Potterverse that I would want to know about my magical characters. 1. What is your character’s blood status? 2. Does your character have any canon-character relatives? Who? 3. Does your character have any canon-character friends? Who? 4. Does your character have any canon-character enemies? Who? 5. What was your characters first notable instance of performing magic as a child? 6. What, if any, Hogwarts house is the character’s family associated with? 7. What, if any, Hogwarts house did your character want to be in? 8. What, if any, Hogwarts house is/was your character in, and why? 9. If your character can cast a patronus, what is it? 10. What is your character’s boggart? 11. What are your character’s wand wood, core, length, and flexibility? 12. What does amortencia smell like to your character? 13. Is your character a Quidditch fan? What, if any, position do they play? 14. What is your character’s favorite magical subject? 15. What types of magic is your character best at? 16. What types of magic does your character struggle with? 17. What is your character’s favorite mode of magical transit? 18. What does your character think about the Statute of Secrecy? 19. What does your character think about the rights of House Elves, giants, centaurs, etc.? 20. What does your character think about Muggles? 21. What, if anything, could provoke your character to perform each of the Unforgivable Curses? 22. In what capacity/ies, if at all, has your character been the victim or intended victim of an Unforgivable Curse? 23. How skilled is your character at Legilimency and Occlumency? 24. Does your character have any unusual magical traits or abilities? 25. How, if at all, has your character been impacted by the major events of the Wizarding world? (Salem Witch Trials, First Wizarding War, Triwizard Cup, etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rumpelstiltskin Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Hey people! Glad you stopped by! Honestly, there are some things to be careful with here. From what I've witnessed, it's best to start with figuring out the person. Absolutely. This is meant to be a fun exercise that may help some people. I know that, for me, this is the way I have to develop my characters. However, a lot of friends find these character sheets with traits all over the place with no bearing on who the character is. Right again. I've compiled a list of things that help me the most while developing a character, and left out some things that I find rather irrelevant. I've found, though, sometimes I skip over a few of these, and sometime I add in some more that may be a little more relevant to my personal plot. Self-explanatory? While I never said 'self-explanatory', I did say, 'If there an explanation necessary, I'll write one in italics.' Perhaps what I should have said was, "If there's an explanation that I find necessary..." . There probably could have been a few more explanations than what is currently there, but I wouldn't think that certain aspects do need hair color. I’ll be honest, though you’ll never need to put all of these things about your character in your story, they can be fun to know and add a bit. However, shouldn’t we know the “real” meat of these people first? The list compiled isn't one that I've found on the internet and pasted here. It's a list that I've compiled after not being satisfied with the lists on the internet. It's the aspects of a character that help me most while trying to figure out who they are. The person I created here, Randall Moshier, wasn't a character I've been keeping in my pocket. There was no plot, nor a world in which he lived. He was created to use as examples for the workshop as additional clarification. As I was filling it out, he slowly turned into a person, with a story. Often times, I have a general idea of a plot I'm going to write before a character is created. However, during bouts of writer's block, I've used this technique for inspiration. I am confident that I could now write, at least, a short story surrounding this character. Of course, everyone has their own writing method, and this certainly isn't the end-all to characterization or character creation. It's simply a tool that I find helpful in my writing endeavors. For example, the favorite color one that's always on there. {{TO}} Far too often these question sheets don’t bring the writer to dig deeper, and only weaken the connection to the person they try to create. Maybe it’s not the questions I hate, but how they’re handled, and how they’re so vague. Thus, the answers are vague, and that makes them next to useless. What is written from those vague answers could apply to virtually anyone, so how do they give a sense of who this person really is? Part of me feels like you didn't read this all the way. Perhaps it's because one of the main examples was about a favorite color that the character sheet does not ask for. The other reason I might feel this way is the mention of inattention to depth and the amount of vagueness. Character creation sheets are meant to give you that basic outline of your character, while filling in the holes. For example, my answer to 'What is your Character's Greatest Fear' is never falling in love again. From other answers on the sheet, I already know that Randy's been hurt by the person he loves and why and how and all of the trials that he has to go through with his sexuality and how that relates to it. An example from the writing exercises at the bottom also includes reactions to a character's greatest fear. Again, every writer differs, and things might work for one writer that don't work for another. things you put like names might need to go last instead of first. As I mentioned in the original post, things might need to be skipped over and gone back to, added to, or omitted completely. This is just a list I compiled that's helpful to me. Thanks for posting the link! That's another good resource for writers trying to use character development! I think this is a great list of questions, even if some are going to be a lot more relevant than others. And if I don't know or care about my character's eyebrows, I can always skip that question. Absolutely, this list isn't meant to be an end-all. Things should be added and taken away based on your character. This is just what I start with when I'm trying to get a character together. When I was reading through it, though, I paused at the question about supernatural abilities. In the HP fic world, nearly all of our characters have the "supernatural" ability of magic. I think that deserves a lot more specificity in this context, so I came up with 25 questions specific to the Potterverse that I would want to know about my magical characters. Yes, I did leave the Supernatural part very unstructured. Thanks for compiling some HP-related questions for that section! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowkat678 Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 I was talking about another sheet with those. I once came across a sheet that had "Shoe size: self explanatory" on it. You know, one of "the ones". “What’s his/her favorite color? Music tastes? The name of the dog their best friend from third grade once owned? This is going to be 75% meaningless questions that will bore you to tears by the time you get to anything useful"? Those. It was one of those. I liked yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rumpelstiltskin Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 It's okay if you didn't like it (like I said, it's really personal to the writer). I think I missed the piece where you were speaking about different sheets. I was utterly confused with shoe sizes and favorite colors ;D . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowkat678 Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 Yeah. I'd ranted about character sheets before. It's hard to come across ones I can use. I found one once that had over five hundred questions on it, and it was one of those "75% I don't need" types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlamingQuilltips Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 This is honestly amazing! Especially the HP related questions (thank you Renee ) I found an online worksheet that's really useful. It did help me get into the head of the character, and after filling it all in, you get it all in a structured format that you can print it out or copy and save it somewhere! http://www.panix.com/~felicia/character/character.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rumpelstiltskin Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 I found one once that had over five hundred questions on it, and it was one of those "75% I don't need" types. that is a LOT of questions!! I found an online worksheet that's really useful. I love that you can just check off or fill in what you need with that worksheet! Thanks for posting it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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