Thar Shaddin

Saw this on another site, read it, loved it, C&P'd it. Enjoy!

What do I want most out of life? Why? What brought me to want this most?

How do I go about getting what I want in life?

What kind of mundane pleasures do I seek? Why?

How would I describe myself (physical appearance, temperament) to someone? How do I view myself?

How do I want others to view me? How well-kept am I? Do I bathe and groom regularly? How do I feel about my appearance?

What is my biggest character flaw? (Every character has at least one -- look at character flaws as something that makes your character more human and more interesting, not as a weakness to be avoided.)

What do I hide from others? What secrets do I keep?

Who do I like to associate with? Why?

How do I act around family? How much does my family mean to me? Would I give my life for a family member's life?

How do I act around strangers? How much do strangers mean to me? Would I give my life for a stranger's life?

How do I act around friends? How much do my friends mean to me? How valuable or replaceable are they? Would I give my life for a friend's life?

Do I speak more casually or formally? Do I use jargon a lot? Do I get straight to the point with my conversation, meander, or take forever to get my meaning across?

How would I react if someone or something (animal, earthquake, evil villain) threatened my life? The life of a friend? The life of a family member? The life of a total stranger?

What do I value most? What do I value least?

What behaviors and beliefs in others upset me? Anger me? Worry me? Draw me to them?

How do I behave when I'm upset? Angry? Sad?

Do I believe in a religion or a god or gods? In something else?

Do I tend to uphold the laws of the land? A personal code? When do I break these laws or my personal code? Why?

What do I want my future to be like? What is the best-case scenario, the worst, and something in between? Figure out these scenarios -- how will I respond to them?

Is my character the type to hurt or kill? Would I feel remorse for doing so? What justifies harming another? Would my character harm or kill himself or herself? Why? What scenarios would drive my
character into these situations?

What is a life of paradise to your character? What is hell?

What kind of place did I grow up in? Was it a small village or town or a large city? Were the people there friendly or rough? Who did I interact with there?

What social class did I grow up in? Am I in the same social class now? If not, how did it change? Am I happy about this change?

What did I aspire to do when I was growing up? What work did I do as a child? Was I apprenticed to someone? If not, what did I do? How did I make my living? Do I do the same thing now? If not, what do I do now and why is it different?

What about my background do I remember fondly? What about my background do I dislike? What about my background do I regret or want to forget?

Did I have any significant others? Am I still with any of them, or am I now married? If not, why not? Am I interested in romance right now? What about a potential partner interests me?

What were my friends like growing up? Am I still in contact with any of my friends? If not, why? What happened?

What has brought me to where I am now in life?

What are the three most important experiences to me? Which three experiences had the greatest impact upon me in my life?

Who in my life has had the greatest impact upon me and currently influences my decisions?

Does my character accept responsibility for his or her actions?

What are my character's everyday hobbies?

How would my character react if he or she were the only witness to a murder?

Could my character have any mental problems?

What facial expressions does my character most frequently use?

Is my character smart? Does he or she excel in classes? Or is he or she more street-smart?

Would I consider my character an athletic person?

Would I consider my character a world traveler, someone who enjoys traveling?

What kind of food does my character like most and why?

Does my character like music? If so, what kind of music does he or she really enjoy?

Does my character drink a lot of alcohol? Why?

What do I think my character is like at home, where nobody else can see him or her?

In whose company is my character most likely to be seen with?

What are my character's views on war?

Is my character in any way a musician? What instrument does my character play?

Does my character buy cheap or expensive things?

What kind of colors would my character preferably wear?

What does my character think of holidays? Does my character celebrate the holidays? Does he or she have a favorite?

What makes my character laugh?

Does my character have self-confidence?

Is my character clumsy?

Does my character tend to brag?


This is on my iPod, so formatting sucks. Copied and paste from another site......

All important questions and many of which we ask everyone to consider when making a character. The more thought into the character and a deeper understanding of who they are make them feel that much more like real people that we can all relate to in some way.

Haha, I've inadvertently asked players some of these questions on their apps.

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It's a good list. Definitely contains some important questions a fleshed out character profile should have.

Glad to be of service. For once.

This is brilliant! I think I need to make a table...

I would agree, but my carpentry skills are a little rusty...