EXTREME Character Development!
09-07-2014, 02:27 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-07-2014, 03:17 PM by Valeriya.)
I challenge each and every one of you to fill this out for EVERY character and put this on their profile! I don't care where, or how long it takes you. It'll be FUN! I'll add in whatever you guys suggest so if you think of something let me know. The original credit for this post comes from an old site I was on HERE but i re-vamped it a bit for ala (:
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| basics & identity. FULL NAME → character's full name PRONUNCIATION → character's full name pronounciation MEANING OF NAME → self-explanatory ALIASES [SELF-GIVEN] → what does / would your character call themselves? NICKNAMES [GIVEN BY OTHERS] ?→ character's nicknames others call them TITLES / HONORIFICS → place your character's fancy-schmancy names here BIOLOGICAL SEX ?→ your character's biological sex - male, female, other? ?remember: sex = what's between the legs GENDER IDENTITY ?→ your character's gender identity - male, female, other? remember: gender = what's between the ears (brain) physicalities & appearance. BREED / SPECIES → Or are they mixed? CHRONOLOGICAL AGE ?→ how long has your character been alive? APPARENT AGE ?→ Youthful or weathered? APPARENT GENDER ?→ does your character appear more feminine, masculine, or androgynous? VOICE → description of their voice and/or a link to their voice actor/actress. HEIGHT & WEIGHT → include both feet/meters and pounds/kilograms for easy conversion. BODY TYPE ?→ average, slim, curvy, overweight? DESCRIPTION OF FUR → color, length, style, accessories, etc. DESCRIPTION OF EYES ?→ color, shape, oddities, etc. AURA → flushed, pale, sickly, freckled? GAIT & POSTURE → how they walk & carry themselves MODIFICATIONS → any accessories? DISTINGUISHING MARKS / TRAITS → scars, injuries, moles, beauty marks? what makes them stand out in a crowd? TRADEMARK EXPRESSION → a facial expression [or emote] your character is known for. IN 3 WORDS → describe your character's appearance just using three words. health & habits PHYSICAL AFFLICTIONS → MENTAL AFFLICTIONS → PSYCHOLOGICAL AFFLICTIONS → HANDICAPS → ALLERGIES → HEALTH OVERALL → PERSONAL HYGIENE → how clean do they keep themselves? PHYSICAL ABILITY ?→ are they super frail or super tough? PAIN TOLERANCE ?→ how much pain can they withstand? EATING HABITS → how is their diet? ABUSED SUBSTANCES → TALENTS → UNSKILLED AT → war & peace THOUGHTS ON VIOLENCE → THOUGHTS ON PEACE→ THOUGHTS ON NEUTRALITY → BATTLE EXPERIENCE → have they fought often? FAVORITE ATTACK → FAVORITE DEFENSE → HOW OTHERS PERCIEVE THEM → BATTLE CRY → living & lifestyle. PACK / AFFILIATION → OCCUPATION → what does your character do for their pack? CURRENT RESIDENCE → where does your character live? CALLING → Which character calling do they adhere to? DAILY HABITS → anything they can be relied upon to do every day? RELIGIOUS VIEWS → POLITICAL VIEWS → EDUCATION ?→ what is their level of education? Who has mentored them? HOBBIES → what do they do for fun? QUIRKS → what do they do unintentionally? what makes them them? GOALS [IMMEDIATE] → GOALS [LONG-TERM] → personality & psychology. MENTAL AGE ?→ how old your character behaves. MTIB PERSONALITY TYPE → take the test here MORAL ALIGNMENT → lawful/chaotic/neutral good/evil/neutral? TEMPERAMENT → supine, sanguine, phlegmatic, choleric, or melancholic, etc. DEFAULT EMOTION → LIKES → DISLIKES → FEARS → SECRETS → SOFT-SPOTS → PET PEEVES→ PREJUDICES → OBSESSIONS → ADDICTIONS → AMBITIONS → STRENGTHS → FLAWS → 3 WISHES → if they could have three wishes granted, what would they be? TRADEMARK QUOTE → a saying or quote(s) your character is known for. IN 3 WORDS → describe your character's personality just using three words. astrology & spirituality. DATE OF BIRTH [IN ALACRITIS TIME] → DATE OF BIRTH [TRANSLATED] → about when would this come out on the calendar? TIME OF BIRTH → morning, day, night? WESTERN ASTROLOGICAL SIGN → virgo? leo? cancer? PATRON DEITIES → within their religion is their one god above others they favor? SUPERSTITIONS → does your character have any odd superstitions / opinions on the supernatural? OTHER BELIEFS → love & sexuality. AVAILABILITY → single, married, widowed, courting? SEXUAL ORIENTATION ?→ heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, etc? ROMANTIC ORIENTATION ?→ heteroromantic, homoromantic, biromantic, etc? DEMOGRAPHIC → what race / age range is your character typically attracted to? FIDELITY → are they monogamous? polyamorous? a serial cheater? swinger? IDEAL PARTNER → what are they looking for? either in appearance or personality or whatever? RELATIONSHIP HISTORY → what is your character's romantic / sexual history? with who? how many partners have they had? NAUGHTY NOTES → ohohoh, YOU KNOW. HAS FEELINGS FOR → any characters yours has a current interest in? is it unrequited? mutual? FELT FOR BY → any characters currently have an interest in yours? favorites. COLOR → FOOD → WEATHER ?→ TIME OF DAY ?→ TIME OF YEAR ?→ LOCATION ?→ ANIMAL → HERB ?→ WORD(S) ?→ ACTIVITY ?→ MEMORY → PACK → PERFECT GIFT ?→ MYTH OR LEGEND ?→ family & relationships. BIOLOGICAL FATHER→ BIOLOGICAL MOTHER → BIOLOGICAL SIBLINGS → BIOLOGICAL CHILDREN → GUARDIANS / MENTORS → LAWFUL / UNOFFICIAL SIBLINGS → in-laws, those they were raised amongst, etc ADOPTED CHILDREN → doesn't have to be official FLEDGLINGS / STUDENTS → FOLLOWER(S) → SIGNIFICANT OTHER(S) → CLOSEST FRIEND → OTHER FRIENDS & ALLIES → ENEMIES → NEMESIS → INSPIRATIONS / IDOLS → views & situations. GROUPS OR ALONE? → LEADER OR FOLLOWER? → OPTIMIST OR PESSIMIST? → METHODICAL OR IMPULSIVE? → PREVENTION OR CURE? → FEELS A RESPONSIBILITY TO THE WORLD? → OPINION OF THE WORLD OVERALL → PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF AFFECTION? → opinion of self and others? SHOWING EMOTIONS / CRYING? → self and others? PUBLIC EXECUTIONS? → WAR? → SEIGES/FORE CLAIMING? → MOST RELAXING ACTIVITY → MOST EXCITING ACTIVITY → MOST STRESSFUL ACTIVITY → HOW THEY REACT IN A CRISIS → HOW THEY REACT TO CHANGE → HOW THEY REACT WHEN AFRAID → METHODS OF PROBLEM-SOLVING → how do they solve problems? does it change for different kinds of problems? MOST COMMON PROBLEMS → PHILOSOPHY → perception of self & others. ONE WORD TO DESCRIBE SELF → ONE WORD OTHERS WOULD USE → to describe them BEST PHYSICAL TRAIT → what they think their best physical trait is WORST PHYSICAL TRAIT →what they think their worst physical trait is BEST PERSONALITY TRAIT → WORST PERSONALITY TRAIT → GENERAL FIRST IMPRESSION → how do characters first see your character? why? GENERAL LASTING IMPRESSION → how do characters see your character after knowing them a while? why? MOST LIKED ABOUT THEM [BY FAMILY] → MOST LIKED ABOUT THEM [BY FRIENDS] → LEAST LIKED ABOUT THEM [BY FAMILY] → LEAST LIKED ABOUT THEM [BY FRIENDS] → WHAT WOULD THEY CHANGE ABOUT THEMSELVES → history & background. BIRTHPLACE → where they were born HOMELAND → where they grew up / were raised FIRST MEMORY → PUPHOOD → what was their childhood like? ADOLESCENCE → PREVIOUS CALLING(S) → PREVIOUS HOME(S) → PROUDEST ACCOMPLISHMENT → OTHER / MINOR ACCOMPLISHMENT(S)→ BIGGEST REGRET → CHANGED OPINIONS → any opinions of theirs that have changed over time? media & inspiration. MAIN THEME → a single song that perfectly suits your character INSTRUMENTAL THEME → a single song that perfectly suits your character without lyrics OTHER MUSIC ?→ here you can place any other songs that may suit your character BANDS / SOUNDTRACKS → any musical bands / soundtracks help write your character? CHARACTERS / PEOPLE ?→ do any other characters help inspire your character? STORIES / FILMS / SHOWS → do any stories, myths, films, or television shows help inspire your character? QUOTES ?→ quotes that give you inspiration for your character you & your character. FIRST DRAFT → is your character now at all different than when you first planned them? how? did they have a different name, occupation, etc? EASTER EGGS → are there any secrets / is there any significance to anything about your character? (e.g. they share your birthday, or they're named after a pet?) OPINION ON THEM → what is your opinion on your character? OPINION ON YOU → if they were to meet you, what would they think of you? RELATIONSHIP → is your character more like a plot device, friend, child, or a piece of yourself to you? how would you two interact? REASON & TIME OF BIRTH → when and why did inspiration finally strike you to make your character? |
C'mon guys. Do it. Do it... When you finish, make sure to reply below with who you filled it out for so people can check the profile out!! :D
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