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Questoins to ask yourself (or your character)
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Submitted by ScotMcC on Tue, 09/23/2008 - 21:07.
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    Part 1: The Basics

  1. What is your full name?
  2. Where and when were you born?
  3. Who are/were your parents? (Know their
    names, occupations, personalities, etc.)
  4. Do you have any siblings? What are/were
    they like?
  5. Where do you live now, and with whom?
    Describe the place and the person/people.
  6. What is your occupation?
  7. Write a full physical description of yourself.
    You might want to consider factors such as: height, weight, race, hair
    and eye color, style of dress, and any tattoos, scars, or distinguishing marks.
  8. To which social class do you belong?
  9. Do you have any allergies, diseases, or other physical weaknesses?
  10. Are you right- or left-handed?
  11. What does your voice sound like?
  12. What words and/or phrases do you use very frequently?
  13. What do you have in your pockets?
  14. Do you have any quirks, strange mannerisms, annoying habits, or other defining characteristics?

    Part 2: Growing Up

  15. How would you describe your
    childhood in general?
  16. What is your earliest
    memory?
  17. How much schooling have you
    had?
  18. Did you enjoy school?
  19. Where did you learn most of
    your skills and other abilities?
  20. While growing up, did you
    have any role models? If so, describe
    them.
  21. While growing up, how did
    you get along with the other members of your family?
  22. As a child, what did you
    want to be when you grew up?
  23. As a child, what were your
    favorite activities?
  24. As a child, what kinds of
    personality traits did you display?
  25. As a child, were you
    popular? Who were your friends, and
    what were they like?
  26. When and with whom was your first
    kiss?
  27. Are you a virgin? If not, when and with whom did you lose your
    virginity?
  28. If you are a supernatural
    being (i.e. mage, werewolf, vampire), tell the story of how you became what you
    are or first learned of your own abilities.
    If you are just a normal human, describe any influences in your past
    that led you to do the things you do today.

    Part 3: Past Influences

  29. What do you consider the
    most important event of your life so far?
  30. Who has had the most influence on you?
  31. What do you consider your greatest achievement?
  32. What is your greatest regret?
  33. What is the most evil thing
    you have ever done?
  34. Do you have a criminal
    record of any kind?
  35. When was the time you were
    the most frightened?
  36. What is the most
    embarrassing thing ever to happen to you?
  37. If you could change one
    thing from your past, what would it be, and why?
  38. What is your best memory?
  39. What is your worst memory?

    Part 4: Beliefs And Opinions

  40. Are you basically optimistic
    or pessimistic?
  41. What is your greatest fear?
  42. What are your religious views?
  43. What are your political
    views?
  44. What are your views on sex?
  45. Are you able to kill? Under what circumstances do you find killing
    to be acceptable or unacceptable?
  46. In your opinion, what is the
    most evil thing any human being could do?
  47. Do you believe in the
    existence of soul mates and/or true love?
  48. What do you believe makes a
    successful life?
  49. How honest are you about
    your thoughts and feelings (i.e. do you hide your true self from others, and in
    what way)?
  50. Do you have any biases or prejudices?
  51. Is there anything you absolutely refuse to do under any circumstances? Why do you refuse to do it?
  52. Who or what, if anything, would you die for (or otherwise go to extremes for)?

    Part 5: Relationships With Others

  53. In general, how do you treat
    others (politely, rudely, by keeping them at a distance, etc.)? Does your treatment of them change depending
    on how well you know them, and if so, how?
  54. Who is the most important
    person in your life, and why?
  55. Who is the person you
    respect the most, and why?
  56. Who are your friends? Do you have a best friend? Describe these people.
  57. Do you have a spouse or
    significant other? If so, describe this
    person.
  58. Have you ever been in
    love? If so, describe what happened.
  59. What do you look for in a
    potential lover?
  60. How close are you to your
    family?
  61. Have you started your own
    family? If so, describe them. If not, do you want to? Why or why not?
  62. Who would you turn to if you
    were in desperate need of help?
  63. Do you trust anyone to
    protect you? Who, and why?
  64. If you died or went missing,
    who would miss you?
  65. Who is the person you
    despise the most, and why?
  66. Do you tend to argue with
    people, or avoid conflict?
  67. Do you tend to take on
    leadership roles in social situations?
  68. Do you like interacting with
    large groups of people? Why or why not?
  69. Do you care what others
    think of you?

    Part 6: Likes And Dislikes

  70. What is/are your favorite hobbies
    and pastimes?
  71. What is your most treasured
    possession?
  72. What is your favorite color?
  73. What is your favorite food?
  74. What, if anything, do you
    like to read?
  75. What is your idea of good
    entertainment (consider music, movies, art, etc.)?
  76. Do you smoke, drink, or use drugs? If so, why? Do you want to quit?
  77. How do you spend a typical
    Saturday night?
  78. What makes you laugh?
  79. What, if anything, shocks or
    offends you?
  80. What would you do if you had
    insomnia and had to find something to do to amuse yourself?
  81. How do you deal with stress?
  82. Are you spontaneous, or do
    you always need to have a plan?
  83. What are your pet peeves?

    Part 7: Self Images And Etc.

  84. Describe the routine of a
    normal day for you. How do you feel
    when this routine is disrupted?
  85. What is your greatest
    strength as a person?
  86. What is your greatest weakness?
  87. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
  88. Are you generally introverted or extroverted?
  89. Are you generally organized
    or messy?
  90. Name three things you
    consider yourself to be very good at, and three things you consider yourself to
    be very bad at.
  91. Do you like yourself?
  92. What are your reasons for
    being an adventurer (or doing the strange and heroic things that RPG characters
    do)? Are your real reasons for doing
    this different than the ones you tell people in public? (If so, detail both sets of reasons...)
  93. What goal do you most want
    to accomplish in your lifetime?
  94. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
  95. If you could choose, how
    would you want to die?
  96. If you knew you were going
    to die in 24 hours, name three things you would do in the time you had left.
  97. What is the one thing for which you would most like to be remembered after your death?
  98. What three words best describe your personality?
  99. What three words would
    others probably use to describe you?
  100. If you could, what advice would you, the player, give to your character? (You
    might even want to speak as if he or she were sitting right here in front of you,
    and use proper tone so he or she might heed your advice...)
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