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This is to help you with your character's background. You are not you. You ARE your character. Step out of your body and mind and become the character you have created. This character is from your mind, you alone know how to best display your creation.
Where were you born? And how were you raised?
1. Did you honor your early teachings throughout your life?
2. Did you rebel against your culture and society?
3. Did you come to see the errors (if any) of your teachings?
What were your parents and family like?
1. Were you an only child, or did you have brothers and sisters?
2. Was yours a loving household where you were raised to be a well-adjusted adult, or was there something wrong with your parents or family?
3. Or were you raised in an orphanage?
4. Who were the prominent people in your life? Role models?
5. The people that figure prominently in your formative years as a child will have considerable bearing on how you come to treat people later on and what and how you think of them.
What were some significant events of your life?
Everyone has them, and your character should too. These significant events are what shape people and partially determine who and what they will be later. For example, a girl who lost her family to a plague or disease may become a doctor later in life, or she may become emotionally isolated out of fear of losing another loved one. A man who suffered under the oppression of slavery may become a valiant fighter of freedom when he matures, or he may become a hate-driven rebel who will take out his aggression on anyone. A child who was abused may grow to be a protector of children, or they might turn out to be just as abusive as their guardians. Almost everyone can look back to their young life and pick out a few vital or significant moments that changed them in some way. Detail a few major events in your character's young life, and the long term effects they had. If these things are positive aspects of the character, it will help you understand where their strength comes from. If they are negative aspects, it will help you understand what they must overcome to free themselves.
What happened when you became a young adult?
1. Were you forced to learn a skill or trade to make your way in the world?
2. Was your family wealthy enough to send you to an institution of higher learning?
3. Did you get drafted into the military?
4. Did you strike out on your own as a wanderer?
5. Did you have to stay home and take care of your family?
6. These kinds of events shape the adult values a person is likely to have, and possibly a few prejudices. Figuring out what your character intended to do with the rest of their life may play a large part in long term goals and views.
7. Do you have any dreams that you are trying to reach? Or are they unattainable dreams? For example, a boy may dream to be a knight, but he is of un-noble blood. Such things may also play a large part in what your character believes, and how they act.
Were you married? In love?
1. The first great romance is another aspect that shapes a person's life.
2. Perhaps yur love was unrequited, and you have since longed for something you could never have.
3. Perhaps your true love betrayed you and embittered you towards love and romance, or created a wound that has never healed. Perhaps this created hate towards a certain sex or race.
4. Perhaps you were happily married and had a family.
5. Whatever happened with your first true love-if you had one-it likely was one of the more defining experiences of your emotional life. For the most part, the events and outcome of this experience dictate how they view and deal with other people later in life.
6. Decide what your character's love life was like, and what impact it had on their personality. Did they generally fall into abusive relationships? Dependent relationships? Did they have many relations? None at all? This may help develop their nature/demeanor.
1. How do others view you?
2. What are your long term goals?
3. What are some short term goals?
4. What are you good at, and how do you use it to your advantage?
5. What are you where you are now?
6. Do you have any conflicts, internal or external?
Hopefully this has helped you meet your alternate ego known as your character. If there are any other aspects or dimensions to your character, jot them down. Every little bit helps create a more rounded person. Enjoy the game!
Where were you born? And how were you raised?
1. Did you honor your early teachings throughout your life?
2. Did you rebel against your culture and society?
3. Did you come to see the errors (if any) of your teachings?
What were your parents and family like?
1. Were you an only child, or did you have brothers and sisters?
2. Was yours a loving household where you were raised to be a well-adjusted adult, or was there something wrong with your parents or family?
3. Or were you raised in an orphanage?
4. Who were the prominent people in your life? Role models?
5. The people that figure prominently in your formative years as a child will have considerable bearing on how you come to treat people later on and what and how you think of them.
What were some significant events of your life?
Everyone has them, and your character should too. These significant events are what shape people and partially determine who and what they will be later. For example, a girl who lost her family to a plague or disease may become a doctor later in life, or she may become emotionally isolated out of fear of losing another loved one. A man who suffered under the oppression of slavery may become a valiant fighter of freedom when he matures, or he may become a hate-driven rebel who will take out his aggression on anyone. A child who was abused may grow to be a protector of children, or they might turn out to be just as abusive as their guardians. Almost everyone can look back to their young life and pick out a few vital or significant moments that changed them in some way. Detail a few major events in your character's young life, and the long term effects they had. If these things are positive aspects of the character, it will help you understand where their strength comes from. If they are negative aspects, it will help you understand what they must overcome to free themselves.
What happened when you became a young adult?
1. Were you forced to learn a skill or trade to make your way in the world?
2. Was your family wealthy enough to send you to an institution of higher learning?
3. Did you get drafted into the military?
4. Did you strike out on your own as a wanderer?
5. Did you have to stay home and take care of your family?
6. These kinds of events shape the adult values a person is likely to have, and possibly a few prejudices. Figuring out what your character intended to do with the rest of their life may play a large part in long term goals and views.
7. Do you have any dreams that you are trying to reach? Or are they unattainable dreams? For example, a boy may dream to be a knight, but he is of un-noble blood. Such things may also play a large part in what your character believes, and how they act.
Were you married? In love?
1. The first great romance is another aspect that shapes a person's life.
2. Perhaps yur love was unrequited, and you have since longed for something you could never have.
3. Perhaps your true love betrayed you and embittered you towards love and romance, or created a wound that has never healed. Perhaps this created hate towards a certain sex or race.
4. Perhaps you were happily married and had a family.
5. Whatever happened with your first true love-if you had one-it likely was one of the more defining experiences of your emotional life. For the most part, the events and outcome of this experience dictate how they view and deal with other people later in life.
6. Decide what your character's love life was like, and what impact it had on their personality. Did they generally fall into abusive relationships? Dependent relationships? Did they have many relations? None at all? This may help develop their nature/demeanor.
1. How do others view you?
2. What are your long term goals?
3. What are some short term goals?
4. What are you good at, and how do you use it to your advantage?
5. What are you where you are now?
6. Do you have any conflicts, internal or external?
Hopefully this has helped you meet your alternate ego known as your character. If there are any other aspects or dimensions to your character, jot them down. Every little bit helps create a more rounded person. Enjoy the game!
**Note: This is not required for games. This is not something you need to write down and share (unless you want to). This is a tool for your benefit.
