THE QUESTIONS
(of doom!) 

Date this form was created:
Full name of Character:
Reason, meaning or purpose behind the name:
Nickname:
Reason for nickname:
Race: 
Occupation/class: 
Social class:


APPEARANCE

Age:
How old they appear:
Eye Color:
Glasses or contacts?
Hair color, length and style:

Weight and height: 
Build:

Skin tone and type:

Shape of face:

Distinguishing marks:

Predominant feature:

Is s/he healthy?
If not, why not?

Do they look healthy? Why/why not?



FAVORITES

Favorite colors:
Least favorite color, why?

Favorite music:
Least favorite music, why?

Favorite food:
Least favorite food, why?

Favorite literature:
Favorite expressions:
Favorite expletives:
Favorite mode of transport:
Hobbies:

How do they spend a rainy day?
 


PERSONALITY

Are they a daredevil or cautious?
Do they act the same alone as when with someone?

Habits:

Drinks?
How much:
Greatest Strength:

Greatest Weakness:

Soft spot:

Is their soft spot obvious, why/why not: 

If not, how do they hide it:

Biggest Vulnerability:



BACKGROUND

Hometown: 
Type of childhood: 

First memory: 

Most important child hood event that still effects him/her: 

Why? 

Education: 
Religion:
Finances:


FAMILY

Mother:
Relationship with her:
Father:
Relationship with him:
Siblings, how many, relationship with each:
Children of siblings:
Other extended family: 
Close? Why or why not:


ATTITUDE

Most at ease when: 

Most ill at ease when: 

Priorities: 

Philosophies: 


How they feel about themselves: 

Past failure they would be embarrassed to admit: 

Why? 

If granted one wish what would it be, why? 



TRAITS

Optimist or pessimist? Why?
 
Introvert or extrovert? Why?

Talents: 

Extremely skilled at: 

Extremely unskilled at: 

Good characteristics: 

Character flaws: 

Mannerisms: 

Peculiarities: 

Biggest regret:

Minor regrets: 

Biggest accomplishment: 

Minor accomplishments: 

Darkest secret: 

Does anyone know? 
How did they find out: 



SELF-PERCEPTION

One word they would use to describe themselves: 
One paragraph of how they would describe themselves: 



What do they consider their best physical characteristic and why: 

The worst one? Why? 

Are they realistic assessments?
If not, why not? 

How they think others preserve them: 

What four things would they most like to change about themselves: 

Why? 


If they were changed would they be the same person, why/why not: 

Would changing of number one make them happier? Why/why not: 



INTERACTION WITH OTHERS 

How do they relate to others: 

How are they perceived by strangers: 

Friends: 

Wife/husband/lover:
The Hero/Heroine: 
How do they view the Hero/Heroine: 

First impressions:

What happens to change this perception:

What do people like most about this char:

What do they dislike most about them:



GOALS

Immediate:

Long term: 

How do they plan to accomplish them: 

How will others be effected by this: 



PROBLEMS

How do they react in a crisis: 

How do they face problems: 

Kind of problems they usually run into: 

How they react to new problems: 

How they react to change: 


OTHER 

Favorite clothing, why:

Least favorite, why:

Jewelry:
Other accessories:
Drives:
Where do they live:
Where do they want to live:
Spending habits, why:

What do they do too much of, why:

Most prized possession, why: 

People they secretly admire, why: 

Person they are most influenced by, why:

Most important person in their life before story starts, why: 


How do they spend the week just before the story starts: