Date this chart was completed:
Character's Full Name:
Reason or meaning of name:
Nickname:
Reason for nickname:
Birthdate:
Astrological Sign:
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
Age
How old does s/he appear:
Eye Color:
Glasses or contacts:
Hair color:
Distinguishable hair feature (bald, receding hairline, etc.):
Type of hair (coarse, fine, thick, etc?):
Typical hairstyle:
Height:
Weight:
Type of body/build:
Nationality:
Skin tone:
Skin type:
Shape of face:
Distinguishing Marks:
Scars:
Most predominant feature:
Resembles (famous or not):
Accent:
Is s/he healthy:
If not, why not:
Physical disabilities:
Physical abilities (what is character good at? sports, etc.):
FAVORITES
Color:
Music:
Food:
Literature:
Expressions:
Book:
Quote:
Expletive(s) (swears):
Mode of transportation:
HABITS
Smokes:
What:
How often:
Drinks:
What:
How often:
Worst bad habit:
Quirks:
BACKGROUND
Hometown:
Type of childhood:
First memory:
Most important childhood event that still affects him/her:
Why:
Lower education:
Higher education:
Booksmart or streetsmart:
Religion and/or religious views and/or tendencies:
Firsts:
Job:
Kiss:
Sexual experience:
FAMILY
Mother (name):
Relationship with her:
Father (name):
Relationship with him:
Siblings:
Birth order:
Relationship with each:
Children of Siblings:
Extended family (aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.):
Close to family: Yes/No
CHILDREN
Does character have child(ren):
How many:
Are all children with the same partner:
If no, why not:
If no, what is the custody arrangement:
How does character relate to his/her child(ren):
Which child is character's favorite:
Why:
Character's most favorite memory of his/her child(ren):
Character's least favorite memory of his/her child(ren):
Is relationship with children good:
Is relationship with children important to character:
OCCUPATION
Where does character work:
How many years:
Relationship with co-workers:
Like his/her job:
Why or why not:
Dream job:
ATTITUDE
Greatest fear:
Worst thing that could happen to him/her:
What single event would most throw character's life in complete turmoil:
Character is most at ease when:
Most ill at ease when:
Priorities:
Philosophy:
How s/he feels about self:
Past failure s/he would be embarrassed to have people know about:
If granted one wish, what would it be:
Why:
Daredevil or cautious?
Same when alone:
Biggest regret:
Biggest accomplishment:
Minor accomplishments:
Character's darkest secret:
Does anyone else know:
If yes, did character tell them:
If no, how did they find out:
PERSONALITY
Greatest source of strength in character's personality (whether s/he sees it as such or not):
Greatest source of weakness in character's personality (whether s/he sees it as such or not):
Character's soft spot:
Is this soft spot obvious to others:
If not, how does character hide it:
Biggest vulnerability:
Which of the 7 deadly sins does character fight (or give into, willingly or not):
(lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy, pride)
Which of the 7 virtues does your character have (or fight against):
(chastity, abstinence, leberality, diligence, patience, kindness, humility)
TRAITS
Optimist or pessimist:
Introvert or extrovert:
Drives and motivations:
Talents (hidden or not):
Extremely skilled at:
Extremely unskilled at:
Good characteristics:
Character flaws:
Mannerisms:
Peculiarities:
SELF-PERCEPTION
One word character would use to describe self:
One paragraph description of how character would describe self:
What does character consider best physical characteristic:
What does character consider worst physical characteristic:
Are these realistic assessments:
If not, why not:
How CHARACTER thinks others perceive him/her:
What four things would CHARACTER most like to change about self? (#1 most important, #2 second most important, etc.):
If change #1 was made, would character be as happy as s/he thinks?
If not, why not:
INTERRELATION WITH OTHERS
Is character divorced:
Why:
If yes, how many times:
Has character ever cheated on any signficant other:
How does character relate to others:
How is s/he perceived by:
Strangers:
Friends:
Wife/Husband/Lover:
Children:
Co-workers:
Protagonist:
Antagonist:
First impression character makes is:
What happens to change this perception:
What do family/friends like most about character:
What do family/friends like least about character:
GOALS
Immediate goal(s):
Long range goal(s):
How does character plan to accomplish goal(s):
How will other people around character be affected:
PROBLEMS/CRISIS
How character react in a crisis (calm/panic/etc.):
How does character face problems:
Kinds of problems character usually runs into:
How does character react to NEW problems:
How does character react to change:
GENERAL
Jewelry:
Other accessories:
Drives a:
Where does character live:
With anyone: Yes/No
Where does character want to live:
Spending habits (frugal, spendthrift, etc):
What does s/he do too much of:
Too little of:
Most prized possession:
Why:
Play musical instrument:
Which one(s):
How did s/he learn:
Does character like animals:
Any pets:
Likes music:
What kind:
TECHNICAL
Owns a computer: Yes/No
If not, why not:
Email address(es):
If more than one, each used for:
"Handle":
Meaning to character:
Uses computer for business, pleasure, both:
Play computer games:
If yes, which game(s):
If yes, how many hours per day:
If so, are they/it multiplayer game/s:
Name used on each game & meaning to character:
List 4 online site(s) (URLs) visited daily:
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4.
UNCATEGORIZED
Person character secretly admires:
Person character was most influenced by:
Most important person in character's life before story starts:
Why:
I was pasting a character sheet into Docs.
