Questions 4

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" >Character Questionnaire

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<b>Instructions</b>: Answer in the voice of your character.

 </p>

<ul>

<li>Full Name:

<li>Preferred Name:</li>

<li>Nicknames:</li>

<li>Aliases:</li>

<li>Former Legal Names:</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>How do you feel about your name?</li>

<li>Do you know how or why your name was chosen?</li>

<li>If you changed your name, why?</li>

<li>How do you feel about your nicknames?</li>

<li>If you could change your name, what would it be?</li>

</ul>

<h1>Basics</h1>

<ul>

<li>Born:

<li>Birthplace:</li>

<li>How do you celebrate your birthday?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Sexual Orientation:</li>

<li>Nationality:</li>

<li>Residence:

<li>Past residences:</li>

<li>Do you like where you live?</li>

<li>What is your dream home like?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Occupation:

<li>Past occupations:</li>

<li>What is your dream job?</li>

<li>Salary:</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Social Class:

<li>Do you wish you were part of another social class?</li>

<li>How did you get in this social class?</li>

<li>Are you rich, poor, or in the middle?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Religion:

<li>How did you come into this religion?</li>

<li>Are you faithful?</li>

<li>Are you strict?</li>

<li>How much do you know about your religion?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Marital status:</li>

<li>Birth order:</li>

</ul>

<h1>Physical</h1>

<ul>

<li>Gender:</li>

<li>Species:</li>

<li>Build:

<li>Height:</li>

<li>Weight:</li>

<li>Shape or build:</li>

<li>Limbs:

<li>Short or long?</li>

<li>Thin or thick?</li>

</ul>

</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Eyes:

<li>Color:</li>

<li>Shape:</li>

<li>Glasses:

</ul>

</li>

<li>Contacts:</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Skin:

<li>Color:</li>

<li>Texture:</li>

<li>Freckles:</li>

<li>Skin conditions:</li>

<li>Tans easily?</li>

<li>Burns easily?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Hair:

<li>Color:</li>

<li>Style:</li>

<li>Texture:</li>

<li>Hairline:</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Facial Features:

<li>Eyebrows:

<li>Thickness:</li>

<li>Color:</li>

<li>Shape:</li>

<li>Piercings:</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Nose:

<li>Shape:</li>

<li>Piercings:</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Face:

<li>Shape:</li>

<li>Striking Features:</li>

<li>Blemishes:</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Lips:

<li>Shape:</li>

<li>Color:</li>

<li>Piercings:</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Facial Hair:

<li>Texture:</li>

<li>Color:</li>

<li>Amount:</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Ears:

<li>Shape:</li>

<li>Piercings:</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Teeth:

<li>Shape:</li>

<li>Color:</li>

<li>Are you missing any teeth?</li>

<li>Have you had braces?</li>

<li>Have you had cavities?</li>

</ul>

</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Scars:

<li>What scars do you have?</li>

<li>Are there stories behind these scars?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Tattoos:

<li>What tattoos do you have?</li>

<li>Do you regret any tattoos?</li>

<li>Do you have plans for more tattoos?</li>

<li>When did you get your first tattoo?</li>

<li>Are there any meanings behind your tattoos?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Other Piercings:

<li>Where are they?</li>

<li>Have you ever had an infection?</li>

<li>Were they self-pierced?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Appearance::

<li>Typical clothing style:</li>

<li>What clothing do you like?</li>

<li>Do you think you look good?</li>

<li>Do you wear jewelry?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Physical Disabilities:</li>

</ul>

<h1>Health</h1>

<ul>

<li>Smokes:

<li>Heavily:</li>

<li>Lightly:</li>

<li>For pleasure:</li>

<li>For nerves:</li>

<li>For addiction:</li>

<li>Socially:</li>

<li>Favorite brand:</li>

<li>How long have you been smoking?

<li>Effects of smoking:</li>

<li>Have you tried to quit?</li>

<li>Do you like smoking?</li>

<li>How much do you smoke a day?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>How has smoking affected your appearance?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Drinks:

<li>Heavily:</li>

<li>Lightly:</li>

<li>For pleasure:</li>

<li>For nerves:</li>

<li>For addiction:</li>

<li>Socially:</li>

<li>Favorite drink:</li>

<li>How long have you been drinking?

<li>Effects of drinking:</li>

<li>Have you tried to quit?</li>

<li>Has drinking caused any problems?

<ul>

<li>Social problems?</li>

<li>Work problems?</li>

<li>Other problems?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Do you like drinking?</li>

<li>How much money do you spend on alcohol?</li>

<li>How has alcohol affected your appearance?</li>

<li>Has anyone mentioned that you have a drinking problem?</li>

</ul>

</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Drugs:

<li>Type of drugs used:</li>

<li>How long have you used drugs?</li>

<li>Why did you start?</li>

<li>How much money do you spend on drugs?</li>

<li>Are you addicted?</li>

<li>Have you tried to quit?</li>

<li>Have illegal drugs ever gotten you in trouble?

<li>Legal trouble?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>How have drugs affected your appearance?</li>

<li>Who knows that you have used/still use drugs?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Athletic Ability:

<li>Are you in shape?</li>

<li>Do you play sports?</li>

<li>How long can you run without stopping?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>How is your general health?</li>

<li>Do you have any medical conditions?

<li>How do these affect your life?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Do you have a family history of medical conditions?</li>

<li>How is your mental health?

<li>Do you have a mental illness?

<li>Are you on medication?</li>

<li>Do you receive professional health?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Have you ever seen a therapist?</li>

<li>Has anyone ever questioned your mental health?</li>

<li>How do you feel about your mental health?</li>

<li>How does your mental health affect your life?</li>

</ul>

</li>

</ul>

<h1>Traits & Personality</h1>

<ul>

<li>Strengths:</li>

<li>Weaknesses:</li>

<li>Fears:</li>

<li>Skills:

<li>Who taught you these skills?</li>

<li>Are you renowned for any skills?</li>

<li>How long have you had these skills?</li>

<li>Why do you have these skills?</li>

<li>How often do you use these skills?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Favorites:

<li>Accent:</li>

<li>Animal:</li>

<li>Color:</li>

<li>Holiday:</li>

<li>Memory:</li>

<li>Musician:</li>

<li>Number:</li>

<li>Person:</li>

<li>Place:</li>

<li>Season:</li>

<li>Smell:</li>

<li>Sport:</li>

<li>Store:</li>

<li>Weather:</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Flaws:

<li>What would you consider your biggest flaw?</li>

<li>Has anyone called you out for this flaw?</li>

<li>Have you worked on this flaw?</li>

<li>Other flaws:</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Other traits:

<li>Introvert or extrovert?</li>

<li>Loud or quiet?</li>

<li>Violent or peaceful?</li>

<li>Decisive or indecisive? Or in between?</li>

<li>Left or right handed?</li>

<li>Lazy or active?</li>

<li>Shy or outgoing?</li>

<li>Rude or polite?</li>

<li>Clean or messy?</li>

<li>Angry or calm?</li>

<li>Optimistic or pessimistic?</li>

<li>Opinionated or soft-spoken?</li>

<li>Generous or selfish?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Speech patterns:

<li>Common phrases:</li>

<li>Formal or informal?</li>

<li>Stutter?</li>

<li>General vernacular:</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Talents:

<li>Musical talents:</li>

<li>Academic talents:</li>

<li>Athletic talents:</li>

<li>Creative talents:</li>

<li>Other talents:</li>

</ul>

</li>

</ul>

<h1>Beliefs</h1>

<ul>

<li>What beliefs and opinions do you have regarding:

<li>Marriage:

<li>Same-sex marriage:</li>

<li>Divorce:</li>

<li>Polygamy:</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Contraceptives:</li>

<li>Abortion:</li>

<li>Religion:</li>

<li>Magic:</li>

<li>Science:</li>

<li>The Government:</li>

<li>Revenge:</li>

<li>Weapons:</li>

<li>Racism:</li>

<li>Sexism:</li>

<li>Immigrants:</li>

<li>Money:

<li>Taxes:</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Sports:</li>

<li>Music:</li>

<li>Literature:</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Are your beliefs considered conservative or liberal?</li>

<li>Do you often share your beliefs?</li>

<li>Do you respect other opinions?</li>

<li>Do you hold unpopular beliefs?</li>

</ul>

<b>Firsts</b></p>

<ul>

<li>Dance:</li>

<li>Drink:</li>

<li>Friend:</li>

<li>Injury:</li>

<li>Memory:</li>

<li>Oral sex experience:</li>

<li>Sexual intercourse experience:</li>

<li>Vacation:</li>

<li>Other:</li>

</ul>

<h1>Intelligence and Education</h1>

<ul>

<li>Were you an intelligent child?</li>

<li>Were you a prodigy in any subjects?</li>

<li>Do you have a learning disability?</li>

<li>Education:

<li>What schools have you attended?</li>

<li>How many years of schooling have you had?</li>

<li>Are you still in school?</li>

<li>Do you plan to continue school?</li>

<li>How are you paying for school?</li>

<li>What were your grades?</li>

<li>What was your best subject?</li>

<li>What was your worst subject?</li>

<li>What was your favorite subject?</li>

<li>What was your least favorite subject?</li>

<li>What extracurricular activities were you involved in?</li>

<li>How was your social experience?</li>

<li>Have any teachers had a positive or negative impact on you?</li>

<li>Long-term education goals?</li>

<li>Short-term education goals?</li>

</ul>

</li>

</ul>

<h1>Family</h1>

<ul>

<li>Mother(s):

<li>Is your mother alive?</li>

<li>What is her occupation?</li>

<li>What is your relationship?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Father(s):

<li>Is your father alive?</li>

<li>What is his occupation?</li>

<li>What is your relationship?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Maternal grandparents:

<li>Are they alive?</li>

<li>What are their names?</li>

<li>Where do they live?</li>

<li>What is your relationship with them?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Paternal grandparents:

<li>Are they alive?</li>

<li>What are their names?</li>

<li>Where do they live?</li>

<li>What is your relationship with them?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Sibling(s):

<li>How many are there?</li>

<li>What are their names?</li>

<li>What is your relationship with them?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Children:

<li>How many are there?</li>

<li>What are their names?</li>

<li>What is your relationship with them?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Niece(s):

<li>How many are there?</li>

<li>What are their names?</li>

<li>What is your relationship with them?</li>

<li>How are their parents?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Nephew(s):

<li>How many are there?</li>

<li>What are their names?</li>

<li>What is your relationship with them?</li>

<li>Who are their parents?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Spouse(s):

<li>Are you married?

<li>Are in some sort of union?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>How long have you been together?</li>

<li>Who is your spouse?</li>

<li>What was the wedding/ceremony like?</li>

<li>What is your relationship like?</li>

<li>Have you ever been separated?</li>

<li>Have you had past spouses?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Cousin(s):

<li>What is your relationship with them?</li>

<li>What side of the family are they one?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Aunt(s):

<li>What is your relationship with them?</li>

<li>What side of the family are they one?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Uncle(s):

<li>What is your relationship with them?</li>

<li>What side of the family are they one?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Other:

<li>What other family members do you have?</li>

<li>How are you related?</li>

<li>Where are they?</li>

<li>What is your relationship with them?</li>

</ul>

</li>

</ul>

<h1>Other Relationships</h1>

<ul>

<li>Friends:

<li>Past friends:</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Romantic partner:

<li>Past partners:</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Sexual partner:

<li>Past partners:</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Professional relationships:

<li>How much do your colleagues know about your personal life?</li>

<li>Do you like these people?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Affiliates:

<li>What other groups are you affiliated with?</li>

<li>How did you become a member or a participant?</li>

<li>How are your relationships with others in that group?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Who do you live with?

<li>Who have you lived with in the past?</li>

<li>Do you have trouble living with others?</li>

</ul>

</li>

</ul>

<h1>Mannerisms, Habits, & Behaviors</h1>

<ul>

<li>Walk:

<li>Are you unable to walk?</li>

<li>Are you bowlegged?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Nervous habits:

<li>What do you do when you’re nervous?</li>

<li>Do you tap your fingers?</li>

<li>Do you bite your nails?</li>

<li>Do you grind your teeth?</li>

<li>Do you crack your knuckles?</li>

<li>Do you touch your face?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Eating habits:

<li>Do you binge?</li>

<li>Do you starve?</li>

<li>Do you eat slowly?</li>

<li>How often do you eat?</li>

<li>Are you a defensive eater?</li>

<li>Do you eat when you’re bored?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Smell:

<li>Do you have a good or bad smell?</li>

<li>Are you aware of this all the time?</li>

<li>Do you use perfume or cologne?</li>

<li>What is your general smell?</li>

<li>Do you smell worse when you sweat?</li>

</ul>

</li>

<li>Voice:

<li>What does your voice sound like?</li>

<li>Do you have a wide vocal range?</li>

<li>What is your accent?</li>

</ul>

</li>

</ul>

<h1>Interview</h1>

<ol>

<li>Describe your ideal partner.</li>

<li>What was your dream job when you were five? Ten? Fifteen?</li>

<li>If you went to college, did you change majors while there?</li>

<li>What is your most treasured possession?</li>

<li>What is your favorite memory?</li>

<li>Have you had any toxic relationships?</li>

<li>You and someone else are driving in your car when you get a flat tire. It’s raining pretty hard and you’re in the middle of a long country road. You don’t have a cell phone and neither of you know how to fix a tire. Who was the first person who came to mind when I mentioned someone else was in the car? How do you handle the situation?</li>

<li>You are given ten seconds to speak to the antagonist without any consequences. What do you say?</li>

<li>Who have you had sexual or romantic fantasies about?</li>

<li>Would you rather read Marvel or DC?</li>

<li>A beggar is sitting on a corner. Do you give him money?

<li>What if it was a child?</li>

<li>What if it was a pregnant woman?</li>

<li>What if he or she was missing a limb?</li>

<li>What if he or she was just a traveler?</li>

<li>What if he or she played an instrument?</li>

<li>What if he or she had an animal such as a dog?</li>

</ol>

</li>

<li>Would you rather be a vampire or a werewolf?</li>

<li>Your mentor dies. What do you do?</li>

<li>Someone else kills your arch nemesis. What do you do?</li>

<li>Do you spare the life of your enemy, or let them live?

<li>Do you give them a worse fate than death? What?</li>

</ol>

</li>

<li>You find out that a brother and sister (one of which is your friend) have a secret romantic and sexual relationship. However, they always practice safe sex and take all necessary precautions. What do you do?</li>

<li>You overhear your parents talking about you in a negative way. What are they most likely to say? How do you feel about this? What do you do?</li>

<li>Everyone forgets your birthday. Describe your reaction.</li>

<li>Write the eulogy you would give at your best friend’s funeral.</li>

<li>You wake up in a coffin. You were buried alive. What do you do? Who buried you? Why?</li>

<li>You and four other characters from your world are transported to the middle of a forest with no food, no water, no weapons, no map, and no sense of where you are. What do you do?</li>

<li>You’re in a car crash, but you’re able to get away with minimal injuries. However, the driver of the car you crashed in to is dead at the wheel. The driver is also your father. What do you do? How do you feel about this?</li>

<li>There are two buttons. You must choose one or the world will end. The first button will make everyone in the world conform to your beliefs, but it will kill the love of your life. The second button will end all your problems and all wars, but fifty million people will drop dead for no reason. None of your friends and family have immunity. Which button do you choose?</li>

<li>A spider lands on your shoulder. What do you do?</li>

<li>You’re evicted from your apartment. Where do you go?</li>

<li>You and your children (or parents) are held hostage. You are given a gun and the choice of shooting one of your children (or parents). If you do not shoot anyone, those holding you hostage will kill all of you. What do you do?</li>

<li>You are seeing a clinical psychologist. What is the first session like?</li>

<li>How do you paint your room?</li>

<li>Would you rather buy vinyl records, CDs, cassette tapes, or digital downloads?</li>

<li>You get trapped in an elevator with two other people. Who are they? What do you do?</li>

<li>Describe your first consensual sexual experience in detail.</li>

<li>How would your character behave at a classical concert? Pop concert? Rock concert? Hardcore concert?</li>

</ol>

<h1>Biography</h1>

<ul>

<li>Early Life:</li>

<li>Education:</li>

<li>Adolescence:</li>

<li>Adulthood:</li>

<li>Later Life:</li>

</ul>