General Characteristics

Name: Example: Clark Kent

Appearance: (What does your character look like? Written descriptions
are fine. This can sometimes be combined with the Name perameter.)
Example: Zeus
Symbol: (What symbol helps identify your character? Family symbols can
also count. Again, descriptions are fine.) Example: Uchiha Clan symbol
Pronunciation: (Spelled Pronunciation Legend / IPA Legend ) Example:
klahrk kent / klrk knt
Name Origin: (Where did your character's name come from and why did
their parents choose it for them?) Example: Apu Nahasapeemapetilon 's
name is Indian.
Name Meaning: (What does your character's name mean in the context of
your story?) Example: Luke 's name means "Light".
Other Names: (Nicknames, pen names, pet names, superhero names, etc.)
Example: Daniel Handler is better known as Lemony Snicket.
Titles: (Prefixes, suffixes, etc. Wikipedia has a great list of these
here .)
Alternate Forms: (What can your character turn into, voluntarily or
involuntarily, while retaining control over that form or not?
Descriptions are fine. An entirely new character sheet would be best.)
Example: Many legends report instances of people turning into werewolves
under a full moon.
Social Security Number: (In case your character happens to be from
America. Always follows the form ###-##-####.)
ID Number: (What number(s) and/or letter(s) identify your character?)
Example: Murky Number Seven 's number is, well, 7.
Theme Song: Example: Reptile's Theme
Zodiac: (What astronomical sign does you character identify under? It
could eastern, western, or your own invention.) Example: Jackie Chan is
an Aries.
Personal Characteristics
*Birth Date:
Birth Name: (What name did your character's parents give them at
birth?)
Birth Place:
Birth Weight:
Birth Length:
Manner of Birth: (How did their birth happen? Were they an accident?
Did they kill their mother upon birth? Did they come out upside-down?)
First Word(s):
Death Date: (Leave this blank if you don't know when they will die. You
can always fill it in later.)

Age at Death:
Death Place:
Resting Place: (Where is the body of your character now or where will
it be put once they die?)
Manner of Death: (How did your character die?)
Last Words:
Primary Objective: (What is your character's main goal? This should be
the thing that drives their part of the plot.)
Secondary Objectives: (What other goals does your character intend to
achieve? These should drive subplots, which are also very important to a
story.)
Priorities: (What does your character put before all other things in
their life?)
Motivation: (What motivates your character to do the things they do?)
Accomplishments: (What has your character accomplished already?)
Greatest Achievement: (What has your character already accomplished
that they are most proud of?)
Failures: (What has your character failed at in the past?)
Biggest Failure: (What does your character consider their biggest
failure?)
Self-Confidence: (How much confidence doe your character have in
themself?)
Traumas: (What past occurrences negatively affect your character in the
present?)
Afflictions: (What present occurrences negatively affect your
character?)
Embarrassments: (What kinds of things is your character embarrassed
about? These can be internal, such as a birthmark, or external, such as
their friends' behaviors.)
Worries:
Soothers: (What calms your character down?)
Instigators: (What might cause your character to be reminded of
traumas, afflictions, worries, etc.?)
Earliest Memory:
Fondest Memory:
Worst Memory:
Favorite Dream:
Worst Nightmare:
Desires: (What does your character want that they know they could
possibly have?)
Wishes: (What might your character want that they know probably isn't
going to happen or is impossible?)
Regrets: (What has your character done that they wish they could take
back?)
Secrets: (What does your character know that must not be told to
anyone?)
Confidantes: (Who or what does your character feel safe sharing their
secrets with?)

Soft Spots: (What kinds of things does your character go out of their
way to help?)
Cruel Streaks: (What kinds of things does your character go out of
their way to assault?)
Musical Instrument: (What instrument can your character play, if any?)
Quirks: (What about your character makes them unique?)
Dominant Hand: (Are they right-handed, left-handed, or ambidextrous?)
Catchphrase: (Is there a specific phrase that your character is known
for repeating often?)
Autograph: (What does your character's signature look like?
Descriptions are fine.)
Mental Characteristics
IQ:
Known Languages:
Lures: (What is your character drawn to?)
Manias: (What is your character obsessed with? Pyromania, for example.)
Memory: (How well do they remember things?)
Phobias: (What is your character afraid of?)
Savvies: (What are they very familiar with and/or very good at doing?)
Ineptities: (What are they simply unable to understand?)
Temperament: (Is your character choleric, sanguine, melancholic,
phlegmatic, phlegmatic II, or supine/leukine? Wikipedia and TVTropes
have great articles on this.)
Hobbies: (What activity or interest does your character pursue simply
for pleasure?)
Pet Peeves: (What kind of things just get your character's nerves?)
Intellectual Characteristics
Logical-Mathematical: (How well can your character use reason and
logic in their thinking?)
Spatial: (How well can your character create an image in their mind?)
Linguistic: (How good is your character with words, written and
spoken?)
Bodily-Kinesthetic: (How well does your character control their body
motions, how well do they handle objects? How clear is their sense of
goal of physical action?)
Musical: (How clear is your character's perception to sounds, music,
tones, and rhythms?)
Interpersonal: (How well does your character interact with and
understand others?)
Intrapersonal: (How well does your character understand their self?)
Naturalistic: (How well does your character understand their natural
surroundings?)

Existential: (How well can your character understand phenomena or

questions beyond sensory data?)
Philosophical Characteristics
Morality: (What divides your character's definition of good and bad?
TVTropes has some good tropes on this here .)
Etiquette: (What actions does your character use to demonstrate their
morality?)
Attitude: (How does your character act most of the time?)
Outlook on Life: (How does your character see life? Dismal? Happy?
Boring?)
Perception: (How do they perceive their situations? Optimistically?
Pessimistically? Sadistically? Masochistically? Ideally? Realistically?
You might answer by having them tell whether 'the glass is half empty or
half full', and each of these perceptions should give a different
answer.)
Standpoint: (How do they tend to see the world? From a conqueror's
standpoint? From a student's standpoint? From a flea's standpoint? It
doesn't necessarily have to correspond with their occupation.)
Philosophy: (What phrase might they use to sum up the world? Think
"Hakuna Matata" or "All is well that ends well".))
Political Party:
Taboos: (What would your character personally never do?)
Spiritual Characteristics
Animal: (What animal might best describe your character?)
Religion:
Devotion: (How enthusiastically does your character follow their
religion?)
Superstitions: (What superstitions does your character subscribe to?)
Virtues: (Does your character exhibit Chastity, Charity, Temperance,
Diligence, Humility, Kindness, Patience, or Justice? Only the 8 listed
should be used, but more than one can be used. TVTropes can help .)
Vices: (Does your character exhibit Lust, Greed, Gluttony, Sloth,
Pride, Envy, Wrath, or Despair? Only the 8 listed should be used, and
only the ones whose opposites are not listed above should be used. As
always, TVTropes has got a list .)
Supernatural Characteristics
Ability: (What is the name of your character's power? Reactive
Adaptation? Sonic Rainboom? Toxic Flatulence?)
Element: (What element does your character control or is classified

under? Fire? Light? Surprise?)

Immunities: (What kinds of attacks is your character immune to?)
Futilities: (What things or people does your character's power have no
effect on?)
Restrictions: (What can't they do with their power or what negative
effects balances it?)
Origin: (Where, when, and how did your character get their power?)
Source: (Where do they draw their power from? Their own body? A
necklace?)
Highs and Lows
Likes:
Dislikes:
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Animal:
Arts:
Band:
Book:
Color:
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Drink:
Excuse:
Food:
Flavor:
Movie:
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Mythical Creature:
Number:
Pastime:
People:
Place:
Quote:
Restaurant:
Season:
Song:
Store:
Story Genre:
Subject:
TV Show:
Words:

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Country:
Drink:
Excuse:
Food:
Flavor:
Movie:
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Mythical Creature:
Number:
Pastime:
People:
Place:
Quote:
Restaurant:
Season:
Song:
Store:
Story Genre:
Subject:
TV Show:
Words:

Apparel
Accessories: (What non-clothing items does your character wear?
Bracelets? Necklaces? Toe rings?)
Dress Style/Wardrobe: (How does your character commonly dress?
Elegantly? Gothic? Mismatched?)
Equipment: (What equipment does your character carry with them? A
gourd? A toolbox? A bag of hair?)
Most Prized Possession: (What item does your character have that holds
the most personal value?)
Most Valuable Possession: What item does your character have that
holds the most monetary value?)
Trinkets: (What items does your character carry that they aren't just
for looks, but for more important reasons, such as the ability to use
their power?)
Social Characteristics
Communication: (How does your character communicate with other
people?)
Criminal Record: (What has your character done to break the law?
Arson? Murder? Jaywalking?)
Discriminations: (What kind of stuff or people does your character
discriminate against? Blacks? Aliens? Broccoli?)
Dominance: (How firmly does your character stand their ground over

others? Extra firm? Submissively? Iron-fistedly?)

Ego: (How downright amazing does your character think they are?
Ridiculously centric? In the wrong place? Superfluous?)
Emotional Stability: (How much emotional inflictions can your
character take before they break? Lots? None at all? Negative amounts?)
Expression: (How does your character express themself? Through the
clothes? By just saying it? By the pattern in which they play the
harmonica?)
Humor: (What does your character think is funny? Blond jokes? Death?
Farting?)
Liveliness: (How energetic is your character? Do they literally bounce
off the walls? Do they do only what they have to do? Do they literally
sleep for entire days?(
Mannerisms: (How does your character commonly act? Rude? Well-mannered?
Creepy?)
Patience: (How long can your character wait for something or endure
something that is annoying or stressful? Very patient? Impatient?
Passive?)
Reputation: (How is your character viewed by their peers? Are they held
in high esteem? Do they think he's pure stupid? Do they think he's an
alien?)
Sociability: (How much does your character like to interact with other
people? Is he super social? Is he a loner? Does he only like being
around people who take a liking to the research behind the flight
pattern of the sparrow?)
Status: (What is their social status? Quiet? Popular? Dead?)
Style: (How does your character act and dress? Gothic? Emo? Spocky?)
Common
Compliments: (What kinds of things does your character say as a
compliment? "I like your hair"? "I think you are super smart"? "My
nipples are exploding with delight"?)
Insults: (What kind of things might your character say as an insult?
"You are stupid and ugly and no one likes you"? "You wreak of the worst
stench I have ever smelt"? "I once dreamt of a man so ugly that he had
to hide from himself in the mirror, but you are uglier still"?)
Emotional Status: (What emotional state is your character most likely
to be found in? Happy? Depressed? Lackadaisical?)
Expletives: (What words does your character use to express their anger?
Swear words? Flan-diddily-anders speech? Obscure words?)
Mood: (What mood is your character most likely to be found in? Angry?
Thoughtful? Speechless?)
State of Mind: (What state of mind is your character most likely to be
found in? Surprise? Confusion? Constant denial?
Words: (What kinds of words does your character use in everyday speech?
"Dude"? "dattebayo"? "Like a fox"?)
Farewells: (How does your character say goodbye to people? "Sayonara"?
Waving? Lifting their shirt at them?)

Greetings: (How does your character commonly greet people? "Hello"?

Handshake? Slap them in the face?)
School and Work
Average Grade: (What grades did your character get in school? A+? C-?
Z?)
Degrees: (What college degrees does your character have? Bachelor's?
Doctorate? None?)
Education: (How much education has your character received? Up to
middle school? College graduate? Everything from elementary school to
martial arts of every kind?)
Extracurricular: (What extracurricular activities did your character
participate in? Baseball? Chess club? Ballerina?)
Graduating Year: (What year did your character graduate from high
school? 1987? 2005? 1210 BC?
School: (What elementary, middle, high schools, and colleges and
universities did your character go? Manzanita Elementary and North
Valley High? Jerry Springer Private School? None?)
Special Education: (What education did your character receive that
their peers didn't get a chance at? Special Ed? Honor Roll? Private
Schooling?)
Study Habits: (How often does your character study and how thoroughly?
Every free hour? Not at all? They have someone else study for them
somehow?)
Association: (What company, group, or people does your character
associate with? History, Inc.? The Marines? Mr. Pickles' Happy Hour?)
Boss: (What person or people is your character taking orders from or
working for? Bill Gates? Admiral Hood? Mr. Pickles?)
Experience: (What experience has your character had that they might put
on their resum? 12 years of digital artwork? Killed a man? Guest
starred 45 times in Oprah's talk show?)
Hours: (What hours does your character work if they work at all? 9am to
5pm (8 hours)? 8am to 3pm (7 hours?)? 8pm to 9pm and 11pm to 5am (1 and
6 hours)?
Days: (What days does your character work? All week (56 hours)?
Weekdays (35 hours)? Tuesdays and Thursdays (14 hours)?
Learning Type: (Is your character a Auditory, Visual, Kinesthetic
learner?)
Occupation: (What does you character do for a living? Graphic design?
Write books? Star as the buttmonkey in a kid's show?)
Rank: (How high in the hierarchy is your character? Production
oversight? Captain of the ship? Minion of the dark lord?)
Work Ethic: (How well does your character think work should be done?
Thoroughly and effectively? It just needs to get done? Do they shirk it
all the time?)
Transportation: (How does your character get to and from their
destinations? Supped up 4-wheel drive with a roll cage? Public

transportation? Pogo stick?)

Wealth
Class: (What class does your character identify under? Lower? Middle?
Upper?)
Debt: (How much debt does your character have over their head? $500?
40000? OVER 9000?)
Dependents: (Who depends on your character for their monetary needs?
Their children? Their parent(s)? Their half-sister's second cousin,
twice removed?)
Funds: (How much money does your character have on them on average? $5?
$500? $5000000?)
Income: (How much does your character make per hour and per year?
$12/hour and $24000/year? $8/hour and $14000 a year? $75/hour and
$52500/year?)
Intrapersonal Connections
Immediate Family: (Who are the relatives your character sees everyday
or saw everyday growing up? Parents? Siblings? Children? Adopted
parents?)
Close Relatives: (Who are the relatives of your character that are
only separated by one degree of blood difference? Uncles? Grandparents?
Grandchildren?)
Distant Relatives: (Who are the people your character is related to,
but not at all closely? Grandparents-in-law? Great granduncle? Twentyseventh cousin, 88 times removed?)
Ancestors: (Who are some important ancestors in your character's
family? Their great great granduncle? Them in a past life? Alexander the
Great?)
Acquaintances: (Who does your character associate with, but wouldn't
consider a friend or an ally? A recurring character? A tag-along kid?
That guy they talk to every other weekday whom they still don't know the
name of?)
Allegiance: (Who or what organization does your character work under or
fight for? Vendetta, Inc.? Reginald Bracegirdle? America?)
Allies: (Who or what company does your character and/or their company
work with or fight alongside? Edgar Wicklow? McDonald's? The mafia?)
Enemies: (Who is it that your character is always fighting or that they
have set out to destroy? The Man in Black? Wally Wickenshield? The
entire naked mole rat species?)
Followers: (Who follows your character and is inspired by them or tries
to copy them? That one annoying kid? Their friends? Their enemies?)
Friends: (Who does your character feel safe with and could trust in a
time of need? Barry Barrington? Veridian City? The Laz Group?)

Heroes: (Who does your character look up to? Superman? Firemen? Hobos?)
Inspirations: (Who does your character get inspiration from and strive
to be like? The Pope? Batman? Their best friend's cat?)
Pets: (What animals (or in some cases, people) does your character keep
under their rule? A dog? A ferret? An alien?)
Rivals: (Who is your character on good terms with, but is constantly in
direct competition with? Their best friend? Their bigger brother? The
smart kid in class?)
Role Models: (Who was always there for their character and set them on
the right path? Their father? Their sister? That French woman across the
street?)
Subordinates: (Who does your character get to command around or get to
pull rank on? The midshipmen? Their sidekick? Anyone they please?)
Reactions
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Combat
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Physical Characteristics
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Hair Color:
Hair Length:
Hair Type: (Is your character's hair curly or straight?)
Hair Style:
Widow's Peak:
Eyebrows:
Facial Hair:
Ear Type:
Ear Shape:
Eye Type:
Eye Color:
Nose Shape:
Nose Color:
Teeth: (Carnivorous, omnivorous, herbivorous)
Chin Shape:
Fur Type:
Fur Length:
Fur Color:
Fur Designs:
Locomotion: (Plantigrade, digitigrade, or unguligrade)
Tail Type:
Tail Length:
Tail Color:
Tail Design:
Tail Girth:
Makeup:
Health and Fitness
Abnormalities: (Deformities and defects)
Addictions:
Aids: (Glasses, Wheelchairs, etc.)

Allergies:
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Extra Anatomy: (Things that aren't typically seen in this species)
Handicaps:
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Birthmarks:
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Dexterity:
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Maximum Load: (What the most weight they can carry?)
Posture:
Scent:
Somatotype: (Mesomorphic, endomorphic, or ectomorphic)
Perceptive Characteristics
Audition:
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Vision:
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Sexual Characteristics
Gender:
Gender Role:
Orientation:
Fetishes:
Turnons:
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Sex Life:
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First Love:
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Marital Status:
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Residential Characteristics
Abode:
Citizenship:
Culture:
Hometown:
Traditions:
Sleep Patterns: (What is their sleep schedule and how well do they
stick with it? 10pm - 6am, often stays up late but never sleeps in?
Midnight - 5am, never deviates? Half hour naps starting at 1 and 7 am
and pm, commonly oversleeps during night hours?)
Vocal Characteristics
Accent/Dialect: (What kind of speech does your character often employ?
Pacific Northwest? Pennsylvania Dutch? Cork? This might help you decide
which is best for your character.)
Impediments:
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Volume:
Story Information
Archetype:
Enneagram:
First Appearance:
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Flaws:
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Extrauniversal Information

Analogue: (What already existing character is your character most like?

Naruto Uzumaki? Homer Simpson? Eddy?)
Desired Voice Actor: (What actor or voice actor in the real world
would you like to play your character? Nicholas Cage? Will Smith? Ben
Affleck?)
Inspiration: (What already existing character, real world person, or
other thing that isn't from your own universe inspired your character?
Buzz Lightyear? Johnny Appleseed? Armenia?)
Personality
MBIT Personality Type:
Anima: (How does your character act when they are really being their
self?)
Persona: (How does your character act to hide their real self?)
Impressions
First Impressions:
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Friends' Impressions:
Family's Impressions:
Self Impression:
Authority's Impressions:
Associates' Impressions:
Lover's Impression:
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Post Mortem Impression:
Community

Development

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Spiritual:
Defining Moment

Biography
Infancy: (What was you character's life like from age 0 to age 3?)
Childhood: (What was your character's life like from age 4 to age 12?)
Adolescence: (What was your character's life like from age 13 to age
19?)
Adulthood: (What was your character's life like from age 20 to age 54?)
Seniority: (What was your character's life like from age 55 until
death?)