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:

your character pursue simply for pleasure?)

Pet Peeves: (What kind of things just get
your character's nerves?)

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?)

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?)

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 hav
e great articles on this.)
Hobbies: (What activity or interest does

Intellectual Characteristics

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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Actor:
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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Animal:
Arts:
Band:
Book:
Color:
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Drink:
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Food:
Flavor:
Movie:
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Mythical Creature:
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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? Twenty-seventh 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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Nervous:
Offended:
Praised:
Rejected:
Sad:
Stressed:
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Combat
Signature Move:
Specialty:
Special Attack:
Strengths:

Weaknesses:
Summon Level:
Threat Level:

Physical Characteristics
Species:
Nationality:
Skin Color:
Height: in ( cm)
Weight: lbs ( kg)
Scars:
Piercings:
Tattoos:
Hat Size:
Shirt Size:
Waist Size:
Shoe Size:
Face Shape:
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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Diseases:
Disorders:
Extra Anatomy: (Things that aren't
typically seen in this species)
Handicaps:
Medication:
Vulnerabilities:
Reason for Health:
Birthmarks:
Blood Type:
Dexterity:
Diet:
Exercise:
Figure:
Fitness:
Hygiene:
Martial Arts:
Maximum Load: (What the most weight
they can carry?)
Posture:
Scent:
Somatotype: (Mesomorphic, endomorphic,
or ectomorphic)

Perceptive Characteristics
Audition:
Gustation:
Olfaction:
Tactition:
Vision:
Intuition:
Synesthesia:

Sexual Characteristics
Gender:
Gender Role:
Orientation:
Fetishes:
Turnons:
Turn-offs:
Sex Life:
Virginity:
First Love:
Love Interests:
Marital Status:
Significant Other:

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:
Laughter:
Pitch:
Range:
Volume:

Story Information
Archetype:
Enneagram:
First Appearance:
Earliest Appearance:
Flaws:
Tropes:
Clichs:
Role:
Fulfillment:
Significance:

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

Personal:
Social:
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First Impressions:
Strangers' Impressions:

Defining Moment

Friends' Impressions:
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Self Impression:
Authority's Impressions:
Associates' Impressions:
Lover's Impression:

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?)

Creator's Impression:
Post Mortem Impression:

Community

Development

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?)