CHARACTER QUESTIONNAIRE

This questionnaire is designed to help players and game masters develop and fully understand
characters for any type of tabletop role playing game.

DESCRIPTION

What is your character’s full name? Any nicknames?

What are your character’s pronouns?

How old is your character?

How old does your character look?

What would somebody see at first glance (i.e. height, weight, skin color, eye color, hair
color, physique, race, and visible equipment)?

What additional attributes would be noticed upon meeting the character (i.e. Speech,
mannerisms)?

Does your character have any distinguishing marks (birthmarks, scars, deformities)?

Does your character have any personality quirks (i.e. anti-social, arrogant, optimistic,
paranoid)?

Is there anything that your character hates?

Is there anything that your character fears?

BACKGROUND

Where was your character born? Where were they raised? By who?

Who are their parents? Are they alive? What do they do for a living?

Does your character have any other family or friends?

What is your character’s marital status? Kids?

What is your character’s Class? How did they become that class?(Did they choose it?
Was it forced upon them?)

How is your character’s class relevant in their life today? (Profession, Passion, Random
Skill ect.)
 Does your character have any big secrets? If so, please describe them. Why is it kept a
secret? Does anyone know?

Does your character have an Occupation? (Past or present)

Any important life events integral to the character’s development?

ALIGNMENT

What is your character’s alignment?

What is your character’s moral code?

SCENARIO: Someone throws a grenade in a room full of people. What does your
character do?

Does your character have goals?

What is your character motivated by? (Money, success, happiness, fame, love,
belonging, family, freedom, fear)

Is your character religious?

What does your character value most in the world? (An item, a person, an idea)

INTERACTION/BEHAVIOR

How does your character get along with others?

How does your character view their role as an adventurer?

How does your character view relationships with others? (family, friends, co-workers,
etc.)

Does your character know any other player’s character? If so, who and how? Describe
this relationship.

How is your character received by others? (Are people off-put by your character,
people think they’re the life of the party, people think they’re trustworthy, etc.)