Character Assessment

Ever wondered what your character is really like, deep down? Find out with this questionnaire.

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE:

Age:

Species (Angel, Demon, Human, Animal, etc.?)

Power(s):

How old does s/he appear?

Eye Color:

Glasses or contacts:

Weight:

Height:

Type of body/build:

Skin tone:

Skin type:

Shape of face: Distinguishing Marks:

Predominant feature:

Hair color:

Distinguishable hair feature (bald, receding hairline, etc.):

Type of hair(coarse, fine, thick, etc?):

Character's typical hairstyle:

Resembles:

Is s/he healthy?

If not, why not:

Physical disabilities:

FAVORITES:

Character's favorite color:

Character's least favorite color:

Why?

Favorite Music:

Least favorite Music:

Why?

Food:

Literature:

Expressions:

Favorite book: Why?

Mode of transportation:

Daredevil or cautious?

Same when alone?

HABITS:

Smokes: What? When and how much?

Drinks: What? When and how much?

Hobbies: How does character spend a rainy day?

BACKGROUND:

Hometown:

Type of childhood:

First memory:

Most important childhood event that still affects him/her: Why?

Education:

Religion:

Finances:

FAMILY:

Mother:

Relationship with her:

Father:

Relationship with him:

Siblings:

How many? Birth order:

Relationship with each:

Children of siblings:

Extended family?

Close? Why or why not?

CHILDREN:

Does character have child(ren)?:

How many children does character have?:

Are all children with the same partner?:

If no, Why?

If no, what is the custody arrangement?:

How does character relate to his/her child(ren)?:

Which child is character's favorite?: Why?

What is characters most favorite memory of his/her child(ren)?: Why?

What is characters least favorite memory of his/her child(ren)?:

Why?

Is relationship with children important to character?: If no, why?

OCCUPATION

Where does Character work?: For how long?:

How does s/he feel about co-workers?

Get along with co-workers?

Like his/her job? Why or why not?

Character's dream job:

ATTITUDE:

Character's greatest fear:

Why?

What is the worst thing that could happen to him/her?

What single event would most throw character's life in complete turmoil?

Why?

Character is most at ease when:

Most ill at ease when:

Depressive or SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder)?:

Priorities:

Philosophy:

How s/he feels about self:

Past failure s/he would be embarrassed to have people know about:

Why?

If granted one wish, what would it be?

Why?

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 your 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, liberality, diligence, patience, kindness, humility)

TRAITS:

Optimist or pessimist: Why?

Introvert or extrovert: Why?

Drives and motivations:

Talents:

Extremely skilled at:

Extremely unskilled at:

Good characteristics:

Character flaws:

Mannerisms:

Peculiarities:

Biggest regret:

Minor regrets:

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?

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.)

1.

2.

3.

4.

Why?

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 divorced, how many times?

Has character ever cheated on significant other?

How does character relate to others?

How is s/he perceived by...

Strangers?

Friends?

Wife/Husband/Lover?

Hero/Heroine?

How does character view hero/heroine?

First impression: Why?

What happens to change this perception?

What do family/friends like most about character?

What do family/friends like least about character?

GOALS:

Immediate goals:

Long range goals:

How does character plan to accomplish goals?

How will other people around character be affected?

PROBLEMS/CRISIS:

How character reacts in a crisis:

How character faces problems:

Kinds of problems character usually runs into:

How character reacts to NEW problems:

How character reacts to change:

GENERAL:

Favorite clothing: Why?

Least favorite clothing: Why?

Jewelry:

Other accessories:

Drives:

Where does character live?

Where does character want to live?

Spending habits (frugal, spendthrift, etc): Why?

What does s/he do too much of?

Too little of?

Most prized possession: Why?

Play musical instrument? Which?

How did s/he learn?

UNCATEGORIZED:

Person character secretly admires:

Why?

Person character was most influenced by:

Why?

Most important person in character's life before story starts:

Why?