character development questions: part one
Sep. 12th, 2024 12:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
soundideasI originally had these at another journal, but then I decided to use it for something else. Since this is supposed to be a character development journal, I figure I would post it here. Taken from here. Divided into five parts.
01. Is your character good at working with their hands? If so, are they better at practical and crafting-type pursuits (carpentry, knitting/sewing, smithing, car repairs, etc.) or fine arts like drawing and painting?
02. Has your character ever been to a beach? If so, did they enjoy it? Why or why not?
03. There’s a spider, cockroach, silverfish, or some other nasty bug in your character’s house/room/apartment/etc.! How do they deal with it? Do they squish it? Capture it to release it outside? Scream and run for the hills?
04. How would your character react to the death of a family member, close friend, or other loved one? Is this something they’ve experienced in the past or not?
05. Does your character know how to swim? If not, have they ever been in a situation where they wished they had?
06. How quickly does your character generally pick up new skills or knowledge? Are they better at learning “book knowledge” or hands-on skills?
07. What are your character’s sleeping habits? Can they fall asleep anywhere, or do they need perfect silence and darkness? Do they tend to stay up late or get to bed early? Would they be comfortable sharing a bed with someone they don’t know very well?
08. Does your character have any seemingly irrational fears or phobias? If so, was it caused by a specific incident in their past?
09. Describe your character’s dream house. Where would it be located? What unique things would be inside it?
10. If your character was greatly outnumbered in a fight, would they stand their ground or run away? Does their mindset in this matter ever get them in trouble?
11. Describe what the first five pictures in your character’s Instagram would be.
12. Describe your character’s feelings about their own body. Does it have anything to do with the culture in which they were raised, the people who raised them, etc.?
13. If your character were shipwrecked on a deserted island, how long could they survive?
14. Does your character have any tattoos, piercings, scarification, or other intentional body modifications? If so, do they have any special personal or cultural meaning? If they don’t have any, do they want any?
15. Describe your character’s social class. How do they feel towards people from other classes?
16. How well can your character cook? Do they enjoy cooking, do it out of necessity– or have they never had to cook for themselves?
17. Would your character rather travel all over the world alone or stay in one place forever with the people they love?
18. Does your character prefer reading poetry or prose? Do they write either, or both? Can they read and/or write?
19. Your character is in a burning room and can save either a priceless work of art or a living animal. Which do they choose?
20. How does your character show affection towards other people, if at all?
21. Is your character fashionable by the standards of their culture? If not, is it by choice, lack of money, something else?
22. If your character were a big-time Hollywood star, how would they react to fame?
02. Has your character ever been to a beach? If so, did they enjoy it? Why or why not?
03. There’s a spider, cockroach, silverfish, or some other nasty bug in your character’s house/room/apartment/etc.! How do they deal with it? Do they squish it? Capture it to release it outside? Scream and run for the hills?
04. How would your character react to the death of a family member, close friend, or other loved one? Is this something they’ve experienced in the past or not?
05. Does your character know how to swim? If not, have they ever been in a situation where they wished they had?
06. How quickly does your character generally pick up new skills or knowledge? Are they better at learning “book knowledge” or hands-on skills?
07. What are your character’s sleeping habits? Can they fall asleep anywhere, or do they need perfect silence and darkness? Do they tend to stay up late or get to bed early? Would they be comfortable sharing a bed with someone they don’t know very well?
08. Does your character have any seemingly irrational fears or phobias? If so, was it caused by a specific incident in their past?
09. Describe your character’s dream house. Where would it be located? What unique things would be inside it?
10. If your character was greatly outnumbered in a fight, would they stand their ground or run away? Does their mindset in this matter ever get them in trouble?
11. Describe what the first five pictures in your character’s Instagram would be.
12. Describe your character’s feelings about their own body. Does it have anything to do with the culture in which they were raised, the people who raised them, etc.?
13. If your character were shipwrecked on a deserted island, how long could they survive?
14. Does your character have any tattoos, piercings, scarification, or other intentional body modifications? If so, do they have any special personal or cultural meaning? If they don’t have any, do they want any?
15. Describe your character’s social class. How do they feel towards people from other classes?
16. How well can your character cook? Do they enjoy cooking, do it out of necessity– or have they never had to cook for themselves?
17. Would your character rather travel all over the world alone or stay in one place forever with the people they love?
18. Does your character prefer reading poetry or prose? Do they write either, or both? Can they read and/or write?
19. Your character is in a burning room and can save either a priceless work of art or a living animal. Which do they choose?
20. How does your character show affection towards other people, if at all?
21. Is your character fashionable by the standards of their culture? If not, is it by choice, lack of money, something else?
22. If your character were a big-time Hollywood star, how would they react to fame?
