Character Inspiration
These are questions compiled from multiple campaign GMs to help give you a feel for your character or to help you come up with one in the first place. They’re merely a helpful tool, but sending them to GMs may entertain them (or give them horrible ideas)…
- What is your name?
- Where’s home?
- Who are your family?
- Is there a special someone?
- What was your childhood like?
- Did you leave any friends or enemies behind?
- Any nicknames?
- What is your motto?
- What is your most marked characteristic?
- Character theme song?
- Why did you come to <campaign setting location>?
- Has anyone tried to kill you before? What happened?
- What would you give absolutely anything and everything for?
- What is your current state of mind?
- Rich or poor?
- Hard or easy?
- Greatest quality?
- Greatest flaw?
- Greatest fear?
- What is the trait you most deplore in others?
- Any regrets?
- Any goals?
- Any superstitions?
- Faith or religion?
- Values?
- What makes you happy?
- Any bad habits?
- On what occasions do you lie?
- How would you like to die?
- One thing you can’t live without/treasure above all else?
- Favourite food/drink?
- Favourite time of day/night?
- Favourite time of year?
- Favourite colour?
- Favourite hobby?
- Favourite animal?
- City or country?
- Mountains, sea or forest?
- What do you think of Humans/Elves?
- What do you think of greenskins?
- What do you think of half-breeds?
- What do you think of Amazons?
- What do you think of Barbarians?
- What do you think of Hassani?
- What do you think of druids?
- What do you think of the Kingdom and the Prince?
- What do you think of the Defenders?
- What do you think of the gods and the Temples?
- What do you think of the magic and the Towers/Circle?
- What do you think of the other guilds?
