#character creation sheet

3D4- Season, month, week

1D8- Day

2D8- Duchy (reroll 1 and 8 on first roll)

Percentiles- Mana (add a 0 at the end)

1D20- Luck; 20, choice between heterochromia, +1 element, or 1 subordinate blessing of choice, 16-19, +50 mana, 6-15, nothing, 2-5, gray hair or eyes, 1, 1D4(reroll 4) 3, gray hair and 1 element, 2, gray eyes and 1 element, 1 +100 mana and a sickly constitution

XD8- Extra elements (reroll to confirm 8)

XD20- Elemental affinity (only roll for elements you possess)

32D6+affinity modifiers- Stats, Light=authority, Fire=strength, Water=dexterity, Life=health, Death=constitution, Wind=charisma, Earth=defense, Darkness=stealth

Coin flip- Presence

Archducal family- 6 elements 800-1000 mana

Archnoble- 5 elements 600-800 mana

Mednoble- 4 elements 300-600 mana

Laynoble- 3 elements 100-300 mana

Commoner- 2 elements no usable mana

**Player:** 

**Name:**

**Alias:** 

**Age:** 

**Gender:** 

**Appearance:**

**Personality:** 

**History:** 

**Power:**

**Equipment/Weapons:** 

**Weaknesses:** 

**Limitations:** 

Character Profile Worksheet

Basic Statistics -

Name:

Age:

When building a character for a longer piece of fiction, (of any genre: fantasy, literary fiction, sci-fi, etc.) I find that is it easiest to use a character building chart. There a lot out there that can be modified (especially if you already have the character mostly created and you just want a more organized biography sheet or if you’re exploring the character more in-depth).

I find that it is easiest to start with the basics: appearance, mannerisms, background (if that information is known). Often times, (as in the case of Mina, who I have been expanding upon and getting to know over the course of several years) you already know this information, most likely because you’ve had the idea for the character for a while and you have a general idea of what they look like/who they are.

In my case: I have always known Mina has black, curly hair and that her eyes are red. I’ve always known that she’s a control freak and that her mother died when she was born.

If you know this information and you’re okay with exploring other facets on your own, then that’s great! But for those of you who like to keep things together, character sheets are by far the way to go.

After getting a general idea for your character, you can expand: do they have bad habits, (probably-so the next question would be: what is it?) do they have tattoos or piercings? What kind of clothing do they wear?

These questions are great, not just for character building, but for world building as well. One character may have tattoos because of the clan or tribe they are in while another character may not for the same reason.

I have found that it is often best to create your own character sheet (which I have done and used in the bio section for Mina’s blog found here: x) but for those who don’t have the time or even the energy, I have created one for you to use and have linked it in the bottom. It’s pretty lengthy, so if there are bits you want to delete or something you want to add, please put it in a separate document before doing so. 

Feel free to use and see where your character takes you. You may be surprised.

Happy writing,

Cass

Basics:

Full name of Character:  Reason, meaning or purpose behind the name:  Nickname:  Reason for nickname:  Race:  Occupation/class:  Social class:

Physical Appearance:

Age:  How old they appear:  Eye Color:  Glasses or contacts?  Hair color length and style:  Weight and height:  Type of body (build):  Skin tone and type (i.e., harry, slimy, scaly, oily, fair, burns easily):  Shape of face:  Distinguishing marks (dimples, moles, scars, birthmarks, etc.):  Predominant feature:  Is s/he healthy?  If not, why not? Or why are they healthy?  Do they look healthy? Why/why not?

Favorites:

Char’s favorite color:  Least favorite, why?  Music?  Least favorite music, why?  Food:  Literature:  Expressions:  Expletives (curse):  Mode of transport:  Hobbies:  How do they spend a rainy day?

Personality:

Are they a daredevil or cautious?  Do they act the same alone as when with someone?  Habits:  Drinks:  How much:  Greatest Strength:  Greatest Weakness:  Soft spot:  Is their soft spot obvious, why/why not:  If not, how do they hide it:  Biggest Vulnerability:

Background:

Hometown:  Type of childhood:  First Memory:  Most important child hood event that still effects him/her:  Why?  Education:  Religion:  Finances:

Family:

Mother:  Relationship with her:  Father:  Relationship with him:  Siblings, How many, relationship with each:  Children of siblings:  Other extended family:  Close? Why or why not:

Attitude:

Most at ease when:  Most ill at ease when:  Priorities:  Philosophies:  How they feel about themselves:  Past failure they would be embarrassed to admit:  Why?  If granted one wish what would it be, why?

Traits:

Optimist or pessimist? Why?  Introvert or extrovert? Why?  Drives and motives:  Talents:  Extremely skilled at:  Extremely unskilled at:  Good characteristics:  Character flaws:  Mannerisms:  Peculiarities:  Biggest regret:  Minor regrets:  Biggest accomplishment:  Minor accomplishments:  Darkest secret:  Does anyone know?  How did they find out:

Self-perception:

One word they would use to describe themselves:  One paragraph of how they would describe themselves:  What do they consider their best physical characteristic and why:  The worst one? Why?  Are they realistic assessments?  If not, why not?  How they think others preserve them:  What four things would they most like to change about themselves:  Why?  If they were changed would they be the same person, why/why not:  Would changing of number 1 make them more happy? Why/why not:

Interaction with other people:

How do they relate to others:  How are they perceived by strangers:  Friends:  Wife/husband/lover:  The Hero/Heroin:  How do they view the Hero/Heroine:  First impression of the char:  why?  What happens to change this perception:  What do people like most about this char:  What do they dislike most about them:

Goals:

Immediate:  Long term:  How do they plan to accomplish them:  How will others be effected by this:

Problems/Crisis:

How do they react in a crisis:  How do they face problems:  Kind of problems they usually run into:  How they react to new problems:  How they react to change:

General:

Favorite clothing, why:  Least favorite, why:  Jewelry:  Other accessories:  Drives:  Where do they live:  Where do they want to live:  Spending habits, why:  What do they do too much of, why:  Most prized possession, why:  People they secretly admire, why:  Person they are most influenced by, why:  Most important person in their life before story starts, why: