Some Things To Think About and Keep In Mind When Making Your Character
Here are just some questions that you might want to think about when making your character. I'm not going to ask for a listing of answers to these questions (but it might be fun to see, eh?), but you should think about these things and try to answer them.... Also, feel free to check out the "Miscellany" page from the Blacklight Productions section to find new ways to look at old characters (particularly the Stupid LARP Tricks sub-section)....
Back in the Mortal Days....
- Where was your character born?
- What was your character's family situation like?
- How did your character get along with their parents?
- Does your character have any siblings?
- What kind of education did your character have?
- What jobs did your character have?
- What was your character doing before the Embrace?
- What are/were your character's political beliefs?
- What kind of places did your character hang out at?
- What were your character's hobbies?
Your New Un-life....
- What were the circumstances of your character's Embrace?
- What was your characters previous relationship with their Sire?
- How did your character's sire treat him/her?
- How does your character feel about their Sire now?
- How does your character feel about mortals?
- Does your character interact with mortals on a regular basis?
- Are mortals like cattle to your character?
- Where does your character hunt?
- Does your character frequent clubs and parties, or does he/she hunt the darkened streets?
- Where is your character's haven?
- How does your character feel about other Kindred?
- Under what conditions would your character kill another Kindred?
- Has your character done anything in the past that they regret, or that may return to haunt them?
- What are your character's goals and ambitions?
- Why is your character in New York City?
The Kindred's Mind....
- What is your character afraid of?
- What makes your character happy?
- What does your character hate?
- What does your character love?
- What does your character admire?
- For what would your character kill?
- For what would your character die?
- What does your character do for fun?
- What is your character's favorite flower?
General, All-Purpose Questions....
- What Clan does your character belong to?
- How would you describe your character?
- Is your character a thinker or a fighter?
- What about your character's family?
What were they like?
- What is your character's main motivation?
- Who is the one person your character trusts most?
- What is your character's greatest strength?
Greatest weakness?
- What does your character think of honor?
- What is your character's own opinion of his clan?
- Does your character have any prejudices?
- Was your character married?
- To whom does your character owe the most loyalty?
- What are your character's favorite (and least favorite) things?
- Does your character have any recurring mannerisms?
- What about your character's psychology?
- How would your character handle an insubordinate servant?
- How would your character's parents describe him?
- What are your character's highest ambitions?
- How religious is your character?
- If you could, what advice would you give your character?
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