Greetings, Adventurers! 

You’ll find this style a little bit different than my usual. This time, the story-building relies entirely on you! 

Today, I am only here to guide you through the foggy wastes of writers block, a lack of ideas, confusion, and any other maladies we suffer when we build our characters. And here is how we do it! 

We’ll break character-building down into small, bite-sized sections. Childhood? Sure. Family? Also yes. Favorite possessions, color, article of clothing? All important. 

But, have we considered what sort of bad habit a character falls back on only when triggered by a certain person or thing? Have we considered that this character really loves a certain type of music, but there is one particular song that drives them crazy? Maybe they have a good luck charm in a hidden pocket. A favorite food that they ate too often as a child; and now they can’t stand it, and the very smell of it makes them run the other direction? 

There are tons of questions meant to apply to any character, but may not apply to all characters. If you think your character would feel defensive about the questions, just take a moment and think about the reasons why. Remember, this is not an NPC forcing your character to sit down and answer under duress. This is just for you as the author of this character, asking questions of the player (still you!) of this character. An opportunity to dig deep into what makes them tick. Get to know them thoroughly. 

Maybe your fellow writers, actors and actresses, players, readers, larpers (whomever will interact with this character someday) will never know these details. But you will, and that makes all the difference between a character struggling to have consistency, and what creation you will have by the end of this little booklet.