Moss’

CHARACTER BUILDER
An in depth list of questions to help you get to know your character.
Long form answers are numbered for easy continuation on
additional pages/note spaces.

CHARACTERISTICS

Height Nose Shape

Weight Lip Shape

Body Type/Build Distinguishing Features/Marks

Eye Color

Eye Shape Physical Flaw(s)

Typical Hair Style

Hair Color/Length

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PERSONALITY

1) 3 Positive Traits 5) Motivations

6) Fears

2) 3 Negative Traits

7) Causes for Hesitation

3) 3 Traits to pick up over the course

of the story

8) Subconscious Movements

9) Nervous Tics

4) A negative trait that will change

over course of story

10) Something they hate for no reason

NOTES

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PERSONALITY

1) Do They Believe in a Higher Power? 8) Do they have problems

with authority?

2) Does This Impact the Story?

9) Do they judge people superficially?

3) Describe their Moral Compass

10) Do they apologize when they’re

in the wrong?

4) Do They go against any of their

beliefs? Why? 11) Do they tell a big lie? Give it

Consequences if yes.

5) Do they have gut reactions? Do 12) Do they have regrets?

they listen to them? If yes, give this regret impact during a

future problem.

6) Do They kill?

How do they feel afterwards? 13) Do they carry secrets?

What are they?

7) If they kill regularly, how do they

deal with that? 14) Do they tell anyone?

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PERSONALITY CONT’D

15) Can you tell if they are lying? How? 18) Do they feel the need to protect

something/someone?

16) What is something they would 19) What do they pride themselves on?

never do? Why?

20) What do they hate

about themselves?

17) Do they have a weakness

for something other than

a person/animal? 21) Are they aware of their faults?

If yes, are they trying to change?

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RELATIONSHIPS

1) What are their parents’ names? 7) Do they have (a) Love interest(s)?

Who/Why?

2) Do they have siblings? What are

their names? 8) Does their interest like them back? Why?

3) What’s their relationship with 9) How will the romance affect the

their family? story? Will the conclusion be impacted by it?

4) Does their family impact their 10) Who supports them?

decision making? Why/Why not?

11) Do they have a voice of reason?

12) Who is holding them back?

5) Friends/Allies? Are they succeeding?

13) Does their behaviour change

around people?

6) Do they have a role model/someone

they admire? Who/Why?

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RELATIONSHIPS CONT’D

14) Did someone they were close to 16) How would someone close to them

die? How do they grieve? describe them to a stranger?

17) Does anyone wish to harm them? Why?

15) How would a stranger describe

them after first meeting?

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INTERESTS, LIKES, AND DISLIKES

Favorite... Least favorite weather?

...Food?

Hobbies in their spare time?

...Color?

...Smell? Hobbies they dislike?

...Animal? Something else they don’t like

...Weather? Something surprising that they like

MISC.

1) Hopes and Dreams? 4) Something they’re bad at?

5) A good memory they dwell on?

2) Where do they see themselves

in 5 Years?

6) A bad memory they dwell on?

3) What is something they don’t know

they excel in? 7) Vices?

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MISC. CONT’D

8) What would they never admit to 10) Any sentimental clothing/trinkets?

another character? Include scars.

9) Do they have a catchphrase?

If yes, why do they say it?

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