Things i find helpful - 1. Character Outline Sheet

1) Who

a) Full Name______________________________________________________________________

      Reason/Meaning________________________________________________________________

c) Nickname_____________________________

d) Race_________________________________

e) Occupation____________________________ Social class_______________________________

2) Physical Appearance

a) Age__________________________________ Looks Like______________________________

      Eye Color_____________________________          Glasses/Contacts_________________________

c) Hair Color_____________________________ Style_________________________________

d) Weight_________ Height____________ Body Type______________________________

e) Skin tone______________________________ Skin Type______________________________

f) Distinguishing Marks

i) Freckles__________________________________ iii) Scars________________________________________

ii) Moles____________________________________ iv) Birthmarks____________________________________

g) Predominant Feature_____________________________________________________________

h) Healthy?__________ Why_______________________________________________________

3) Favorites (what and why)

a) Color_________________________________ Least__________________________________

      Music_________________________________         Least__________________________________

c) Food__________________________________________________________________________

d) Literature______________________________________________________________________

e) Expressions_____________________________ Expletives______________________________

f) Mode of transportation___________________________________________________________

g) Daredevil/cautious_______________________ Same when alone________________________

h) Habits_________________________________

i) Drinks_______________ What_____________ When/how much_________________________

j) Hobbies_______________________________________________________________________

k) Spend rainy days________________________________________________________________

4) Background

a) Hometown_____________________________ Type of childhood________________________

      First Memory___________________________________________________________________

c) Event that still affects them today ___________________________________________________

d) Why__________________________________________________________________________

e) Education______________________________________________________________________

f) Religion_______________________________ Finances________________________________

5) Family

a) Mother_________________________________ Relationship_____________________________

      Father_________________________________        Relationship_____________________________

c) Siblings (birth order/Relationship)

i) 1^st ________________________________________ Relationship_____________________________________

ii) 2^nd ________________________________________ Relationship_____________________________________

iii) 3^rd ________________________________________ Relationship_____________________________________

iv) 4^th ________________________________________ Relationship_____________________________________

d) Children of sibs_________________________________________________________________

e) Extended Fam__________________________________________________________________

f) Close?_________________________________ Why/why not____________________________

6) Attitude

a) Most at ease when_______________________________________________________________

      Ill at ease when__________________________________________________________________

c) Priorities_______________________________________________________________________

d) Phylosophy_____________________________________________________________________

e) Feels about self_________________________________________________________________

f) Past failure they would be embarrassed to have people know about ______________________________________________________________________________

g) If granted one wish, what would it be________________________________________________

7) Personality

a) Greatest strength_________________________ Weakness_______________________________

      Soft spot_______________________________        Obvious to others_________________________

c) Biggest Vunerability_____________________________________________________________

8) Traits

a) Optimist/Pessimist________________________ Why___________________________________

      Introvert/Extrovert________________________       Why___________________________________

c) Drives and motivations

d) Talents

i) _________________________________________ vi)____________________________________________

ii) _________________________________________ vii)____________________________________________

iii) _________________________________________ viii)___________________________________________

iv) _________________________________________ ix)____________________________________________

v) _________________________________________ x)_____________________________________________

e) Extremely skilled at______________________________________________________________

f) Extremely unskilled at____________________________________________________________

g) Good Characteristics_____________________________________________________________

h) Flaws_________________________________________________________________________

i) Mannerisms____________________________________________________________________

j) Perculiarities___________________________________________________________________

k) Biggest regret___________________________________________________________________

l) Minor Regrets__________________________________________________________________

m) Biggest Accomplishment__________________________________________________________

n) Minor Accomplishments__________________________________________________________

o) Darkest secrete__________________________ Does anyone know_______________________

p) If yes, did they tell them______ No, how they find out__________________________________