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Writing prompts are optional resources you may use to develop your character after it's been accepted. They're like surveys, but you don't have to answer all the questions, and you can fill it out in-character or from a third person point of view.

Any writing prompts you fill out should be posted to your biography thread, or as a separate thread in your member board.

If you'd like to submit a writing prompt, please format it and post it as a reply to this thread, and remember to include a code so people have an easy way of copying it!

The Ultimate Character Fact Sheet

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Thanks to Mai combining and extending our already existing fact sheets, we now have one that is amazing! Long yes, but it helps form your character in nearly every facet! Give it a glance.

If you are looking at all the >NAME<'s and wondering how you are going to muster the strength to change them all by hand, remember the handy "replace" option. I know it works like this for Open Office users: Hit Control + F, type in >NAME< and then below where it says "Replace with" put your characters name. Then hit "Replace All" and it will be done! Same can be done for the color tags.


Name

Name:
Reason or meaning of name:

• Info
• Goes
• Here

Nicknames:

Birth

Age:
Date of Birth:
Blood Purity:
Blood Type:
Astrological Sign:
Nationality:
Birth Place:

Family & Home

Father:

• Age:
• Occupation:
• Relationship with

Mother:

• Age:
• Occupation:
• Relationship with

Brother/Sister:

• Age:
• Occupation:
• Relationship with

Birth order: Middle child

Grandparents :

• Name – Relation (Paternal/Maternal); Birth date; Death Date (if applicable); Job ; Location.
• etc
• etc
• etc

Current Residence:

Socioeconomic Level

Talents/Skills:

• Points
• Go
• Here

Physical Characteristics

Height:
Weight:
Race:
Eye Color:
Hair Color:
Glasses or contact lenses?
Skin color:
Shape of Face:
Distinguishing features:

Health:

Speech patterns:

Disabilities:

How does he/she dress?

Intellectual and Educational Background

Intelligence Level:

Any Mental Illnesses?:

Learning Experiences:

Favorite Saying:


Personality Attributes and Attitudes

Mannerisms:

Habits:

Hobbies:

• Points
• Go
• Here

Emotional Characteristics

Strengths:

• Points
• Go
• Here

Weaknesses:

• Points
• Go
• Here

Introvert or Extrovert?:
 
Optimist or Pessimist?:

How does >NAME< deal with anger?:

With sadness?:

In a crisis?:

With change?:

With loss?:

What does >NAME< want out of life?:

What would >NAME< like to change in his/her life?:

What motivates >NAME<?:

What frightens >NAME<?:

What makes >NAME< happy?:

Is >NAME< judgmental of others?:

Is >NAME< generous or stingy?:

Is >NAME< generally polite or rude?:

Greatest flaw:

Best quality:

>NAME<'s short-term goals in life:

>NAME<'s long-term goals in life:

How does >NAME< see himself/herself?:

How does >NAME< believe he/she is perceived by others?:

What would most embarass >NAME<?:


Spiritual Characteristics
 

Does >NAME< believe in God?:

What are >NAME<'s spiritual beliefs?:

Is religion or spirituality a part of >NAME<'s life?:


Favorites

Color:
Animal:
Food:
Drink:
Movie:
Band:
Song:
City:
Place: 
Instrument:
Piece of clothing?:


Magical Characteristics

Erisid:  (Dream)
Amortentia:  (3 smells they love)
Boggart: (Physical Manifestation of their fears)
Dementor: (Most depressing memory)
Patronus: (Animal Patronus forms)

Wand:

• Wood:
  
• Core:
  
• Length:
  
• Pliability:
  
• Special Characteristics:
  
• Notes:
  

Additional Notes on >NAME<

• Facts
• Go
• Here

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More Facts About >NAME<[/u][/i][/color][/font][/size][/center]

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Name[/u][/color][/font][/size]

[color=#BFB8A7]Name:[/color]
[color=#BFB8A7]Reason or meaning of name:[/color]
[list]
[*] Info
[*] Goes
[*] Here
[/list]
[color=#BFB8A7]Nicknames: [/color]

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Birth[/u][/color][/font][/size]

[color=#BFB8A7]Age:[/color]
[color=#BFB8A7]Date of Birth:[/color]
[color=#BFB8A7]Blood Purity:[/color]
[color=#BFB8A7]Blood Type:[/color]
[color=#BFB8A7]Astrological Sign:[/color]
[color=#BFB8A7]Nationality:[/color]
[color=#BFB8A7]Birth Place:[/color]

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Family & Home[/u][/color][/font][/size]

[color=#BFB8A7]Father:[/color]
[list][li][u]Age[/u]: [/li]
[li][u]Occupation[/u]: [/li]
[li][u]Relationship with[/u] [/li][/list]


[color=#BFB8A7]Mother:[/color]
[list][li][u]Age[/u]: [/li]
[li][u]Occupation[/u]: [/li]
[li][u]Relationship with[/u] [/li][/list]


[color=#BFB8A7]Brother/Sister:[/color]
[list][li][u]Age[/u]: [/li]
[li][u]Occupation[/u]: [/li]
[li][u]Relationship with[/u] [/li][/list]

[color=#BFB8A7]Birth order[/color]: Middle child

[color=#BFB8A7]Grandparents[/color] :
[list]
[*] Name – Relation (Paternal/Maternal); Birth date;
Death Date (if applicable); Job ; Location.
[*] etc
[*] etc
[*] etc
[/list]

[color=#BFB8A7]Current Residence:[/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]Socioeconomic Level[/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]Talents/Skills:[/color]
[list]
[*] Points
[*] Go
[*] Here
[/list]

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Physical Characteristics[/u][/color][/font][/size]

[color=#BFB8A7]Height: [/color]
[color=#BFB8A7]Weight: [/color]
[color=#BFB8A7]Race: [/color]
[color=#BFB8A7]Eye Color: [/color]
[color=#BFB8A7]Hair Color: [/color]
[color=#BFB8A7]Glasses or contact lenses? [/color]
[color=#BFB8A7]Skin color: [/color]
[color=#BFB8A7]Shape of Face: [/color]
[color=#BFB8A7]Distinguishing features: [/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]Health: [/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]Speech patterns:[/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]Disabilities:[/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]How does he/she dress? [/color]

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Intellectual and Educational Background[/u][/color][/font][/size]

[color=#BFB8A7]Intelligence Level: [/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]Any Mental Illnesses?: [/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]Learning Experiences: [/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]Favorite Saying:[/color]


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Personality Attributes and Attitudes[/u][/color][/font][/size]

[color=#BFB8A7]Mannerisms:[/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]Habits: [/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]Hobbies:[/color]
[list]
[*] Points
[*] Go
[*] Here
[/list]


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Emotional Characteristics[/u][/color][/font][/size]

[color=#BFB8A7]Strengths: [/color]
[list]
[*] Points
[*] Go
[*] Here
[/list]

[color=#BFB8A7]Weaknesses: [/color]
[list]
[*] Points
[*] Go
[*] Here
[/list]

[color=#BFB8A7]Introvert or Extrovert?: [/color]
 
[color=#BFB8A7]Optimist or Pessimist?: [/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]How does >NAME< deal with anger?: [/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]With sadness?: [/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]In a crisis?: [/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]With change?: [/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]With loss?: [/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]What does >NAME< want out of life?: [/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]What would >NAME< like to change in his/her life?: [/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]What motivates >NAME<?: [/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]What frightens >NAME<?: [/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]What makes >NAME< happy?: [/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]Is >NAME< judgmental of others?: [/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]Is >NAME< generous or stingy?: [/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]Is >NAME< generally polite or rude?: [/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]Greatest flaw:[/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]Best quality:[/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]>NAME<'s short-term goals in life: [/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]>NAME<'s long-term goals in life: [/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]How does >NAME< see himself/herself?: [/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]How does >NAME< believe he/she is perceived by others?: [/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]What would most embarass >NAME<?: [/color]


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Spiritual Characteristics[/u][/color][/font][/size]
 

[color=#BFB8A7]Does >NAME< believe in God?: [/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]What are >NAME<'s spiritual beliefs?: [/color]

[color=#BFB8A7]Is religion or spirituality a part of >NAME<'s life?: [/color]


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Favorites[/u][/color][/font][/size]

[color=#BFB8A7]Color:[/color]
[color=#BFB8A7]Animal:[/color]
[color=#BFB8A7]Food:[/color]
[color=#BFB8A7]Drink:[/color]
[color=#BFB8A7]Movie:[/color]
[color=#BFB8A7]Band:[/color]
[color=#BFB8A7]Song:[/color]
[color=#BFB8A7]City:[/color]
[color=#BFB8A7]Place:[/color] 
[color=#BFB8A7]Instrument:[/color]
[color=#BFB8A7]Piece of clothing?:[/color]


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Magical Characteristics[/u][/color][/font][/size]

[color=#BFB8A7]Erisid:[/color]  (Dream)
[color=#BFB8A7]Amortentia:[/color]  (3 smells they love)
[color=#BFB8A7]Boggart:[/color] (Physical Manifestation of their fears)
[color=#BFB8A7]Dementor:[/color] (Most depressing memory)
[color=#BFB8A7]Patronus:[/color] (Animal Patronus forms)

[color=#BFB8A7]Wand: [/color]
[list]
[*] [b]Wood:[/b]
[*] [b]Core:[/b]
[*] [b]Length:[/b]
[*] [b]Pliability:[/b]
[*] [b]Special Characteristics:[/b]
[*] [b]Notes:[/b]
[/list]


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Additional Notes on >NAME<[/u][/color][/font][/size]

[list]
[*] Facts

[*] Go

[*] Here
[/list]

In Depth Personality Analysis
(submitted by Analiza Snark)

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Give a short description of your characters good and bad personality traits:

Pick the most prominant good trait. How do they express this trait?
Who do they express it to? What environmental situations have effected it?

Pick the most prominant good trait. How do they express this trait?
Who do they express it to? What environmental situations have effected it?

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What is your characters Political view? Why?

What is your characters view on Love, Marriage and/or Family?

What is your characters view on Work and/or School?

What is your characters view on Gryffindor/Hufflepuff/Ravenclaw/Slytherin? '
(This is mainly students/Teachers, but anyone can answer it)

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What kind of people do they get along well with? How can one get on their good side?

What kind of people do they hate? What can one do to make them dispise them?

Who is your characters best friend? Why?

Who is your character in love with? Why?
(This can be past or current, but not future.)

Who does your character hate the most? Why?

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What kind of Family does your character come from?
Large or small? Tightknit or aloof? Describe.

How does your character feel about their mother?

How does your character feel about their father?

How does your character feel about their siblings?
(If you don't have any, feel free to leave this blank)

Is your character married/divorced/widowed? If yes, which one?

If yes to above, what does your character feel about their spouse/ex-spouse/late spouse?

Does your character have kids? If yes, what are their names and ages?

What does your character feel about their kids (Individually)?



[b]Give a short description of your characters good and bad personality traits:[/b]

[b]Pick the most prominant good trait. How do they express this trait?
Who do they express it to? What environmental situations have effected it?[/b]

[b]Pick the most prominant good trait. How do they express this trait?
Who do they express it to? What environmental situations have effected it?[/b]

[hr]

[b]What is your characters Political view? Why?[/b]

[b]What is your characters view on Love, Marriage and/or Family?[/b]

[b]What is your characters view on Work and/or School?[/b]

[b]What is your characters view on Gryffindor/Hufflepuff/Ravenclaw/Slytherin? '
(This is mainly students/Teachers, but anyone can answer it)[/b]

[hr]

[b]What kind of people do they get along well with? How can one get on their good side?[/b]

[b]What kind of people do they hate? What can one do to make them dispise them?[/b]

[b]Who is your characters best friend? Why?[/b]

[b]Who is your character in love with? Why?
(This can be past or current, but not future.)[/b]

[b]Who does your character hate the most? Why?[/b]

[hr]

[b]What kind of Family does your character come from?
Large or small? Tightknit or aloof? Describe.[/b]

[b]How does your character feel about their mother?[/b]

[b]How does your character feel about their father?[/b]

[b]How does your character feel about their siblings?
(If you don't have any, feel free to leave this blank)[/b]

[b]Is your character married/divorced/widowed? If yes, which one?[/b]

[b]If yes to above, what does your character feel about their spouse/ex-spouse/late spouse?[/b]

[b]Does your character have kids? If yes, what are their names and ages?[/b]

[b]What does your character feel about their kids (Individually)?[/b]

Family and Friends
(submitted by Fauna Blake)

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Here is something that might help you explore your character’s relationships. If you want to add questions as you go along, feel free!

Family:

Is your relationship with them loving? A mixture of love/hate? Or even indifference?

How far would you go for family?...
 Do you attend the obligatory get-togethers over the holidays?
 Do you bring over chicken soup when someone gets a cold?
 How about if someone becomes seriously ill?
 Would you ever lend money? If so, what is your limit?
 Are you the habitual ‘borrower’ of funds?
 Would you stand in harm’s way for family?
 Would you die for them?

Oh crazy relatives. Which member of your family is the nuttiest?
An embarrassment?
The most ‘normal’?

Is your family proud of you?

How do you feel about your siblings? Are you rivals? Friends?
Would you mind terribly if they got stuck in a vanishing cabinet and never returned?

What is your biggest regret about family?

If you could tell them what you really thought, what would you say?

Families love to tell embarrassing stories.
Describe the one story that they tell about you the most often!


Friends:

Are you loyal?

Have you ever been called two-faced? Superficial?

Ever betrayed a friend?

Or given up on one?

Do you tell your friends everything, or are you more secretive and private?

Are you good at keeping secrets?

Quick to forgive or forever holding grudges?

Ever had issues with the green-eyed monster?

What types of people do you tend to hang out with?
What types tend to flock to you?

What would your friends say, is your best quality? Your worst?

Do you have more friends than enemies, or more enemies than friends?

Are the majority of them animals, humans, or ‘other’? (If other, please elaborate ^.~)

What is your most unlikely friendship?

Do you select your friends very carefully, or are you more carefree?

Would you ever do something for a friend that you know is wrong, just to fit in?
What about to help them?


[b][u]Family:[/u][/b]

[b]Is your relationship with them loving? A mixture of love/hate? Or even indifference?[/b]

[b]How far would you go for family?...[/b]
 [b]Do you attend the obligatory get-togethers over the holidays?[/b]
 [b]Do you bring over chicken soup when someone gets a cold?[/b]
 [b]How about if someone becomes seriously ill?[/b]
 [b]Would you ever lend money? If so, what is your limit? [/b]
 [b]Are you the habitual ‘borrower’ of funds? [/b]
 [b]Would you stand in harm’s way for family? [/b]
 [b]Would you die for them?[/b]

[b]Oh crazy relatives. Which member of your family is the nuttiest? [/b]
[b]An embarrassment? [/b]
[b]The most ‘normal’? [/b]

[b]Is your family proud of you?[/b]

[b]How do you feel about your siblings? Are you rivals? Friends? [/b]
[b]Would you mind terribly if they got stuck in a vanishing cabinet and never returned?[/b]

[b]What is your biggest regret about family?[/b]

[b]If you could tell them what you really thought, what would you say?[/b]

[b]Families love to tell embarrassing stories.
Describe the one story that they tell about you the most often![/b]


[b][u]Friends:[/u][/b]

[b]Are you loyal?[/b]

[b]Have you ever been called two-faced? Superficial?[/b]

[b]Ever betrayed a friend?[/b]

[b]Or given up on one?[/b]

[b]Do you tell your friends everything, or are you more secretive and private?[/b]

[b]Are you good at keeping secrets? [/b]

[b]Quick to forgive or forever holding grudges?[/b]

[b]Ever had issues with the green-eyed monster?[/b]

[b]What types of people do you tend to hang out with? [/b]
[b]What types tend to flock to you?[/b]

[b]What would your friends say, is your best quality? Your worst?[/b]

[b]Do you have more friends than enemies, or more enemies than friends?[/b]

[b]Are the majority of them animals, humans, or ‘other’? (If other, please elaborate ^.~)[/b]

[b]What is your most unlikely friendship?[/b]

[b]Do you select your friends very carefully, or are you more carefree?[/b]

[b]Would you ever do something for a friend that you know is wrong, just to fit in? [/b]
[b]What about to help them?[/b]


Expand Your Character
(submitted by Alexander Belisario)

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Here is a simple way to better understand your character.  And maybe for you to better understand the motivations behind the decisions made though out your characters life.  I'm a writer and this is something I love to use to help flesh out any characters that may seem a bit flat.  It took years to come up with everything and I've borrowed and stolen from a lot of things.  This of course doesn't cover anything, but who knows it may help you.

So comment on it, fill it out for your character and add it to your characters Bio.  Hope this is helpful.

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Basic Statistics
Name:
Age/Date of Birth:
Nationality:
Socioeconomic Level as a child:
Socioeconomic Level as an adult:
Hometown:
Current Residence:
Occupation:
Income:
Talents/Skills:
Salary:
Birth order:
Siblings (describe relationship):
Spouse (describe relationship):
Children (describe relationship):
Grandparents (describe relationship):
Grandchildren (describe relationship):
Significant Others (describe relationship):
Relationship skills:

Physical Characteristics:
Height:
Weight:
Race:
Eye Color:
Hair Color:
Glasses or contact lenses?
Skin color:
Shape of Face:
Distinguishing features:
How does he/she dress?
Mannerisms:
Habits: (smoking, drinking etc.)
Health:
Hobbies:
Favorite Sayings:
Speech patterns:
Disabilities:
Style (Elegant, shabby etc.):
Greatest flaw:
Best quality:

Intellectual/Mental/Personality Attributes and Attitudes
Educational Background:
Intelligence Level:
Any Mental Illnesses?
Learning Experiences:
Character's short-term goals in life:
Character's long-term goals in life:
How does Character see himself/herself?
How does Character believe he/she is perceived by others?
How self-confident is the character?
Does the character seem ruled by emotion or logic or some combination thereof?
What would most embarass this character?

Emotional Characteristics

Strengths/Weaknesses:
Introvert or Extrovert?
How does the character deal with anger?
With sadness?
With conflict?
With change?
With loss?
What does the character want out of life?
What would the character like to change in his/her life?
What motivates this character?
What frightens this character?
What makes this character happy?
Is the character judgmental of others?
Is the character generous or stingy?
Is the character generally polite or rude?

Spiritual Characteristics
Does the character believe in God?
What are the character's spiritual beliefs?
Is religion or spirituality a part of this character's life?
If so, what role does it play?

Relationships with other characters:
1. Character's Name: -- (Describe relationship with this character and changes to relationship over the course of the years).
2. Character's Name: -- (Describe relationship with this character and changes to relationship over the course of the years).
3. Character's Name: -- (Describe relationship with this character and changes to relationship over the course of the years).
4. Character's Name: -- (Describe relationship with this character and changes to relationship over the course of the years).
Additional Notes on This Character: