<span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 15pt;">Character Questionnaire</span></span><br/><br/>This questionnaire is<strong>not mandatory</strong>. It is simply a tool to help you flesh out the details of your character and to help me assign the statistics for your starting character. Detailing a couple-paragraph description of your character can substitute for this just fine; feel free to use it for inspiration, though.<br/><br/><hr/><strong>I. Appearance:</strong>What does your character look like? How do you dress and take care of your hygiene? What's your posture and physical attitude like?<br/><br/>Are you confident, shy, shrewd, paranoid, ugly, plain, handsome? Do you prefer rugged clothing, casual dress, or well-tailored suits?<br/><br/><br/><strong>II. Quirks:</strong>Everyone has unique habits, anecdotes, interests and hobbies. Give your character some unique details.<br/><br/>Do you know the national anthem by heart? Do you always wear the same pair of cowboy boots? Do you speak with a Southern drawl? Do you detest European beer? Do you have a catch-phrase, or trademark gesture? Are you afraid of spiders? Do you have any superstitions?<br/><br/>Get creative.<br/><br/><br/><strong>III. Social Ties:</strong>Think about your character's life (or previous life, if you're a ghost).<br/><br/>Are your parents still alive? What's your family like? Are you married? Do you have children? Do you hang out with your neighbors, socialize with co-workers? Do you have any good friends, or common acquaintances you hang out with?<br/><br/>How have these relationships changed since you joined Orpheus?<br/><br/>I'll be using your social ties to great effect in the course of the chronicle, so the more details, the better... otherwise I'll invent my own.<br/><br/><br/><strong>IV. Motivations:</strong>What drives your character? Why are you working with Orpheus and risking your life on dangerous missions?<br/><br/>Do you feel that it's worthwhile to help lost souls? Are you here just for the money? Are you a thrill-seeker? Do you have religious convictions? Personal vendettas? Scientific curiosity? Remorse for previous sins?<br/><br/>What is your greatest regret? Your greatest fear? Your greatest love? Your greatest hate?<br/><br/>Think hard on this one; it should play into most of your character's choices.<br/><br/><br/><strong>V. History:</strong>Here are some questions about what's gone on in your character's life.<br/><br/>Where are you from? What was growing up like?<br/><br/>What do you believe in (religion, spirituality, nothing, etc)?<br/><br/>When did you first nearly die? How did that near-death change you?<br/><br/>When did you first encounter ghosts? What did you think about Orpheus before getting hired?<br/><br/>What do you think about Orpheus now? What do you think about its rivals? Do you trust Orpheus?<br/><br/>Again, feel free to get creative here.<br/><br/><br/><br/><strong>VI. Attributes:</strong>Everyone is born with certain aptitudes, and we hone ourselves more in certain areas than others.<br/><br/>Are you physically tough? Did you work out a lot, or do a job that developed muscle? Do you rarely get sick? Are you really weak or feeble? Are you fast and agile? How's your hand-eye coordination? Are you graceful or awkward?<br/><br/>Are you charming? Are people drawn to you, or do you repel them? Are you just average? Can you convince people with ease? Do you have to threaten people to get your way? Does everyone walk all over you?<br/><br/>Can you handle complex math problems? Do you learn new material quickly? Do you react quickly to dangerous or difficult situations? Do you shut down? Do you only think of good comebacks minutes after the confrontation is over? What's your IQ?<br/><br/>These should come naturally out of your character's concepts, of course.<br/><br/><br/><br/><strong>VII. Abilities:</strong>These encompass what your character is good at.<br/><br/>Are you good in a brawl? Sharp aim with a gun? Can you drive a car like pro racers? Can you handle a knife or a baton?<br/><br/>Are you good at influencing people? Can you express yourself clearly and convincingly? Do you know just how to push someone into backing off or giving in? Can you lie well? Do you pick up on other people's emotions quickly?<br/><br/>Can you spot trouble before it happens? Do you react fast? Did you grow up on the streets and know the talk, the walk? Do you know what to say to high society to get in their graces? Can you talk your way through bureaucratic red tape?<br/><br/>Is your intuition strong? Are you an artist? Great at carpentry? Can you build engines? Do you know your way around a computer? Could you disarm a bomb? Get past an electronic lock?<br/><br/>How are you on stage? Can you impersonate the stars? Can you get animals to come to you, listen, and treat you with respect? Could you survive for a week in the woods with only a knife?<br/><br/>What do you know about Law? Business? Academia? Finance and accounting? Medicine? Did you study the occult and the paranormal? Are you a doctor, a scientist, an engineer, or a lawyer?<br/><br/>Do you know any other languages? Are you athletic? Do you know about politics and how to maneuver through them?<br/><br/>Think about what your character knows and what they can do well. Be reasonable, of course.