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Aceon 02-01-08, 02:42 PM	Looking for one. Can someone tell me what book it is located in? As the player with the most books...and usually most impartial knowledge of the game...my DM has asked me for some help with the players. This is usually done at character creation...however, we are well into a campaign for the last 8 months and one of the other players characters is not willing to go on the adventure. He is a superlative roleplayer and a valuable addition to the gaming table. However, I am tired of my player having to be the bad guy and drag him along the adventures we do. My DM is sorry that he never made us do the character creation questionnaire when we started the game as it would allow him some additional motivating hooks for this truculent player. He asked me to locate it for him and while I have dozens of D&D books I can't seem to locate it. DM intends to hand out the questionnaires at next session and have all the players fill them out. Since we have some prettly clearly defined characters already, this will only help to flesh them out a bit better for the DM to try to create motivations for our characters. While my character already possesses the most lengthy and sophisticated background...my motivations are very simple. I move based on principle and make my decisions accordingly. Thus it is very simple for my character to decide to go on the adventures that the DM presents us with. One thing that our current DM is trying to avoid is the heavy-handedness of a previous tyranical DM whom we no long game with. That old DM always forced the players to go on his self-aggrandizing adventures that highlighted how powerfull his epic NPC's were and how the players were total peons. He forced the players to be enlisted men in military service and were always told what to do and never got to ever succeed at anything on their own, always with the uber NPC's showing up to save the day while we watch. Trust me we went through many years of that and we are all sick of it. Which brings me back to the character questionnaire again. If someone can point me in the right direction on this and we all completed it....with questions like: * Why did you decide to become an adventurer? * What made you want to be a hero? That sort of stuff can help motivate some of the players. thanks in advance!
Mr_Seth 02-01-08, 07:48 PM	Ye gads, there have been dozens of those throughout the years. I think there are actually a few still floating around on the boards, if you've the inclination to dig about to find them.
Centor 02-04-08, 12:00 PM	If you find one could you link it? I'd love to use one but dont have time to search. thanks!
LadyLindis 02-04-08, 02:43 PM	http://forums.gleemax.com/wotc_archive/index.php/t-398681 I used this one for fleshing out a character of mine, Zieylle. There are more in the archives, but this is the fastest link I could give you... It asks you to write a couple essays, but it's not set in stone, just write what you need where you need it and omit what you don't need.
Orchomenos 02-05-08, 10:09 AM	See my sigs, I have a few ones...
Gilfalas_Elaandrin 02-06-08, 12:02 PM	Hope this helps you out: 1.What is your full name? Do you have a nickname? 2. How old are you? When is your birthday? 3. Where were you born? Where do you live now? Are you patriotic? 4. Who are/were your parents? (Names, occupations, personalities, etc.) 5. Do you have any siblings? What are/were they like? 6. What is your occupation? 7. How tall are you? How much do you weigh? 8. What color is your hair? What color are your eyes? 9. What is your race? 10. To which social class do you belong? 11. Do you consider yourself to be attractive? Do others? 12. What is your style of dress? 13. Do you have any scars? Tattoos? Birthmarks? Other unique physical features? 14. Do you have any allergies, diseases, or other physical weaknesses? 15. Are you right- or left-handed? 16. What does your voice sound like? 17. What kind of vocabulary do you use? 18. List three quirks or other defining characteristics. 19. How often do you bathe? Do you wear perfumes? 20. What kind of facial expression do you commonly wear (dour glare, wry smile, etc)? 21. Do you use body language? How? 22. Do you have a commonly used saying? Part 2: Growing Up 23. What is your earliest memory? 24. How much schooling have you had? Did you enjoy it? 25. Where did you learn most of your knowledge and skill? 26. How would you describe your childhood in general? 27. As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? 28. When and with whom was your first kiss? 29. Are you a virgin? If not, when and with whom did you lose your virginity? 30. Do you have a notorious or celebrated ancestor? Does that affect you? Part 3: Past Influences 31. What do you consider the most important event of your life so far? 32. What do you consider your greatest achievement? 33. What is your greatest regret? 34. What is the most embarrassing or shameful thing ever to happen to you? 35. Do you have any secrets? If so, what are they? 36. What is the most evil thing you have ever done? 37. When was the time you were the most frightened? 38. Have you ever traveled outside of your country? If so, to where? Part 4: Beliefs And Opinions 39. What is your alignment? 40. Are you basically optimistic or pessimistic? 41. Do you believe in a god? If so, which one and why? 42. Do you believe in an afterlife? 43. What is your greatest fear? 44. What makes your character angry? Sad? Happy? Why? 45. Do you think people are basically good or basically evil? 46. What are your views on politics? Religion? Sex? 47. What are your views on gambling, lying, theft, and killing? 48. How far will you go to defend your beliefs? 49. How much do you value money? 50. In your opinion, what is the most evil thing any human being could do? 51. Do you believe in self-sacrifice for the greater good? 52. Do you believe in the existence of soul mates and/or true love? 53. Are you superstitious? 54. How much do you respect the beliefs and opinions of others? 55. How honest are you about your thoughts and feelings? 56. Do you have any biases or prejudices? Part 5: Relationships With Others 57. Who is the most important person in your life, and why? 58. Who is the person you respect the most? Despise the most? Why? 59. Do you have a significant other? Who? 60. Do you have a lot of friends? Who is your best friend? 61. How do you relate to members of the same race? Class? Sex? 62. How do you relate to members of a different race? Class? Sex? 63. Have you ever been in love? If so, describe what happened. 64. What do you look for in a potential lover? 65. How close are you to your family? 66. Do you want a marriage, family, and/or children? 67. Do you tend to argue with people, or avoid conflict? 68. Are you a listener or a talker? 69. How long does it usually take for you to trust others? 70. Do you hold grudges? 71. Do you tend to take on leadership roles in social situations? 72. Do you like interacting with large groups of people? 73. How well do you express yourself? 74. How quickly do you judge others? 75. Do you care what others think of you? 76. Do you have any enemies? How or why are they your enemy? Part 6: Likes And Dislikes 77. What is your favorite pastime? Color? Food? Possession? 78. What are your preferences in arts and/or entertainment? 79. Do you smoke, drink, go whoring, or use drugs? Why or why not? 80. How do you spend a typical Saturday night? 81. What is your most cherished fantasy? 82. How long is your attention span? 83. Do you laugh a lot? What do you find funny? 84. Is there anything that shocks or offends you? If so, what? 85. How do you deal with stress? 86. How much athletic ability do you have? Artistic? 87. Do you like animals? Do you like children? 88. Are you spontaneous, or do you always need to have a plan? 89. What are your pet peeves? Part 7: Self Images 90. What is your greatest strength as a person? Weakness? 91. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? 92. Are you generally introverted or extroverted? 93. Do you like yourself? 94. Do you have a daily routine? How do you feel if your day is interrupted? 95. What goal do you most want to accomplish in the next six months? Your lifetime? 96. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years? 20 years? 97. If you could choose, how would you want to die? 98. What is the one thing you would like to be remembered for after your death? 99. What three words would you use to best describe your personality? 100. What three words would others probably use to describe you? 101. Why are you risking your life to adventure? Question 101 is the big one here it seems. I used to have a buddy who played a character in our group who was a city bard/grifter. He knew that the campaign was going to do a lot of wilderness travel and out of city adventure but he was stuck on this bard concept. Eventually the dm asked him to play a different character since the bard was so counterproductive to the group and campaign. Mind you it was a fun, cool character with a great concept but it just did not work for the campaign we were running. Sometimes people get so hooked on a character idea they lose site of the fact that they have a responsibility to make the game enojoyable for their coplayers as well. Constantly having to think up reasons to make a character adventure when that character, motivation wise, SHOULDN'T is fun a couple times but tiring and annoying as a constant fare.