A basic character sheet to help you create a character or expand upon one you already have. Please keep in mind that not all of these categories will be entirely relevant to your character or your character's history. This is intended as a blanket form to help get you thinking about different aspects of your character and their backstory.
BASICS:
FULL NAME:
NICKNAME(S):
AGE:
DATE OF BIRTH:
HOMETOWN:
CURRENT RESIDENCE:
ETHNICITY:
SPECIES:
GENDER:
OCCUPATION:
LANGUAGES:
APPEARANCE:
HEIGHT:
WEIGHT:
BUILD:
DISTINCTIVE FEATURES:
HAIR COLOR:
EYE COLOR:
TATTOOS:
PIERCINGS:
SCARS/NOTABLE MARKS:
GLASSES/CONTACTS:
DOMINANT HAND:
DEMEANOR:
FACECLAIM: (IF APPLICABLE)
RELATIONSHIPS:
SEXUAL ORIENTATION:
PARENTS:
SIBLINGS:
CHILDREN:
OTHER FAMILY:
FRIENDS:
MENTORS:
ADVERSARIES:
PETS:
CURRENT/PAST PARTNERS:
KINKS:
HEALTH: PHYSICAL AILMENTS:
MENTAL AILMENTS:
ALLERGIES:
SMOKING:
DRUGS:
ALCOHOL:
VICES:
PAST ADDICTIONS:
PERSONALITY: NEGATIVE TRAITS:
POSITIVE TRAITS:
ALIGNMENT:
HOBBIES:
STRENGTHS:
WEAKNESSES:
PET PEEVES:
BAD HABITS:
SKILLS:
NERVOUS TICKS/HABITS:
FEARS:
LIKES:
DISLIKES:
Additional questions to ask yourself about your character. These should help you flesh out their backstory and, ideally, help them feel a little more "real" and relatable.
QUESTIONS:
• What was their childhood like?
• How is their relationship with their parents? With their siblings?
• How did they do in school? (Academically? Socially?)
• What are three words their best friend would use to describe them?
• What was their hometown like?
• How would you describe their lifestyle? Do they eat healthy? Do they exercise?
• Are they a messy person, or an organized one?
• Are they poor, wealthy? Do they live above or below their means?
• What element would you associate your character with?
• What Hogwarts house would your character be in? Why?
• Does your character have a strict set of morals they follow? What are they?
• Do they have any notable possessions or sentimental objects that mean a lot to them?
• What are your character’s political / social views like?
• Does your character have an accent? A stutter? What is their voice like?
• If your character has a non-human or magical form, what are their supernatural abilities, weaknesses, or strengths?
• Does your character have long-term or short-term goals? What are they?
• What is the meaning behind their name? Is it fitting for their personality?
• Why did their parents give them that name? Did it belong to a relative, or did they just like it?
• What is their astrological sign? Does the description sound accurate to their character?
• If they have any scars/marks on their body, how did they get there?
• What motivates your character? How did they come to this motivation / goal?
• What type of car/vehicle does your character drive?
• If they have any nicknames, how did those nicknames come about?
• If the character does drugs, what caused them to start? What kind do they do? How do they get them?
• If your character doesn’t do drugs, why not?
• How does your character view marriage and having a family?
• What type of humor does your character have? (Dry, childish, dark, self-deprecating?)
• Who is your character’s best friend? How did they meet? How often do they talk?
• What sorts of lies does your character believe or hold as truth, either about themselves or the world around them?
• What sorts of obstacles or challenges does your character find themselves confronted with over and over, and why?
• When faced with failure or difficulty, what does your character tell themselves to keep motivated?
• What is your character’s clothing style like? What do they usually wear?
• What is their secret dream or hobby and why is it a secret?