Have you ever wished that creating your story’s characters could be easy? Do you stare aimlessly at your screen while trying to decide what your main character should be like, a supporting character, that character’s parents, friends or even a teacher or boss?
Creating your characters doesn’t have to be so hard. In fact, with a little imagination, you can create the perfect, most-believably lovable character or hate-able villain in practically no time at all. Here’s a quick game that you can use to create your characters:
May I introduce you to the Character Creation Game! To play, all you have to do is visit the Imagine Magazine website and download the character creation sheet. If you’ve ever played Dungeons & Dragons, you’re going to find this game quite familiar! Here’s the drill:
1. Download the document and open it on your computer. It’s in both PDF, for printing, and .doc for everything else.
2. Start creating your characters!
Once you’ve downloaded and printed the PDF or opened the .doc file, you’re ready to begin! Simply fill out the basics, like name, age and other general features. To the right you’ll see a nice, big empty box, where you can put a picture of your character to help you remember what your character looks like. To do this, you can either draw your own character or find someone on the web that resembles your character.
After you’ve got the basics done, it’s time to start rolling! Below this article on the Imagine Magazine website you’ll see a box called “Roll the Dice” which will act as our virtual die. The fields are all ready to go, so all you have to do is press "Generate". For the "Attitudes" section, you're going to want to generate 10 numbers, and make sure to record each one.
The first five numbers will act as your characters positive attitude traits, and the last five numbers will become your characters negative character traits. Scroll down on the webpage to find the “Attitude” list, which goes all the way up to 73. There’s both a negative side and a positive side. Find the collaborating number for each of the numbers you recorded and write them into your character’s “Attitude” block. The attitude starting at one will be the strongest trait, whereas the fifth numbered trait on the list will be the weakest.
When you’ve finished the “Attitudes” block, simply move on to the next field. Repeat what you did with the Attitudes field with all of the other fields until you're done. Easy, right?
Beyond 'rolling' a die, there's also a list of “Personal Styles” to help you decide how your character dresses. Feel free to add to any of these lists. If you do come up with more, let us know and we’ll add your new field to the current list!
On the second page of the Character Creation sheet you’ll notice there’s a section called “Background Information”. This will help you list your characters family members and friends, as well as add extra likes and dislikes, family history, or you could just use it for some extra notes to keep track of things while you’re writing.
In a nutshell, that’s the Character Creation game! Quick, easy, painless and 100% unbiased character creation. Now, while you write your story, you’ll be better equipped to know how your characters will react to different events, as well as maintain consistency with descriptions and background information. You never know when it will come in handy!
Personal Style:
- preppy: plaid skirts, sweater vests, pearl necklaces
- punk: skinny jeans, leather, studs, peircings
- modest: coverd up, long skirts, sweaters
- sofisticated: suits, trousers, pencil skirts, blouses
- sporty: sweats, tshirts, tennishoes
- shlumpadinka (ask Oprah): sweats tshirts and old shoes
- trashy: way too showing
- edgy: converse, skinny jeans, black boots, basically some punk but not all punk
- vintage: older styles, like an old band on your tshirt
- western: brown leather, blue, browns, and orange: cowboy boots
- nautical: blue red and white, bows, and collars
- beachy: sandals, flowy sundress
- futuristic: mettallic, what you imagine people in the future to wear
- rocker: band logos, kind of punk
- boho-chic: baggy shirts that go in at the bottom, big purses, casual, long necklace
- flirty: cute dress
- casual: shorts, pants, tennies, flipflops, etc
- formal: nice dress and heels
- casual chic: casual yet cute
- hippie chic: baggy clothes, peace signs, headbands worn around the head, bellbottoms, tie dye, bright colors
Attitudes - Positive
Die Generator: Min. 1 Max. 73
1) accepts authority, loyal, devoted
2) accepts what's given
3) affectionate
4) aspiring, ambitious, motivated
5) candid
6) caring
7) change; accepts, embraces-
8) cheerful
9) considerate, thoughtful
10) cooperative
11) courageous
12) courteous
13) decisive
14) devoted
15) determined
16) does what is necessary, right
17) perseveres, endures
18) enthusiastic
19) expansive
20) faith in life
21) faith in oneself
22) faith in others
23) flexible
24) forgiving
25) focused
26) freedom given to others
27) friendly
28) frugal, thrifty
29) generous
30) goodwill
31) grateful
32) hard-working
33) honest
34) humble
35) interested
36) involved
37) jealous, not
38) kind
39) mature
40) modest
41) open-minded, tolerant
42) optimistic
43) perfects
44) persistent, sustaining
45) positive
46) practical
47) punctual
48) realistic
49) reliable
50) respectful
51) responsibility; takes-
52) responsible
53) responsive
54) self-confident
55) self-directed
56) self-disciplined
57) self-esteem, high
58) self-giving
59) self-reliant
60) selfless
61) sensitive
62) serious
63) sincere
64) social independence
65) sympathetic
66) systematic
67) takes others point of view
68) thoughtful towards others
69) trusting
70) unpretentious
71) unselfish
72) willing does, willingness
73) work-oriented
Attitudes - Negative
Die Generator: Min. 1 Max. 73
1) Rebellious
2) ignores, rejects what's given
3) distant, cold, aloof
4) self-satisfied, unmotivated
5) closed, guarded, secretive
6) uncaring, unfeeling, callous
7) rejects change
8) cheerless, gloomy, sour, grumpy
9) inconsiderate, thoughtless
10) uncooperative, unhelpful, combative
11) cowering, fearful
12) rude, impolite
13) indecisive
14) uncommitted, uncaring, hostile
15) indecisive, unsure
16) does what is convenient
17) relents, gives up
18) unenthusiastic, apathetic, indifferent
19) kept back, tight, constricting
20) life can't be trusted
21) lack of faith in self
22) others can't be relied on
23) inflexible, rigid, unbending, stubborn
24) unforgiving, resentful, spiteful
25) unfocused, scattered
26) authoritarian, controlling
27) unfriendly, distant, aloof, hostile
28) wasteful, spendthrift
29) stingy, miserly, selfish
30) ill-will, malice, hatred
31) ungrateful, unappreciative
32) lazy
33) dishonest, deceiving, lying
34) arrogant, conceited, ego-centric
35) indifferent, uncaring
36) complacent, indifferent
37) jealous, envious, covetous
38) unkind, uncaring, cruel, mean
39) immature
40) vain
41) narrow, close, small-minded, intolerant
42) pessimistic
43) allows imperfection
44) flagging, fleeting, unsustaining
45) negative
46) impractical, not viable
47) late, not on time
48) Naive, impractical
49) unreliable, undependable
50) disrespectful, rude, impolite
51) blames others
52) unreliable, undependable
53) unresponsive, unreceptive
54) lack of self-confidence, insecure
55) directed by externals
56) undisciplined, unrestrained, indulgent
57) self-esteem, confidence - low
58) self-centered
59) dependent
60) selfish
61) Insensitive, indifferent
62) silly, trivial, petty
63) insincere, dishonest
64) social approval required
65) unsympathetic, unfeeling
66) unsystematic, disorganized, disorderly, random
67) insists on own view
68) thoughtless, inconsiderate, callous
69) suspicious, mistrusting
70) pretentious, affected, ostentatious
71) selfish
72) unwilling, reluctant, recalcitrant
73) convenience first
Attributes - Positive
Die Generator: Min. 1 Max. 95
1) achieved; has-
2) adventurous
3) Substance-free
4) alert
5) aware of opportunities
6) calm
7) clean [ep to 9 levels]
8) clear goals
9) clear thoughts
10) completes
11) comprehends
12) conscious
13) conscious of one's weaknesses
14) constructive
15) content-oriented
16) creative
17) delegates
18) deliberative
19) detail-oriented
20) develops mental capabilities
21) directed, has direction
22) disciplined
23) dynamic
24) educated
25) education exceed previous generation
26) education greater than present level of achievement
27) education greater than previous generation
28) efficient
29) effort taking
30) effort achieves results
31) energetic
32) enterprising
33) entrepreneurial
34) envisions the unseen
35) experienced (in area)
36) fatigue-free
37) focused
38) goal-oriented
39) good
40) graceful
41) has enough time
42) health robust, strong constitution
43) high goals
44) higher social interests
45) idea-driven
46) imaginative
47) improves self
48) in rapidly expanding field of work
49) initiates (has initiative)
50) innovative
51) insightful
52) intelligent
53) knowledgeable
54) knowledgeable in a particular area
55) leads others
56) lives from the depths of life
57) lucky; things go your way
58) money circulated for improvement
59) motivated
60) nerves strong
61) objective
62) observant
63) organized
64) patient
65) personable
66) physical stamina
67) polite, mannered
68) previous success in family life
69) previous success in school
70) previous success in work
71) productive interactions with others
72) professional (acts)
73) professional qualification achieved
74) punctual
75) regular
76) relationship with other(s) positive
77) resourceful
78) responsible
79) results-oriented
80) risk-taker
81) sees the whole picture
82) seeks improvement
83) spiritual, inner connection
84) stamina
85) strong; physically-
86) strong; psychologically-
87) stress-free, relaxed
88) (has had) supportive family or friends
89) systematic
90) tough
91) trustworthy
92) wealthy
93) wealth in present generation
94) well-behaved
95) work is in harmony with personal life
Attributes - Negative
Die Generator: Min. 1 Max. 95
1) hasn't achieve
2) conventional
3) Substance-abuse (alcohol, drug)
4) dull
5) ignorant of opportunities
6) excitable, nervous
7) dirty, unkempt
8) lack of, jumbled goals; directionless
9) muddled thoughts, confused
10) leaves hanging, doesn't complete
11) doesn't comprehend
12) unconscious
13) unconscious of one's strengths
14) destructive, complaining
15) outer, surface, form-oriented
16) uncreative
17) tries to do everything
18) reckless
19) scrimps on details
20) leaves mental capacities as is
21) directionless, unfocused
22) dissipating
23) passive
24) uneducated
25) education not exceed previous generation
26) education less than present level of achievement
27) education less than previous generation
28) inefficient
29) lack of effort
30) effort wasted
31) listless
32) enterprising, not
33) entrepreneurial, not
34) visionless
35) inexperienced (in area)
36) tired, fatigued
37) unfocused, addled, scattered
38) goalless, directionless
39) evil
40) clumsy
41) never has enough time
42) poor health, weak constitution
43) low, no goals
44) lower, no social interests
45) ideas don't motivate to act
46) unimaginative
47) stays the same
48) in static or declining field
49) lacks initiative
50) conservative
51) lacks insight, blind to, ignorant of
52) stupid
53) ignorant, uniformed
54) no knowledge in a particular area
55) submits, yields to others
56) lives on the surface of life, superficial
57) unlucky
58) money hoarded for security
59) unmotivated
60) nerves weak
61) subjective, biased
62) blind to, oblivious to
63) disorganized
64) impatient, expectant
65) non-engaging, distant, cold
66) lack of stamina
67) impolite, ill mannered, rude
68) previous failure in family life
69) previous failure in school
70) previous failure in work
71) chit-chatting
72) amateurish (acts)
73) no professional qualification
74) late
75) irregular, erratic
76) relationship with other(s) negative
77) unresourceful, helpless
78) irresponsible
79) does for doing's sake, being merely occupied
80) averse to risk
81) seeing only parts of the picture
82) self-satisfied
83) lacks any spiritual, inner connection
84) lack of stamina
85) weak; physically-
86) weak; psychologically-
87) stressed, tense
88) (has had) indifferent, uncaring family or friends
89) unsystematic, disorganized, disorderly, random
90) weak, soft
91) untrustworthy
92) impoverished
93) poverty in present generation
94) ill behaved
95) work is in conflict with personal life
Social Endowments - Positive
Die Generator: Min. 1 Max. 11
1) affectionate family upbringing
2) high mental abilities in family
3) parents attained high social status
4) parents motivated, gave direction
5) parents rose & accomplished
6) (inheritance) physical attributes are fine
7) (had) previous success (in school, work, family life)
8) prosperity in family upbringing
9) psychological health and well-being
10) prosperity in surrounding society
11) supportive social environment
Social Endowments - Negative
Die Generator: Min. 1 Max. 11
1) indifferent, hostile family upbringing
2) poor mental abilities in family
3) parents have low social status
4) parents demotivated, gave no direction
5) parents remained in same position
6) (inheritance) physical attributes are poor
7) (had) previous failure (in school, work, family life)
8) poverty in family upbringing
9) psychological problems
10) poverty in surrounding society
11) indifferent social environment
Skills - Positive
Die Generator: Min. 1 Max. 23
1) capacity to judge others
2) careful, graceful with objects
3) communication skills
4) (can) exercise authority
5) delegation skills
6) leadership skills
7) listening skills
8) management skills
9) motivating skills
10) negotiating skills
11) organization skills
12) planning skills
13) problem-solving skills
14) public speaking skills
15) reconciling problems, conflicts at higher level skills
16) skilled
17) skilled, talented exceptionally in particular area
18) speaking skills
19) teamwork skills
20) technical work skills
21) time management skills
22) verbal skills
23) writing skills
Skills - Negative
Die Generator: Min. 1 Max. 23
1) unable to judge others
2) careless, clumsy
>3) communication skills, lack of
4) cannot exercise authority
5) delegation skills, lack of
6) leadership skills, lack of
7) listening skills, lack of
8) management skills, lack of
9) motivating skills, lack of
10) negotiating skills, lack of
11) organization skills, lacks
12) planning skills, lack of
13) problem-solving skills, lack of
14) public speaking skills, lack of
15) reconciling problems, conflicts at higher level skills, lack of
16) unskilled
17) not skilled, talented exceptionally in particular area
18) speaking skills, lack of
19) teamwork skills, lack of
20) technical work skills, lack of
21) time management skills, lack of
22) verbal skills, lack of
23) writing skills, lack of
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