Character sheets

Character Chart

Character’s full name:

Reason or meaning of name:

Character’s nickname:

Reason for nickname:

Birth date:

Physical appearance Age:

How old does he/she appear:

Weight:

Height:

Body build:

Shape of face:

Eye color:

Glasses or contacts:

Skin tone:

Distinguishing marks:

Predominant features:

Hair color:

Type of hair:

Hairstyle:

Voice:

Overall attractiveness:

Physical disabilities:

Usual fashion of dress:

Favorite outfit:

Jewelry or accessories:

Personality

Good personality traits:

Bad personality traits:

Mood character is most often in:

Sense of humor:

Character’s greatest joy in life:

Character’s greatest fear: Why?

What single event would most throw this character’s life into complete turmoil?

Character is most at ease when:

Most ill at ease when:

Enraged when:

Depressed or sad when:

Priorities:

Life philosophy:

If granted one wish, it would be:

Why? Character’s soft spot:

Is this soft spot obvious to others?

Greatest strength:

Greatest vulnerability or weakness:

Biggest regret:

Minor regret:

Biggest accomplishment:

Minor accomplishment:

Past failures he/she would be embarrassed to have people know about: Why?

Character’s darkest secret:

Does anyone else know?

Goals Drives and motivations:

Immediate goals:

Long term goals:

How the character plans to accomplish these goals:

How other characters will be affected:

Past Hometown:

Type of childhood:

Pets:

First memory:

Most important childhood memory:

Why:

Childhood hero:

Dream job:

Education:

Religion:

Finances:

Present Current location:

Currently living with:

Pets:

Religion:

Occupation:

Finances:

Family Mother:

Relationship with her:

Father:

Relationship with him:

Siblings:

Relationship with them:

Spouse:

Relationship with him/her:

Children:

Relationship with them:

Other important family members:

Favorites Color:

Least favorite color:

Music:

Food:

Literature:

Form of entertainment:

Expressions:

Mode of transportation:

Most prized possession:

Habits Hobbies:

Plays a musical instrument?

Plays a sport?

How he/she would spend a rainy day:

Spending habits:

Smokes:

Drinks:

Other drugs:

What does he/she do too much of?

What does he/she do too little of?

Extremely skilled at:

Extremely unskilled at: Nervous tics:

Usual body posture:

Mannerisms:

Peculiarities:

Traits Optimist or pessimist?

Introvert or extrovert?

Daredevil or cautious?

Logical or emotional?

Disorderly and messy or methodical and neat?

Prefers working or relaxing?

Confident or unsure of himself/herself?

Animal lover?

Self-perception How he/she feels about himself/herself:

One word the character would use to describe self:

One paragraph description of how the character would describe self: What does the character consider his/her best personality trait?

What does the character consider his/her worst personality trait?

What does the character consider his/her best physical characteristic?

What does the character consider his/her worst physical characteristic?

How does the character think others perceive him/her: What would the character most like to change about himself/herself:

Relationships with others Opinion of other people in general: Does the character hide his/her true opinions and emotions from others?

Person character most hates: Best friend(s):

Love interest(s):

Person character goes to for advice:

Person character feels responsible for or takes care of:

Person character feels shy or awkward around:

Person character openly admires:

Person character secretly admires:

Most important person in character’s life before story starts: After story starts: