30 Days Meme
So this is the super fun, super crazy Thirty Days of Character Development meme, but with some awesome changes originally made by Kait for our old game, and with some more changes by me just now. I thought it would be a cool way to help us develop our little corners of the world a little bit more. Decided to post it all at once, but no reason we can't answer a few at a time. Less pressure, more creativity!
1. Describe your character’s relationship with their mother or their father, or both. Was it good? Bad? Were they spoiled rotten, ignored? Do they still get along now, or no?
2. What are your character's most prominent physical features?
3. Name one scar your character has, and tell us where it came from. If they don’t have any, is there a reason?
4. How vain is your character? Do they find themselves attractive?
5. Where does your character fall on the Kinsey Scale? Or if you think the Kinsey Scale isn't enough, on a scale of 0 to 100 with 0 being exclusively heterosexual and 100 being exclusively homosexual, and "X" representing asexual? (And if those numbers don't work but your character is a genderfluid androphile or a gray-ace panromantic, this question's good for that too.)
6. Describe your character’s happiest memory.
7. Is there one event or happening your character would like to erase from their past? Why?
8. What’s your character’s favorite ice cream flavor? Color? Song? Flower? Favorite EVERYTHING, list whatever you want, all favorites.
9. Who does your character trust?
10. Can you define a turning point in your character’s life? Multiples are acceptable.
11. Is there an animal you equate with your character?
12. How is your character with technology? Super savvy, or way behind the times? Feel free to describe any steampunk/magitek things that your character uses a lot!
13. What does your character’s bed look like when he/she wakes up? Are the covers off on one side of the bed, are they all curled around a pillow, sprawled everywhere? In what position might they sleep?
14. How does your character react to temperature changes such as extreme heat and cold?
15. Is your character an early morning bird or a night owl?
16. Are there any blood relatives that your character is particularly close with, besides the immediate ones? Cousins, uncles, grandfathers, aunts, etc. Are there any others that your character practically considers a blood relative?
17. What’s your character’s desk/workspace look like? Are they neat or messy?
18. Is your character a good cook? What’s their favorite recipe, whether they’re good or not? (Microwave mac-and-cheese applies.)
19. What’s your character’s preferred means of travel?
20. Does your character have any irrational fears? What are the rational ones?
21. Does your character have a tattoo? Describe it. If not, what would they get a tattoo of? Does the tattoo design have a significant meaning to your character? How did they decide on it?
22. What historical event do you think was changed by steampunk technology that had an impact on your character's life?
23. How does your character feel about magic? Do they believe in magical lore, or look at magic as just another type of energy?
24. What might your character’s ideal romantic partner be?
25. Describe your character’s hands. Are they small, long, calloused, smooth, stubby?
26. How does your character handle the economic realities of a steampunk New York? What class stratification does your character see the most? How do they feel about the others? (Describe anything you think might be relevant about your corner of the world and how your character feels about it.)
27. Pick two songs that describe your character at two different points of their life, and explain why you chose them.
28. If your character’s life was a genre, what would it be?
29. How does your character smell? Do they wear perfume or cologne?
30. Write me some meta: What do you think your character represents for you, and what do you want to accomplish with them? Are they challenging for a certain reason, or are there certain themes you want to explore? Etc etc it's the last question write whatever you want.
BONUSES
31. If your character lived in our world, what would be their favorite TV show?
32. What does your character's house look like? Pictures optional :)
33. Explain the thought process behind your PB choice. Which came first, the character or the PB? What sealed the deal regarding the character's look? Is it just appearance or is it also attitude? Is there anything you don't like, any alternate PB choices, or anything else?
34. What are your character inspirations/influences?
35. The 5 Love Languages, which is about determining the ways you prefer love to be expressed, and it's actually really interesting to look at it from a character standpoint. The five categories are as follows, with less-than-thorough descriptions:
Words of Affirmation: Encouragement, compliments, and other verbal ways of expressing affection. Receiving Gifts: Using gifts to symbolically demonstrate love. Physical Touch: Not just sex, but physical affection in general. Quality Time: Time spent with your partner without distractions. Acts of Service: Helping with chores and other tasks to ease your partner's stress levels.
Rank the above "languages" in order of what your character needs most/needs least from a partner (or just a really close friend, lbr) and why!