Guide: Character Creation

A problem many roleplayers have when it comes to character creation is keeping their interest in their characters as they go on. Sometimes it can't be prevented, as there are other things that draw away the interest. But, to prevent such a thing from happening, there are steps one can take to avoid such a thing.

Sidenote: Edits will be made to increase organization.

The Basics
The first steps of making your character is to compile a list of the basics:
 * Name
 * 1) What is their name?
 * 2) What does it mean to them?
 * 3) Why do they have that name?
 * 4) What language is it?
 * 5) What does it mean? (Language-wise)
 * Gender
 * 1) What is their gender?
 * 2) Did their parents want a male or a female?
 * Where are they from?
 * 1) What planet are they from?
 * 2) What city/town/village are they from?
 * 3) What was their (or their family's) role in the settlement?
 * 4) What social caste/class are they from?
 * Species
 * 1) What is/are their race(s)?
 * 2) What do they look like?
 * 3) What's their lineage? (Bloodlines, etc.)
 * Family
 * 1) Who are their parents?
 * 2) How did their parents meet?
 * 3) Does your character have siblings? If so, what are their names?
 * 4) Do they have surviving family?
 * 5) Do they have any relations to your previous characters and/or another player's characters?
 * Personality
 * 1) What are they like to be around?
 * 2) What are they like internally? (How do they think, act etc. when alone?)
 * 3) How do they think?
 * 4) Would you hang out with them at a cantina?
 * Abilities
 * 1) What are they good at? (Strengths)
 * 2) What have they practiced? (Focuses)
 * 3) What are they not good at? (Weaknesses)
 * Likes/Dislikes
 * 1) What are their hobbies?
 * 2) What do they not like doing?
 * 3) What's their favorite/least favorite food?
 * 4) What's their favorite/least favorite color?
 * 5) Do they have any prejudices against any species', or certain groups?
 * Backstory
 * 1) How has your character's personality and behavior been affected by their story?
 * 2) How has your character's appearance been affected by their story?
 * 3) Where are they now?
 * 4) How did their backstory get them there?
 * 5) How did they discover their talents? (Or how are they going to?)
 * 6) How have their abilities/lack thereof affected them?

Of course, your character's story is not set in stone, and these things are always subject to change. It's best to leave some holes in the story so you can add in more details when they come to you, later.

Roleplaying your Character
In roleplay, the most difficult challenge can be creating how your character might act in different scenarios with different types of people.


 * How would they react to someone who's nice to them?
 * How would they react to someone being rude to them?
 * How would they react to someone ignoring them?
 * Would something traumatic that's happened in their past affect their social behavior?