Character Building
Will we be given a character(s) or will we have a choice of character(s)?
Will we be able to modify our character?
What basic abilities will our character have?
What is their physical state?
- Physical appearance and health
- Age
- Clothing
- Living conditions
- Education
- Financial state
- Job and/or career
- Social class
What is their relational state?
- Relationships with family
- Relationships with friends
- Relationships with lovers
- Relationships with co-workers
- Relationships with neighbours
- Relationships with society
- Relationship with self
What is their internal state?
- World view
- Ethics
- Religion
- Personal habits
- Formative incidents
- Aspirations and/or desires
- Motivations (Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs)
Given the nature of your character certain choices simply won't come up. Your he-man sword-wielder is not going to run off trying to find a beauty salon. This gives logical constraints to the game.
Reward players for acting in character and appropriate role-play.
Copyright © July 2006
Dr. Katherine Phelps