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This is where you can ask Embi's NMA OC's anything you want! Anything at all! Please have fun with it! 18+ questions also allowed. I'll try and draw as many answers as I can!

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character development questions #7

How would your character deal with someone confessing their love to them? What if they don’t return the feelings? What if they do?

How does your character react to conflict, both verbal and physical?

Does your character’s actual age align with the age they act? Or are they more or less mature than their peers? If your character has a longer-than-human lifespan (like elves, vampires, etc.), how does that affect their age/maturity relationship?

Describe your character’s ideal vacation day.  Where would it be spent?  Who would it be with?

How does your character feel about their culture’s mythology and/or legends?  Do they enjoy learning about it? Or do they find them boring?

Is your character athletic? If so, is it because of their occupation (soldier, professional athlete, etc.), or because they make a conscious effort to fit exercise into their routine?

Describe your character’s relationship with their parents, and/or with whoever raised them if not their parents.  Are they close? Do they tend to get along well, or are family gatherings always a chaotic event (or nonexistent)?

Is your character more of a “thinker” or a “doer?”  Would they rather be part of the planning or the execution of an idea?

Does your character tend to take unnecessary risks, or are they more on the cautious side?  If they are a risk-taker, does it ever get them into trouble? If they’re cautious, do they wish they were more gutsy sometimes?

Does your character act differently around strangers than they do around friends? If so, how dramatic is the difference?

Just for Fun: If your character were a wizard/witch in the Harry Potter universe, what would their Patronus be?

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Character Development Questions #3

How does/would your character react to unwanted sexual advances?

Which does your character value more: loyalty or morality?

Is your character religious? If so, do they follow the (or one of the) major religion(s) of their culture, or a different one? If not, are they more of an atheist, agnostic, or spiritualist (or none of the above)?

Does your character believe in ghosts? (Also, do ghosts actually exist in their world?)

Your character believes something that is at odds with what the rest of their family and/or friends believe. Do they talk about it with them?  If so, how do they approach the subject?

What do you think is your character’s best and worst trait? What do they think is their best and worst trait?

Is your character the type of person to correct someone’s grammar when they’re speaking? Conversely, how would they react to someone correcting their improper grammar?

How does your character feel about the concept of virginity? How does their culture feel about it?

Does your character prefer living alone, or with family, friends/roommates, significant other(s), etc.?

Your character is handed a Rubik’s Cube. Do they try to solve it?  Can they? If so, how quickly?

Just for Fun: Your character just got tickets to their favorite comic/anime/etc. convention! Who do they cosplay?

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Character Development Questions #2

Describe your character’s feelings about their own body. Does it have anything to do with the culture in which they were raised, the people who raised them, etc.?

If your character were shipwrecked on a deserted island, how long could they survive?

Does your character have any tattoos, piercings, scarification, or other intentional body modifications?  If so, do they have any special personal or cultural meaning? If they don’t have any, do they want any?

Describe your character’s social class. How do they feel towards people from other classes?

How well can your character cook?  Do they enjoy cooking, do it out of necessity– or have they never had to cook for themselves?

Would your character rather travel all over the world alone or stay in one place forever with the people they love?

Does your character prefer reading poetry or prose? Do they write either, or both? Can they read and/or write?

Your character is in a burning room and can save either a priceless work of art or a living animal.  Which do they choose?

How does your character show affection towards other people, if at all?

Is your character fashionable by the standards of their culture? If not, is it by choice, lack of money, something else?

Just for Fun: If your character were a big-time Hollywood star, how would they react to fame?

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Character Development Questions #1

Here’s the first round of character questions! Hopefully these are helpful. I think I’ll stick with this format for the time being– ten somewhat “serious” question plus a random fun one at the end.

Is your character good at working with their hands? If so, are they better at practical and crafting-type pursuits (carpentry, knitting/sewing, smithing, car repairs, etc.) or fine arts like drawing and painting?

Has your character ever been to a beach? If so, did they enjoy it? Why or why not?

There’s a spider, cockroach, silverfish, or some other nasty bug in your character’s house/room/apartment/etc.! How do they deal with it? Do they squish it? Capture it to release it outside? Scream and run for the hills?

How would your character react to the death of a family member, close friend, or other loved one? Is this something they’ve experienced in the past or not?

Does your character know how to swim? If not, have they ever been in a situation where they wished they had? 

How quickly does your character generally pick up new skills or knowledge? Are they better at learning “book knowledge” or hands-on skills?

What are your character’s sleeping habits? Can they fall asleep anywhere, or do they need perfect silence and darkness? Do they tend to stay up late or get to bed early? Would they be comfortable sharing a bed with someone they don’t know very well?

Does your character have any seemingly irrational fears or phobias?  If so, was it caused by a specific incident in their past?

Describe your character’s dream house.  Where would it be located? What unique things would be inside it?

If your character was greatly outnumbered in a fight, would they stand their ground or run away? Does their mindset in this matter ever get them in trouble?

Just for Fun: Describe what the first five pictures in your character’s Instagram would be.

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