We all know that when it comes to roleplaying and getting muse that sometimes, it’s hard to really lock in on a character or find ways to develop your characters in ways that people may not think about. So, our solution is a character development survey that you can post where you like to really dig deep and maybe learn something new about your characters as you go through the list. This may also encourage others to plot with that character of yours in that they may learn something new about them through reading it.
We want to encourage everyone who does do this to not do it in a lackluster way and really ‘half-ass’ it. Some questions only require one sentence to answer, but we’d like to challenge you to do more than that, to explain the thought process thoroughly and give us something to chew on. And as always, have fun with this!
QUESTIONS BELOW THE CUT
Are they introverted or extroverted?
What bad habits do they have?
How do they display affection?
How do they want to be seen by others?
How do they see themselves?
Strongest character trait?
Weakest character trait?
Do they make snap judgements or take time to consider?
What is their greatest fear?
What are their biggest secrets?
How do they treat people better than them?
How do they treat people worse than them?
Describe their best friend.
How do they respond to a threat?
What do they think is the worst thing that can be done to a person?
Where do they want to be in a week? A month? A year?
How do they act in public?
How do they act in private/among close friends?
How do they respond to compliments?
What kind of qualities do they like in others?
Why is your character in New Eden?
Have they ever considered leaving the city? If so, why haven’t they?
What would your character say about each mark if they knew it would never be revealed to anyone?
How does your character truly feel about their mark?
Do they think their mark fits them?
What would they do to improve the city?
How important is their mark to them?
How important are other people's marks to them?
How did they feel when they first received their mark?
you are a dancing queen / young and sweet / only seventeen / dancing queen / feel the beat from the tambourine / oh yeah / you can dance / you can jive / having the time of your life
Is there a song that calms you down?
LANDSLIDE // FLEETWOOD MAC
oh mirror in the sky, what is love? / can the child within my heart rise above? / can i sail through the changing ocean tides? / can i handle the seasons of my life? / well i’ve been afraid of changing / ‘cause i’ve built my life around you / but time makes you bolder / even children get older / and i’m getting older, too
What about one that you love to dance to?
PUT YOUR RECORDS ON // CORINNE BAILEY RAE
sapphire and faded jeans / i hope you get your dreams / just go ahead, let your hair down / you’re gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow
Name a song on the soundtrack of your favorite movie.
(I’VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE by BILL MEDLEY & JENNIFER WARNES
i’ve been waiting for so long / now i’ve finally found someone to stand by me / we saw the writing on the wall / and we felt this magical fantasy / now with passion in our eyes / there’s no way we could disguise it secretly / so we take each other’s hand / ‘cause we seem to understand the urgency
What song makes you feel sexy?
GOOD FOR YOU // SELENA GOMEZ
gonna wear that dress you like, skin-tight / do my hair up real, real nice / and syncopate my skin to your heart beating / ‘cause i just wanna look good for you, good for you / i just wanna look good for you, good for you / let me show you proud i am to be yours
PRIVATE QUESTIONS:
What song that describes how you think of yourself?
THIS IS ME // KESHA
when the sharpest words wanna cut me down / i’m gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out / i am brave, i am bruised / i am who i’m meant to be, this is me / look out ‘cause here i come / and i’m marching on to the beat i drum / i’m not scared to be seen / i make no apologies, this is me
Pick 1 to 3 people you have positive feelings for and dedicate a song to them. Saying who is optional!
BAD LIAR // SELENA GOMEZ ( @domalvarez )
in my room there’s a king size space / bigger than it used to be / if you want you can rent that place / call me an amenity / even if it’s in my dreams
YOU WILL BE FOUND // DEAR EVAN HANSEN ( @jamesbabin @subkatz @maxceden )
well, let that lonely feeling wash away / maybe there's a reason to believe you'll be okay / ’cause when you don't feel strong enough to stand / you can reach, reach out your hand / and oh, someone will coming running / and I know, they'll take you home / even when the dark comes crashing through / when you need a friend to carry you / and when you're broken on the ground / you will be found
THIS IS HOW YOU WALK ON // GARY LIGHTBODY & JOHNNY MCDAID ( @domjulian )
a new wind is blowing through these streets / those cold days are history to us / i'm not saying times they won't get tough / we still got each other, that's enough / i know life ain't simple for you, dear / but i'm here and i'm not going anywhere / i’m not saying "I know how you feel" / i just know that i can help you, dear
Pick 1 to 3 people you have negative feelings for and dedicate a song to them. Saying who is optional!
I FORGOT THAT YOU EXISTED // TAYLOR SWIFT ( her parents )
i forgot that you existed / and i thought that it would kill me, but it didn’t / and it was so nice / so peaceful and quiet / i forgot that you existed / it isn’t love, it isn’t hate / it’s just indifference
PRAYING // KESHA ( her ex )
but after everything you’ve done / i can thank you for how strong i have become / ‘cause you brought the flames and you put me through hell / i had to learn how to fight for myself / and we both know all the truth i could tell / i’ll just say this is “i wish you farewell” / i hope you’re somewhere praying
Name a song that describes how you feel about your mark.
LIABILITY // LORDE
so I guess I'll go home / into the arms of the girl that i love / the only love i haven't screwed up / she's so hard to please / but she's a forest fire / i do my best to meet her demands / play at romance, we slow dance / in the living room, but all that a stranger would see / is one girl swaying alone / stroking her cheek / they say, "you're a little much for me / you're a liability “
Name a song that describes how you present yourself to others.
HEAVEN IN HIDING // HALSEY
and when you start to look at me, a physical fatality / and you surrender to the heat, you'll know / i can put on a show, i can put on a show / don't you see what you're finding? / this is heaven in hiding
Name song(s) that changed your life, or appeared in your life when you most needed it to.
SHE USED TO BE MINE // SARA BAREILLES
if i’m honest, i know i would give it all back / for a chance to start over and rewrite an ending or two / for the girl that i knew / who’ll be reckless just enough / who’ll get hurt, but who learns how to toughen up / when she’s bruised and gets used by a man who can’t love / and then she’ll get stuck / and be scared of the life that’s inside her / growing stronger each day ‘til it finally reminds her / to fight just a little, to bring back the fire in her eyes
SHAKE IT OUT // GLEE CAST
tonight I'm gonna bury that horse in the ground / so i like to keep my issues strong / but it's always darkest before the dawn / shake it out, shake it out
it's only human, you know that it's real / so why would you fight or try to deny the way that you feel? / oh, babe, you can't fool me, your body's got other plans / so stop pretending you're shy, just come on and dance.
Is there a song that calms you down?
KING OF EVERYTHING - DOMINIC FIKE
i'm the king of everything / make the rules up on my own / i can break 'em if i please / 'cause i make up the police / and everybody's equal / but not me, 'cause i'm the king / i make all the other people / tell me secrets in my dreams
What about one that you love to dance to?
DEAR FUTURE SELF (HANDS UP) - FALL OUT BOY
she said this is a surprise visit / it's my fantasy I'm gonna live it / hands up, and don't you refuse it / i wanna tattoo you on me / just look what you created / dear future self, i hope it's going well / i'm drunk on cheap whiskey in an airport hotel, yeah
Name a song on the soundtrack of your favorite movie.
COMPARED TO WHAT? - ROBERTA FLACK
love the lie and lie the love / hangin' on, with a push and shove / possession is the motivation / that is hangin' up the god-damn nation / looks like we always end up in a rut (everybody now!) / tryin' to make it real - compared to what?
Name a song you can’t stand or hate.
COURTSEY OF THE RED, WHITE, AND BLUE - TOBY KEITH
i’m not linking this one, and i don’t care about the lyrics enough.
What song makes you feel sexy?
NEW PERSPECTIVE - PANIC! AT THE DISCO
i feel the salty waves come in / i feel them crash against my skin / and i smile as i respire because i know they'll never win / there's a haze above my tv / that changes everything i see / and maybe if i continue watching / i'll lose the traits that worry me / can we fast-forward to go down on me?
PRIVATE QUESTIONS:
What song that describes how you think of yourself?
INTRO TO ANXIETY - HOODIE ALLEN
sometimes i let my ego get the best of me / sometimes i wonder why my stress is stressing me / sometimes i lay awake and i can't go to sleep / this is my introduction to anxiety / sometimes i need someone to take control of me / sometimes i let my demons get ahold me / sometimes i think that shit ain't what it used to be / this is my introduction to anxiety
Pick 1 to 3 people you have positive feelings for and dedicate a song to them. Saying who is optional!
TEMPORARY LOVE - BEN PLATT / @domjulian
this is not a temporary love / this is not a temporary love / now your heart is in my hands, i won't give it up / this is not a temporary love / you may not think i know the difference / but i do / I feel the gravity in between us / and you can, too.
ARMS UNFOLDING - DODIE CLARK / @dombeckett
hope I'm not tired of rebuilding / 'cause this might take a little more / i think i'd like to try / look at you and feel the way i did before / oh, our fire died last winter / all of the shouting blew it up / you know i could live without or with you / but i might like having you about
we're turnin' small bodegas into club las vegas / just to celebrate, celebrate the reckless / we took the walk of shame / straight to the hall of fame / forever dancin' with, dancin' with the misfits / 'cause we celebrate the reckless / yeah, we celebrate the reckless
Pick 1 to 3 people you have negative feelings for and dedicate a song to them. Saying who is optional!
I SAY NO - THE HEATHERS MUSICAL
This is it! Hit the break! I am finally awake. / Let me be, Let me go. You need help! I can't provide! I'm not qualified! / This troubled teen is getting clean. / I say no!
Name a song that describes how you feel about your mark.
CHURCH - FALL OUT BOY
Name a song that describes how you present yourself to others.
UMA THURMAN - FALL OUT BOY
Name a song that changed your life, or appeared in your life when you most needed it to.
What is your guilty pleasure song?
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)- ABBA
Is there a song that calms you down?
Dreams- Fleetwood Mac
What about one that you love to dance to?
Tongue Tied- Grouplove
Name a song on the soundtrack of your favorite movie.
A Whole New World- Aladdin
Name a song you can’t stand or hate.
Single Ladies- Beyonce
What song makes you feel sexy?
I um...pass?
PRIVATE QUESTIONS:
What song that describes how you think of yourself?
I Wanna Get Better- Bleachers
Pick 1 to 3 people you have positive feelings for and dedicate a song to them. Saying who is optional!
Chasing Cars- Snow Patrol ( @charlie-jennings )
With A Little Help-ATU Soundtrack version ( @switchjasper )
The Best Song Ever Made ( @maliafahey )
Pick 1 to 3 people you have negative feelings for and dedicate a song to them. Saying who is optional!
Ignorance- Paramore
Name a song that describes how you feel about your mark.
Somewhere I Belong- Linkin Park
Name a song that describes how you present yourself to others.
Be Still- The Killers
Name a song that changed your life, or appeared in your life when you most needed it to.
Last Hope- Paramore
