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Ultimate "Know Your Character Inside Out" Template

The ultimate template for creating a character, without losing your mind, while you're at it.

Character Background Template ... (open)

1. Name:

2. Age:

3. Gender & Pronouns:

4. Physical Appearance:

   - Hair color:

   - Eye color:

   - Height:

   - Build:

   - Distinguishing features (scars, tattoos, etc.):

5. Background and Upbringing:

   - Where were they born and raised?

   - What was their family structure like (parents, siblings)?

   - Describe their childhood environment and upbringing.

   - Were there any significant events or traumas in their past?

6. Education and Skills:

   - What level of education did they receive?

   - Did they excel in any particular subjects or skills?

   - Have they pursued any additional training or education since then?

7. Personality Traits:

   - Describe their personality in a few words.

   - What are their strengths and weaknesses?

   - How do they typically react under stress or pressure?

8. Motivations and Goals:

   - What are their short-term and long-term goals?

   - What drives them to pursue these goals?

   - Are there any fears or insecurities that motivate or hinder them?

9. Relationships:

   - Who are the most important people in their life?

   - How do they interact with family, friends, and acquaintances?

   - Do they have any romantic interests or significant relationships?

10. Past Experiences:

    - Have they faced any major challenges or setbacks in the past?

    - How have these experiences shaped their beliefs and values?

    - Have they experienced any significant losses or tragedies?

11. Worldview and Beliefs:

    - What are their core beliefs and values?

    - How do they view the world around them?

    - Are there any cultural, religious, or philosophical influences in their life?

12. Inner Conflict:

    - What internal struggles do they face?

    - Are there any unresolved issues from their past that continue to affect them?

    - How do these inner conflicts impact their decisions and actions?

13. Connection to Outer Conflict/Plot:

    - How does their personal journey intersect with the main plot or external conflict?

    - What stakes are involved for the character in the larger story?

    - How do their goals and motivations align (or conflict) with the central conflict?

(Shorter) Knowing Your Character Inside Out Checklist

Personality Traits:

   - Introverted/Extroverted

   - Optimistic/Pessimistic

   - Assertive/Passive

   - Empathetic/Self-centered

   - Logical/Emotional

   - Adventurous/Cautious

   - Honest/Dishonest

   - Ambitious/Content

Beliefs and Values:

   - Religious beliefs (if any)

   - Moral code

   - Political beliefs

   - Views on relationships

   - Attitude towards authority

Fears and Insecurities:

   - Common fears (spiders, heights, etc.)

   - Deep-seated insecurities (failure, rejection, etc.)

   - Traumatic experiences (if applicable)

Desires and Goals:

   - Short-term goals

   - Long-term aspirations

   - What motivates them to pursue these goals?

Strengths:

   - Intellectual strengths

   - Physical abilities

   - Emotional resilience

   - Social skills

   - Unique talents or abilities

Weaknesses:

   - Personal flaws

   - Areas of vulnerability

   - Bad habits

   - Limiting beliefs

Backstory:

    - Family background

    - Childhood experiences

    - Significant life events that shaped their identity

    - Education and career path

    - Previous relationships

-Josie

When I read this in English class I remember thinking "wow dramatic much? Am I missing something?" as if this wasn't written by William "I won't bother checking if my lover is alive before I kms" Shakespeare

i've been reading julius caesar and i can't take the tent scene seriously at all it's like

brutus: hey maybe you shouldn't take bribes

cassius: oh i'm sorry i didn't realize you HATED ME. how dare you not think i'm a flawless human being?? why don't you just STAB ME THROUGH THE HEART it would probably hurt less

be sure to leave out milk and cookies for brutus tonight

This Ides of March, we should remember the true meaning of our sacred holiday. Today is not about stabbing dictators.

It's about teaming up and stabbing dictators.

NOW WHO WANTS A KNIFE ???🔪🗡️⚔️🪓

I think Caesar's ghost has possessed me my cramps feel like I've been stabbed 23 times

It's almost the Ides of March and you know what that means...

And of course, if we can get 10k votes on this, I will make the salad. Last year I didn't get to make it. Let's change that this year!

Vocabulary List for Fight Scenes

Combat Actions

Hoist

Dart/Dash

Deflect

Shield

Sidestep

Snatch up

Stalk

Stamp/stomp

Stretch

Stride

Wagger

Oust

Leap

Lose ground

Mimick

Mirror

Negate

Overpower

Parry

Rear to full height

Resurgate

Suanter

Seize

Take cover

Throttle

Twirl

Unleash

Withdraw

Entwine

Flee

Gain ground

Grasp

Cling to

Breach

Duck

Dodge

Hits

Amputate

Bloody

Carbe

Castrate

Collision

Connect

Crush

Defenestrate

Destroy

Disfigure

Dismember

Dissever

Grind

Maul

Perforate

Rend

Riddle with holes

Saw

Smack

Splatter

Sunder

Torn Asunder

Traumatize

Whack

Writhe

Gut

Hammer

Maim

Mangle

Plow

Puncture

Melee

Assault

Attack

Barrage

Bash

Belebor

Bludgeon

Carve

Chop

Cleave

Clio

Club

Crosscut

Dice

DIg

Gore

Hack

Impale

Jab

Kick

Knock

Onsalught

Pierce

Plnt

Punch

Rive

Shove

Skewer

Slice

Smash

Stab

Strike

Sweep

Swipe

Swing

Transfix

Thrust

Visual Flair

Agony

Asphyxiate

Chock

Cough up bile

Cut to ribbons

Flop limply

Fractue

Freckled with blood

Gouts of blood

Grimane

Hemorrhage

Hiccup blood

Imprint

Indent

Resounding

Retch

Rip

rupture

Shiny with gore

Spew

Splash

Slumped in despair

Splatter

Split

Tear

Topple

Void

Vomit

Wedge

With a fell gaze

With a fiendish grin

With blank surprise

Audible Flair

Bang

Barking

Bong

Boom

Crack

Cackle

Clang

Clash

Crash

Cry

Echo

Elicit a curse

Frunt

Hiss

Howel

Hum

Moan

Muttering

Whoosh

Whistle

Whizz

With a keening cry

Thud

Thunk

Thawk

Splat

Snarl

Swoosh

Squeal

Sing

Sickening Pop

Silintly

Shriek

Shout

Snap

Thundering

Effects

Blind

Burn

Cause frostbite

Cauterize

Concussion

Combust

Daze

Dazzle

Deafen

Disintegrate

Electrocute

Freeze

Fuse flesh

Immobilze

Incinerate

Melt

Pralyse

Petrify

Purbind

Radiate

Reduced to

Shock

Sightless

Stun

Transiluminate

Death Blows

Annihilate

Behead

Decapitate

Disembowel

Eviscerate

Extirpate

Murder

Obliterate

Raze

Exterminate

Okay but imagine a cringey 2000's Disney channel movie (not a musical) where this nerd in high school is mocked for singing the 100 digits of pi song. The math club seems this and recruit the MC and they start training to compete against their rival school. It's the final round in the math competition and MC is sent up, finally their chance to show their worth. But wait! It's rigged! The rival school PAID the hosts to give an impossible question. The question?

"List the first 100 digits of Pi."

Shock from the crowd and the team. Outraged friends are yelling for an end to the ridiculousness. The team coach is biting his nails nervously, there's no way they'll win.

But then...

"...Three point one four...one five nine...this is pi, followed by"

The crowd stares, silently, as MC quietly sings, slowly getting louder and more confident. Their teammates start clapping to the beat of the song. MC finishes and wins the trophy!!! Rival school are shocked that they're plan was foiled, but they should've never underestimated the pi song!

I like having multiple headcanons. They don’t even have to work together they can even be polar opposites I just choose whichever fits the mood for today

Reblog to make it die faster

So, I follow this “bad commercial interior design” Facebook page and-

doodles of the blorbos

if you think olivia rodrigo and taylor swift are feuding you are weird, if you think vampire is about taylor swift you are super weird, and if you fabricate drama between successful women & constantly pit them against each other you should do some serious introspection before you ever talk to another woman again. just by the way

Proving a point to my boyfriend.

PLEASE REBLOG if you (male or female) believe it is perfectly okay and natural for a guy of any age to cry

spirited away (2002); hayao miyazaki

at a few minutes before four, peeta turns to me again. “your favorite color . . . it’s green?” “that’s right.” then i think of something to add. “and yours is orange.” “orange?” he seems unconvinced. “not bright orange. but soft. like the sunset,” i say. “at least, that’s what you told me once.” “oh.” he closes his eyes briefly, maybe trying to conjure up that sunset, then nods his head. “thank you.” (mockingjay, 231)

if I had to see this, then so do all of you

I truly do love swifties

but you know what's really driving me Insane™? "real not real"

from the first second they meet katniss and peeta have been dancing on the line of performance and genuine feeling, doubting, mistrusting, confusing themselves and each other, not knowing how to process, not knowing what to say, compartmentalizing feelings out of care or interest or fear... a million ways they were already playing this game the whole trilogy.

and then at the very end it gets distilled into it's essence: "real or not real?" and between the two of them that's the only question that actually matters.

Crazy little Taylor Swift theory🤡

Let's Go (Battle) is a popular unreleased song but was not released as a vault track on Speak Now Taylor's Version, to many people's disappointment (including mine). But maybe she's going to release it for a movie? Specifically the Hunger Games prequel, Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes on November 17. There's been rumours that she's going to been on the soundtrack since she re-released Safe And Sound and Eyes Open around the same time thg came back to Netflix, and she released those with the Red TV cover even though they weren't on the album. Speak Now is before Red, like the "prequel" so she might release Battle for Ballad with the Speak Now TV cover. I also think Battle really suits the movie too (a post for another day). I'm probably overthinking it though lol🤡