I don't think of these as binding statements (unless you want me to), but rather some ideas to explore to try and get to what's neat about your character.
The questions are fully explained on pages 134-136.
1. What Nation is your Hero from?
2. How would you physically describe your Hero?
3. Does your Hero have recurring mannerisms?
4. What is your Hero’s main motivation?
5. What is your Hero’s greatest strength? Greatest weakness?
6. What are your Hero’s most and least favorite things?
7. What about your Hero’s psychology
8. What is your Hero’s single greatest fear?
9. What are your Hero’s highest ambitions? Her greatest love?
10. What is your Hero’s opinion of his country?
11. Does your Hero have any prejudices?
12. Where do your Hero’s loyalties lie?
13. Is your Hero in love? Is she married or betrothed?
14. What about your Hero’s family?
15. How would your Hero’s parents describe her?
16. Is your Hero a gentle?17. How religious is your Hero? What sect of the Church does she follow
18. Is your Hero a member of a guild, gentle’s club, or secret society
19. What does your Hero think of Sorcery?
20. If you could, what advice would you give your Hero?
Take a look at these and reply with your answers!
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ReplyDeleteMost of the 20 questions for my Russian arms dealer. Work in progress :)
ReplyDelete1. Ussra
2. Older guy, not big sturdy. Earnest Hemmingway, Ron Swanson, Jason Statham
3. Is shooting things a mannerism?
4. Uplifting the russian people, primarily through improving their military capabilities
5. Strength: I've always got a plan*, always got a backup plan and always got a place to lay low when those first two fall through
Weakness: While I usually like to conduct friendly, long-term business whenever possible, I delight in besting and embarrassing proud merchants (or really anyone) who underestimates me because the only see a dumb Ussran trader
6. Favorite: comeuppance, especially seeing a smart-ass get outsmarted
worst: simple or uneducated people being exploited for their ignorance
7. pragmatic, driven, a little disorganized
10. Ussra is constantly written off and underestimated by the rest of Thea. The Ussran people are a great people who are never given a fair chance
11. The church is fine in itself, but priests of the prophet have a tendency to use their influence to take advantage of the weak and stupid. I am slow to trust them.
The Montaigne aristocracy takes outright advantage of their people, which pisses me off just slightly more than the Montaigne people allowing it.
Eisen are a strong, resolute people, which I respect a lot, but I've heard that sometimes they will snap and go mad. There's something wrong with the land there.
Most Vodacce get a bad wrap for being dishonest, but they're not dishonest, they're just playing by their own set of rules. They're actually pretty good to do business with. Unless they're dishonest, then fuck 'em.
14. many cousins, second cousins, old family friends, long-term business associates. And that's not even counting my people back in the old country
15. He's a perfectly respectable, legitimate merchant
16. Gentility is a fanciful game for fanciful rich boys with too much leisure time
17. Eastern Orthodox by culture. Respect for tradition and the powers that roam and protect Ussra, but not a lot of patience for superstition.
18. I do some smuggling work with Sophia's daughters along with my business dealings in Vodacce. A man who is afraid of his women being educated is pathetic.
19. Working with magic is a powerful skill, I respect it greatly. Keep it the hell away from my ship.
*When lacking anything better, a range and a caliber counts as a plan