Character Sheet
Doubleplusgood: OC Mary-Sue Litmus Test
Character's Full Name:
Reason or meaning of name:
Nickname/Reason for nickname:
Birthdate:
Astrological Sign:
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE:
Age/How old does s/he appear?
Eye Color:
Glasses or contacts:
Weight:
Height:
Type of body/build:
Skin tone/Skin type:
Shape of face:
Distinguishing Marks:
Predominant feature:
Hair color:
Distinguishable hair feature (bald, receding hairline, etc.):
Type of hair (coarse, fine, thick, etc?)
Character's typical hairstyle:
Is s/he healthy?/If not, why not:
Physical disabilities:
FAVORITES:
Character's favorite color:
Character's least favorite color/Why?
Favorite Music:
Least favorite Music/Why?
Food:
Literature:
Expressions:
Expletives:
Mode of transportation:
Daredevil or cautious/Same when alone?
HABITS:
Smokes/What?
When and how much?
Drinks/What?
When and how much?
Hobbies:
How does character spend a rainy day?
BACKGROUND:
Hometown:
Type of childhood:
First memory:
Most important childhood event that still affects him/her/Why?
Education:
Religion:
Finances:
FAMILY:
Mother/Relationship with her:
Father/Relationship with him:
Siblings/How many/Birth order:
Relationship with each:
Children of siblings:
Extended family?
Close? Why or why not?
ATTITUDE:
Character's greatest fear/Why?
What is the worst thing that could happen to him/her?
What single event would most throw character's life in complete turmoil/Why?
Character is most at ease when:
Most ill at ease when:
Depressive or SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder)?
Priorities:
Philosophy:
How s/he feels about self:
Past failure s/he would be embarrassed to have people know about/Why?
If granted one wish, what would it be/Why?
PERSONALITY:
Greatest source of strength in character's personality (whether s/he sees it as such or not):
Greatest source of weakness in character's personality (whether s/he sees it as such or not):
Character's soft spot:
Is this soft spot obvious to others?
If not, how does character hide it?
Biggest vulnerability:
TRAITS:
Optimist or pessimist/Why?
Introvert or extrovert/Why?
Drives and motivations:
Talents:
Extremely skilled at:
Extremely unskilled at:
Good characteristics:
Character flaws:
Mannerisms:
Peculiarities:
Biggest regret:
Minor regrets:
Biggest accomplishment:
Minor accomplishments:
Character's darkest secret/Does anyone else know?
If yes, did character tell them?
If no, how did they find out?
SELF-PERCEPTION:
One word CHARACTER would use to describe self:
One paragraph description of how CHARACTER would describe self:
What does CHARACTER consider best physical characteristic?
What does CHARACTER consider worst physical characteristic?
Are these realistic assessments/If not, why not?
How CHARACTER thinks others perceive him/her:
What four things would CHARACTER most like to change about self? (#1 most
important, #2 second most important, etc.)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Why?
If change #1 was made, would character be as happy as s/he thinks/If not, why not?
INTERRELATION WITH OTHERS:
Is character divorced?
Has character ever cheated on signficant other?
How does character relate to others?
How is s/he perceived by...
Strangers?
Friends?
Wife/Husband/Lover?
Hero/Heroine?
How does character view hero/heroine?
First impression: Why?
What happens to change this perception?
What do family/friends like most about character?
What do family/friends like least about character?
GOALS:
Immediate goals:
Long range goals:
How does character plan to accomplish these goals?
How will other characters be affected?
PROBLEMS/CRISIS:
How character reacts in a crisis:
How character faces problems:
Kinds of problems character usually runs into:
How character reacts to NEW problems:
How character reacts to change:
GENERAL:
Favorite clothing/Why?
Least favorite clothing/Why?
Jewelry:
Other accessories:
Drives:
Where does character live?
Where does character want to live?
Spending habits (frugal, spendthrift, etc)/Why?
What does s/he do too much of?
Too little of?
Most prized possession/Why?
Play musical instrument/Which?
How did s/he learn?
UNCATEGORIZED:
Person character secretly admires/Why?
Person character was most influenced by/Why?
Most important person in character's life before story starts/Why?
How does character spend the week before the story starts?
Character's Full Name:
Reason or meaning of name:
Nickname/Reason for nickname:
Birthdate:
Astrological Sign:
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE:
Age/How old does s/he appear?
Eye Color:
Glasses or contacts:
Weight:
Height:
Type of body/build:
Skin tone/Skin type:
Shape of face:
Distinguishing Marks:
Predominant feature:
Hair color:
Distinguishable hair feature (bald, receding hairline, etc.):
Type of hair (coarse, fine, thick, etc?)
Character's typical hairstyle:
Is s/he healthy?/If not, why not:
Physical disabilities:
FAVORITES:
Character's favorite color:
Character's least favorite color/Why?
Favorite Music:
Least favorite Music/Why?
Food:
Literature:
Expressions:
Expletives:
Mode of transportation:
Daredevil or cautious/Same when alone?
HABITS:
Smokes/What?
When and how much?
Drinks/What?
When and how much?
Hobbies:
How does character spend a rainy day?
BACKGROUND:
Hometown:
Type of childhood:
First memory:
Most important childhood event that still affects him/her/Why?
Education:
Religion:
Finances:
FAMILY:
Mother/Relationship with her:
Father/Relationship with him:
Siblings/How many/Birth order:
Relationship with each:
Children of siblings:
Extended family?
Close? Why or why not?
ATTITUDE:
Character's greatest fear/Why?
What is the worst thing that could happen to him/her?
What single event would most throw character's life in complete turmoil/Why?
Character is most at ease when:
Most ill at ease when:
Depressive or SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder)?
Priorities:
Philosophy:
How s/he feels about self:
Past failure s/he would be embarrassed to have people know about/Why?
If granted one wish, what would it be/Why?
PERSONALITY:
Greatest source of strength in character's personality (whether s/he sees it as such or not):
Greatest source of weakness in character's personality (whether s/he sees it as such or not):
Character's soft spot:
Is this soft spot obvious to others?
If not, how does character hide it?
Biggest vulnerability:
TRAITS:
Optimist or pessimist/Why?
Introvert or extrovert/Why?
Drives and motivations:
Talents:
Extremely skilled at:
Extremely unskilled at:
Good characteristics:
Character flaws:
Mannerisms:
Peculiarities:
Biggest regret:
Minor regrets:
Biggest accomplishment:
Minor accomplishments:
Character's darkest secret/Does anyone else know?
If yes, did character tell them?
If no, how did they find out?
SELF-PERCEPTION:
One word CHARACTER would use to describe self:
One paragraph description of how CHARACTER would describe self:
What does CHARACTER consider best physical characteristic?
What does CHARACTER consider worst physical characteristic?
Are these realistic assessments/If not, why not?
How CHARACTER thinks others perceive him/her:
What four things would CHARACTER most like to change about self? (#1 most
important, #2 second most important, etc.)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Why?
If change #1 was made, would character be as happy as s/he thinks/If not, why not?
INTERRELATION WITH OTHERS:
Is character divorced?
Has character ever cheated on signficant other?
How does character relate to others?
How is s/he perceived by...
Strangers?
Friends?
Wife/Husband/Lover?
Hero/Heroine?
How does character view hero/heroine?
First impression: Why?
What happens to change this perception?
What do family/friends like most about character?
What do family/friends like least about character?
GOALS:
Immediate goals:
Long range goals:
How does character plan to accomplish these goals?
How will other characters be affected?
PROBLEMS/CRISIS:
How character reacts in a crisis:
How character faces problems:
Kinds of problems character usually runs into:
How character reacts to NEW problems:
How character reacts to change:
GENERAL:
Favorite clothing/Why?
Least favorite clothing/Why?
Jewelry:
Other accessories:
Drives:
Where does character live?
Where does character want to live?
Spending habits (frugal, spendthrift, etc)/Why?
What does s/he do too much of?
Too little of?
Most prized possession/Why?
Play musical instrument/Which?
How did s/he learn?
UNCATEGORIZED:
Person character secretly admires/Why?
Person character was most influenced by/Why?
Most important person in character's life before story starts/Why?
How does character spend the week before the story starts?