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Message: <blockquote data-quote="arwink" data-source="post: 597756" data-attributes="member: 2292">Here's a copy of mine.  It gets re-written towards the start of ever game, and it's built from a dozen other questionnaires and ideas from various sources.  TasksCharacter Background - Up to 350 xpCreate a convincing character background and e-mail it to me.  For every two words of story that are written, your character gets one experience point, to a maximum of 200 xp.  There are an additional 150 xp floating around for interesting ideas, amusing incidents and the number of useable adventure hooks.Character Appearance - Up to 100 xpA written description of your character is worth 50 xp.  A picture, either hand-drawn or photocopied from another source, is worth an additional 50 xp.Create an NPC - 150 xp.Create a description of somebody your character has very strong feelings about.  Perhaps an enemy, a long lost love, a family member, etc.  Your character gets 1xp for every two words written, to a maximum of 100.  Providing a picture or written description of the NPC is worth an additional 50 xp.Questionnaire - up to 250 xpComplete a questionnaire on behalf of your character.  Give as short or long an answer as you wish.  The base experience point award will be 150 points, but there will be a bonus of 100 xp for imaginative, amusing or particularly insightful answers.1.  Who is the most important person in your life?2.  Where do you want to be in 20 years time?3.  What are you most scared of?4.  What makes you happy?5.  What is your idea of a good evenings entertainment?6.  If you were not an adventurer, what would you be?7.  What item would you not live without?8.  When was the last time you cried?9.  When do you want to have children?10. If you were an animal, what would you be?11. What is your favorite bard song?12. Do you prefer the town or the country?  Why?13. What was the last thing that made you laugh?14. If made to decide, would you rather be deaf or blind?  Why?15. What is the worst thing you’ve ever done?16. If you had to describe yourself in five adjectives, what would they be?17. How do you want to die?18. What is the worst thing someone has done to you?19. Who do you admire?20. How much is a pint of mead?Recent History - 200 xpThere is only one limitation on your recent history - it ends with you on the road or somehow arriving in Hommlet at the behest of the church (whichever church gets chosen to focus on).  Your history must end with you en-route.  Write about your characters thoughts of the two months leading up to this event. You should describe their feelings of the current situation and what positive and negative things have happened to them.  Maybe they would like to comment on how your character feels about being sent to a new and strange area.  You get 1xp for every two words written, up to a maximum of 200 xpHome Region - up to 300 xp.Detail your characters homeland/village/suburb/tribe.  The campaign world is purposefully blank at the moment, and your service to the church and the recent Trollmist wars means you can be moved nearly anywhere in the empire by the time the game begins.  Go crazy and do whatever you want.  Up to 100 xp will be awarded for a map of the region, while up to 200 xp will be awarded for a description of the area, its local history and government, as well as a general idea of important NPC’s of the region.  There is no real favoritisms displayed on the type of region you choose.  Writing about a small town is worth just as much as a general country/society overview.Party Relationship - up to 100 xp.This task can only be completed after the first session.  Write a paragraph or two on how your character feels about each of the other individuals in the group.  You get awarded 1 xp for every two words written, to a maximum of 100 xp.</blockquote>

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