Difference between revisions of "The Moon's Reflection Character Interview"
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*'''Who is your character's closest ally?''' 1-2 sentences. | *'''Who is your character's closest ally?''' 1-2 sentences. | ||
*'''Who is your character's worst enemy?''' 1-2 sentences. | *'''Who is your character's worst enemy?''' 1-2 sentences. | ||
| + | *'''What is the first thing a stranger notices about your character?''' 1-2 sentences. | ||
*'''What is your character's fondest wish?''' 1-2 sentences. | *'''What is your character's fondest wish?''' 1-2 sentences. | ||
*'''How is your character connected to the missing wizard, his niece, and/or the trip to Morsten?''' 1-2 sentences. This is your character's reason for being in the party. Maybe Galen was once her teacher. Your character may have a crush on Sylvie. Or your character may have just been told she's inherited property in Morsten. | *'''How is your character connected to the missing wizard, his niece, and/or the trip to Morsten?''' 1-2 sentences. This is your character's reason for being in the party. Maybe Galen was once her teacher. Your character may have a crush on Sylvie. Or your character may have just been told she's inherited property in Morsten. | ||
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===Basics=== | ===Basics=== | ||
*'''Character's Name:''' Conan, sometimes Conan the Cimmerian. | *'''Character's Name:''' Conan, sometimes Conan the Cimmerian. | ||
| − | *'''Class/Kit:''' Fighter | + | *'''Class/Kit:''' Fighter. |
*'''Race/Subrace:''' Human, looks like Oeridian/Suel mix. | *'''Race/Subrace:''' Human, looks like Oeridian/Suel mix. | ||
*'''Age/Birthdate:''' 19. 10 Coldeven 554 CY. | *'''Age/Birthdate:''' 19. 10 Coldeven 554 CY. | ||
*'''Social Class:''' Peasant. The son of a blacksmith, Conan was orphaned at a young age and sold into slavery, first as a manual laborer and then a pit fighter. He has since gained his freedom. | *'''Social Class:''' Peasant. The son of a blacksmith, Conan was orphaned at a young age and sold into slavery, first as a manual laborer and then a pit fighter. He has since gained his freedom. | ||
| − | *'''Birthplace:''' A small village north of Djekul in the land of the Frost Barbarians. | + | *'''Birthplace:''' A small village north of Djekul in the land of the Frost Barbarians. Conan's village no longer exists, as it was burned to the ground by Thulsa Doom when he was very young. |
===Questions=== | ===Questions=== | ||
| − | *'''Why is your character in Chendl?''' | + | *'''Why is your character in Chendl?''' |
| − | *'''What is your character's strongest attribute?''' | + | *'''What is your character's strongest attribute?''' Strength. Years of hard manual labor, mostly pushing a wheel, have honed Conan's body into a masterwork of strength, further toughened by his experience as a pit fighter. |
| − | *'''What is your character's weakest attribute?''' | + | *'''What is your character's weakest attribute?''' Wisdom. Conan's single-minded pursuit of revenge for the destruction of his village has blinded him to all other concerns, often placing his own life and that of his companions at great risk. |
| − | *'''Who is your character's closest ally?''' | + | *'''Who is your character's closest ally?''' Subotai, Thief and Archer. |
*'''Who is your character's worst enemy?''' 1-2 sentences. | *'''Who is your character's worst enemy?''' 1-2 sentences. | ||
| + | *'''What is the first thing a stranger notices about your character?''' 1-2 sentences. | ||
*'''What is your character's fondest wish?''' 1-2 sentences. | *'''What is your character's fondest wish?''' 1-2 sentences. | ||
*'''How is your character connected to the missing wizard, his niece, and/or the trip to Morsten?''' 1-2 sentences. This is your character's reason for being in the party. Maybe Galen was once her teacher. Your character may have a crush on Sylvie. Or your character may have just been told she's inherited property in Morsten. | *'''How is your character connected to the missing wizard, his niece, and/or the trip to Morsten?''' 1-2 sentences. This is your character's reason for being in the party. Maybe Galen was once her teacher. Your character may have a crush on Sylvie. Or your character may have just been told she's inherited property in Morsten. | ||
==Interview Sample 2: Alek Norland, Wizard== | ==Interview Sample 2: Alek Norland, Wizard== | ||
Revision as of 13:20, 10 November 2010
Contents
Introduction/Instructions
Below are character interview questions for The Moon's Reflection, an AD&D 2nd Edition/Skills & Powers Play-By-Post game set in the World of Greyhawk.
The goal of the interview is to get a very basic sense of who this character is -- why he's unique and interesting, what will make him fun to play, how he'll fit with the rest of the group. I don't want to put prospective players to a lot of trouble on these character proposals, so that's why the interview is fairly brief and I'm asking for short answers -- preferably one sentence, but two if you need it. If the character proposal is selected for the first round of the game, the player is definitely encouraged to write longer background material, short stories, or whatever makes the character more fun to play, but none of this is required.
So submit a proposal, copy and paste the template below into a reply to the recruitment thread or in a PM to Celeste, the DM. Then just replace the explanatory text with your answers. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask in the thread or PM. I'm trying to keep this as pain-free as possible. :-)
Please check out the sample interviews if you need guidelines on level of detail.
Interview Template
Basics
- Character's Name: Can change this before the game starts, if you need to.
- Class/Kit: Bard, Cleric (some specialties allowed), Druid, Fighter, Paladin, Ranger, Thief, Wizard (some specialties allowed). No psionics. If there's a kit you want to use from Skills & Powers or one of the "Complete" books, list it here, and I'll get back to you. Most kits will be allowed.
- Race/Subrace: Human, Elf, Half-Elf, Dwarf, Half-Orc. Human subraces (mixed okay): Suel, Flan, Oeridian, or Baklunish. Elven subraces: High Elf, Gray Elf, Sylvan Elf.
- Age/Birthdate: The campaign begins on 1st Richfest 573 CY. When was your character born, and how old is he/she as of this date?
- Social Class: Peasant, merchant, noble, etc. Please include 1-2 sentences of background.
- Birthplace: Anywhere in Greyhawk. Please include 1-2 sentences of background.
Questions
- Why is your character in Chendl? 1-2 sentences. Was born here, has business in the area, visiting, etc.
- What is your character's strongest attribute? One of the six AD&D stats, plus 1-2 sentences of background.
- What is your character's weakest attribute? One of the six AD&D stats, plus 1-2 sentences of background.
- Who is your character's closest ally? 1-2 sentences.
- Who is your character's worst enemy? 1-2 sentences.
- What is the first thing a stranger notices about your character? 1-2 sentences.
- What is your character's fondest wish? 1-2 sentences.
- How is your character connected to the missing wizard, his niece, and/or the trip to Morsten? 1-2 sentences. This is your character's reason for being in the party. Maybe Galen was once her teacher. Your character may have a crush on Sylvie. Or your character may have just been told she's inherited property in Morsten.
Interview Sample 1: Conan the Barbarian
(This is just for fun. I've based it more on the movie than the books.)
Basics
- Character's Name: Conan, sometimes Conan the Cimmerian.
- Class/Kit: Fighter.
- Race/Subrace: Human, looks like Oeridian/Suel mix.
- Age/Birthdate: 19. 10 Coldeven 554 CY.
- Social Class: Peasant. The son of a blacksmith, Conan was orphaned at a young age and sold into slavery, first as a manual laborer and then a pit fighter. He has since gained his freedom.
- Birthplace: A small village north of Djekul in the land of the Frost Barbarians. Conan's village no longer exists, as it was burned to the ground by Thulsa Doom when he was very young.
Questions
- Why is your character in Chendl?
- What is your character's strongest attribute? Strength. Years of hard manual labor, mostly pushing a wheel, have honed Conan's body into a masterwork of strength, further toughened by his experience as a pit fighter.
- What is your character's weakest attribute? Wisdom. Conan's single-minded pursuit of revenge for the destruction of his village has blinded him to all other concerns, often placing his own life and that of his companions at great risk.
- Who is your character's closest ally? Subotai, Thief and Archer.
- Who is your character's worst enemy? 1-2 sentences.
- What is the first thing a stranger notices about your character? 1-2 sentences.
- What is your character's fondest wish? 1-2 sentences.
- How is your character connected to the missing wizard, his niece, and/or the trip to Morsten? 1-2 sentences. This is your character's reason for being in the party. Maybe Galen was once her teacher. Your character may have a crush on Sylvie. Or your character may have just been told she's inherited property in Morsten.
