Role Playing...l

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I know that part. This is what I meant.

Complex Character Sheet

This is much more than that.
Name/Nickname and meanings?
Gender?
Age?
Height?
Weight?
Hair and eye colour?
Skin type/colour?
Illnesses?
Physical body? (Including carriage/posture)
Movement? (Include way of walking - slow, fast, with a limp, with grace)
Facial Expressions when sad, happy, confused, hurt, angry, in love, tense?
Mannerisms?
Voice/speech? (low/high pitch, guttural, smooth, stutter)
Verbal Expressions? (favourite sayings, use of language/slang)
Hereditary physical characteristics?
Clothing they like to wear? (style, chosen or unchosen, uniqueness)
Appearance? (casual, posh, student, clean, unkempt, tidy)
Sexuality? (How do they express their sexuality, is it important to them, do they have hang-ups)
Tension (How do they express it/act) ?
Emotion (How do they express/act when they fall in love, hate someone, feel uneasy, are nervous, are happy) ?
IQ/Intelligence/Common Sense?
Abilities? (languages, music, skills, talents)
Introvert/Extrovert?
Inner Directed/Other Directed?
Disposition/Temperament? (easy-going, rebellious, controlling)
Other Qualities? (awareness, imagination, judgement, poise, sensitivity)
Complexities/Maladjustments? (compulsions, hang-ups, inhibitions, phobias, obsessions, prejudices, superstitions)
Frustrations/Major disappointments in life?
Emotional Literacy (most common feelings, what the character feels are their most/least comfortable feelings, does the character know what they're feeling, do they block some feelings) ?
Attitude towards life? (militant, relaxed, nervous, resigned)
What do they like best about themselves?
What do they like least about themselves?
Do they deny/not accept any aspect of their personality?
What hidden aspects of their character do they reveal about themselves?
What do they think of themselves?
How do the other characters feel about them?
What does the character feel towards other characters?
Is the character a ‘winner’ or ‘loser’ in life?
List their family members (name, age, occupation)
List their friends and lovers (name, age, occupation)
List their co-workers, employers, employees (what are their attitudes and relationships like between them?)
Interests/Hobbies/Pastimes (why do they like it?)
Special abilities/skills?
Religious beliefs? (include importance)
Political attitudes? (include importance)
Values? (morals, ethics)
Lifestyle?
Dominant traits?
Ho does the above impact each other?
List the major events in the character’s life
What is the character’s favourite memory? (person, place, time)
Goals/Ambitions? (immediate and long-term)
What is the character’s favourite passion?

The list could go on and on, please add more questions if you think they are helpful (I believe all questions are helpful).
By answering these questions you will be giving yourself knowledge of a person that will seem real and you will know what they will and won’t do.

Yes, this will take many hours to do (If you do it right) but in the long term, you’ll be saving yourself a lot of time and frustration.

Build and know your characters BEFORE you start writing!

...phew.