 Feathery Thingywhatsit | BookSnake
I have currently only used one charrie, but I have developed many. I strongly suggest keeping all the information neatly organized in a Word Document. And I always do it the same way.
Full Name:
Names come to me randomly, and I put together combinations until I have one I like. Name generators or baby name websites can be helpful to find an origin or meaning you like. By getting a name, you usually get a gender with it. Only a few names, like Chris or Alex, really give you a choice of gender.
Personality:
A character's personality is very important and this area is what I always spend the most time on. For some of my characters, I have broken personality down - basic personality and specific personality. The specific personality includes Pet Peeves, certain events that bother the character, etc.
Physical Description:
There are a few ways to do this. Usually I go one of two ways - find a picture and write a description of it, or write a description and try to either find a picture or make one. Pictures, of course, are nice but not needed.
Background:
Usually I never use this info in the RPG. It's for myself, possibly explaining some of the charrie's personality or ideas. If I use it at all, I hint at the background. Most of my characters have some strong event that marked them positively or negatively.
After the basic descriptions, I add details, such as wand type, pets, best/worst subjects, patronuses, and even their Gringott's Vault Number.
These are merely guidelines that have worked well for me.
~Alanna |