I found this a great game on another writing forum, and a fun way to explore your characters.
You think of your MC, and answer the question presented by the person above you, then ask a question for the next person to answer.
So, my question is
Would your character ever go skydiving (or an equivalent for their time)?
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NaNo 07 - A Single White Plumeria - 50,032 (Bloody hell iit was close!)
NaNo 08 - ...uh, help...
22,446 / 50,000
oct. 8, 2008 - 17 49
Yeah. Nate's a badass and is scared of basically nothing.
Would your character ever have a one night stand?
----------07: ... *fails*
08: Twisted Fate (genre: YA spec fic)
The Writey Ducks! (TEAM 3)
0 / 50,000
oct. 8, 2008 - 18 22
Yes, the Top Hat Werewolf pretty much has nothing but one-night stands.
Would your character ever paint a house?
----------2005 - "Trevor James: Space Actor"
2006 - "Writing a Novel"
2007 - "Basil Turret and the Prisoner of Algebra"
2008 - "The Black Handle Club"
22,446 / 50,000
oct. 8, 2008 - 18 22
Not answering the question, because I just did the last one... BUT! "Top Hat Werewolf"? Seriously? I'm amused.
----------07: ... *fails*
08: Twisted Fate (genre: YA spec fic)
The Writey Ducks! (TEAM 3)
5,002 / 50,000
oct. 8, 2008 - 20 39
no my charactor is a very into being antisocial and wouldnt do anythign to help anyone....
would your character ever throw a plate of food at their parents????
xoxo de
----------xoxo princess de xoxo
50,247 / 50,000
oct. 8, 2008 - 23 34
No, he's a bit of a nice guy wuss.
Would your character ever roll down a large, steep hill?
----------Jechocochan
1,729 / 50,000
oct. 9, 2008 - 00 06
Definitly, she's a risk taker and loves a to get a bit dirty, definitly not a typical girl.
Would your main male character ever wear a dress and makeup for a play
----------NaNo 07 - A Single White Plumeria - 50,032 (Bloody hell iit was close!)
NaNo 08 - ...uh, help...
0 / 50,000
oct. 9, 2008 - 07 17
Yeah, Phelps would do that, he's a fairly relaxed wizard.
Would your MC enter a drinking competition?
----------2007: Wizards Don't Cry (failed)
2008: TBA
1,729 / 50,000
oct. 9, 2008 - 15 25
Anwen would, as long as she had someone around her to make sure nothing bad happens, she dosen't drink much.
----------Rich definitly would
Jacon, who I am trying to remove from my story and he just won't leave! will not.
NaNo 07 - A Single White Plumeria - 50,032 (Bloody hell iit was close!)
NaNo 08 - ...uh, help...
68,078 / 50,000
oct. 9, 2008 - 16 53
My MC would definitely not enter a drinking contest. Her contests usually involve fighting and she's far too humourless to take part in something like that. She also doesn't really drink. :)
If your character came across a turtle on its back, would he/she flip it back up the right way?
----------~Mel
co-ML for Brisbane, Australia
Captain of the Purple Ninja Nightowls (of Death)
2007 - Queen of Diamonds
2008 - Shuriken
0 / 50,000
oct. 9, 2008 - 20 26
It's like a social group - "The Top Hat Werewolves". They hang out at the club my novel is set at, and basically use their charm to sleep with women. They all wear top hats; the leader, the original "Top Hat Werewolf" wears a lime-green one. (my cousin, coincidentally, loves lime-green hats, but this was writtten about 2 years before I knew that.)
----------2005 - "Trevor James: Space Actor"
2006 - "Writing a Novel"
2007 - "Basil Turret and the Prisoner of Algebra"
2008 - "The Black Handle Club"
1,729 / 50,000
oct. 9, 2008 - 22 22
Lol, I'm not asking...
Yes my characters would definitly help the poor turtle, except perhaps Gregory who might kick it instead depending on his mood...
Would your character ever see a right way up turtle and put it upside down for fun :P
----------NaNo 07 - A Single White Plumeria - 50,032 (Bloody hell iit was close!)
NaNo 08 - ...uh, help...
52,128 / 50,000
oct. 9, 2008 - 22 39
Considering my characters been made to feel inferior her whole life - she would never do something as nasty as turning a turtle upside down for fun (this is a good metaphor for how her brother has treated her all her life!) I also doubt that she would ever have seen a turtle, much less come across one.
Would you character ever kiss someone just for fun?
----------"The Goddesses used to perform miracles, now they write books and allow us to perform our own miracles" - Sarah Ban Breathnach
2007 - Finding Aphrodite
2008 - Blue Melissae
1,729 / 50,000
oct. 9, 2008 - 23 04
suprisingly no. Theyre both rough and tumble, love to take a risk, go party, etc, but both of them have had bad experiences when it comes to the sexual, so neither would dare.
would your character ever sneak out in the middle of the night
----------NaNo 07 - A Single White Plumeria - 50,032 (Bloody hell iit was close!)
NaNo 08 - ...uh, help...
56,061 / 50,000
oct. 10, 2008 - 04 48
Well, no. He doesn't NEED to sneak out. He just waltzes out whenever. Ah, the life of a uni student :P
Would your character ever join an elitist group, and then commandeer all the power from the group leaders?
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5,002 / 50,000
oct. 10, 2008 - 05 01
no my character isnt one for groups, and isnt much of a leader....
would your character every do drunk karaoke ????
xoxo de
----------xoxo princess de xoxo
1,729 / 50,000
oct. 10, 2008 - 16 30
haha, Anwen definitly, Richmond who has now been re-nammed Gregory wouldn't, never.
EDIT: (i keep forgetting to add questions!)
----------Would your character sacrifice one man for the good of many?
NaNo 07 - A Single White Plumeria - 50,032 (Bloody hell iit was close!)
NaNo 08 - ...uh, help...
22,446 / 50,000
oct. 11, 2008 - 02 37
Both my MCs would. Jaime's a little more unlikely to. But! they are in the middle of a war and they lead opposing sides... so yeah.
Would you character ever keep a journal? If so, what type, what do they write in it? If not, why not?
----------07: ... *fails*
08: Twisted Fate (genre: YA spec fic)
The Writey Ducks! (TEAM 3)
10,762 / 50,000
oct. 11, 2008 - 04 07
Yes. London would definitely. She's a serial killer, but the kind who keeps scrapbooks. She'd have pictures and clippings of things that amused her, or things about her victims. She'd also have lots of photos of her husband and children, especially the baby that got taken away from them.
Not a diary, but definitely a memento book.
Would your character risk their life for a complete strangers?
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50,247 / 50,000
oct. 11, 2008 - 05 02
Taylor is the only character with a life to risk it seems. So he would. Once again, he's a decent fellow.
Would your character ever jump off a cliff in a fit of angst?
----------Jechocochan
5,002 / 50,000
oct. 11, 2008 - 06 44
definatly, my character kills herself by jumping off a cliff in the first chapter lol....she is angsty.....
would your character ever try and break a world record?///
xoxo de
----------xoxo princess de xoxo
1,729 / 50,000
oct. 11, 2008 - 13 50
probably, if there was one within reasonable grasp!
would your character ever try to swim the english channel?
----------NaNo 07 - A Single White Plumeria - 50,032 (Bloody hell iit was close!)
NaNo 08 - ...uh, help...
10,762 / 50,000
oct. 12, 2008 - 18 09
Hell no. *insert name here* MC couldn't be bothered. What's the point?
Would your character ever plot another's death? Set out to kill someone?
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68,078 / 50,000
oct. 12, 2008 - 19 09
Yes. If she sets out to kill someone, it is pretty much always plotted - she takes her work quite seriously. But because she's an assassin who has aspirations of being a bounty hunter, she would prefer to take them alive if possible. People aren't always cooperative in that, though.
Would your character ever set out to exact cold, hard revenge? And would he/she have the nerve to see it all the way through to the end?
----------~Mel
co-ML for Brisbane, Australia
Captain of the Purple Ninja Nightowls (of Death)
2007 - Queen of Diamonds
2008 - Shuriken
1,729 / 50,000
oct. 12, 2008 - 21 04
Anwen probably not, but I think Greg would, it takes a lot to make him mad but when he's mad...
would your character ever do nano! lol
----------NaNo 07 - A Single White Plumeria - 50,032 (Bloody hell iit was close!)
NaNo 08 - ...uh, help...
12,011 / 50,000
oct. 12, 2008 - 22 01
Yes he would! And he's of the sort that would write a five-book epic series in a month. Silly talented child.
Would your MC ever pickpocket?
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Nano '06: Waking Dreams :~: Won
Nano '07: Lines Drawn In Red :~: We'll see
20,103 / 50,000
oct. 12, 2008 - 22 48
No, she has extremely high morals, but come to think of it extreme situations could bring out unlikely behaviour.
Would your MC ever settle for something that was comfortable as opposed to exciting or heart-pumping?
1,729 / 50,000
oct. 12, 2008 - 23 03
no way lol, both daredevils, comfortable is boring
would your character ever consider being an actor/actress?
----------NaNo 07 - A Single White Plumeria - 50,032 (Bloody hell iit was close!)
NaNo 08 - ...uh, help...
0 / 50,000
oct. 13, 2008 - 08 11
No, too busy with the wizarding,
What would be your character's single greatest regret? If they don't have one, what would be something that they would regret doing/not doing?
----------2007: Wizards Don't Cry (failed)
2008: TBA
50,247 / 50,000
oct. 13, 2008 - 21 19
Ohoh! Nina's greatest regret is not becoming immortal (and eternally same aged) before her hair started turning grey. Now she just has this one bit of grey hair right there..!
Would your character ever get a tattoo for no reason whatsoever and then invent something deep and meaningful to tell people about it?
----------Jechocochan
68,078 / 50,000
oct. 13, 2008 - 22 36
Sadly, no. She doesn't tend to do things 'for no reason' (Miss Spontaneity she is not), and she wouldn't want something as identifiable as a tattoo (makes the sneakysneaky more difficult). She has enough scars on her skin and stains on her soul to tell stories about that she doesn't need any other excuses. If you're really lucky, she'll go all deep and meaningful by channeling her sensei.
On the other hand, I do have a character who is a tattoo artist kicking around. It's hard to stop her from drawing on people - ink, henna, marker pens. She doesn't tend to bother with the 'deep and meaningful', though; 'I felt like it' is enough excuse for her. ;)
Would your character ever willingly take the blame for something he/she didn't do?
----------~Mel
co-ML for Brisbane, Australia
Captain of the Purple Ninja Nightowls (of Death)
2007 - Queen of Diamonds
2008 - Shuriken