Absurdly Long Character Questions List

This tool was created to provide an exhaustively long, extremely overwhelming amount of questions to help you figure out who your Characters are. Not everything needs to be answered. Take from it what you need to bring your characters to life!

Backstory Questions:

1. What is your character’s full name?
2. What is your character’s nickname or alias, if any?
3. When was your character born?
4. Where was your character born?
5. What are your character’s physical attributes (height, weight, eye color, hair color, etc.)?
6. What is your character’s racial/ethnic background?
7. What is your character’s sexual orientation?
8. Who are your character’s parents?
9. Does your character have any siblings? If so, who are they?
10. What is your character’s current family situation?
11. How would your character describe their childhood?
12. What is your character’s relationship with their family?
13. What are your character’s religious beliefs, if any?
14. How educated is your character?
15. What was your character’s favorite subject in school?
16. Who was your character’s best friend growing up?
17. Who was your character’s first love?
18. Has your character ever been in love?
19. What was your character’s first job?
20. What is your character’s current job?
21. What are your character’s aspirations?
22. Does your character have any pets?
23. What are your character’s hobbies?
24. Does your character have any phobias?
25. What is your character’s most treasured possession?
26. What is your character’s socioeconomic status?
27. Has your character ever committed a crime? If so, what was it?
28. What is your character’s political leaning?
29. What languages can your character speak?
30. Has your character ever been seriously injured or ill?
31. Has your character ever served in the military?
32. What is your character’s favorite food?
33. What is your character’s favorite book, movie, or song?
34. What is your character’s sexual history?
35. What secrets does your character hide?
36. Who is your character’s hero or role model?
37. Does your character have any addictions?
38. What are your character’s most disliked traits in others?
39. What is your character’s most significant failure?
40. What are your character’s key past life events that shaped them?
41. How does your character handle stress?
42. Has your character ever lost someone close to them?
43. What are your character’s sleep habits?
44. How does your character handle disagreement or conflict?
45. What is your character’s biggest regret?
46. How would your character’s closest friend describe them?
47. What is your character’s most treasured memory?
48. What is your character’s biggest fear?
49. How does your character view themselves?
50. What are your character’s moral and ethical views?
51. How does your character handle grief or loss?
52. What is your character’s view on romantic relationships?
53. What is your character’s level of self-esteem?
54. What does your character consider unforgivable?
55. What is your character’s favorite place in the world?
56. How does your character handle change?
57. What are your character’s key personality traits?
58. How does your character handle a crisis or emergency?
59. What prejudices does your character have, if any?
60. Has your character ever betrayed someone?
61. What makes your character laugh?
62. What is your character’s worldview or philosophy?
63. How does your character show affection?
64. Does your character have any tattoos or notable physical features?
65. Has your character ever been betrayed by someone?
66. What does your character value the most in life?
67. What is your character’s relationship with money?
68. What are your character’s major achievements?
69. What are your character’s eating habits?
70. What habits or routines does your character have?
71. What is your character’s view on friendship?
72. What are your character’s childhood memories?
73. Has your character ever had their heart broken?
74. What is your character’s guilty pleasure?
75. What is your character’s pet peeve?
76. What does your character find most challenging in life?
77. How does your character perceive society and their place in it?
78. Has your character ever experienced discrimination or prejudice?
79. What would your character change about themselves, if they could?
80. What are your character’s dreams or nightmares?
81. What is your character’s most embarrassing moment?
82. What are your character’s strengths and weaknesses?
83. What are your character’s attitudes towards health and fitness?
84. What does your character find attractive in others?
85. Does your character have any enemies or rivals? Who are they?
86. What are your character’s past and current relationships?
87. Has your character ever traveled abroad? If so, where?
88. What are your character’s methods of coping with stress or negativity?
89. What is your character’s happiest memory?
90. What are your character’s opinions on their appearance?
91. What is your character’s biggest act of kindness?
92. What is your character’s most painful memory?
93. How does your character handle pain or discomfort?
94. What is your character’s living situation like?
95. What is your character’s favorite way to relax or unwind?
96. How does your character react to praise or criticism?
97. Does your character believe in fate or free will?
98. What are your character’s plans for the future?
99. How does your character express anger or frustration?
100. How has your character changed over the years?

Family History Questions:

1. Who are your character’s parents?
2. What were their parents’ occupations?
3. How did the character’s parents meet?
4. What were the circumstances of the character’s birth?
5. Does your character have any siblings?
6. How is your character’s relationship with their siblings?
7. Are the character’s parents still alive? If not, how did they die?
8. Who were the character’s grandparents?
9. Does the character have any famous or infamous ancestors?
10. What nationality are the character’s ancestors?
11. Does the character have any cousins, aunts, or uncles?
12. What were the character’s parents like when they were young?
13. How has the character’s family’s socioeconomic status changed over generations?
14. What traditions have been passed down in the character’s family?
15. Are there any feuds or rivalries in the character’s family?
16. Are there any inherited physical traits that run in the character’s family?
17. What stories does the character’s family tell about their ancestors?
18. Has the character’s family moved a lot, or have they always lived in one area?
19. Does the character have any step-siblings or half-siblings?
20. How was the character’s relationship with their parents?
21. Has the character’s family suffered any tragedies or losses?
22. What kind of education did the character’s parents and grandparents have?
23. What’s the character’s family’s political affiliation?
24. Does the character’s family have a crest or symbol that represents them?
25. What is the character’s favorite family memory?
26. What is the character’s least favorite family memory?
27. Does the character have a relative they’ve never met?
28. Has the character’s family disowned any members, or has anyone left the family voluntarily?
29. What values has the character’s family instilled in them?
30. Who is the black sheep of the character’s family?
31. Who is the caretaker in the character’s family?
32. What kind of reputation does the character’s family have in their community?
33. Has the character’s family had any run-ins with the law?
34. What kind of home did the character grow up in?
35. Does the character have any family heirlooms?
36. What kind of medical history does the character’s family have?
37. What was the character’s parents’ relationship like?
38. Are there any family secrets the character is unaware of?
39. How does the character’s family celebrate holidays?
40. Who is the oldest member of the character’s family that they know?
41. Are there any foods or recipes that have been passed down in the character’s family?
42. What religion, if any, does the character’s family follow?
43. Are there any wars or major historical events that the character’s family was part of?
44. What is the financial situation of the character’s family?
45. How has the character’s family influenced their beliefs and values?
46. Does the character have any twin siblings?
47. What is the story behind the character’s last name?
48. What is the character’s relationship with their extended family?
49. Are there any pets that hold a special place in the character’s family?
50. What does a typical family gathering look like for the character?
51. What challenges has the character’s family overcome together?
52. Is there a family business?
53. Who were the character’s role models in their family?
54. Are there any members of the character’s family they don’t get along with?
55. What does the character’s family think of them?
56. What are some major disagreements the character has had with their family?
57. Who is the most successful member of the character’s family?
58. Does the character’s family know about all aspects of the character’s life?
59. What was the character’s parents’ marriage like?
60. Has the character’s family ever been featured in a newspaper or other media?
61. Has anyone in the character’s family ever served in the military?
62. What’s a typical day like in the character’s family?
63. What is the character’s family’s ethnic background?
64. Are there any traditions the character’s family holds that the character doesn’t agree with?
65. How has the character’s family history impacted the character’s self-image?
66. Has the character’s family ever adopted or fostered children?
67. How does the character’s family handle conflict?
68. What’s something the character’s family does that annoys the character?
69. Has the character’s family ever experienced financial hardship?
70. Are there any sayings or expressions that are unique to the character’s family?
71. What expectations does the character’s family have for the character?
72. How does the character’s family handle grief?
73. Has the character’s family ever experienced a scandal?
74. Has the character’s family ever won any awards or recognition?
75. What’s something the character’s family doesn’t know about the character?
76. How does the character’s family feel about the character’s occupation?
77. Has the character’s family ever disapproved of the character’s romantic partners?
78. Are there any substances or habits that run in the character’s family?
79. Has the character’s family ever experienced a natural disaster or major accident?
80. Has anyone in the character’s family ever disappeared or gone missing?
81. What are some of the character’s family’s hobbies or interests?
82. How did the character’s family react to the character leaving home for the first time?
83. How important is education to the character’s family?
84. What’s the best piece of advice the character has received from their family?
85. Has anyone in the character’s family ever had a brush with fame?
86. How does the character’s family handle illness?
87. How did the character’s family handle the character’s adolescence?
88. What are the character’s family’s views on marriage and divorce?
89. How does the character’s family celebrate birthdays?
90. Has anyone in the character’s family ever written a book, appeared in a film, or released a music album?
91. What are the character’s family’s views on friendship?
92. Has anyone in the character’s family ever had a near-death experience?
93. Does the character’s family have a favorite vacation spot or destination?
94. What does the character’s family think of the character’s friends?
95. What languages does the character’s family speak?
96. How does the character’s family feel about technology and social media?
97. What’s the biggest argument the character’s family has ever had?
98. How does the character’s family feel about animals and pets?
99. What is the character’s family’s view on climate change and environmental issues?
100. How has the character’s relationship with their family changed over time?

Personality Questions:

1. What are your character’s most prominent personality traits?
2. How does your character typically express joy?
3. How does your character typically express anger?
4. What are your character’s habits and quirks?
5. How does your character handle stress?
6. Is your character more introverted or extroverted?
7. What are your character’s pet peeves?
8. How does your character handle criticism?
9. Is your character more of a leader or a follower?
10. How does your character behave in a group setting?
11. How does your character behave when they are alone?
12. How does your character express their love for someone?
13. What is your character’s sense of humor like?
14. How does your character handle fear?
15. Is your character more logical or emotional?
16. How does your character handle conflict or disagreement?
17. How does your character express sadness?
18. Is your character typically honest, or are they more prone to lying?
19. What motivates your character?
20. How does your character handle failure?
21. How does your character react to compliments?
22. Is your character more optimistic or pessimistic?
23. Is your character more impulsive or cautious?
24. Does your character tend to be more selfless or selfish?
25. How does your character handle pressure?
26. Does your character have any prejudices or biases?
27. What is your character’s biggest regret?
28. What is your character’s biggest fear?
29. What is your character’s biggest secret?
30. How does your character react to unexpected situations?
31. How does your character handle boredom?
32. How does your character handle guilt?
33. How does your character react to being ignored?
34. What makes your character envious or jealous?
35. Does your character have a strong sense of duty or responsibility?
36. Does your character tend to hold grudges?
37. How does your character handle grief or loss?
38. Does your character have a strong will or are they easily swayed?
39. How does your character show respect to others?
40. How does your character react when they make a mistake?
41. Does your character easily trust others?
42. What are your character’s insecurities?
43. How does your character handle change?
44. Is your character typically organized or messy?
45. What does your character admire in others?
46. Is your character more creative or analytical?
47. Does your character have a temper?
48. What are your character’s virtues?
49. What are your character’s vices?
50. How does your character react to authority figures?
51. How does your character express empathy or sympathy?
52. Does your character strive for success or are they content with what they have?
53. How does your character react to being challenged?
54. Is your character sentimental or do they tend to let go of things easily?
55. How does your character handle rejection or disappointment?
56. Does your character prefer routine or spontaneity?
57. How does your character handle embarrassment?
58. Is your character more likely to plan ahead or act in the moment?
59. How does your character express gratitude?
60. How does your character react to physical pain?
61. How does your character react to being wrong?
62. Does your character tend to focus more on the past, present, or future?
63. Is your character more likely to face their fears or run from them?
64. What is your character’s level of patience?
65. Does your character have any compulsive behaviors?
66. What are your character’s values and beliefs?
67. How does your character react to surprises?
68. What are your character’s ambitions?
69. How does your character react to compliments or praise?
70. Does your character prefer to work alone or in a team?
71. What can make your character lose their cool?
72. How does your character feel about themselves?
73. How does your character react to betrayal?
74. How does your character react to new environments?
75. Is your character more of a morning person or a night owl?
76. How does your character handle financial matters?
77. Does your character have any unique mannerisms?
78. How does your character handle being the center of attention?
79. What is your character’s attitude towards animals?
80. What is your character’s attitude towards children?
81. Does your character have a strong moral compass?
82. What are your character’s favorite ways to celebrate?
83. How does your character handle criticism or negative feedback?
84. How does your character deal with personal confrontations?
85. Is your character stubborn or do they easily change their mind?
86. What are your character’s attitudes towards health and fitness?
87. How does your character react to other people’s success?
88. What does your character find attractive in others?
89. How does your character treat people who can’t benefit them?
90. How does your character react to unforeseen problems?
91. What are your character’s attitudes towards romantic relationships?
92. How does your character handle their own weaknesses?
93. How does your character behave under a crisis or emergency situation?
94. What are your character’s attitudes towards authority and rules?
95. What does your character find unbearable or intolerable?
96. How does your character react to other people’s problems or struggles?
97. Does your character believe in second chances?
98. What traits does your character despise in others?
99. What traits does your character admire in themselves?
100. How has your character’s personality changed over time?