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Re:Persona - 2005/08/18 08:54
That checklist is pretty good, but there are hundreds of checklist and/or charater creation question list out there.
You should start with the very basics...
1) Is your persona historical or fantasy based?
This is the best place to start because the answer will narrow your focus after you decide. And you don't have to decide what country or world you are from at this point, just decide what of these two you want most!
2) If historical, what time and country are you from?
If fantasy based, what world are you from?
The next step is to narrow the focus even more. But narrowing your focus, you will make the task of fleshing out the details much easier.
3) Now, decide your age.
Unless there are unusual conditions in the world you are from (either type) your real life age could easily be your 'Amtgard age'.
But age is inportant because your age effects things like social status and position within your culture.
4) Now, consider the basics of your family.
Don't go into to much detail, but is your family rich or poor and why. Almost everyone picks rich is role-playing games but remember if you pick rich for Amtgard, that will mean that you will spend more money for fancy garb and other equipment for your persona. Unless you are well off yourself, rich isn't always the best answer.
This will also influence your education level.
5) Finally, decide your starting class for Amtgard and start fleshing in the details.
This is the point that the detail checklists are helpful. Why does the persona not drink booze? How does he/she feel about their caretaker? The real bare bones stuff.
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