Character Survey - Beliefs

Faith

• Do you believe in the gods or not?
• Do you have a patron Deity?
• Are you devout or impious?
• Do you actively worship and proselytize or do you simply pay lip service?
• What lengths would you go to defend your faith?
• Was your faith influenced or molded by anyone special?
• Do you belong to the orthodox church, or a fringe element thereof (and is the group accepted, frowned upon, or considered heretics)?
• How has this impacted your faith and life?
• Is your church an accepted religion where you grew up or did it have to conduct its services in secret?
• How did this affect your faith and life? Have you ever been persecuted for your faith? If so, when and How did you handle it?

Capacity for Murder

• Can you kill?
• When did you decide (or learn) that you could?
• What happened and how did you handle it?
• When do you consider it okay to kill (under what circumstances)?
• When do you consider it wrong to kill (under what circumstances)?
• What would you do if someone else attempted to (or successfully did) kill under their "wrong" circumstances, what would be your reaction?
• • What if it were your enemy?
  • What if it were your friend?
  • What if it were an innocent?
  • What if the opponent were not in control of their own actions (i.e.-under duress, charmed, dominated, possessed, etc.)?

Vanitas and Mortality

• What would you do if someone shot at (attacked) you?
• What would you do if something were stolen from you?
• What would you do if you were badly insulted publicly?
• What would you do if a good friend or relative were killed by means other than natural death?
• What is the one task you would absolutely refuse to do?
• What do you consider to be the worst crime someone could commit and why?

Authority

• How do you feel about government (rulers) in general?
• Why do you feel that way?
• Do you support the current government of your homeland?
• If so, how far are you willing to go to defend the government?
• If not, do you actively oppose it?
• Do you belong to an anti-government organization?
• If so, describe the group and it's aims.
• What form of government do you believe is the best (democracy, monarchy, anarchy, aristocratic rule, oligarchy, matriarchy) and why?
• Have you ever been persecuted for your political stance?
• If so, describe the occurrence and how it affected you?
• Are you a member of any non-religious group, cause, order, or organization?
• If so describe it, its goals, and membership.
• How loyal are you to this group and why?
• How did you become a member?
• If you are a former member, did you leave voluntarily or involuntarily and why?
• Was it under good (amicable) conditions or bad?
• Are you being sought or hunted by the organization?
• If so, by whom and with what intent (to murder you, to force your return through blackmail or coercion, to spy on you and make sure they do not reveal any of the groups secrets)?

Personality Traits

• Do you have any unusual habits or dominant personality traits that are evident to others?
• If so, describe them and how you acquired them, as well as when they might be more noticeable and what causes them?
• How do you react if made fun of for any of these things?
• Do you have any unusual or nervous mannerisms, such as when talking, thinking, afraid, under stress, or when embarrassed?
• If so, are there any reasons behind them from your past?
• Do you have an unusual gait or accent?
• If so, where did you acquire them?
• Are there any circumstances where they become more (or less) evident?
• How do you feel and react if made fun of for any of these things?

Miscellaneous

• What is your favourite colour?
• What place would you most like to visit?
• What annoys you the most?
• What (if any) are your favourite forms of art?
• What is your most treasured possession?
• What things could you not live without?
• Do you have a good luck charm?
• If your life were to end in 24 hours, what 5 things would you do in those remaining hours?
• Do you have a "Black-and-White" view of reality or can you see shades of grey?
• Do you prefer to tear down or build up?
• Are you deliberate or spontaneous?
• Do you prefer the town or the country?
• If made to decide, would you rather be deaf or blind? Why?
• How do you feel about magic, myth, and the supernatural?
• Do you remember your dreams?
• Describe a typical dream you might have.
• Describe your worst nightmares.