By Steven Russell (aka Qwillion) with special thanks to Freya, Germaine, Jacob_Stroh, Ma'caldazar,The Mighty Anarchist , Skyman, Thantrax, Xythlord for thier assitance and/or encouragement and of course to Shadowkiller who bloody well asked for it!

PLAYER QUESTIONS: To help the GM create a story you will enjoy, but remember these are guidelines not absolutes.

1.) What would you like your characters full name, titles, heraldry to be at the end of your epic?

2.) What type of literary archetype do you want you character to emulate?

3.) Would you want you character to become infamous, famous or remain anonymous?

4.) What is the Arch of your character's story?

5.) What type of story hook will your character have to encourage him to adventure?

6.) What is the major difference in personality between you and the player character you are going to portray?

7.) What is the biggest similarity in personality shared by you and the player character you are going to portray?

8.) What secret does you character keep that he fears anyone discovering? (Must have one)

9.) What was the event that made your character become his starting class?

10.) How did that event change your character’s previous outlook?

11.) What is one secret not revealed in the books that you as a player would like to discover?

FIRST PERSON CHARACTER QUESTIONS: So that we can guide your own epic story these are guidelines not absolutes a GM may have to change an answer for story purposes.

1.) What do you do for a living?

2.) Why did you choose this vocation?

3.) What are you trying to do?

4.) Why are you trying to do that?

5.) How do you measure your degree of success or failure?

6.) What will you do if you fail?

7.) What do you consider the greatest obstacles to your success?

8.) What are you doing to ensure that you overcome these obstacles?

9.) If you could change one thing about the world, what would that be?

10.) If you could change one thing about yourself, what would that be?

11.) Do you fear anything?

12.) How would others describe you?

13.) How would you describe yourself? (Give 3 traits two general and one contradictory trait)

14.) Are there any individuals you trust or rely on?

15.) Are there any individuals who trust or rely upon you?

16.) Do you enjoy the company of others or do you prefer to be alone?

17.) Do you have servants or employees?

18.)How do you gain their cooperation?

19.)Are you a servant or employee?

20.)How does this relationship benefit your personal interests?

21.)How do you spend your leisure time?

22.)What do you like to wear?

23.)What do you enjoy most about your work?

24.)What do you like to eat?

25.)Do you collect anything?

26.)Do you have any pets?

27.)Where in the Wheel of Time did you live before you came to (insert DM’s starting point)?

28.)Why did you live there?

29.)What is your daily routine?

30.)How do you protect yourself?

31.)What is your name?

32.)How old are you?

33.)Where were you born and raised?

34.)Did you know your parents (if they did not play a significant role supplement who did, and in what respect for all parent/sibling questions)?

35.)How did you feel about them?

36.)Are your parents alive?

37.)Do you have any brothers or sisters?

38.)If yes do you know where they are?

39.)Did you have any friends in your youth?

40.)What role did you family play in your upbringing?

41.)Are you married if yes, what do (es) your spouse(s) do for a living?

42.)Do you ever want to get married?

43.)Do you have any children? How many? What ages?

44.)Do you ever want to have children?

45.)What is your race (include background)?

46.)Did you receive formal education?

47.)How did you learn to do what you are doing now?

48.)Did you have a mentor?

49.)What has been your greatest achievement?

50.)What has been your greatest disappointment?

51.)Who are your influential acquaintances?

52.)Who are your personal enemies?

53.)Who do you interact with on a daily basis?

54.)What do you look like?

55.)What aspect of your physical appearance is most distinctive or easiest to identify you?

56.)What is your allegiance (Wheel of Time)?

57.)What are your most developed skills? (These do not refer to game mechanics)

58.)What are your least developed skills?

59.)How did you come to be in (insert DM Starting point)?

60.)Why have you come to the (insert DM starting point)?

61.)What is there in your life that is worth living for?

62.)What is there in your life that is worth dying for?

63.)What do you refuse to eat?

64.)What are your sleeping habits? (lay abed all day, light sleeper, insomniac)

65.)Do you have any signature habits. (Thumb your earlobes and hum at pretty women, appraise the price of everything valuable etc.)

66.)Do you like to dance?

67.)Can you dance?

68.)What are three things that always make you angry

69.)What actions do you consider good/evil outside of the social norm? (Is gentling better as opposed to killing insane channelers?)

70.)Who do you consider good/evil outside of the social norm? (Did you believe a False Dragon was the Dragon Reborn?)

71.)What creature did you consider good/evil outside of the social norm? (Can a Trolloc choose to follow the light?)

72.)Are there any organizations you wish to belong too?

73.)Are there any organizations you mistrust?

74.)Are there any organizations you Hate?

75.)Is there a particular background of people you are unsure of? (ie. Southlanders, Treekillers, Aiel Savages, Witch-trained etc.)

76.)How does your Character view the use of the One Power? Saidin as opposed to Saidar?

77.)What would you do if you learned you could use the One Power?

78.)How would your character view someone with Gifts? (ie dreaming, Ta’vereen, fortelling)

79.)What would you do If you found something you thought was associated with the One Power?

80.)What would you do If you found something you thought was associated with the Shadow? (Shadar Logoth, Thakan’dar forged weapon etc..)

81.)What would the person your character is most likely to fall in love with be like?

82.)How do you feel about becoming bonded? (Adoption, Warder, Asha’man)

83.)How would you feel if you were bonded against your will?

84.)Do you believe in the Dark One? Would you say his true name aloud?

85.)Do you suspect any one you know of being a darkfriend?

86.)Would you scrawl the dragon’s fang on someone’s door you knew to be a darkfriend?

87.)Under what terms would you become a darkfriend?

88.)Do you know about the Prophecies of the Dragon?

89.)Would you follow the Dragon if he was Reborn?

90.)What would it take for you to believe the Dragon was Reborn?

This list is property of Steve Russell and is used with his expressed permission. Many of these questions were adapted from books owned by WoTC and are not the original property of Steven Russell or creation. Do not repost or use publicly without his permission.