I think character gen is the most important because most writing is going to heavily involve writing from a character perspective – so I need characters.
I’ve already got a generator for a name, so all good there.
Next I need some physical attributes. I’ll use the character gen guide created by Hirohiko Araki and explained is his book Manga in Theory and Practice: The Craft of Creating Manga.
There’s a lot here. Should I separate it out into multiple generators (‘sub-generators’?) all for character generation? That makes it simpler to maintain, but adds complexity when putting it ‘back together’.
Actually they must be separate based on the model I am currently using – otherwise it would return 1 unique entry that is fixed across all these aspects. I’ll create a generator apiece for age and sex, then work out how to join them together best.
- name / nicknames
- age
- sex
- birthdate / birthsign
- blood type
- birth place
- height
- weight
- hair colour
- eye colour
- eye sight / colourblindness / wears glasses?
- Handedness
- Type of voice
- History of surgeries / cavities / illnesses
- Scars, burns / skin damage / birthmarks, tattoos
- other distinctive physical characteristics / nose & eye shape, posture, breast size, legs, moles
- race
- religion
- criminal record / awards / education
- formative experiences as an infant / young child (including who involved)
- sexual history / lovers / thoughts toward romance / married?
- people the subject looks up to/ people the subject hates
- dreams for the future
- fears
- personality traits / favourite sayings, habits
- realationships (including behavriour)
- family relationships (incl. behaviour)
- problem relationships
- employment / school
- economic status / behaviour
- pets / plants
- personality
- cheerful / gloomy?
- humorous / violent?
- active? / sociable?
- intellectual?
- virtuous?
- expressive?
- weaknesses / worries / unusual traits
- what is distinctive about them?
- Special skills, Fighting styles (Abilities)
- Nimble?
- Sports,/Dance
- Martial arts, guns
- Driving
- Language study/other certifications
- Strengths and weaknesses
- Hobbies/Recreations/Likes Dislikes/Food Clothing Shelter/Habits/Favourite phrases
- Music/Newspapers
- Books/Magazines
- Movies
- Creative persuits
- Collections
- Favourite/Least favourite colour
- Perfume / Cologne
- Decor / Fashion
- Location
- People
- Favourite stores/brands
- Favourite things
- Wears necklace, rings?
- Tastes/Drugs
- Habits, possessions, meaningless things
- Others
- Wine/food
- Supernatural abilities, attuned to spirits?
- Fortunes Accent/dialect
- Sixth sense for certain things, etc.