Character Profile Worksheet

The character profile worksheet is a tool to help you keep track of vital information about your
character. Not only does it help you to define your character, but it will also be a valuable tool
to refer back to when developing the story.

Basic Statistics:

 Name: Robert Richman

 Age: 30s
 Nationality: American
 Socioeconomic Level as a Child: Upper Class
 Socioeconomic Level as an Adult: Upper Class
 Hometown: New York
 Current Residence: New York
 Occupation: CEO of Brokerage
 Income/Salary: 50-70 Million USD
 Birth Order: First and Only Child
 Siblings (describe relationships): N/A
 Spouse (describe relationships): N/A
 Children (describe relationships): N/A
 Grandparents (describe relationships):
o Passed away long ago – source of his family’s wealth
o Original owner of the brokerage he is CEO of
 Grandchildren (describe relationships): N/A
 Significant Others (describe relationships): Occasional Lady Friends
 Relationship Skills:
o Poor – Use money to influence others

Physical Characteristics:

 Height: 6’ 0”
 Weight: 300 lbs
 Race: Caucasian
 Eye Color: Green
 Hair Color: Brown
 Glasses or Contact Lenses?: None
 Skin Color: White
 Shape of Face: Oval
 Distinguishing Features: Large belly and large head
 Manner of Dress: Very formal
 Mannerisms:
o Walks like he is the “top dog”
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 Habits (smoking, drinking, etc.):
 o Smoking cigars
o drinking expensive whisky
 Health:
o Due to his age, weight, smoking, and drinking, his health is failing
 Hobbies:
o Smoking cigars
o Fancy vacations
 Speech Patterns:
o Mix of New York dialect and fancy wording
 Disabilities: Weight
 Style (elegant, shabby, etc.): Elegant
 Greatest Physical Flaw: Large and lazy
 Best Physical Quality: Non-graying hair – younger appeal

Intellectual/Mental/Personality Attributes and Attitudes:

 Educational Background:
o High School Honors Degree from prestigious private school, Bachelor’s Degree
in Business because he was forced to go
 Intelligence Level:
o Very High in general and in his field
 Mental Illnesses (if any): None
 Learning Experiences:
o He was gifted a higher up position, but still had to learn the ins and outs of the
stock market
 Short-term Life Goals:
o Double his yearly salary for the current year
 Long-term Life Goals:
o Expand his business for more money
 How does character see himself/herself?:
o A flawless individual who has made it in life
 How does character believe he/she is perceived by others?:
o His view is blurred from reality, he thinks that everyone enjoys him
 How self-confident is the character?:
o Very high due to his money and power, he feels like he can do anything
 Does the character seem ruled by emotion, or logic, or some combination thereof?:
o He is ruled more on the logic side, with emotion only coming into play in stressful
situations
 What would most embarrass this character?:
o Someone with more wealth “showing him up”

Emotional Characteristics:

 Strengths/Weaknesses:
o Influential over others
o Shuts down when he doesn’t get “his way”
  Introvert or Extrovert?:
o Drinking expensive alcohol
 How does the character deal with anger?:
o Poorly – large outbursts
 With sadness?:
o He rarely deals with loss or sadness, but when he does he shuts down entirely and
contacts with nobody
 With conflict?:
o He attempts to fight the issue with money first, logic second
 With change?:
o Being in the stock market, he thrives off change in business.
o Tries to make things back to normal when change is personal
 With loss?:
o Same for sadness
 What does the character want out of life?:
o To attain the most money and power that he can
 What would the character like to change in his/her life?:
o To own more expensive property: boats, houses, companies, etc.
 What motivates this character?:
o The large paychecks that he gets
 What frightens this character?:
o Dips in the stock market and others with more money than him
 What makes this character happy?:
o The payoff from a good business decision
 Is the character judgmental of others?:
o Judgmental towards
 Is the character generous or stingy?:
o Very stingy and rarely helps others
o Picks options that benefit him the most
 Is the character generally polite or rude?:
o He falls somewhere in the middle, being polite to others of similar class and rude
to others he deems unworthy of his time

Behaviors and Mannerisms:

 Group Behaviors:
o When he is with his other rich counterparts, he comes out of his shell more and
enjoys flaunting his money
 Individual Behaviors:
o Keeps to himself and only brings out his true character in a group
 Catch Phrases:
o “My yacht costs more than your yearly salary.”

Skills/ abilities:

 inherent:
 o Intelligent
o Leader
 will learn:
o Sadness, anger, and fear from a failing business
o Dealing with a steep decline in health

Spiritual Characteristics:

 Does the character believe in a God? Many gods? None at all?:

o None
 What are the character's spiritual beliefs?:
o None
 Is religion or spirituality a part of this character's life?:
o No

How the Character is Involved in the Story:

 Character's Game Role (Main character? Hero? Heroine? Romantic interest? Sidekick?,
etc.):
o Main character – his rise and fall
 Scene where Character First Appears:
o First scenes of game or film
 Relationships with Other Characters:
o He keeps close relationships with higher ups in his company and other rich
individuals.
o All immediate family are deceased, so he doesn’t have family to retain
relationships with

Scenarios:

While the following scenarios are not specific to any game, they will help to further define your
character's persona.

 How does the character hold a baby?:

o Holds it at a distance – doesn’t like children and wants nothing to do with them.
 What does the character do when they are left in a room alone?:
o He often spends most of his time alone, so when he is left alone he works and acts
as normal.
 How does the character act around the opposite sex?:
o When around females, he often tries to influence them with his money and power.

Character Growth (How is the character different at the end of the game or story from
when the game or story began?):

He begins the story as a power hungry, wealthy CEO and ends as a broken and failing
businessman as his company declines.
Describe a small segment of a narrative that could occupy 20-30 seconds of a short
animation or cut scene from a game where your character does something that conveys
emotion: funny, sad, surprised, etc. An example would be something like this: A kid in a
karate gi stands in front of a board ready to attempt to snap it. The board is suspended
between two cinder blocks as the kid tries every move to break the board, but the board
will not budge. Finally, after falling on the floor, he sits up and leans on the board with his
elbow, chin resting on his palm with the look of frustration on his face. The board snaps
and he falls again with a thud and dust puffs up.

A puff of smoke blows out from behind a chair as Mr. Richman turns around in his office chair.
He puts out his cigar in a hurry and uses a bit of momentum to get himself out of his chair. He
walks towards the window and looks out over the New York skyline. He pounds his fists against
the class and yells profanity and messy language in his unique accent. The camera pans over to
his desk and shows a document that reads,

“Dear Mr. Richman,

The stock we recently acquired isn’t looking too good. I expect a loss of a minimum of a few
million. We’ll discuss this in the weekly hands on meeting and go from there.

Thanks,
J”

Additional Notes on this Character: