I am a.Some games call for you to select a race or species. On the surface, these provide physical characteristics and options to personalize your character. You can also use a character’s race to create a cultural identity and define aspects of your setting. This exercise will help you construct an identity around your character’s race, which you can play into or against.
I am a.
Make choices to flesh out your relationship with your species.
OUR POPULATION IS: (CHOOSE ONE)
Overpopulated
Thriving
Unremarkable
Underrepresented
Dying out
COMPARED TO OTHER COMMON RACES, OUR STATURE IS: (CHOOSE ONE)
Larger
Average
Smaller
GENERALLY, STRANGERS LOOK AT ME AND FEEL: (CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY)
Fear
Awe
Amusement
Infatuation
Anger
Pity
Disgust
Safe
MOST PLACES I TRAVEL: (CHOOSE ONE)
I am worshipped
I am ostracized
I am not noticed
I am a considered a threat
Write a statement about your identity based on the prompt.
My parents taught me
My church taught me
Society taught me
Which of these lessons is most important to your identity?
WHEN DEALING WITH MY RACE, I USUALLY: (CHOOSE ONE)
Don’t think about it
Try to ignore it
Agonize over it
Place emphasis on it