Personal Relationships
Association with others defines us in many ways. This set of questions focuses on your relationship with those around you, both friend and foe.
- Do you have any close friends?
- If so, who and what are they like?
- What is the history of their relationship(s) with you?
- Do you currently have a best friend whom you would protect with your reputation or your life?
- If so, who are they and what caused you to feel so close to them?
- What would have to happen for you to end this relationship?
- Do you have any bitter enemies?
- If so, who are they, what are they like, and what is the history of their feud with you?
- Have you defeated them before?
- How might these enemies seek to discomfit you in the future?
- What valuable or important contacts do you have?
- How did you come to know them?
- Which person(s) or group(s) are you most loyal to?
- List any past serious relationships that you have had, and give a brief overview of the relationship(s).
- How do you think others generally perceive you?
- If someone crossed your path, what would you do?
- Who is your most trusted ally?
- Who do you trust, in general?
- Who do you despise and why?
- Name seven things you hate in others.
- Is your image consistent?
- Do people see you in similar ways?
- Do you deliberately present yourself differently in different situations, and how?
- What would you die for?
- For whom would you go to extremes?
- Who do you turn to when you're in trouble?
- What is the worst thing someone has done to you?
- What are your general reaction to an attractive member of the opposite sex who lets you know they are available?
- How do you get along with others in the same field and/or work environment?
- How can you be blackmailed, beaten, and tricked (by PCs or NPCs)?
- Have you lost any loves?
- How did you handle the situation (short & long term)?
- Who would miss you, should you go missing?
- Who might protect you?
- Who might be convinced to sell you out?
- How close are you to your friends?
- What do they know about you?
- What do they not know about you?
- What do you know and not know about them?
- Do you live with anyone (housemates, roommates, relatives, friends, near-strangers, family friend, spouse, boyfriend, girlfriend, lover)?
- Are you a member of any special interest groups?
- What is your level of involvement?
- What is your current status with local law-enforcement?
- Do you have a record of cooperation or non-cooperation with authorities?
- Do you have a file with local, national or internation law enforcement?


