The Play's the Thing  Character Creation Part 3  by David
Goodner Jun 12,2002  Character Creation: Part 3  Personality
Based Character Creation  Last time I showed you how to create a
character starting with his capabilities. This time around we're
going to start with his personality. I use a lot of these
techniques in all my characters, since with a few exceptions I
have a pretty firm idea of the personality I want to play right
at the beginning. There's also a lot of crossover to
capabilities, since what you can do is a big factor in how you
act.  Before I go much further, I'd better explain that I've
never made a character based on a deep psychological profile,
and that's not what I'm proposing now. A Personality based
character starts with more of a character sketch. Many of the
specific details won't be available until you get the
character's background and capabilities nailed down. The first
step of building a Personality based character is less work than
either of the other two types. At the beginning