Worksheet: Characters That Matter

The Characters That Matter Worksheet provides a structured approach to creating rich characters by guiding through three phases: Theming, Texture, and Contradiction.

This worksheet is designed to help game masters, players, and writers craft characters that feel real, making them engaging, dynamic, and integrated into their world’s history and conflicts.

This worksheet consists of two pages, the first of which are the Theming and Texture phases. On the second page is a d10 table to help add contradictions to your characters.

This worksheet goes hand-in-hand with an article from the Grinning Rat Newsletter on Substack.