Beta. Persona Created with Tarot Cards SFW

1. The realm where the PC will live
1-1. Main location and living area
1-2. Social atmosphere of that place
1-3. Environmental impact on the PC

2. The emotion that governs the PC's story
2-1. Basic emotion of everyday scenes
2-2. Emotion intensified during important moments

3. The PC's position within the setting
3-1. Official role/status
3-2. Unofficial influence
3-3. Image projected by society

4. The situation the PC is in at the start of the story
4-1. Externally facing situation
4-2. Internally facing state

5. The core concept that describes the PC in one sentence
5-1. Representative trait
5-2. Opposing element that conflicts with that trait

6. The basic role the PC will play in the narrative with NPCs
6-1. Initial role
6-2. Role actually taken as the relationship progresses

1. Directionality of the name
1-1. Cultural and linguistic background of the name
1-2. Sound and first impression of the name
1-3. Personal meaning of the name to the PC

2. Age and life stage
2-1. Actual age range
2-2. Psychological and social life stage

3. Gender identity and gender expression
3-1. Internal perception of one's gender
3-2. Manner of external expression
3-3. How society perceives this individual

4. Sexual and romantic orientation
4-1. Direction and conditions of sexual attraction
4-2. Direction and conditions of romantic attachment

5. Nationality, race, ethnicity, language spoken
5-1. Origin and cultural background
5-2. Relationship with the current cultural environment
5-3. Language proficiency and attitude differences by language

6. Attitude towards religion, spirituality, and transcendent beings
6-1. What is officially believed or rejected
6-2. What is actually relied upon in times of crisis

7. Class and educational position
7-1. Economic and class environment during upbringing
7-2. Level of education and learning style
7-3. Attitude towards one's current class

8. Occupation, studies, official status
8-1. Current occupation
8-2. Reason for pursuing that occupation
8-3. Relationship with that occupation

1. Height and body type
1-1. Overall silhouette and build
1-2. Details of muscles, fat, bones, and physical impression

2. Face and first impression
2-1. Overall impression of the face
2-2. Most striking facial feature
2-3. Impression that changes after conversation

3. Hairstyle and hair condition
3-1. Color, length, texture
3-2. Maintenance and styling habits

4. Eyes
4-1. Eye color and shape
4-2. Emotional impression conveyed by gaze

5. Skin and marks on the body
5-1. Skin color, texture, signs of life
5-2. Scars, moles, tattoos, marks from illness or injury

6. Posture and gait
6-1. Posture when still
6-2. Movements when moving or tense

7. Fashion
7-1. Everyday casual wear
7-2. Attire for formal occasions
7-3. Clothing for when alone or relaxed

8. Body odor and sensory impressions up close
8-1. Natural body odor and everyday smells
8-2. Artificial scents like perfume, detergent, tobacco, occupation

9. Voice, pronunciation, speech pattern
9-1. Pitch and texture of voice
9-2. Pronunciation, speed, sentence structure
9-3. Changes when emotions escalate

10. Distinctive physical features
10-1. Features that others remember
10-2. Features that are repeatedly revealed without the PC's awareness

1. Current residence
1-1. Home and surrounding environment
1-2. Living standard and inner state revealed by the space

2. Flow of an ordinary day
2-1. Morning and the start of the day
2-2. Main activity hours
2-3. Nighttime when alone and the end of the day

3. Sleep, meals, health status
3-1. Sleep habits
3-2. Attitude towards meals and food
3-3. Physical and mental health vulnerabilities

4. How money is earned and spent
4-1. Areas where money is saved
4-2. Areas where money is not saved

5. Important possessions
5-1. Practically important items
5-2. Emotionally important items

6. Hobbies and skills
6-1. Hobbies purely for enjoyment
6-2. Skills learned through survival, labor, or environment
6-3. Unexpectedly good abilities or hidden talents

7. Sensory likes and dislikes
7-1. Favorite foods, scents, weather, colors, textures
7-2. Sensory stimuli that are difficult to tolerate

8. Likes and dislikes regarding people and situations
8-1. Types of people naturally felt to be likable
8-2. Types of people that evoke strong aversion or fatigue

9. People interacted with on a daily basis
9-1. People in the daily life sphere with frequent contact
9-2. People who are necessary but not desired to be close to

10. Unresolved practical issues
10-1. Specific practical problems
10-2. Reasons for not being able to resolve them

1. Family structure
1-1. Parent/guardian structure
1-2. Siblings and close relatives
1-3. Most important person in the current family

2. Emotional atmosphere of the home where raised
2-1. How love is expressed at home
2-2. How conflicts and anger are handled
2-3. Silent or forbidden issues

3. Relationship with the primary caregiver
3-1. What the caregiver provided
3-2. What the caregiver did not provide

4. A pivotal event in childhood
4-1. Actual event
4-2. Emotions felt at the time
4-3. Lasting impact

5. Turning point in adolescence or formative years
5-1. What was believed until then
5-2. Event that shattered the belief
5-3. New survival strategy chosen afterward

6. First significant loss experienced
6-1. Object lost
6-2. How the loss was processed

7. First experience of feeling competent
7-1. Event of success or recognition
7-2. Pride or obsession created by that experience

8. Recurring patterns inherited from family
8-1. Inherited strengths
8-2. Harmful patterns that could not be broken

9. Current relationship with family
9-1. Outwardly maintained relationship
9-2. Actual feelings
9-3. Possibility of future relationship changes

1. Outwardly displayed personality
1-1. Intentionally projected personality
1-2. Personality unintentionally perceived by others

2. Personality known only to close people
2-1. Behavior when feeling safe
2-2. Behavior when hurt

3. How the PC perceives themselves
3-1. Self-acknowledged traits
3-2. Aspects of self-misperception

4. How others perceive the PC
4-1. General reputation
4-2. Misconceptions that most diverge from reality

5. Primary desires
5-1. Clearly known desires
5-2. Desires that actually drive actions
5-3. Price willing to pay to obtain them

6. Desires hidden even from oneself
6-1. Unacknowledged desires
6-2. Reasons for not acknowledging them

7. What the PC truly needs
7-1. Experiences needed for growth
7-2. Reasons for not accepting them

8. Fundamental fears
8-1. Superficially feared things
8-2. Root fears
8-3. How fears manifest in behavior

9. Core wounds and deficiencies
9-1. Cause of the wound
9-2. Unmet needs
9-3. Current methods of compensating for deficiencies

10. False beliefs about the world
10-1. Core false beliefs
10-2. Experiences that maintain the beliefs

11. Primary defense mechanisms
11-1. Defenses used when feeling threatened
11-2. Benefits gained from defenses
11-3. Harm caused by defenses to relationships

12. Core contradictions that make the PC three-dimensional
12-1. First conflicting tendency
12-2. Second tendency
12-3. Situations where both tendencies manifest simultaneously

1. Valued principles
1-1. Values stated verbally
1-2. Values actually upheld through actions
1-3. Values that can be betrayed depending on the situation

2. Greatest shame
2-1. Object of shame
2-2. Reaction when exposed

3. What causes guilt
3-1. Actions that cause guilt
3-2. Exceptions where guilt is not felt

4. What is taken pride in
4-1. Basis for healthy self-esteem
4-2. Basis for excessive pride

5. Unabandoned hopes
5-1. Hopes acknowledged outwardly
5-2. Hopes almost abandoned but still lingering

6. Moral lines never to be crossed
6-1. Taboos
6-2. Reasons for these taboos
6-3. Situations that would test the taboos

7. Views on authority and power
7-1. Attitude towards authority figures
7-2. Attitude when holding power
7-3. Reaction when power is lost

8. Views on money and violence
8-1. What can be solved with money
8-2. Conditions under which violence is justified
8-3. Feelings after using money or violence

9. Situations where principles are abandoned
9-1. People or situations that break principles
9-2. Actions actually taken
9-3. Subsequent regret or rationalization

1. Criteria for making decisions
1-1. Self-perceived judgment criteria
1-2. Criteria that actually have the strongest influence
1-3. How responsibility is taken after a decision

2. How behavior changes under pressure and crisis
2-1. Initial stress response
2-2. Response in extreme situations
2-3. Aftermath of a crisis

3. Reaction to failure
3-1. Outwardly visible reaction
3-2. Internal interpretation of failure

4. How help is given and received
4-1. How to ask for help
4-2. Feelings upon receiving help

5. Interaction styles used in conversation
5-1. How to initiate conversation
5-2. How to conceal or reveal inner thoughts
5-3. How to end or avoid conversation

6. Use of humor and lies
6-1. Ways of being funny and taste in humor
6-2. Use of lies, exaggeration, and silence

7. Recurring habits and signature behaviors
7-1. Small habits repeated daily
7-2. Actions repeated when emotions intensify

8. How abilities and limitations intersect
8-1. Most reliable ability
8-2. Areas where that ability is ineffective

1. How to approach strangers
1-1. Basic attitude towards first encounters
1-2. Changes when the other person continues to approach

2. How to treat friends
2-1. Behavior in comfortable friendships
2-2. What is implicitly expected of friends

3. How to treat the strong and the weak
3-1. Attitude towards authority figures/the strong
3-2. Attitude towards the weak/those needing protection

4. Process of coming to trust others
4-1. Conditions for small trust to form
4-2. Decisive actions that deepen trust
4-3. Conditions for fully opening up

5. Process of trust breaking down
5-1. First warning signs detected
5-2. Actions that are fatal to the relationship
5-3. Response after trust is broken

6. How conflicts arise and are handled
6-1. Main causes of conflict
6-2. Weapons used during conflict
6-3. How conflicts are resolved

7. How to apologize and forgive
7-1. Attitude when sincerely apologizing
7-2. Attitude when avoiding apology
7-3. Conditions for being able to forgive someone

8. Attitudes towards attachment and abandonment
8-1. Attachment style when becoming close
8-2. Reaction when fearing abandonment
8-3. Reaction after actual abandonment

9. Boundaries that must be maintained in relationships
9-1. Physical boundaries
9-2. Emotional boundaries
9-3. Relational/social taboos

1. What impression is received upon first meeting an NPC
1-1. Immediate first impression
1-2. Aspects misjudged in the first impression

2. Reasons for being attracted to an NPC
2-1. Consciously acknowledged attractive elements
2-2. Subconsciously attractive elements
2-3. Attraction that is difficult to admit

3. Reasons for disliking or being wary of an NPC
3-1. Clash of values
3-2. Elements that touch upon personal wounds
3-3. Aversion stemming from jealousy, fear, or inferiority

4. What is recognized first in an NPC
4-1. Strengths others miss
4-2. Weaknesses others miss

5. Misunderstandings about an NPC
5-1. Initial misunderstandings
5-2. Impact of misunderstandings on the relationship

6. Formation of the power dynamic between them
6-1. Power balance at the beginning of the relationship
6-2. Actual emotional dominance

7. Role desired versus actual role in the relationship
7-1. Role desired by oneself
7-2. Role actually taken within the relationship

8. Speed of deepening intimacy
8-1. Distance allowed initially
8-2. Aspects revealed in the middle stage
8-3. Aspects not easily revealed until the end

9. Changes that only an NPC can bring about in the PC
9-1. Newly revealed emotions
9-2. Beliefs abandoned or modified
9-3. Changes that remain even after the relationship ends

1. What is love?
1-1. Definition of love by the mind
1-2. Love as actually felt
1-3. What is mistaken for love

2. What kind of person is attractive?
2-1. Ideal type stated consciously
2-2. Type repeatedly chosen in actual relationships

3. How is affection expressed?
3-1. Usual expression of affection
3-2. Actions when unable to express verbally
3-3. Expression of affection in desperation

4. How is affection received?
4-1. Outwardly visible reaction
4-2. Feelings actually experienced

5. Jealousy and possessiveness
5-1. Objects of jealousy
5-2. How jealousy is expressed
5-3. Extremes when uncontrollable

6. Views on commitment and relationship longevity
6-1. Thoughts on promises and commitment
6-2. Fears in long-term relationships
6-3. What is endured to maintain a relationship

7. Boundaries of physical intimacy and consent
7-1. Comfortably allowed physical contact
7-2. Areas requiring confirmation and negotiation
7-3. Reaction to boundary violations

8. How relationships end
8-1. Process of emotional distancing
8-2. Method of initiating or avoiding breakup
8-3. How the ex-partner is remembered after the breakup

1. How important are secrets to the PC?
1-1. Weight of secrets
1-2. Extent to which secrets dominate current life

2. Core facts the PC consciously hides
2-1. Content of the hidden facts
2-2. Most dangerous aspect of those facts
2-3. Conflict with the outwardly presented image

3. How did this secret come about?
3-1. Event that initiated the secret
3-2. Reason for choosing silence or lies initially
3-3. Process by which the secret has been maintained

4. Why can't the PC reveal the truth yet?
4-1. What can be lost in reality
4-2. What can be lost in relationships
4-3. What can collapse internally

5. Who is being protected by this secret?
5-1. Target of protection through the secret
5-2. Difference between what is actually protected and the stated reason

6. How does the PC hide the secret?
6-1. False explanations presented externally
6-2. Everyday concealment behaviors
6-3. Persona created to hide the secret

7. Misunderstandings or rumors that actually mask the secret
7-1. Stories believed by those around
7-2. How those misunderstandings obscure the truth

8. Truth the PC hides even from themselves
8-1. Unacknowledged emotions or desires
8-2. Interpretations used to deny that truth
8-3. Situations where self-deception breaks down

9. The price of maintaining the secret
9-1. Practical cost
9-2. Relational cost
9-3. Internal cost

10. How secrets function in the relationship with NPCs
10-1. Reasons for wanting to hide it specifically from the NPC
10-2. Contradictory behaviors towards the NPC due to the secret
10-3. Points where the NPC can approach the truth

1. Vicarious experiences {{user}} wants to have through the PC
1-1. Surface-level play desires
1-2. Emotional play desires
1-3. Deepest fantasies

2. What {{user}} wants to be to the NPC
2-1. Role desired outwardly
2-2. Role desired emotionally
2-3. Role difficult to admit verbally

3. Emotions most strongly desired in the story
3-1. Basic emotion desired to flow continuously
3-2. Emotion desired to explode in intense scenes
3-3. Lingering resonance desired after scenes end

4. When is the narrative between the PC and NPC most interesting to start?
4-1. Starting point of the relationship
4-2. Tension that must exist from the beginning

5. The core driving force that keeps the relationship between the two moving
5-1. Force that brings them closer
5-2. Force that pushes them apart
5-3. Contradiction that causes repeated cycles of closeness and distance

6. Interactions {{user}} wants to repeatedly enjoy
6-1. Scenes desired to be repeated daily
6-2. Repeated scenes that maintain relationship tension
6-3. Repeated scenes that allow experiencing relationship changes

7. What kind of relationship narrative does the PC want to explore deeply?
7-1. Basic form of the relationship
7-2. Issues to focus on within that relationship
7-3. Questions to test through the relationship

8. What external narrative does the PC want to unfold outside the relationship?
8-1. Direction of major external events
8-2. Role the PC wants to play in events
8-3. Points where the relationship narrative and external events intersect

9. The most interesting narrative possibilities the PC can create
9-1. Events possible because it's the PC
9-2. Relationship changes possible because it's the PC
9-3. Unforeseen expansion directions

10. What power dynamics and shifts in control does {{user}} want to see?
10-1. Power structure at the beginning of the relationship
10-2. Flow of control {{user}} wants to enjoy
10-3. Decisive moments in the power dynamic that are most desired to witness

11. What kind of conflicts and suffering does the user want to experience?
11-1. Types of conflicts to enjoy
11-2. Intensity the conflicts can reach
11-3. Core elements that must be preserved amidst conflict

12. What kind of changes and accumulation does the user want to see?
12-1. Changes desired to accumulate in the PC
12-2. Changes desired to accumulate in the relationship with the NPC
12-3. Core elements that should be maintained amidst change

13. The ultimate pursuit of the PC and the story
13-1. Relational pursuit
13-2. Emotional pursuit
13-3. Core sentence that permeates all narratives