Why create Routines?
- Routines provide consistency.
- It is easier to write Character interactions through a Frame.
- Especially Dialogues.
- It comes particularly handy if your Protagonist is an Investigator, a Researcher or an Assassin.
- When can you have access to this Character?
- Where will she be?
- When can you speak to her?
- About what?
- Who else will be present?
- What’s the relationship between the 2 characters?
- What Triggers the Character?
- To whose words does she react?
- How intensely does she react?
- When does she allow herself to express this reaction?
- Will there be any breaks in her Routines?
- When?
- Where will she be?
- Will she have a break?
- Or will she interrupted?
- What caused her to deviate from her immediate goal?
Early in the Day
- Where is she?
- Where does she start the day?
- When does she start the day?
- In which room?
- Does she own the place?
- Who is she with?
- Does she need someone for her daily activities?
- What is she aiming for?
- How can this person help her?
- What does she do for this person?
- Does she take care of someone?
- What are her 1st actions?
- Does she Shower?
- Does she Groom herself?
- Does she prepare a meal?
- Does she prepare clothes?
Interests & Occupations
- What Profession does she occupy?
- For who does she exerce it?
- How much of the day does it take her?
- How much of the day does it take away from her?
- What else would she like to do?
- What does she need to do?
- How would she like to change her life?
- How does she React when someone denigrate her Profession?
- How does she React when someone eulogize her Profession?
- What is her Function in the Story?
- To which characters is she linked?
- How does she assist them?
- How does she hinder them?
- How often is she with them?
- How does she Act to Their presence?
- How do they React to her presence?
- How does she React when someone Magnify her?
- How does she React when someone Calumniate her?
- How does she Entertain herself?
- Where does she go?
- How long does she stay there?
- Does she need someone to accompany her?
- Which type of activity does she practice?
- How does she React if she can’t practice this activity?
- What if it is cancelled?
- How does she React if she can’t entertain herself?
Meals
- How many meals does she have?
- How much time does it take her?
- How many servings does she have?
- At which Frequency?
- How is she when she’s eating?
- Does she enjoy the Meal?
- Does she rush through it?
- To return to her occupations as fast as possible?
- Because Food isn’t important for her?
- What are her Reactions if she can’t eat?
- Does she Cook?
- How much time does it take her?
- Does she cook for multiple persons?
- Does she need assistance?
- Does she have a Favorite Dish?
- What does she eat?
- With who does she eat?
- How does she React if someone offers her her favorite dish?
Sleep
- Where does she Sleep?
- How is her Room?
- Does she enjoy her Bedroom?
- Who has Access to it?
- Who else is there?
- What does she do before going to sleep?
- Does she shower?
- Does she groom?
- Does she need a moment to fall asleep?
- Does she need to read?
- Does she need to write?
- Does she need to play a game?
- Does she need to Draw or paint?
- Does she need to listen or to play music?
- Does she need to eat?
- Does she need to drink?
- Does she need another substance?
- Does she need to have sex?
- When does she sleep?
- Does she sleep at night?
- Does she sleep during the day?
- When does she go to sleep?
- When does she fall sleep?
- How many Hours does she sleep?
- How does she sleep?
- In which Conditions?
- In which position?
- How is the Temperature of the room?
- Are there noises bothering her?
- Are there other inconveniences?
- How is she during the night?
- Does she wake up often?
