How to design Objects?

Origins

  • Who Created it?
  • Is the creator known?
  • Is it someone you know personally?
  • Is it someone you’ve met already?
  • Is is a celebrity you’d like to meet?
  • Are you indifferent to this person?
  • Are you adversarial?
  • Did you create it?
  • When was it created?
  • Was it created recently?
  • Was it created during the last generation?
  • Was it created prior to a conflict?
  • Was it created in an era which is unidentifiable?
  • Where was it created?
  • Was it created in this Settlement?
  • Was it created in this Country?
  • Was it created on another Planet?
  • What is the particularity of this place?
  • Would you like to get there?
  • How was it created?
  • What Tools were used?
  • Are these peculiar tools?
  • Are they complicated to use?
  • Do they reveal a certain technique?
  • What Materials were used?
  • Are they rare?
  • Are they restricted to use?
  • What was the Manufacturing Process?
  • Is it a long process?
  • It is a painful process?
  • Is it easy to follow but long to implement?
  • Is it commonly taught?
  • Is it secret?

World Integration

  • Significance
  • What’s the Use of the Object in the Story?
  • How does it relate to the Story?
  • How did it appear in this World?
  • In which Major events has been used?
  • In which Major events has been encountered?
  • Who used it?
  • Who reported its presence?
  • Where can it be found today?
  • Why?
  • Is it Hidden?
  • Why?
  • By whom?
  • Has it been lost in this place?
  • Are there people guarding it?
  • Are there Creatures guarding it?

Purpose & Function

  • What’s the Use of the Object?
  • The Use defines the type of Object.
  • Is it a Tool?
  • Is it a Weapon?
  • Is it an Armor?
  • Is it a Building?
  • Is it a Vehicle?
  • What’s the Intention of the Object’s creator?
  • The Intention defines the subtype of Object.
  • Which Type of Tool?
    • Building
    • Measuring
    • Refining
  • Which Type of Weapon?
    • Melee
      • Blade
      • Blunt
    • Range
      • Cadenced
      • Automatic
  • Type of Armor
    • Light
      • Infiltration
      • Decorum
    • Heavy
      • War
      • Ceremonies
  • Type of Building
    • Defense
    • Entertainment
    • Resources Gathering
  • Type of Vehicle
    • Public Transportation
    • Private Transportation
    • People
    • Merchandise
  • Who will use it?
  • Will it be shared by multiple team members?
  • Should it be used by multiple people?
  • It is designed for a Specific Class?
  • It is designed for a Specific Function?
  • Other Functions
  • Does it have a hidden Use?
  • Does it have an unexpected Use?

Aspect & Appearance

  • Colors & Symbols
  • Does it have a uniform color?
  • Are different parts colored differently?
  • Are there patterns on it?
  • What do these patterns signify?
  • To which entity or group to the refer?
  • Are the colors of this object unique?
  • Are they Rare colors?
  • Are they Discriminative colors?
  • Are they Forbidden colors?
  • Materials & Components
  • What is it made of?
  • Has it evolved through time?
  • Is it indicative of a specific region?
  • Is it indicative of a certain school of crafting?
  • Is it indicative of a specific era?
  • Fashion
  • Who is it made for?
  • Someone who want to parade?
  • Someone who want to be discreet?
  • Someone who want to display agnosticism?
  • Someone who want to display devotion?
  • How does it fit with the rest of your character’s equipment?
  • Where is it particularly fancied?
  • Where is it particularly rejected?

Life

  • Living object
  • Is the object Sentient?
  • Is it Consciousness?
  • Does it express wishes?
  • Does it have a form of Willpower?
  • Does it speak?
  • What form of Speech?
  • Can you understand it?
  • Affinity
  • Is it particularly effective while being used by a certain person?
  • Are there Legends attached to the Item?
  • Did it befriended a certain character in the past?
  • Was it build to Reunite individuals?
    • The Creator & the Creation
    • The Creators between themselves
    • The Creator & another Being
  • Was it design for Remembrance?
  • By the creator?
    • To prolongate her life?
    • To pass a message?
  • Curses
  • Is the object malevolent?
  • Does it act in self-preservation?
  • Is it faithful to a prior user?
  • What Advantages does it bestow you?
  • Was it design for Revenge?
  • Was it design for Retribution?
  • Was it design for Revelation?
  • Was it build after a Cataclysm?
  • Was it build just before a Cataclysm?
  • By the victims of the Cataclysm?
  • By the perpetrators?
  • Transformations
  • Can it modify the shape & form of its owner?
  • Can it modify the behavior of its owner?
  • Can it modify the identity of its owner?
  • Is the transformation desirable?
  • Is the transformation reversible?
  • Paradoxes
  • A Weapon that does not kill?
  • Could it be used to torture?
  • A hammer that does not build?
  • Does it only destroy?
  • A fork that can only be used like a spoon?
  • A spoon that cuts?
  • Feeling
  • How does the Object feels?
  • Is it warm?
  • Is is cold?
  • Is it soft?
  • Is is rough?
  • Does it attach to the skin?
  • Does it attach to the flesh?
  • Does it resist?
  • Reparation
  • What Tools are required to repair it?
  • Are they the same tools that were used to build it?
  • Are these tools still available?
  • Can the object be Healed?
  • By which type of Healing?
  • Is it organic?
  • Is it partly organic?

Value

  • Selling
  • In which State is it?
  • For what Base Price?
  • How Rare is it?
  • What’s its Provenance?
  • What are its Dimensions & Specifications
    • Weight
    • Height
    • Girth
    • Length
  • Artistic Value
  • Does it belong to a certain Movement?
  • Does it contain a specific Knowledge?
  • Did it belong to a certain Artist?
  • Is it a Book?
  • Is it a Painting?
  • Has it been classified?
  • Is it protected?
  • Is it considered as part of a Patrimony?
  • Is it part of a Private collection?
  • Is it exposed in a Museum?
  • Is it exposed in a Gallery?
  • Is it exposed in a University?
  • Stealing
  • How rare is this Item?
  • How much can it be fenced?
  • Which type of fence would buy it?
  • Is it easy to disguise?
  • Is it unique?
  • How likely is it going to become a Target for thieves?

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