How to Write an Ascetic?

Identity

• Resilience
• Where does the Character come form?
• What crisis has she been through?
• How did she manage to survive?
• Through which effort does she go today?
• How does she struggle?
• Does she sit often?
• Is she still?
• Does she lose her temper?

• Parsimony
• What does the Character enjoy?
• When does she enjoy it?
• Does consumption provide her pleasure?
• Is she looking for Pleasure?
• Does she Want?
• How does she consume?
• How often does she eat & drink?
• What does she consume?
• How does she treat her belongings?

• Aloneness
• What does the Character look for?
• How does she isolate?
• When does she isolate?
• Why does she isolate?
• What is the value of Solitude to her?
• Is Solitude a choice?
• Is it a consequence of Individuality?
• Is it the right solution?
• Or a state of preservation?

Weaponry & Status

• Swift Body
• Is she Athletic?
• Does she have a Great Physique?
• Does she have an Average build?
• How Agile is she?
• How Strong is she?
• How Fast is she?
• How does she move?
• How does she act?

• Light Armor
• How can she protect herself?
• What does she wear?
• Does she wear Leather?
• Does she wear thick Clothing?
• Does her armor slows her Light moves?
• Is it a burden?
• Does it hinder her?
• Does it flow with her?

• Polearms
• Does she have a high Dexterity?
• Does she use Staffs?
• Does she use Lances?
• Does she use Halberds?
• Does she prefer Wood or Metal?

• Hand-to-Hand
• How fast are her Fists?
• How light are her Kicks?
• Does her Combinations look choregraphed?
• How fast can she run?
• What’s her Speed?
• Does she move like a Whirlwind?
• Can she find weapons in her environment?
• Can she extract weapons off her environment?
• Can she use her environment as a weapon?

Effortless Action

• Economy of Action
• Does she react?
• How does she interact with her environment?
• How worn are her Clothes?
• Does she ever look tired?
• Does she always look for the Shortest Path?
• How minimal are her Movements?

• Stability
• How does she Breathe?
• How does she Maintain herself?
• How is her posture?
• How is her back?
• How are her legs?
• Does she hurt herself?
• While Training?
• Does she ever have accidents?

• Graceful
• How does she walk?
• How does she speak?
• How often does she speak?
• How does she view Silence?
• Does she enjoy Silence?
• How does she behave in other’s presence?
• Is she calming?
• Is she soothing?

• Light
• Does she bear a source of Light?
• How does she use it?
• Does she need its warmth?
• Does she need Light?
• How does she transport it?
• What’s the nature of this light?
• Does she use Light as a weapon?

The Way

• Water
• What is Calm?
• When is she the most Serene?
• How Flexible is she?
• Does she understand the value of Habits?
• Does she understand the value of Repetition?
• Does she understand the value of Compounding?
• What does she Practice the most?
• How does she Practice?

• Acceptance
• Can she Accept all things?
• What is Acceptance?
• What is Unacceptable?
• What does each new step in Acceptance mean?
• How does it redefine the Character’s identity?
• How does it distord the Character’s identity?
• Can Acceptance lead to Identity Loss?

• No definite answer
• What is to be questioned?
• Why would she need Life-long Pondering?
• Does she display signs of Skepticism?
• Does she display signs of Cynicism?
• Does she need to be reassured?
• Does she need safety?
• What’s her view on Perfection?
  • Is it a process?
  • Is it a state/result?

• Universal Scale
• What is Being little?
• What is Being nothing?
• How does the Character view herself?
• How does she describe herself?
• Does she speak of her issues?
• Does she complain?
• How important are her Issues?
• What is Essential to her?

Types of Ascetic

• Nomad
• Where does she travel?
• Does she have an itinerary?
• How recluse is she?
• Does she travel for pleasure?
• Which landscapes does she favor?
• When does she Contemplate?
• When does she Sleep?
• How long does she Sleep?
• What Teachings does she try to understand?
• What does she dream of?

• Agent
• What is her mission?
• Does this mission change?
• What is her itinerary?
• What is her motivation?
• Does she have targets?
• What are these targets?
• Who are these targets?
• How stealthy is she?
• How swift is she?
• Does she deliver a parole?
• Does she operate alone?
• Which places does she favor?
• Which places does she avoid?

• Companion
• Is she looking for Companionship?
• Which kind of Companionship?
• Does she prefer like-minded people?
• Does she prefer different-minded people?
• How does she treat others?
• Which places does she frequent?
• Why these places?
• Can she find people easily therein?
• Is she Sharing?
• Does she offer often Gifts?
• Which kind?
• To Whom?

Role

• Rival
• How attached is she to Others?
• How attached is she to her Team?
• How can she Catalyze another’s strengths?
• How can she Inhibit another’s weaknesses?
• How Adversarial is she?
• How Challenging is she?
• How Resolute is she?
• How she take care of another?

• Guide
• Does she value Knowledge?
• Does she value Wisdom?
• How friendly is she?
• How does she explain concepts?
• How does she display problems?
• How does she propose solutions?
• How Patient is she?
• What would she like to teach her friends?
• What do they want to learn from her?

• Sponsor
• Is she Secure?
• Does she secure situations?
• How long can she Wait?
• How much does she value patience?
• How much does she value reputation?
• How Resilient is she?
• Is she Slanting?

• Soul
• Does she Observe?
• Does she Discriminate?
• How often does she Ponder?
• Which landscapes does she relishes in?
• In which Ideal does she Bath?
• What does she want to Experience?
• What is her Body?
• What is she?