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NPC Personality Traits and Quirks Cheat Sheet: A Guide to Livening Up Your Cast of Characters

Bringing Character to Life with Unique Personality Traits and Quirks

Mark Randall Havens
3 min readJan 31, 2023

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Take your characters from bland to grand with this must-have NPC Personality Traits and Quirks Cheat Sheet. Photo by Claudia Ramírez on Unsplash.

Are you tired of creating flat, uninteresting characters for your stories and games? Say goodbye to generic NPCs with this ultimate guide to personality traits and quirks! Whether you’re a writer, role-player, or game master, this cheat sheet is packed with inspiration and ideas to bring your cast of characters to life like never before.

  1. The Chronic Over-Sharer: This NPC loves to share intimate details about their personal life, no matter how irrelevant it may be.
  2. The Conspiracy Theorist: This NPC always has a theory about the “real” reason behind everything.
  3. The Eccentric Collector: This NPC collects the oddest things, and is never seen without at least one of their prized possessions.
  4. The Absent-Minded Professor: This NPC is brilliant, but tends to forget simple things like names, dates, and where they put their keys.
  5. The Sarcastic Smartass: This NPC has a quick wit and isn’t afraid to use it.
  6. The Drama Queen: This NPC always finds themselves at the…

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Mark Randall Havens

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