Character Description Crawl

Describing characters isn’t always easy, so to help out, I present the Character Description Crawl.

Name. Count the letters in your character’s first name and multiply by ten. Write that many words.

Hair Color.

• If your character has black hair write 50 words.
• If they have brown hair write 75 words.
• If they have blond hair write 100 words.
• If they have gray or white hair write 125 words.
• If they have an unusual hair color (pink, green, vines instead of hair, etc.) write 150 words.
• If they’re bald sprint for 5 minutes.

Eye Color.

• If your character has blue eyes write 50 words.
• If they have brown eyes write 75 words.
• If they have green eyes write 100 words.
• If they have grey eyes, write 125 words.
• If they’re blind or are missing eyes, sprint for 5 minutes.
• If they have mismatched eyes, complete both challenges for their eye colors.

Height

• If they’re shorter than average, sprint for 5 minutes.
• If they’re average height, write 10 minutes.
• If they’re taller than average, sprint for 15 minutes.

Notable Features

• If they have notable scars or injuries, write 25 words for each one.
• If they have piercings or jewelry, write 50 words for each piece. (Earrings only count as 1 piece if they are matched pair).
• If they have additional features (horns, wings, robot characters, animal characters, etc.) sprint for 5 minutes for each feature.
• If they have tattoos, write 75 words for each tattoo they have.

Personality

Rate their traits on a scale from 1-5 with 1 being the lowest. Complete each assignment that number of times. For example, if a character is a 3 on the honesty scale, complete the sprint 3 separate times.

• Honesty: Sprint for 5 minutes.
• Calmness: Write 50 words.
• Generosity: Write 25 words.
• Responsibility: Sprint for 10 minutes.
• Respectful: Sprint for 5 minutes.
• Aggressiveness: Write 100 words.
• Clumsiness: Write 25 words.
• Timidity: Write 50 words.
• Gullibility: Sprint for 5 minutes.
• Sloppiness: Sprint for 10 minutes.

Protagonist or Antagonist

If your character is a protagonist or supports a protagonist, sprint for 15 minutes.

If your character is an antagonist or supports an antagonist, write 250 words.

Finished? Let me know how many words you ended up with!