What a useful fantasy character sheet tracks
- Name, aliases, role, and first appearance
- External goal and internal wound
- Core fear, desire, flaw, and moral line
- Abilities, limits, costs, injuries, and scars
- Relationships, rivals, mentors, and hidden loyalties
- Knowledge they have and knowledge they do not have yet
Continuity questions
- Would this character make this choice after what happened last chapter?
- Did their power or skill change without setup?
- Are they reacting to injuries, promises, grief, fear, or debt?
- Do they know something the story has not shown them learning?
Get the complete character sheet
The full Serial Fiction Author Kit includes a dedicated Character Sheet Template plus story bible, worldbuilding tracker, consistency checklist, and publishing templates.