(set: $archarrayfears to (a: "[[being miserable->INNOCENT]]","[[being excluded->ORPHAN]]","[[being powerless->HERO]]","[[being unneeded->CAREGIVER]]","[[being trapped->EXPLORER]]","[[being subjugated->REBEL]]","[[being rejected->LOVER]]","[[the thought of being talentless->CREATOR]]", "[[knowing that they're boring->JESTER]]","[[knowing that they're ignorant->SAGE]]","[[not being believed->MAGICIAN]]","[[losing control->RULER]]"))(set: $archarraywants to (a: "[[to be happy->INNOCENT]]","[[to belong->ORPHAN]]","[[to prove themselves->HERO]]","[[to help others->CAREGIVER]]","[[to travel and explore->EXPLORER]]","[[to tear down the system->REBEL]]","[[to be loved->LOVER]]","[[to create something unique->CREATOR]]", "[[to enjoy the moment->JESTER]]","[[to find the truth->SAGE]]","[[followers->MAGICIAN]]","[[authority->RULER]]"))(set: $archarraytactic to (a: "[[staying out of trouble->INNOCENT]]","[[being more dependable to friends->ORPHAN]]","[[to become as strong as possible->HERO]]","[[to do things for others->CAREGIVER]]","[[seeking out new things->EXPLORER]]","[[to disrupt, disturb and shock->REBEL]]","[[to become more attractive->LOVER]]","[[to work obsessively->CREATOR]]", "[[making jokes and being funny->JESTER]]","[[seeking out new knowledge->SAGE]]","[[to persuade people->MAGICIAN]]","[[to leverage all available power->RULER]]"))(set: $archarraybad to (a: "[[naive->INNOCENT]]","[[scared to step out of line->ORPHAN]]","[[arrogant and combative->HERO]]","[[easily exploited->CAREGIVER]]","[[an aimless drifter->EXPLORER]]","[[criminal->REBEL]]","[[obsessive and creepy->LOVER]]","[[an obsessive perfectionist->CREATOR]]", "[[frivolous and stupid->JESTER]]","[[indecisive and over-analytical->SAGE]]","[[manipulative and deceptive->MAGICIAN]]","[[authoritarian->RULER]]"))(set: $archarraygood to (a: "[[carefree and optimistic->INNOCENT]]","[[solid and down to earth->ORPHAN]]","[[a fighter->HERO]]","[[compassionate and generous->CAREGIVER]]","[[independent and ambitious->EXPLORER]]","[[outrageously individualistic->REBEL]]","[[passionate and loving->LOVER]]","[[creative and imaginative->CREATOR]]", "[[playful and fun->JESTER]]","[[wise and intelligent->SAGE]]","[[visionary->MAGICIAN]]","[[a responsible leader->RULER]]"))(set: $archnum1 to (random: 1,12))(set: $archnum2 to (random: 1,12))(if: $archnum1 is $archnum2)[(set: $archnum2 to it + (random: 1,11))](if: $archnum2 > 12)[(set: $archnum2 to it - 12)](either:"(set: $arch1 to $archnum1 of $archarraybad)(set: $arch2 to $archnum2 of $archarraygood)","(set: $arch1 to $archnum1 of $archarraygood)(set: $arch2 to $archnum2 of $archarraybad)")(set: $archwants1 to $archnum1 of $archarraywants)(set: $archwants2 to $archnum2 of $archarraywants)(set: $archtactic2 to $archnum2 of $archarraytactic)(set: $archtactic1 to $archnum1 of $archarraytactic)(set: $archfears2 to $archnum2 of $archarrayfears)(set: $archfears1 to $archnum1 of $archarrayfears)At first this character appears to be $arch1, but they're actually $arch2. They say they want $archwants1, but deep down, they really want $archwants2. When they are faced with $archfears1 they can survive. What destroys them is $archfears2. To avoid it, they will first try $archtactic1. It that fails, they'll simply try $archtactic2.
(link: "NAME")[(set: $name to (prompt: "Name this character:", "Sam"))(replace: "this character")[$name]]
(link: "(male)")[(replace: "they're")[he's](replace: "They say they want")[He says he wants](replace: "they really want")[he really wants](replace: "they are faced with")[he is faced with](replace: "they can survive")[he can survive](replace: "What destroys them")[What destroys him](replace: "they will first try")[he will first try](replace: "they'll simply try")[he'll simply try](replace: "themselves")[himself](replace: "(female)")[]]
(link: "(female)")[(replace: "they're")[she's](replace: "They say they want")[She says she wants](replace: "they really want")[she really wants](replace: "they are faced with")[she is faced with](replace: "they can survive")[she can survive](replace: "What destroys them")[What destroys her](replace: "they will first try")[she will first try](replace: "they'll simply try")[she'll simply try](replace: "themselves")[herself](replace: "(male)")[]]
[[AGAIN->START]]The Jester
Motto: You only live once
Core desire: to live in the moment with full enjoyment
Goal: to have a great time and lighten up the world
Greatest fear: being bored or boring others
Strategy: play, make jokes, be funny
Weakness: frivolity, wasting time
Talent: joy
The Jester is also known as: The fool, trickster, joker, practical joker or comedian.
[[BACK->START]]The Hero
Motto: Where there's a will, there's a way
Core desire: to prove one's worth through courageous acts
Goal: expert mastery in a way that improves the world
Greatest fear: weakness, vulnerability, being a "chicken"
Strategy: to be as strong and competent as possible
Weakness: arrogance, always needing another battle to fight
Talent: competence and courage
The Hero is also known as: The warrior, crusader, rescuer, superhero, the soldier, dragon slayer, the winner and the team player.
[[BACK->START]]The Innocent
Motto: Free to be you and me
Core desire: to get to paradise
Goal: to be happy
Greatest fear: to be punished for doing something bad or wrong
Strategy: to do things right
Weakness: boring for all their naive innocence
Talent: faith and optimism
The Innocent is also known as: Utopian, traditionalist, naive, mystic, saint, romantic, dreamer.
[[BACK->START]]The Orphan/Regular Guy or Gal
Motto: All men and women are created equal
Core Desire: connecting with others
Goal: to belong
Greatest fear: to be left out or to stand out from the crowd
Strategy: develop ordinary solid virtues, be down to earth, the common touch
Weakness: losing one's own self in an effort to blend in or for the sake of superficial relationships
Talent: realism, empathy, lack of pretense
The Regular Person is also known as: The good old boy, everyman, the person next door, the realist, the working stiff, the solid citizen, the good neighbor, the silent majority.
[[BACK->START]]The Caregiver
Motto: Love your neighbour as yourself
Core desire: to protect and care for others
Goal: to help others
Greatest fear: selfishness and ingratitude
Strategy: doing things for others
Weakness: martyrdom and being exploited
Talent: compassion, generosity
The Caregiver is also known as: The saint, altruist, parent, helper, supporter.
[[BACK->START]]The Explorer
Motto: Don't fence me in
Core desire: the freedom to find out who you are through exploring the world
Goal: to experience a better, more authentic, more fulfilling life
Biggest fear: getting trapped, conformity, and inner emptiness
Strategy: journey, seeking out and experiencing new things, escape from boredom
Weakness: aimless wandering, becoming a misfit
Talent: autonomy, ambition, being true to one's soul
The explorer is also known as: The seeker, iconoclast, wanderer, individualist, pilgrim.
[[BACK->START]]The Rebel
Motto: Rules are made to be broken
Core desire: revenge or revolution
Goal: to overturn what isn't working
Greatest fear: to be powerless or ineffectual
Strategy: disrupt, destroy, or shock
Weakness: crossing over to the dark side, crime
Talent: outrageousness, radical freedom
The Outlaw is also known as: The rebel, revolutionary, wild man, the misfit, or iconoclast.
[[BACK->START]]The Lover
Motto: You're the only one
Core desire: intimacy and experience
Goal: being in a relationship with the people, work and surroundings they love
Greatest fear: being alone, a wallflower, unwanted, unloved
Strategy: to become more and more physically and emotionally attractive
Weakness: outward-directed desire to please others at risk of losing own identity
Talent: passion, gratitude, appreciation, and commitment
The Lover is also known as: The partner, friend, intimate, enthusiast, sensualist, spouse, team-builder.
[[BACK->START]]The Creator
Motto: If you can imagine it, it can be done
Core desire: to create things of enduring value
Goal: to realize a vision
Greatest fear: mediocre vision or execution
Strategy: develop artistic control and skill
Task: to create culture, express own vision
Weakness: perfectionism, bad solutions
Talent: creativity and imagination
The Creator is also known as: The artist, inventor, innovator, musician, writer or dreamer.
[[BACK->START]]The Sage
Motto: The truth will set you free
Core desire: to find the truth.
Goal: to use intelligence and analysis to understand the world.
Biggest fear: being duped, misled—or ignorance.
Strategy: seeking out information and knowledge; self-reflection and understanding thought processes.
Weakness: can study details forever and never act.
Talent: wisdom, intelligence.
The Sage is also known as: The expert, scholar, detective, advisor, thinker, philosopher, academic, researcher, thinker, planner, professional, mentor, teacher, contemplative.
[[BACK->START]]The Magician
Motto: I make things happen.
Core desire: understanding the fundamental laws of the universe
Goal: to make dreams come true
Greatest fear: unintended negative consequences
Strategy: develop a vision and live by it
Weakness: becoming manipulative
Talent: finding win-win solutions
The Magician is also known as:The visionary, catalyst, inventor, charismatic leader, shaman, healer, medicine man.
[[BACK->START]]The Ruler
Motto: Power isn't everything, it's the only thing.
Core desire: control
Goal: create a prosperous, successful family or community
Strategy: exercise power
Greatest fear: chaos, being overthrown
Weakness: being authoritarian, unable to delegate
Talent: responsibility, leadership
The Ruler is also known as: The boss, leader, aristocrat, king, queen, politician, role model, manager or administrator.
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