Unknown Armies:Personality
Who the hell do you think you are? Are you a lover or a fighter? Capricorn or Leo? Harry Potter or Darth Maul? You need a quick way of summing up how you present yourself, because that's as much attention as most people are going to pay you. You could use a role model, like a Good Cop or a Reluctant Warrior. You could use a Zodiac profile, not because it's really when you were born but because millions of people read the damn things in the newspaper already and know what they mean. Or you could use a pop-culture figure, like Lancelot, Gatsby or Joey from Friends. Pick a role and play it. You've already figured out the real you—this is the you that other people can relate to.
Role Model Personality Examples
The Good Cop: You’re tough but fair. You make a point to stay in regular contact with the people in your community, and you work hard to earn their trust. You want to do good, but sometimes the power you wield is frightening.
The Bad Cop: You’re the Pit Bull of society. Nobody wants you around their kids until danger strikes, and then they throw you at the problem and hope for the best. That’s fine by you. You don’t need approval—you just need a target.
The Reluctant Warrior: You’ve trained yourself to be a kick-ass fighter. You’re a master of weapons. Your body is a deadly instrument. But you keep it all in reserve until the day you have to take a stand, because the way of the warrior is a private one.
The Weary Observer: You’ve seen it all before. Nothing surprises you, except maybe genuine, selfless kindness. Nothing disappoints you, unless it’s unqualified enthusiasm. Nothing impresses you, except a show of greater cynicism.
The Femme Fatale: You’re the trouble that every man’s looking for, the sticky sweet they’ll pay for later with cavities and heartache, but you just don’t care—and they just can’t resist. You get what you want, they get used up and trampled underfoot. Secretly, they like it just fine that way.
The Outside Agitator: You’ve been marginalized, betrayed, and laughed at, but you’ve never been stopped for good. You know your cause is just. The Powers That Be may oppose you, but they can’t afford to ignore you.
Pop Culture Personality Examples
- Kane from Kung Fu
- Joe Pesci in Goodfellas
- Heather Donahue in The Blair Witch Project
- Louise from Thelma and Louise
- Professor Snape from Harry Potter
- Obi-wan Kenobi from Star Wars