7DSystem: Character Archetypes
Caregiver
Known as the altruist, parent, helper and supporter.
| Drive: | to protect and care for others |
| Goal: | to help others |
| Fear: | being selfish and ungrateful |
| Strategy: | doing things for others |
| Weakness: | martyrdom and being exploited |
| Talent: | compassion, generosity |
| Bonuses: | This character receives either an Emotion or Social Bonus +1. |
Citizen
Also known as the realist, the working stiff, the solid citizen, the good neighbor, the silent majority. They believe all people are created equal.
| Drive: | Connecting with others in society |
| Goal: | to belong to a group |
| Fear: | being left out or standing out from the crowd |
| Strategy: | to develop solid societal virtues, be down to earth, have the common touch |
| Weakness: | loses their own self in an effort to blend in or for the sake of superficial relationships |
| Talent: | realism, empathy, lack of pretence |
| Bonuses: | This character receives a Social Bonus +1. |
Creator
The artist, inventor, innovator, musician, writer or dreamer
| Drive: | to create culture and express their own vision |
| Goal: | to create things of enduring value or realise a vision |
| Fear: | mediocre vision or execution |
| Strategy: | develop artistic control and skill |
| Weakness: | perfectionism, bad solutions |
| Talent: | creativity and imagination |
| Bonuses: | This character receives a Creative Bonus +1. |
Explorer
Known as the seeker, wanderer, individualist and pilgrim.
| Drive: | to find out who they are through exploring the world |
| Goal: | to experience a better, more authentic, more fulfilling life |
| Fear: | getting trapped, conformity, and inner emptiness |
| Strategy: | journeying, seeking out and experiencing new things |
| Weakness: | aimless wandering, a misfit |
| Talent: | autonomy, ambition, being true to themselves |
| Bonuses: | This character receives either an Senses or Social Bonus +1. |
Innocent
Usually utopian, a traditionalist, somewhat naive, a mystic, saint, romantic and a dreamer.
| Drive: | To live happily ever after |
| Goal: | To be happy, content and get along with others |
| Fear: | punishment for transgressions |
| Strategy: | to do things the right way |
| Weakness: | Naive innocence |
| Talent: | faith and optimism |
| Bonuses: | This character receives an Emotion Bonus +1. |
Lover
The partner, friend, intimate, enthusiast, sensualist, spouse and team-builder.
| Drive: | intimacy and experience |
| Goal: | being in a relationship with the people, activities and surroundings they love |
| Fear: | being alone, a wallflower, unwanted or unloved |
| Strategy: | to become more and more physically and emotionally attractive |
| Weakness: | desire to please others at risk of losing their own identity |
| Talent: | passion, gratitude, appreciation, and commitment |
| Bonuses: | This character receives either an Emotion or Physical Bonus +1. |
Politician
The boss, leader, politician, role model, manager or administrator.
| Drive: | control |
| Goal: | create a prosperous, successful family or community |
| Fear: | chaos, being overthrown |
| Strategy: | exercise power |
| Weakness: | being authoritarian, unable to delegate |
| Talent: | responsibility, leadership |
| Bonuses: | This character receives either an Initiative increase of +1 or an Emotion or Social Bonus +1. |
Rebel
The rebel, the revolutionary, a wild man and misfit.
| Drive: | revenge or revolution |
| Goal: | to overturn what isn’t working |
| Fear: | to be powerless or ineffectual |
| Strategy: | disrupt, destroy, or shock |
| Weakness: | crossing over to the dark side, crime |
| Talent: | outrageousness, radical freedom |
| Bonuses: | This character receives either a Mental or Social Bonus +1. |
Superhero
Known as the warrior, crusader, rescuer, superhero, the soldier, dragon slayer, the winner and the team player.
| Drive: | to prove their worth through courageous acts |
| Goal: | expert mastery in a way that improves the world |
| Fear: | being perceived as weak or vulnerable |
| Strategy: | to be as strong and competent as possible |
| Weakness: | arrogance, always needing another battle to fight |
| Talent: | competence and courage |
| Bonuses: | This character receives either a Physical Bonus +1 or a Weapon Proficiency Bonus +1 on any weapon one weapon. |
Thinker
The expert, scholar, detective, advisor, thinker, philosopher, academic, researcher, planner, professional, mentor, teacher and contemplative.
| Drive: | to find the truth |
| Goal: | to use intelligence and analysis to understand the world |
| Fear: | being duped, misled or ignorance |
| Strategy: | seeking out information and knowledge |
| Weakness: | can study details forever and never act |
| Talent: | wisdom, intelligence |
| Bonuses: | This character receives either an Education or Mental Bonus +1. |
Trickster
Joker, practical joker or comedian
| Drive: | to live in the moment with full enjoyment |
| Goal: | to have a great time and lighten up the world |
| Fear: | being bored or boring others |
| Strategy: | play, make jokes, be funny |
| Weakness: | frivolity, wasting time |
| Talent: | joy |
| Bonuses: | This character receives either an Emotion, Social or Creative Bonus +1. |
Visionary
catalyst, inventor, charismatic leader, shaman, healer and medicine man.
| Drive: | understanding the fundamental laws of the universe |
| Goal: | to make dreams come true |
| Fear: | unintended negative consequences |
| Strategy: | develop a vision and live by it |
| Weakness: | becoming manipulative |
| Talent: | finding win-win solutions |
| Bonuses: | This character receives either an Education or Creative Bonus +1. |