Name:

Is your character named after you, including middle names, family names, and online aliases you used before creating this character? [20 points]

Is your character's name an unusual spelling of a more common word or name? [3 points]

Is your character's name a noun or adjective not normally used as a name? [2 points]

Does your character's name contain unnecessary hyphens, apostrophes, or other punctuation? (e.g. M'chelle, Gloria-Angelica, etc.) This does not count if your character is an alien from a speices with weird names. [4 points]

Does your character have a name you really, really like? [1 point]
+ Is it Raven? [3 points]
+ Is it a variation of Raven? [1 point]
+ Is it Hunter? [5 points]

Does your character's name describe her/his personality? (e.g. Tristan means sad, Darcy means dark, Charity means charity, etc.) [1 points]

Is your character's name just generally unusual in relation to the time or place where she/he lives or grew up? [1 point]

Does your character have a nickname or pseudonym? [1 point]
+ Is it a "dangerous" nickname (e.g. Death Dealer, Crimson Fury, etc.)? [3 points]

Does your character have a name that would be foreign to the culture he or she grew up in, for no particularly good reason? [1 point]

Does your character have a Japanese name, despite not being Japanese? [2 points]
+ Despite not being human? [4 points]

Does your character have a name or nickname that corresponds to a mythological/literary/historical/etc. figure (e.g. Venus, Faustus, Bonaparte)? [1 point]
Is it a mythological/literary/historical/etc name from an alien culture...
+ ...that was mentioned on screen [subtract 1 point]
+ ...that you made up [1 point]

Apperance:

Does your character appear to be much younger than she/he really is? (don't count this if they are a long lived speices such as a Vulcan or Trill unless they appear much younger even by the standards of the longer-lived speices) [3 points]

Does your character appear to be much older than she/he really is? [subtract 3 points]

Is your character highly attractive? [3 points normally, add only 1 point if the character has to work really hard to maintain her/his physical beauty.]

Does the character have a tattoo or body piercing? [1 point]

Does your character have a facial scar...
...that does not detract from his or her beauty? [1 point]
...that enhances his or her beauty? [2 points]
...that detracts from his or her beauty [minus 2 points]
...and has access to modern Federation medical technology that could remove such a scar [1 point, unless they are a member of a warrior speices ie. Klingons]

Does your character have any other 'flaw' which does not detract from his or her beauty (missing toe, white streak in hair, etc)? [4 points]
+ Does this 'flaw' actually increase his or her beauty? [4 points]

Is your character remarkably ugly? [subtract 3 points]

Are one or more NPCS/other player characters attracted to her/him? [1 point]
+ Even though they are involved with someone else? [1 point]
+ In defiance of sexual orientation? [4 points]

Is an otherwise chaste or stoic character immediately attracted to her/him? [3 point]

Does your character have an unusual eye color, or otherwise exceptional eyes? [3 points]
+ And are these eyes a color that does not occur in nature? [1 point]
+ And will they have something to do with the character's back story? [2 points]

Is it mentioned in your characters physical discription that s/he has eyes that somehow reflect hidden depths or experience or sorrow? [4 points]
+ Do you mention this in more than one post every three months? [2 points]

Does your character have unusual or exceptional hair, or do you mention his/her hair frequently? [3 points]

Does your character have a special birthmark or other marking? [4 points]

Is your character a fashion plate (this applies to any style of dress, from preppie to goth to Western to Elvish, and so on)? [2 points]
+ When he or she should normally be in uniform? (wearing a partial uniform, or a modified uniform counts) [5 points]

Does your character dress in a manner you find particularly attractive, sexy, or cool? [1 point]
+ Even when that character should be in uniform? [5 points]

If your character is a woman, are her breasts a C-cup or larger (assuming she isn't overweight)? [1 point for C-cup, 2 for D-cup, etc. Shouldn't ever be larger than a D-cup anyhow]

If your character is a man, is he bulit like a body-bulider? [1 point]
+ And he doesn't spend much time bodybuliding or managing his diet? [1 point]
+ And it wouldn't help his job (security, marine)? [1 point]

Is your character overweight? [subtract 3 points]

History:

Was your character ever the sole survivor of a calamity? [4 points]

Was your character ever estranged from her/his family/tribe/country/etc.? [1 points]

Was your character ever forcibly banished from her/his family/tribe/country/etc.? [3 points]

Does your character have amnesia? [4 points]
+ And does she/he still retain a trinket of some kind from her/his past? [4 points]
[Subtract 1 point if the character never remembers any of what she/he has forgotten.]

Is your character a minority, a woman, or a member of a lower caste, who overcame adversity on thier home world before signing on with a Starfleet/KDF ship? [3 points]

Does your character have an angsty childhood, or an angsty past? [1 point]
+ And does she/he angst about it during the game? (Angsting does not necessarily include simply relating events to an interested third party.) [2 points]
+ Repeatedly, more than twice a year? [2 points]

Was your character an illegitimate birth? [1 point]

Was your character ever abducted (being captured during the Dominon War doesn't count unless they were captured by a Changeling)? [1 point]

Was your character abandoned by her/his caregivers? [2 point]

Was your character born into slavery, or forced into slavery or prostitution? [1 point]

Was your character born/raised in extreme poverty? [1 point]

Did your character run away from home? [1 point]

Did your character ever suffer physical or emotional abuse [2 points]

Did your character ever suffer sexual abuse [2 points]
[Add another point if it was rape.]
[Add another point if it was incest.]

Does your character feel guilty about something terrible that happened in the past? [1 point]
+ Even despite overwhelming evidence that it wasn't her/his fault? [2 points]

Did your character ever effect a major change in her/his love interest to make said love interest a more appropriate partner? [3 points]

Has your character ever been nursed back to health from serious injuries by a warm, kind, and loving person? [3 points]
+ Was this person the character's love interest? [2 points]

Was your character president or head of a school organization or group (e.g. head cheerleader, first-chair violin, editor of the school paper, class president, etc.) [2 points]

Was/is your character bullied for her/his sexual orientation, skin color, intelligence, poverty/wealth, looks, clothes, background, etc.? [2 points]
+ Was it because the bullies are jealous? [3 points]
+ Did the bullies eventually see the error of their ways, or else receive some form of retribution? [2 points]

Did your character ever beat up more than two bullies at the same time? [5 points]

Was/is your character part of a clique that you consider cool (e.g. goths, punks, ravers, skaters, etc.)? [2 points]
+ And did/does your character actually refer to her/himself as a part of said clique? [3 points]

Has your character ever knowningly consorted with criminal elements, on the condition that he or she can see the "good side" of the local pirates/thugs/whatever? [5 points]
+ And not attempted to hide this from other members of Starfleet because obviously these are the 'good' criminals, so there should be no problem with an officer of an orginization which is dedicated in part to law enforcement associating with such people? [5 points]

Training:

Did your character ever flunk out of the Academy [1 point]
+ For reasons that were not his or her fault? [2 points]

Did your character beat the Kobayashi Maru? [2 points]
+ Without cheating? [2 points]

Did your character graduate 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th in thier class at the Academy? [1 point]

Was your character the valadictorian? [2 points]

Was your character a member of Red Squad? [2 points]
+The lead cadet of Red Squad? [2 points]

Did your character graduate early (and not because of the Dominion War manpower shortage)? [2 points]

Did your character ever command a vessel larger than a runabout before the age of 30? [4 points]
+ Becaucse all the more senior officers were incapacitated? [only add 2 points]

Was your character a member of the Maquis? [2 points]
+ Was he or she a member of a different resistance group you made up instead? [3 points, if a member of both the Maquis and another resistance group, add 5 points total]

Did your character ever serve or spend significant amounts of time on board any of the major ships on screen (Enterprise, Excelsior, Defiant, DS9, Voyager, etc.)? [2 points]
+ Was your character known to the senior crew of that vessel? [1 point]
+ For a good reason? [1 point]

Was your character ever convicted for a crime he or she did not commit? [2 points]

Was your character ever convicted for a crime he or she did committ? [subtract 3 points]
+ Was it rape or murder? [subtract 3 points]
+ Is your character unrepentant about his or her crimes? [ subtract 2 points]

Has your character ever committed crimes he or she wasn't caught for? [subtract 2 points]
+ Was it rape or murder? [subtract 3 points]
+ Is your character unrepentant about his or her crimes? [subtract 2 points]

Did your character reform a villainous NPC? [3 points]
+ And did the villain become evil again after your character died or left, but retained some last vestige of goodness from his/her interaction with your character? [2 points]

Did your character fall in (reciprocated) love with, or have sex with, a character you would like to fall in love with or have sex with? [3 points]

Skills and Abilities:

Is your character unusually accomplished for her/his age/species/etc.? [2 points]

Does your character have cybernetic/biosynthetic/genetically engineered physcial or mental advantages? [5 points]
+ That mal-function at in-oppertune moments [only add 4 points]
+ That you think are 'balanced out' because they require recharge times? [2 more points]
+ Are there more than one? [add 2 points for every seperate ability granted, counting the enhansement of different senses like taste and smell as seperate abilities]

Does your character have abilites that are not known to be avalible to members of thier speices in the Star Trek universe (ie. telekenetic humans, empathetic Klingons, etc)? [4 points]
+ And the people around him or her don't seem to notice how weird that is? [4 points]

Is your character noted for his above average military abilities? [3 points]
+ Is your character a 'tactical genius'? [4 points]
+ Does your character posesses these skills despite not being a security officer or Marine? [2 points]

Is your character fluent in more than two languages (and isn't a professional linguist such as a communications officer)? [1 point]
+ More than four languages? [2 points]

Has your character traveled extensively (travels as part of assigned duties do not count)? [1 point]

Does your character have a faithful pet or animal familiar? [1 point]
+ That isn't a dog, cat, horse, or bird? [3 points]

Does your character play a musical instrument well? [1 point]
+ Is it guitar? [1 point]
+ Bass? [1 point]
+ Violin? [1 point]
+ Flute? [1 point]
+ Piano? [1 point]

Does your character use a katana or any other Asian weapon [1 point]
+ Despite being of non-Asian heritage? [3 points]
+ Despite not being human? [2 additional points]

Does your character "just know things"? [5 points]

Do animals or children instinctively like the character? [3 points]

Does your character have a physical handicap that does not hinder her/him significantly? [6 points]

Is your character significantly physically handicapped? [subtract 4 points]

Is your character significantly mentally handicapped (note that it should be in a way that does not prevent the character from being allowed to serve on a starship)? [subtract 10 points]

Is your character astonishingly good at something that is not her/his profession? [1 point]

Does your character have any particular skill at which she/he the best or among the best? [2 points]
+ And is she/he is widely known for this skill? [2 points]

Does your character have any particular area of study/information/etc. in which she/he is the most knowledgeable or among the most knowledgeable? [2 points]
+ And is she/he widely known for having this knowledge? [2 points]

Is your character the sole or last practitioner of a particular martial art or magic? [3 points]

Is your character one of only two practitioners of a particular martial art or magic, in a master/student relationship? [3 points]
+ Does the other practitioner die during the course of the game and/or character backstory? [2 points]

Does your character hold your job? [2 points]

Does your character hold your dream job? [3 points]

Is your character a secret agent? [1 point]
+ A double agent? [2 points]
+ And wears high heels or leather? [5 points]

Is your character, or was she/he ever... (add points for all that apply)
...a model? [1 point]
...a rock star? [5 points]
...a stage actress/actor? [1 point]
...a holovid actress/actor? [2 points]
...a dancer? [2 points]
...a cop? [1 point]
...a ninja? [10 points]
...a pirate? [10 points]
...a bounty hunter? [5 points]
...a mercenary? [7 point]
...an assassin? [10 point]
...a thief or pickpocket? [5 points]
...an outlaw or member of organized crime? [3 points]
...a starving artist? [2 points]
...a freelance writer? [1 point]
...a freelance reporter? [1 point]
...a pro-athlete? [2 points]
...a gymnast? [1 point]
...a 'black ops' trooper? [7 points]

Does your character have knowledge of the existence of Section 31 (Hearing rumors doesn't count, even if your character beleves them. I'm talking about actual concrete Dr. Bashir level knowledge)? [2 points]
+ Is your character affilated with Section 31 against his or her will? [5 points]
+ Is your character knowingly and willingly affiliated with Section 31? [3 points instead of 5]

Does your character treat Section 31 as an open secret? [15 points]

Does your character know of the Section 31 rumors, but refuses to beleve them? [subtract 1 point]

Toys:

Does your character own a bat'leth, or any other Klingon bladed weapon, dispite not being Klingon, or a member of the KDF? [1 point]
+ Is this a master crafted weapon, or ancient heirloom? [2 points]

Does your character own a peice of technology that is clearly supirior to its standard issue Federation equivilant, such as a more powerful tricorder or phaser? [2 points]

Does your character own a special set of clothing that provides equal or supirior protection compared to Federation body-armor, but looks a lot cooler, like a leather jacket? [3 points, and count these points in addition to the 2 points you picked up from answering 'yes' to the previous question]

Does your character regularly use such non-standard peices of equipment while on duty? [2 points]

Does your character own what basically amounts to a lightsaber? [4 points]

Does your character have a preferance for old-style solid slug firing weapons, and so replicates or obtains such equipment for his or her own personal use? [4 points]
+ And he or she actually uses these weapons while on duty? [2 points]

Does your character ever use non-standard issue equipment that has been procured through non-standard channels in the course of thier duties that has not been adressed in the above questions? [2 points per item, special gear issued by Starfleet only counts for 1 point]

Does your character own thier own private shuttle/runabout, which is kept and maintained in the shuttle bay (the standard captian's yacht doesn't count, though replacing the yacht with something else does)? [5 points]
+ Is this craft supirior to a comperable standard Federation/Klingon/Romulan/whatever auxiliary craft? [5 points]

Does your character own any holodeck programs which are re-creations of 20th and/or 21st century Earth warfare? [3 points]
+ Is it World War 2? [5 points]

Does your character use the holodeck with the safeties off? [3 points]
+ Because thier skill is so great that's the only challange they can find? [3 points]

Traits and Quirks:

Is your character exceptionally young to be a member of a starship crew? [2 points]
+ And this isn't much of a problem? [3 points]

Does the character have a major quirk or habit in common with you (e.g. drinks the same brand of soda as you, talks to pets the same way you do, etc.)? [2 points]

Does your character have an accent not relative to her/his country of residence? [1 point]

Is your character subject to a dependency or addiction that is very hard to break? [subtract 2 for every addiction, and subtract another point if your character never overcomes this vice]

Has your character ever lost fairly in a duel, fight, or compeitition with an opponent of equal or lesser skill that was not his or her rival? [subtract 3 points]

Is your character married...
...to an NPC who, upon being subjected to this test, is found not to be a Mary Sue? [subtract 1 point]
...to another player character, for more than 18 months? [subtract 1 point]

Does your character have children? [subtract 1 point]

Does your character ever fail to learn from major mistakes that carried significant consiquences? [subtract 1 point]

Does your character have little or no empathy for other people? [subtract 1 point]

Is your character selfishly manipulative or sadistic (e.g. threatens self-harm, lies, blackmails, etc. in order to get her/his way)? [subtract 1 point]

Does your character share more than one of your hobbies or interests? [1 point]
+ And is she/he better at these hobbies or more knowledgeable about these interests than you are? [2 points]

Does your character excel in a field you wish you excelled in? [1 point]

Does your character have the same taste in music as you have? [1 point]
+ In books? [1 point]
+ In movies? [1 point]
[Add another 5 points if you said yes to all three.]

Does your character have what you consider better or more refined taste than you have in music? [1 point]
+ In books? [1 point]
+ In movies? [1 point]

Does your character have the same religious or spiritual beliefs as you? [2 points normally, subtract 3 points if her/his beliefs are radically different from yours for the full duration of the game]

Does your character have a clone or identical twin? [7 points]
+ An evil twin/clone? [5 points]
+ Is YOUR character the evil of the two? [only add 1 point]

Is your character of above average intelligence (for a Starfleet officer)? [1 point]
+ Is she/he a genius? [1 points]

Is your character related to royalty or nobility? [4 points]

Is your character heir to a large fortune? [1 points]
+ The sole heir? [1 points]

Is your character the last surviving member of a family/clan/race/species/etc.? [2 points]

Personality and Interests

Does your character consider her/his beauty/talent/skill/etc. a curse? [3 points]

Does your character collect things you consider intellectual or cultured? [1 point]

Is your character interested in 20th and 21st century anything? [1 point]
+ Is this a similar interest you share in real life? [1 point]

Does the character find a way to obtain real alcohal and nicotine products while serving on a Starfleet vessel? [1 point]
+ By hacking the replicators? [1 point]
+ By sleeping with/seducing the quartermaster? [1 point]
+ With the full knowledge of the command staff, and no disciplinary action is taken? [1 point]

Is your character alternately stern and professional while on the job, but outgoing and fun-loving when off duty? [3 points]

Does the majority of the NPC crew really like your character? [2 points]

Is your character's command style within his departement (or ship if CO or XO) 'informal and lax, but not ineffecent', or some variation thereof? [3 points]

Is your character irreverant twoards everyone, including supirior officers? [2 points]
+ And this does not appear to be detrimental to his or her career? [5 points]
+ And people absolutely love him for it? [5 points]

Is your character interested in martial arts? [1 point]
+ Klingon martial arts, despite not being Klingon? [2 points]
+ Japanese martial arts, weither or not the character is Japanese [2 points]

Does your character have a personality that would seem to be at odds with his or her history, upbringing, and speices (you may want to get somebody else's opinons on this)? [2 points]

Does your character keep a notebook of poetry? [1 point]
+ Is the poetry "good enough to be published"? [3 points]
+ Does a love interest find this poetry book and begin to understand your character? [5 points]
+ Or does an antagonist find this poetry book and use it against your character? [4 points]
+ Do any poems written by your character actually appear in your posts (please, for the love of God, don't subject your fellow players to this)? [1 point]
+ Does the poetry contain any of the following words: crimson, soul, darkness, love, vampire, glass, moonlight, serpent, rose, dance, winter, flame, cold, goddess, blood, angel, star, forever? [1 point per word]

Does the character rap (again, please don't subject your fellow players to this)? [1 point]

Does your character have a significant pesonality flaw (e.g. she/he is a spoiled brat, horribly judgmental, prone to mood swings)? [subtract 2 points]
+ Is the character a bigot? [subtract 2 points]
+ Are these flaws never overcome or redeemed? [subtract 2 points]

Do these flaws ever get your character into serious trouble (e.g. fired, killed, injures someone else) [subtract 2 points]

Does your character have an IC fanclub? [2 points]
+ That is composed of NPCs? [6 points]
+ And your character is humbley embarrised by this in a modest hero kind of way? [3 points]

Speices issues

Is your character old, even by the standards of her/his race? [3 points]

Is your character exceptionally powerful, even by the standards of her/his race? [3 points]

Is your character exceptionally beautiful, even by the standards of her/his race? [3 points]

Is your character a crossbreed of species? [2 points, and add another 2 points for ever extra species included in thier genetic makeup past the first two]
+ And does the she/he have the benefits of both (or more) species? [3 points]
+ And the drawbacks of neither? [5 points]
[Subtract 3 points if your character has no benefits from either species]

Is your character a Betazed? [4 points]

Is your character a member of a Klingon House, despite not being Klingon? [2 points]

Is your character a full-blooded Klingon serving with Starfleet (or any other non-Klingon military)? [2 points]

Is your character a full-blooded Romulan serving with Starfleet (or any other non-Romulan military)? [2 points]

Is your character a full-blooded Cardassian serving with Starfleet (or any other non-Cardassian military)? [2 points]

Is your character a member of a speices from the Delta or Gamma Quadrents? [2 points]

Is your character a Jem'Hadar? [2 points]
+ Who is not dependant on ketracel white? [4 points]
+ Who is older than 8 years? [2 points]

Is your character a member of a speices you made up? [2 points]
+ Is that species known for its unusual, but powerful technology? [2 points]
+ Is that species known for its combat prowess? [2 points]
+ Is that species known for its physical advantages? [2 points]
+ Is that species known for its mental advantages, including psionic and telepathic abilities? [2 points]
+ Does that species look like an anthropomorphic Earth mammal? [3 points]
+ Does this species have a culture which is very similar to a spicific Earth culture? [2 points]
+ Is that spicific culture Japan, the United States, or the United Kingdom? [3 points]
+ Is the culture known for its liberal sexual mores? [3 points]
+ Is this speices from the Delta or Gamma Quadrents? [2 points]
+ Is this speices from another galaxy? [5 points]
+ Does being a member of this speices incur significant physical or mental disadvantages to your character? [subtract 2 points]
+ Is this speices capable of significantly altering its apearance at will? [2 points]
+ Do he or she use this for sexual purposes? [4 points]

Is your character an unjoined Trill? [subtract 1 point]
+ And later becomes joined? [add 1 point to negate the earlier subtraction]

Is your character a joined Trill? [2 points]
+ Is the Trill symbiont more than 5 or more lifetimes old? [1 point for the number of lifetimes if they are 5 or higher]

Is your character El-Aurian? [2 point]

Does your character carry a Trill symbiont without being a Trill? [5 points, and symbiont lifetime rules apply doubly]

Is your character a Vulcan who is in touch with, and in control of, his or her emotions? [2 points]

Is your character a member of a non-Federation speices serving with a non-Federation military as part of an officer exchange program with Starfleet? [1 point]
+ And yet is still trusted with duties that require knowledge of military secrets? [1 point]

If your character is human, is he or she of Japanese desent? [1 point]

Was the character ever assimilated by the Borg? [5 points]
+ ...and then un-assmilated? [2 points]
+ ...but retained special 7 of 9-type abilities? [2 points]
+ ...that were even greater than 7's (or combat oriented)? [3 points]

Is your character a hologram, or some other sort of artifical intelligence? [2 points]
+ Is your character the ship's computer? [3 points, and your CO is an idiot]

Is your character a shapeshifter? [4 points]

Was your character a member of the Bajoran resistance? [1 point]
+ Was your character the leader of his or her cell? [2 points]
+ Was your character not Bajoran? [2 points]

Is your character a Q? [70 points normally, 69 if he or she has sworn off using Q powers]

Is your character a former Q? [25 points, and this includes all mortals who were temporarily made Q]
+ Who lost all his or her Q knowledge along with the powers? [only 20 instead]

Misc

Have you ever written a fight scene in which you described with needless extravagence everything your character did? [2 points]
+ Was this scene inspired by a movie, show, or game? [2 points]
+ Did you actually reference the movie, show, or game (e.g. "He jumped up and hung in the air, like Neo in The Matrix"? [15 points]

+ Did you base the character on your favorite previously existing character or person? [4 points]

+ Is your character someone you would want to be friends with, assuming she/he would be receptive to friendship with you? [1 point]

Would you be very surprised if someone did not like the character? [1 points]

Do you take any negative feedback about the character as a personal affront? [4 points]

Is your character a mouthpiece for your own beliefs or views? [3 points]

Do you have a character journal for her/him? [4 points]

Do you ever wish you could be like the character? [4 points]

Is your character someone you would like to fall in love with or have sex with? [3 points]

Death

Did your character die a romantic death (e.g. suicide, execution, battle wounds, broken heart, etc.)? [2 points]

+ Did your character die in her/his beloved's arms? [3 points]

+ Did your character's beloved die in her/his arms? [3 points]

+ Did the character sacrifice her/himself for love, or so that two other characters can be together? [4 points]


Scores:

0-10 points: The Anti-Sue. Your character is the very antithesis of a Mary-Sue.

11-20 points: The Non-Sue. Your character is a well-developed, balanced person, and is almost certainly not a Mary Sue.

21-35 points: Borderline-Sue. Your character is cutting it close, and you may want to work on the details a bit, but you're well on your way to having a lovely original character.

36-55 points: Mary-Sue. Your character needs some work in order to be believable. But despair not; you should still be able to salvage her with a little effort.

56-70 points: Über-Sue. You've got one hell of a Mary-Sue on your hands here, and it's not going to be easy to set things right.

71 points or more: Irredeemable-Sue. You're going to have to start over.