====== CREATING CUSTOMS ======

Throughout history, groups of people have adopted endless variations of thought and behavior as customs which set them apart from their neighbors.

Some of these customs easily stand out to others in casual interactions, while many other thoughts and feelings behind these customs may take much longer to discover.

Consider a core custom or belief, up to three easily discovered customs, and any additional deeper customs questions to start of each tradition-based bloc or group.

===== Core Custom Design =====

☐ **NAME** \\
What do the followers of this custom or traditional group call it?

☐ **NOTORIETY** \\
What custom(s) do these members follow that they are most known for?

☐ **PLOT HOOKS** \\
What secrets do the followers this custom hold?

===== Easily Discovered Custom Design =====

☐ **DRESS** \\
How do they dress, if at all?

☐ **EVENTS** \\
What events do they celebrate?

☐ **ART** \\
What is their art like?

☐  **FOODS** \\
What kinds of foods do they prefer and how do they prepare or enjoy them?

☐  **OBSERVANCES** \\
What holy days do they observe?

☐ **SPEAKING** \\
How is their spoken language or mannerism different than others?

☐  **WRITING** \\
How is their written or drawn communication different than others?

===== Harder To Discover Custom Design =====

☐  **APPEAL** \\
What do they find appealing or unappealing?

☐ **MEDICINE** \\
What do they think or feel about health or medicine?

☐ **EDUCATION** \\
What do they think or feel about education?

☐ **NATURE** \\
What do they think or feel about nature or the environment?

☐  **BEAUTY** \\
What do they think or feel represents ideal beauty?

☐  **ASSUMPTIONS** \\
What assumptions could they make?

☐ **BIASES** \\
What biases could the hold?

☐ **BODY LANGUAGE** \\
What body language do they use?

☐ **CHILDREN** \\
What do they think or feel about child-raising?

☐ **COMPETITIVE** \\
Are they competitive, and if so, what are they competitive over?

☐ **CLEANLINESS** \\
What are their habits or practices around cleanliness?

☐ **JUSTICE** \\
What do they think or feel about concepts of justice?

☐ **VALUES** \\
What do they think or feel are their core values?

☐ **EXPECTIONS** \\
What expectations do they hold, for example, about others?

☐ **FAMILY ROLES** \\
What family roles do they hold to?

☐ **FAMLY VALUES** \\
What do they think or feel are family values?

☐ **GENDERS** \\
What do they think or feel about gender or gender roles?

☐ **GESTURES** \\
What gestures do they tend to use?

☐ **HUMOR** \\
What do they think or feel is humorous?

☐ **INTERPRETATION** \\
How do they interpret things differently than others?

☐ **MANNERS** \\
What manners do they prefer and is it difficult around others who do not use them?

☐ **MODESTY** \\
What do they think about concepts of modesty?

☐ **PERSONAL SPACE** \\
What do they think or feel about personal space?

☐ **PRIDE** \\
What do they think or feel about pride?

☐ **AUTHORITY** \\
How do they relate to authority?

☐ **CONDUCT** \\
What rules of conduct do they expect or follow?

☐ **REFLECTION** \\
What do they think or feel about themselves?

☐ **TABOOS** \\
What taboos exist for them?

☐ **THOUGHTS** \\
Are there any specific patterns of thought they follow?

☐ **WORK ETHIC** \\
What are their work ethics like?

===== Additional Resources =====

[[https://www.roleplayingtips.com/rptn/unusual-customs-and-festivals/|Roleplaying Tips #0325 - Unusual Customs and Festivals]]

===== Salvage Space: Customs =====

◢ [[:salvage_space:customs|Salvage Space: Customs]]

▲ [[:Chronology:]] :: ◢ [[:Chronology:references#cultures_01.c|References: Cultures]]
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