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What do they smell of?Draw the source: a workshop, a kitchen, a stable, rain.
When do they feel like a fraud?The right clothes, the right room and the wrong posture.
What pet, plant or creature depends on them?The two of them at feeding time.
What is the worst trouble they got into as a child?The scene one second after being caught.
Is home a place, a person or something else to them?Draw it without drawing a building, if you can.

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Basics 43

Do they have a scar, a mark or a freckle with a story? A close-up of the mark, then a small panel of how it got there.
How do they greet someone? Draw the gesture: handshake, nod, hug, bow or nothing at all.
How do they look first thing in the morning? Draw the first five minutes after waking. No tidying up.
How do they look in bad weather? Rain, wind or heat, and what they do about it.
How do they move through a crowd? A top-down sketch of their path: straight through, round the edge or stuck.
How do they sit in a chair? Same chair, three sittings: bored, nervous and at ease.
How do they stand when they think nobody is looking? A full-body pose with the weight on one leg or both. The posture is the answer.
How do they wear their hair, and who cuts it? Front, side and back views. Add the person with the scissors if there is one.
How much space do they take up in a room? A room plan with a circle for how much floor they claim.

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How old are they, and how old do people guess? Draw them beside someone their true age and let the difference show.
How tall are they next to the people they spend time with? A line-up against a wall, shortest to tallest, with height marks.
What accent or turn of phrase marks where they are from? Letter one sentence as they would say it, with the spelling bent to match.
What are their shoes like? Both shoes, side view and soles. The wear pattern says how they walk.
What bag do they carry, and how heavy is it? The bag in cutaway, with everything inside labelled.
What colour would a friend pick to describe them? A three-swatch palette with that colour as the largest block.
What colours turn up in everything they wear? Three outfits in a row that share one palette.
What do their hands look like? A page of hands: at rest, at work and fidgeting.
What do they do for a living, or to get by? Draw the tools of the job with no person in the frame.
What do they look like when they concentrate? The face and the hands together, mid-task.
What do they look like when they run? One running pose. Are they built for it, or is it a last resort?
What do they smell of? Draw the source: a workshop, a kitchen, a stable, rain.
What do they wear when nobody will see them? Draw the at-home version next to the public one.
What do they wear when they want to be taken seriously? The outfit on a hanger first, then on them.
What does their handwriting look like? Write their shopping list in their hand, on whatever they would write on.
What does their laugh look like? Three heads: a polite smile, a real laugh and the laugh they try to hide.
What does their voice sound like? Draw the speech bubble only: its shape, its edge and its lettering.
What is always in their pockets? Lay the contents out flat, like an inventory sheet.
What is the first thing a stranger notices about them? One portrait where that feature is the focal point and the rest stays loose.
What is their build, and what built it? A simple figure beside the activity that shaped it: rowing, desk work, hauling.
What is their full name or title, and who uses it? A formal nameplate or seal, as grand or as plain as it deserves.
What is their resting expression? A head-and-shoulders portrait with no emotion asked of it.
What is their silhouette? Fill the pose in solid black. If you cannot tell who it is, exaggerate one shape.
What jewellery, badge or charm do they wear, and why? A close study of the piece, with a note on who gave it to them.
What name do they give strangers, and what do close friends call them? Letter both names the way each would be written: one formal, one scrawled.
What one object would identify them if it were left behind? The object alone on a table, drawn like evidence.
What pronouns and titles do they use, and do others get them right? A name badge or letter heading, written the way they would write it.
What three words would their neighbours use for them? Letter the three words round a small portrait, in the neighbours' tone.
What would a street caricaturist exaggerate about them? Draw that caricature. It shows which features carry the design.
What would their passport or guild card portrait look like? A small, square, badly lit portrait. Make it unflattering.
What would they never leave home without? Them at the door, patting pockets, with the item drawn in a callout.
Where do they sleep? The bed or bedroll from above, exactly as they left it this morning.
Which hand do they use, and does it show anywhere? Ink on a palm, a worn glove, a sword on the unusual hip. Find the tell.
Which item of clothing have they owned the longest? Draw the wear: the elbows, the hem, the repair.

Relationships 43

How do they act when they like someone? Three beats: before the person arrives, during, and after they leave.
How do they behave round animals? The animal's reaction tells it: leaning in, backing off or ignoring them.
How do they behave round children? Them crouched to a child's eye level, or very much not.
How do they say goodbye? Draw the goodbye at a door, a dock or a station.
How do they treat people they have power over? One scene drawn twice: from below, then from above.
How do they treat people who serve them? A counter, a gate or a desk, seen from the server's side.
What do their friends borrow from them? The object in somebody else's hands, slightly misused.
What do they and their closest friend never talk about? Two figures with an empty shape between them. Decide what the shape is.
What do they do when a friend is upset? Their version of comfort: tea, a joke, a fight on the friend's behalf, silence.
What do they give as a gift? The gift, wrapped their way, with the tag in their handwriting.
What in-joke do they share with one other person? Draw the joke with no explanation. Only two people need to get it.
What would their best friend say is their worst habit? The friend's face while it happens.
Where do they walk in a group of four? Four figures on a road. Are they in front, in the middle or trailing?
Which stranger do they see every day and never speak to? Both in the same frame, never looking at each other.
Who are they a little bit jealous of? Both figures side by side. Let the posture carry it, not the face.
Who did they learn to cook, fight or fix things from? Two pairs of hands doing the same task, one pair older.
Who did they let down, and do they know it? The moment from the other person's side.
Who do they argue with most, and about what? Both leaning over a table with the cause of it between them.
Who do they avoid at gatherings? A room plan with both people marked and the route taken to stay apart.
Who do they eat with? The table from above: how many places, and who sits where.
Who do they go to for advice, and do they take it? The adviser talking, and your character already doing the opposite.
Who do they look after without being asked? A small act of care seen from behind: a coat draped, a plate left out.
Who do they miss and would never admit to missing? An object kept in a drawer that belonged to that person.
Who do they owe a favour? The favour as an object on a table between the two of them.
Who do they perform for? Them on some kind of stage, with one face in the audience in focus.
Who do they pretend to dislike? The mask slipping: a smile caught in a mirror or a window.
Who do they trust without question? Draw the two of them back to back.
Who do they write to, and how often? The letter or message itself, in their hand, half finished.
Who have they lost touch with? An old picture of two people, with one half faded or folded back.
Who in their family are they most like? Two portraits in matching poses, a generation apart.
Who in their family do they refuse to become? Draw the habit they watch for in themselves.
Who is their oldest friend, and how did they meet? Draw the meeting as a single panel, at the age they were then.
Who is their rival, and is it friendly? A split portrait, half each, in two colour schemes.
Who knows their biggest secret? Two heads close together, one hand raised to hide the words.
Who looks after them? A small act of care aimed at them: a blanket, a saved seat, a lamp left on.
Who makes them laugh the hardest? The pair mid-laugh, one of them barely upright.
Who owes them an apology? The apology as they picture it, then as it would really go.
Who taught them the most? Teacher and student mid-lesson, with the hands doing the explaining.
Who was their first crush, and did they ever say so? A small shy panel. The distance between the two is the subject.
Who would be most surprised to see them now? That person's face in the doorway.
Who would they call at three in the morning? The other end of the call: who picks up, and how they look doing it.
Who would they follow into trouble? The two of them at a wall, a fence or a door they should not open.
Who would they take a hit for? One figure stepping in front of another, seen from the protected side.

Past 43

Did they keep that childhood promise? The same two hands years on, together or apart.
What day would they erase if they could? Draw only the minute before it went wrong.
What did their childhood bedroom look like? One corner of the room, with three objects that mattered.
What did they believe as a child that turned out to be untrue? The belief drawn as if it were real.
What did they break and never own up to? The broken thing, hidden badly.
What did they build, make or plant that still exists? The thing as it stands today, weathered.
What did they fail at, badly, the first time? The failure in full comic detail. They can laugh about it now.
What did they inherit? The object as it arrived: in a box, in a will, in a coat pocket.
What did they leave behind when they left home? The shelf or hook where it still sits.
What did they once fear that they now enjoy? Before and after, in the same setting.
What did they take with them when they left? The bag unpacked on a bed.
What did they want to be when they grew up? The child in a home-made costume of that dream job.
What do they keep from someone who is gone? The keepsake in their hand, drawn at life size.
What family story gets told about them every year? The story drawn the way the family exaggerates it.
What game did they play as a child? The game in progress, its rules unclear to any adult watching.
What is the best day they can remember? One wide panel in warm colours with no dialogue.
What is the biggest change they have been through? A portrait split down the middle, with before on the left.
What is the oldest thing they own? A careful study of the object, with its repairs showing.
What is the worst trouble they got into as a child? The scene one second after being caught.
What is their earliest memory? Draw it from a child's eye level, with the edges left vague.
What lesson took them far too long to learn? Three panels of the same mistake in three different years.
What old injury still aches in the cold? Them rubbing the spot on a cold morning.
What promise did they make when they were young? Two small hands sealing it, in whatever way children there do.
What skill did they learn the hard way? The burn, bruise or blister that came with the lesson.
What song, smell or taste takes them straight back? The present moment, with the memory drawn faintly over it.
What tradition did they grow up with? The tradition in full swing: food, costume, candles or noise.
What was dinner like in the house they grew up in? The table from above: crowded, silent, late or empty.
What was the first thing they bought with their own money? The object, with the coins or notes counted out beside it.
What was the first thing they were good at? The first proof of it: a ribbon, a repaired clock, a clean cut.
What was their first job? Them in the uniform or apron, looking too young for it.
What were they doing five years ago today? Same person, other life. Change the clothes, the place and the posture.
What were they known for at school, or wherever they learned? The desk, bench or training yard with their mark left on it.
What were they like at ten years old? The ten-year-old and the present version in the same pose.
What would their younger self think of them now? The younger self looking up at them. The child's face is the answer.
When did they first leave home? A figure with a bag on a road, seen from the doorway behind.
When were they last truly lost? A small figure in a big landscape with no path.
Where were they born, and what was the weather like? The house, tent or ward from outside, in that weather.
Which home did they live in the longest? The front of the building with their window marked.
Which old picture of themselves do they hate? Draw that picture, awkward haircut and all.
Which place from their past can they never go back to? The place with a closed gate, a washed-out road or new owners.
Who from their past would they cross the street to avoid? The street, two figures and a sudden interest in a shop window.
Who raised them? A pair of hands doing a daily task: plaiting hair, packing food, mending.
Who was their first friend? Two small figures and whatever they built together.

Fears and wants 43

What are they ashamed of wanting? The want in a locked box, with the key close by.
What are they competitive about? The scoreboard, however petty.
What are they saving up for? The jar, tin or account book, and how full it is.
What are they too proud to ask for? The thing they are doing the hard way instead.
What change are they resisting? One foot either side of a threshold.
What do they do when they are scared? Freeze, joke, fight or run. Draw the body first and the face last.
What do they envy in other people? Someone else holding it without noticing they have it.
What do they fear people will really say about them when they are gone? An inscription with blunter words than they hoped for.
What do they need without knowing they need it? Draw it sitting in plain sight behind them.
What do they pretend not to want? Them glancing at it sideways in a shop window.
What do they want more than anything? Draw the want as an object just out of reach.
What do they want people to say about them when they are gone? Letter the sentence as an inscription.
What does winning look like to them? The quiet scene after the win. It is often smaller than expected.
What dream do they keep having? The dream, with its wrong logic left in.
What failure are they most afraid of repeating? The first time, drawn small in the corner of a present-day scene.
What fear would they admit to? The fear at its real size.
What fear would they never admit to? A plain portrait, with the fear as the shadow they cast.
What have they not forgiven themselves for? A mirror portrait where the reflection looks away.
What is the best news they could get tomorrow? A door opening on the visitor they least expected.
What is the bravest thing they have done? The moment before, not the moment of.
What is the most cowardly thing they have done? Draw it from behind, walking away.
What is the worst news they could get tomorrow? The letter, the knock or the sky that announces it.
What is their goal for their whole life? The final scene if it all goes right.
What is their goal for this year? A list pinned to a wall with one thing crossed off.
What is their idea of a perfect day? Four small panels: morning, noon, evening, night.
What keeps them awake at night? The ceiling they stare at, with the worry drawn into the cracks.
What line will they not cross? Draw the line as a real thing on the ground: chalk, rope or a river.
What makes them feel powerful? A low viewpoint and the thing in their hands.
What makes them feel small? A high viewpoint and a great deal of empty floor.
What small thing scares them out of all proportion? The small thing, drawn enormous.
What temptation do they always give in to? The hand already reaching.
What would make them cross a line they swore never to cross? The line on the ground, and whatever stands on the far side of it.
What would make them stay when everyone else leaves? One figure in an emptied room.
What would make them walk out of a room? The doorway and the back of them.
What would they do with a sack of gold or a lottery win? The first purchase, however foolish.
What would they do with one free year? A postcard sent from that year.
What would they give up to get the thing they want most? The trade laid out on a table, both sides.
What would they grab if the house were on fire? Them in the doorway, holding it.
What would they never forgive? Their face as they hear about it.
What would they refuse even for a fortune? The offer on the table and their chair pushed back.
What would they wish for with one wish? The wish granted, with the catch included.
Where do they feel most out of place? Them in that setting, dressed wrong for it.
Where do they feel safest? The place, with signs that they come here often.

Daily life 43

How do they handle money? The purse, the ledger or the pile of unopened letters.
How do they keep track of things? The diary, the knotted string or the notes on the back of a hand.
How do they sleep? The sleeping pose from above: sprawled, curled or boots still on.
How do they spend a rainy day? A window, the rain and what they are doing under a blanket or a roof.
How do they take their tea, coffee or usual drink? The cup, the hands and the state of the table.
How do they travel? The boots, horse, bicycle or ticket, showing the miles.
What are they like when they have a cold? A bed, a row of remedies and their attitude to both.
What chore do they put off? The pile, the stack or the state of it.
What chore do they secretly enjoy? Them doing it with full concentration.
What do they buy at a market? Their basket, from above.
What do they carry for lunch? The wrapped lunch, opened.
What do they collect? The collection on a shelf, best piece in the middle.
What do they cook badly? The dish, and the face of whoever is eating it.
What do they cook well? The dish, plus the mess made getting there.
What do they do on their birthday? The cake, the quiet drink of tea or the day ignored.
What do they do to relax? Them doing it, with the day's worry set down somewhere in the frame.
What do they do when they cannot sleep? The one lit window from outside, and what they are doing in it.
What do they do while they wait? A queue or a platform, and their hands.
What do they do with an unexpected free hour? Draw them twenty minutes in.
What do they eat for breakfast? The meal from above, with whatever else is on the table.
What do they never buy but always look at? Them at the stall, hands behind their back.
What do they read, watch or listen to? The stack beside their bed or chair.
What do they snack on? Crumbs, wrappers or peel, arranged as a still life.
What do they wear on a day off? The day-off outfit, slippers or bare feet included.
What does the inside of their wardrobe, locker or trunk look like? Doors open, everything visible.
What does their desk, bench or workspace look like? Draw it mid-task, with nothing tidied.
What does their home look like from the street? The front, with one detail only they would add.
What does their week look like? Seven tiny panels, one a day.
What is always broken in their home? The thing, and the temporary fix that became permanent.
What is on their walls? One wall, straight on, with everything pinned or hung.
What is the messiest part of their home? That corner, honestly drawn.
What is the tidiest part of their home? The one shelf that is always in order.
What is the view from their window? The frame, the sill and what lies beyond.
What is their bedtime routine? Three small panels, ending with the light going out.
What is their favourite meal, and who makes it best? The plate, with the cook's hands at the edge of the frame.
What is their favourite season, and what do they do in it? Them outdoors in that season's light.
What is their hobby, and are they any good? The latest attempt, flaws included.
What is their route to work, or to wherever they go each day? A small map with the three landmarks they would mention.
What pet, plant or creature depends on them? The two of them at feeding time.
What small luxury do they allow themselves? The luxury, drawn with more care than anything else in the room.
What time do they wake, and do they like it? The first minute of their day.
What tool do they use every single day? A study of the tool, worn where the hand goes.
Which shop, stall or inn knows their usual order? The person behind the counter, already reaching for it.

Silly 43

How bad are they at lying about small things? The face they think is convincing.
How do they dance? Three dance poses. At least one should be regrettable.
How do they look in a hat that does not suit them? A row of five hats on five small portraits.
How do they react to a spider on the wall? The spider, the character and the distance between them.
How do they react to a surprise party? The half second after the lights come on.
How do they react to a very cute animal? Composure lost in three stages.
How do they ride a bicycle, a horse or a broom? In motion, with style or without it.
How do they take losing a board game? The board, the pieces and where some of them ended up.
How would they cope with a toddler for an afternoon? Hour one and hour four, side by side.
How would they fare as a teacher for a day? The classroom at the end of that day.
How would they survive a week in the woods? Day one and day seven.
If they swapped bodies with their rival for a day, what would they do first? The rival's body in your character's posture.
What animal would their friends say they are? The animal, with their hair and expression.
What do they do when they think the house is empty? Caught mid-act through a door left ajar.
What do they hum or mutter while working? Notes or words drifting up from a busy figure.
What do they look like after no sleep? The portrait they would not approve.
What food do they refuse to eat? The plate, pushed exactly as far away as the table allows.
What is the pettiest grudge they hold? A small shrine to the grudge.
What is the silliest thing they have cried about? The scene, treated with total seriousness.
What is the strangest thing they have eaten to be polite? The plate, the host and the smile.
What is the worst gift they have ever given? The recipient's face on opening it.
What is their ideal sandwich? The sandwich in cross-section, every layer labelled.
What is their most useless talent? Them performing it for an unimpressed audience.
What is their snowball fight strategy? A tactical diagram with arrows.
What is their usual excuse for being late? The excuse drawn as if it had truly happened.
What was their worst fashion phase? Draw the phase. They still have the boots.
What would a tiny cartoon mascot of them look like? Draw it two heads tall, with one defining prop.
What would their wanted poster say? The poster, the crime and the very small reward.
What would they be banned from, and why? The ban notice, with their portrait on it.
What would they be famous for in a village of fifty people? The village sign, amended in paint.
What would they do if they were invisible for an hour? Footprints, floating objects and the results.
What would they do with a free day in a big city? A tourist snapshot of them getting it wrong.
What would they name a pet? The pet, wearing a name tag it does not deserve.
What would they order at a bakery? The paper bag, and how many things are in it.
What would they put in a time capsule? The box, open, packed with odd choices.
What would they sing in front of a crowd? Mid-chorus, eyes shut, fully committed.
What would they sneak into a formal event? The object, hidden badly under formal clothes.
What would they wear to a costume party? The costume, home-made and slightly misjudged.
What would they win a ribbon for at a village fair? The ribbon, pinned to the entry.
What would they write on a wall if nobody would ever know? The wall, and the handwriting.
Would they rather be two inches tall or twelve feet tall for a day? Them at the chosen size, in their own kitchen.
Would they rather never whisper again or never shout again? The one situation where the missing volume matters most.
Would they rather talk to animals or to furniture? The first conversation. The other party has complaints.

Deep 43

Do they think they are a good person? Them beside someone they admire, drawn at the size they feel.
How does their story end, if you already know? The last panel. You do not have to show anyone.
Is home a place, a person or something else to them? Draw it without drawing a building, if you can.
What are they still growing into? A coat a size too big.
What do they believe about people that most people do not? A crowd scene, drawn the way they see it.
What do they do with anger? Where it goes: into work, at a wall, into silence.
What do they do with grief? The ritual they keep: a candle, a walk, a visit, a silence.
What do they do with joy? Who they run to tell.
What do they live for? An ordinary moment that proves it.
What do they owe the place they come from? A road leading back, and whether they are on it.
What do they regret not saying? A speech bubble left blank, the right size for the words.
What do they regret saying? The words, lettered large, hanging in a room.
What do they think happens after death? Their picture of it, however vague.
What do they think makes a good person? Their hero, drawn as they imagine them.
What do they think they deserve? What they would put on their own plate.
What do they want to be forgiven for? Them at a door with a hand raised to knock.
What do you, their creator, think they deserve? A table laid for them by you. Decide what is on it.
What does being alone feel like to them? One figure in a big frame. The mood of the empty space is the answer.
What does freedom mean to them? One image: a road, a key, an open field or a closed door.
What has the story cost them so far? A before-and-after portrait. Look at the eyes and the shoulders.
What have they outgrown? The thing on a shelf, kept but unused.
What is the hardest choice they have made? The fork in the road, with the path not taken now overgrown.
What is the kindest thing anyone has done for them? The act, drawn small and exact.
What is the kindest thing they have done when nobody was watching? An empty street and one figure.
What is the one thing they are sure of? Draw it as the only solid object in a loose sketch.
What lie do they tell themselves? The lie as a poster on their own wall.
What part of themselves do they hide? A portrait with one part covered, turned away or cropped out.
What part of themselves do they show too much of? A portrait where that one part is overlit.
What rule do they live by? The rule, lettered the way they would carve or stitch it.
What truth are they closest to admitting? A hand on a door that is not yet open.
What will they be like when they are old? Them at eighty, doing something characteristic.
What would their younger self refuse to believe? The younger one's face, mid-disbelief.
What would they change about the world? One street, before and after their change.
What would they change about themselves? The change, tried on in a mirror.
What would they die for? Draw the thing, not the death.
What would they do if nobody would ever find out? Draw them looking over one shoulder.
What would they tell their younger self? The two of them on a bench. One is talking.
When did they last break their own rule? Their motto, lettered neatly, then cracked or unpicked.
When did they last change their mind about something that mattered? Two versions of them, arguing across a table.
When do they feel like a fraud? The right clothes, the right room and the wrong posture.
When do they feel most like themselves? The activity, mid-flow, with no audience.
Who would they be if they had been born somewhere else? The same face in a different life.
Who would they be without their main skill or power? Them with empty hands.

How this list was compiled: Original list of 301 questions written for Draw This Next, September 2026. The line under each question is our own suggestion for how to draw the answer. Licence: own work

How it works

These OC questions are for a character you already have. OC means original character, and the list holds 301 things to ask one, sorted into Basics, Relationships, Past, Fears and wants, Daily life, Silly and Deep. Every question comes with a note on how to draw the answer, so an interview can end as a sketchbook page. Press Pick 5 new questions.

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One question, one drawing note

Each result is a single question with a line beneath it. What is always in their pockets? Lay the contents out flat, like an inventory sheet. The note is there because a written answer gets forgotten and a drawn one ends up on the character sheet. Copy puts a question on your clipboard. As an OC question generator it invents nothing. You supply every answer.

Seven tags, from pockets to endings

The groups narrow the list to one tag of 43 questions. Basics covers what a stranger could see: posture, shoes, handwriting. Relationships asks who they trust, avoid and owe. Past goes back to the childhood bedroom. Fears and wants is where plots come from. Daily life is breakfast, chores and the view from their window. Silly holds bans, sandwiches and a few would-you-rathers. Deep is for characters you know well. One group is chosen at a time, and no question returns until you have seen the rest of its tag.

Make a questionnaire or an ask list

For an OC questionnaire or an ask-my-OC post, press Copy after each draw and paste the questions as plain text, one to a line. All 301 are printed at the foot of the page, grouped by tag.

Answer in the character's voice first and your own second. Where the two answers differ, you have found something worth drawing.
Questions to ask your OC work best in small doses. Five answered properly beat twenty answered with one word.
If you have a whole cast, put one question to all of them. Questions to ask your OCs as a group show who is still a blank.
Bend any question that does not fit the setting. A guild card does for a passport and a broom does for a bicycle.
Start a new character on Basics and Daily life. Deep questions to ask about OCs you barely know only get stock answers.

Questions and answers

What does OC stand for?

OC stands for original character: someone you made up yourself, for a story, a comic, a game or no reason at all. OC questions are what you, a friend or a follower ask about that character to find out who they are. Nothing on this page assumes a genre, so the same list works for a space pilot, a village baker or a dragon with opinions.

How is this different from the backstory generator?

The character backstory generator invents a past for you in six parts. This page invents nothing. It asks, and you answer, which suits the point where the design exists but the person does not yet. If the character has no past at all, deal one there first, then come back and question it. For somewhere new to put them, try the OC drawing ideas.

How many questions should I answer for a new character?

Ten is a good first sitting: four from Basics, three from Daily life and three from Fears and wants. That tells you what the character looks like, how a normal day goes and what would upset it, which is enough to draw them doing something. Leave the other questions for your OCs until a story needs them.

Can I post these as an ask-my-OC list?

Yes. The whole list is written out below the tool: copy the questions you want, paste them wherever you post and number them so people can ask by number. The questions were written for this site and you are welcome to use them this way.

Does the tool write new questions when I press?

No. All 301 stand in one fixed list, so this OC questions generator picks and never writes. Each press takes from the questions you have not seen yet, and the counter starts again only when a tag or the whole list runs out.