Brendanicus
2014-12-17, 08:31 PM
Hey there playgrounders!
If there's any one thing that's the best part of D&D, it's building your own character with enormous freedom. However, coming up with a truly great character backstory/personality can be tough sometimes. That's why this thread marks the beginning of subsequent threads dedicated to coming up for great concepts built around a specific class. Tonight's special is the humble fighter.
So, tell your fellow forum-goers great ideas you have about what a great fighter character's personality and backstory could be. It could be an idea you've used/seen in a previous game, or it could be something you just came up for this thread. Try to include both backstory and personality. Also bear in mind that even if you have a beautiful, long backstory about how your character came to her/his current situation, it might not come up much in an actual D&D game. So try to keep it as succinct as possible without watering it down.
Example:
Backstory: Erick the Bloody was a notorious Half-Orc bandit leader who terrorized the countryside. However, after years of causing wanton bloodshed, he saw the error of his ways and left banditry behind. He turned to adventuring to provide for himself while working towards redemption. Unfortunately, Erick is also a terrible liar and often states his full name and nickname when asked who he is. In a feeble effort to cover up his old identity, he now calls himself Erick the Bloody Nice Guy.
Personality: Erick is loathe to talk about his old status as a bandit chief. His first reaction is to solve problems with violence, but nowadays he restrains himself quickly when he's mad. He often depends on putting his bloodlust towards useful purposes to prevent violent outbursts. Loves torturing devils, demons, and other such evil creatures when given the chance, as he knows it is acceptable to cause truly evil creatures to suffer. His grammar is poor. Erick has a tendency to jump into fights when not needed.
Anyway, I can't to see what you all post!
If there's any one thing that's the best part of D&D, it's building your own character with enormous freedom. However, coming up with a truly great character backstory/personality can be tough sometimes. That's why this thread marks the beginning of subsequent threads dedicated to coming up for great concepts built around a specific class. Tonight's special is the humble fighter.
So, tell your fellow forum-goers great ideas you have about what a great fighter character's personality and backstory could be. It could be an idea you've used/seen in a previous game, or it could be something you just came up for this thread. Try to include both backstory and personality. Also bear in mind that even if you have a beautiful, long backstory about how your character came to her/his current situation, it might not come up much in an actual D&D game. So try to keep it as succinct as possible without watering it down.
Example:
Backstory: Erick the Bloody was a notorious Half-Orc bandit leader who terrorized the countryside. However, after years of causing wanton bloodshed, he saw the error of his ways and left banditry behind. He turned to adventuring to provide for himself while working towards redemption. Unfortunately, Erick is also a terrible liar and often states his full name and nickname when asked who he is. In a feeble effort to cover up his old identity, he now calls himself Erick the Bloody Nice Guy.
Personality: Erick is loathe to talk about his old status as a bandit chief. His first reaction is to solve problems with violence, but nowadays he restrains himself quickly when he's mad. He often depends on putting his bloodlust towards useful purposes to prevent violent outbursts. Loves torturing devils, demons, and other such evil creatures when given the chance, as he knows it is acceptable to cause truly evil creatures to suffer. His grammar is poor. Erick has a tendency to jump into fights when not needed.
Anyway, I can't to see what you all post!