2D8HP
2019-04-25, 09:20 PM
Alright, for a new campaign the DM (as they increasingly do) requested a back-story for my PC, so I dusted off:
Once upon a time a spell-caster came to the village of Dorfweitwegvonüberall, and made a grand entrance with his hat and robe with stars and moons, and his wand, and changing reality to fit his will.
The Spell Caster, being bored decided to look for some action, or make some. In looking around he finally laid eyes on a young lady named Gertrudt.
It just so happens that a young lad of the village by the Hans also long had eyes for Gertrudt, and he didn't like "Mr. High-and-mighty-magic-man" eyeing his girl (or rather the girl whom he'd like to be his girl).
With Hans was his dog (puppy really) called Fritz.
Now Fritz didn't know why, but he could sense that the man in the robe leaning over the fence, talking to the large human women, was angering his boy Hans, and in an instant, Fritz's little doggie mind made a split decision to bite the robed man.
"Ouch! What the...? Away you miserable cur!"
...bellowed the spell-caster as he kicked at the little dog, and just when he raised his wand and started an incantation (as testified to by two village men of good reputation, "who saw the whole thing")...BAM!
Hans, defending his dog went right behind the magic-user, and bashed in his skull with a shovel.
Upon seeing the magician dead (and the size of his coinpurse), the good people of Dorfweitwegvonüberall declared that Hans had rid them of a great evil that had turned several of the regulars at villages tavern (called "The Tavern") into toads the night before (they got better).
Hans gloried in the new attention, everyone looked at him differently, especially Gertrudt (who now looked at him at all), and soon it was decided that there was a whole world full of Wizards, Warlocks, and Witches, that had to be met by a hero of Hans stature, and the world couldn't wait, and he needed to go right now!
And so Hans, handed some rations, a bedroll, and an axe, set forth...
For a change writing the b.s. didn't bring me to tears, but as for a "build" I don't have much in mind besides starting as a Fighter and then adding Rogue levels (like 9/10th of my PC's!), probably with a "Folk Hero" background, good DEX (for sneakin' up on Magicians), and good STR (for applying remedy), but maybe something else would be better?
Ideas?
Once upon a time a spell-caster came to the village of Dorfweitwegvonüberall, and made a grand entrance with his hat and robe with stars and moons, and his wand, and changing reality to fit his will.
The Spell Caster, being bored decided to look for some action, or make some. In looking around he finally laid eyes on a young lady named Gertrudt.
It just so happens that a young lad of the village by the Hans also long had eyes for Gertrudt, and he didn't like "Mr. High-and-mighty-magic-man" eyeing his girl (or rather the girl whom he'd like to be his girl).
With Hans was his dog (puppy really) called Fritz.
Now Fritz didn't know why, but he could sense that the man in the robe leaning over the fence, talking to the large human women, was angering his boy Hans, and in an instant, Fritz's little doggie mind made a split decision to bite the robed man.
"Ouch! What the...? Away you miserable cur!"
...bellowed the spell-caster as he kicked at the little dog, and just when he raised his wand and started an incantation (as testified to by two village men of good reputation, "who saw the whole thing")...BAM!
Hans, defending his dog went right behind the magic-user, and bashed in his skull with a shovel.
Upon seeing the magician dead (and the size of his coinpurse), the good people of Dorfweitwegvonüberall declared that Hans had rid them of a great evil that had turned several of the regulars at villages tavern (called "The Tavern") into toads the night before (they got better).
Hans gloried in the new attention, everyone looked at him differently, especially Gertrudt (who now looked at him at all), and soon it was decided that there was a whole world full of Wizards, Warlocks, and Witches, that had to be met by a hero of Hans stature, and the world couldn't wait, and he needed to go right now!
And so Hans, handed some rations, a bedroll, and an axe, set forth...
For a change writing the b.s. didn't bring me to tears, but as for a "build" I don't have much in mind besides starting as a Fighter and then adding Rogue levels (like 9/10th of my PC's!), probably with a "Folk Hero" background, good DEX (for sneakin' up on Magicians), and good STR (for applying remedy), but maybe something else would be better?
Ideas?