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2019-10-19, 08:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Need a character background written up?
First of all thanks for what you do, it is appreciated.
The world is indeed homebrew but as with most homebrew settings it can be slightly changed to accomodate anything. One of the most notable traits of this one is that there is a single huge continent and a couple of islands around it that together don't add to even 1/10th of the total land abovesea.
The background is great. It has plothooks and it can be adjusted to explain pretty much any class level or connection the PC has by adding an NPC to the crew.
And again thanks for the time you spend to write these stories. Have a nice day and good luck with your work I might even ask for another OC backstory from time to time.
Bonus:Spoiler
I tryed to write one a backstory of my own while I was waiting yours.
I was born first son of a rich merchant in the portual city of Balset. Our house was always full of life, parties and guests coming even from beyond the city to discuss of new contracts or just to enjoy a good conversation.
Life was good alternating the months of study with the occasional journey with my father all across the seas to visit foreign lands to buy, sell, trade, deliver or maybe all four but most important of all seeing the different colors and coltures of the foreign lands.
But life as the sea can turn in a blink from calm to tempest. In a single night the four ships that went to the Thrassir empire sunked during a tempest. It would have beed the biggest shipment in the whole history of Balset and my father invested almost everything he had in it. Our luck run out that night. Father had a couple of creditors that were waiting to collect after the ships returned.
Everithing was gone after the debt was repayed. The house and the land sold, the ships sunked, the friends had no interest in us. It was time to begin a new life for the worst or the better.
Balset offeres few job opportunities so we did what we could. My father worked as a docker while my mother and my sister couldn't find anything.
I bagan to sail with the merchant ships, though it was far less enjoiable than the past experience, during the warm season and doing low level adventurer quests during the cold one, usually killing vermins in the sewers as no one else wanted to do them.
The years passed and I managed to earn enough to open a small shop in the suburbs where the rest of the family could work safely.
As for me I kept workin as usual.
Until the day I earned enough to get a good armor, weapons and to pay the caravan to the near kingdom of Nossis. So I left behind the city where I was just the rat slayer to make a name for myself and return once I will be able to buy my own ship and explore the world.
How good/bad is my attempt?
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2019-10-19, 08:18 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Need a character background written up?
So, I haven't been here in a while but I really loved what you wrote Tawmis and was wondering if it was bad to ask for a second? I haven't checked if anyone else has but it's been 15 pages so I hope I can ask for another. I've really fallen in love with this npc I made to the point of deciding to remake them as a pc and am going to play them at some point. I'm uncertain how much info you want but I actually have more this time. (P.S. you put Krusk as a half-orc in the op but he's a full orc)
Name: Zunda Rocktooth
Gender: Female
Race: Deep Gnome
Class: Eldritch Knight Fighter
Background: Mercenary Veteran
My Dm Bullet notes on personality: Very friendly, married to the job. Loves a good fight, and a stiff Drink. Willing to help teach newbies and generally be helpful to good people.
If you'd like I can also give her mercenary npc friends she works with in the game.(I don't know if it's too much but I'll throw it out there anyway and you can choose to ignore it if you want.)
Mercenary Company
Akra Draacis-Female Black Dragonborn-Hexblade Warlock(Uses a long bow made of a red crystal)-Quiet, a book nerd. Likes a good joke.
Nalos Naragath-Female Triton-Shadow Monk(Has a Javelin of Lightning)-Very proud, enjoys exploring the surface.
Duchess-Female Giant Hyena pet of Akra
All female I know, I actually didn't write them with genders in mind so I flipped a coin for each and got the same result 4 times. Sorry if this is too much but as I said, I really liked these npcs and was wondering if you could give me something for Zunda. She's definitely my favorite and the rest are just in case you want to include them in your story.Last edited by Daghoulish; 2019-10-19 at 08:40 PM.
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2019-10-19, 08:32 PM (ISO 8601)
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@All the stuff about Goatzart
OMG, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE
If and when it's found out and he dies, have the goat be eaten by a T-Rex.
Jurassic Park "Where's the Goat?" *Bloody Goat leg splatters on the windshield*I Am A: Neutral Good Half-Orc Fighter/Barbarian (2nd/1st Level)
Ability Scores:
Strength-16
Dexterity-16
Constitution-17
Intelligence-17
Wisdom-16
Charisma-13
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2019-10-20, 09:14 AM (ISO 8601)
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I like it. Definitely a couple things in here I'll want to flesh out a bit, but overall very impressive. Thank you! I do find it interesting that you make it sound almost like he hates the ways of the lizardfolk, which I originally didn't intend but really does kinda make sense. It also takes a bit of a darker edge on the character, which I really enjoy; I've been playing the character as kind of a comic relief who is all into resource management. Because butchering corpses and keeping fingers for later is funny!
(If you're wondering what I'm going to flesh out, I'm going to flesh out how he got Cleric status (was he taught by elders to become a cleric? Did he just have a chosen one moment?) and how he came into contact with the "civilized" races.)
This was a really great start though and I really do enjoy your stuff!78% of DM's started their first campaign in a tavern. If you're one of the 22% that didn't, copy and paste this into your signature.
Where did you start yours?
In a mountain after a cave-in.
MY STATS OFF THE ELITE ARRAY:
Str: 14 Dex: 8 Con: 12 Int: 15 Wis: 10 Cha: 11
Please critique my 5e Beguiler Wizard subclass!
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2019-10-20, 12:04 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Need a character background written up?
Indeed. Only one small problem - can I play in this game you're doing?
Awesome! Always so glad to know when I do these - it's at least close to the mark of what the requestor wanted!
"Throw Away" - if you will - but also, intended fuel for you as a DM, if you wanted to do something with her.
The pleasure was all mine! Thank you for coming in here and allowing me to step in your character's world!
And by all means, feel free to swing by anytime and request more character backgrounds!
I like it! Especially the first few opening lines - help give a feel for the area. I do think it's great that both of us had mentioned how life out on the sea can change in a heartbeat, from freedom to death.
Consider this added to the list!
Since there's no windshield, just have it land on the fighter's shield.
Party looks up and sees a giant T-Rex.
I thought him being an outcast among his people - I wanted to dig into why. So I thought, maybe they've become complacent with the idea that the human settlements are everywhere; and might as well profit by being escorts in trade for food, which in turn (in your character's eyes) makes them even weaker, because now they're losing their basic need to hunt, and in the future, would be, if needed, easier to be killed off by the encroaching humans!
I am glad it was enough of a stepping stone for you to be able to take off and explore with!Need a character origin written? Enjoyed what I wrote? How can you help me? Not required, but appreciated! <3
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2019-10-20, 12:12 PM (ISO 8601)
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2019-10-20, 02:11 PM (ISO 8601)
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Side note – I think I found the original source of Thornwall – appears to have been for Pathfinder.
https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comment..._of_thornwall/
Obviously you will probably have to change the name of the gods I used, since you mentioned they were Norse based, so I used them for the foundation of some lore, which may or may not fit in your world. But hopefully you can adjust accordingly, if needed, and find some use of it. (May even just be able to skip the party about the gods, and just go to the main part) – but it’s me. When I create lore, I like to dig deep.
As always, I'd love feedback - especially since this is more of a lore/legends thing rather than a character background.
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The legend states that when the world was first found, it was bleak and dark.
Odin called upon Frey to create a sun to grant light to the world. Frey reached into the heavens and collided two stars in his mighty hands and held them together as they exploded into a fury of fire and flame, and so the sun was born.
Next Odin called upon Aegir to place life in the vast oceans, lakes and rivers of the world; and so Aegir pricked his celestial hand, and each drop of blood fell into the sea, slowly populating the oceans with life.
Odin called upon Njord to breathe life into the world; and so with a deep breath, did he exhale upon the world and the winds were born, and the world began to spin around the sun.
Nature began to take its course, but it lacked something.
Odin called a council where he requested Freya, Hermond, and Skadi to join him.
They explained to Odin what was missing was someone to worship them. Odin agreed.
Calling on his wife, Frigga, goddess of birth and fertility, she entered the council’s chamber and offered her blood in a vail to draw from and bring life into the world.
And so, Freya, goddess of fertility and love, plucked a feather from her most trusted falcon and draw a circle upon the woods, and brought the most beautiful of all the known races – The Elves – into the world.
Skadi took the vial and dripped Frigga’s blood upon his hammer and brought it hard and heavy upon the mountains, and from the sparks, Dwarves were born.
Hermond took a strand of his own hair, dipped it in the vail, and laid it upon the hills, from which the hairy footed, and unusually lucky Halflings emerged.
Odin poured some of the blood into his hand and held it tightly so that it dried, and released the flakes upon the world and explained that Man, though short lived, will be able to live anywhere – whether it be forest, hills, mountains, frozen tundra, or plains, and so Humans came into the world.
Unbeknownst to them – they were not alone in Odin’s chamber – for Loki, god of Mischief, had also observed it all, and brought with him a god, whose name has been stricken from the legends – a disfigured god named Khorus.
Khorus had long despised Freya for her beauty and grace, though all her life she’d been kind and gentle with him. Khorus broke out of the spell that had kept him hidden and grabbed the vail of Frigga’s blood and shouted, “I shall have people in this world! People like me!”
Freya instinctively launched an arrow to try and knock the vial from Khorus’ hands; only he raised his hand to defend himself, and instead the arrow struck his eye. And so, in his blind rage and fury, did his blood seep into the vial and unable to see, he collided into the table that viewed the world, spilling the mixture all over the world.
The gods gasped in horror as Khorus backed up and began to laugh manically. “Orcs! Orcs will rise all over the world! They will know my hatred! It burns in my blood and so too, shall in burn in theirs!”
And so did Odin banish Khorus from the Realm.
But the gods had stared at the map and the damage had already been done.
Many, many millennia and generations later… On the world down below…
Barius Strumjord, a Ranger who followed Ullr, the god of the Hunt, had been drawn to out of the woods, where he could hear a beautiful song. He followed the song until he felt the presence of the sound all around him; but there was nothing that he could see causing the music.
Barius called upon the Druids of the Wind to help him to determine the root. The Druids quickly heard the song and felt the presence of peace all around them. The Druids built a Druid’s Circle, just to the Southwest of the center of the focus, so that they could quickly teleport to and from, and gather information.
As the Druids continued to study it, a small village began to spring forth, as they spent more and more time here. Other Humans, Elves, Dwarves, and Halflings were brought it to begin establishing the town of Freesong.
The people of Freesong erected a statue in the center, just above the source of the song, believing that it’d been Freya’s voice, singing with love for the people of the world, of Freya herself. The statue had become a place for those seeking to have children, or hoping to find love, would come and pray to, often leaving tokens for Freya’s favor.
It was a Human wizard by the name Kara Aasveig who discovered the source; there’d be a Leyline – a “fault line” of magic bubbling just beneath the surface. The origins of Leylines vary – some say that when the gods touched the world, they brought with them, their celestial magic that entered the atmosphere and some of it bled into the world itself, especially after Skadi had struck it with his hammer.
When the Orcs learned of the erected statue of Freya, they began to launch their relentless attacks on the town. Barius Strumjord led the defense against the orcs, who had gone on to recruit goblins to help in their war against the light.
Barius Strumjord knew that it would take more than what they had to defend the growing city. The Orcs were ruthless, brutal, and driven by sheer ferocity, often still charging forward when they were dead. Barius Strumjord called for the Druids around the world to come and help defend this Holy City. Hundreds perished in the battle, but it was Kara Aasveig who helped turn the battle. She channeled the magic from the Leylind – and used it to empower the Druids who formed a circle around the city, sacrificing their bodies to become one with the world beneath their feet, creating a massive barrier composed of poisonous thorns.
Freesong, in honor to the Druids who gave their life to defend this holy city, was renamed to Thornwall, and grew to become a major hub on the world.Need a character origin written? Enjoyed what I wrote? How can you help me? Not required, but appreciated! <3
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2019-10-20, 02:15 PM (ISO 8601)
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Need a character origin written? Enjoyed what I wrote? How can you help me? Not required, but appreciated! <3
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2019-10-20, 02:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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I Am A: Neutral Good Half-Orc Fighter/Barbarian (2nd/1st Level)
Ability Scores:
Strength-16
Dexterity-16
Constitution-17
Intelligence-17
Wisdom-16
Charisma-13
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2019-10-20, 02:36 PM (ISO 8601)
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I assumed that was the same map (and based the writing off what I saw there - so for example the druid's circle is just to the south west of the city's center)
Excellent! I wasn't sure if you actually used the Norse Gods, or something similar to Norse type mythology.Need a character origin written? Enjoyed what I wrote? How can you help me? Not required, but appreciated! <3
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2019-10-20, 03:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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I Am A: Neutral Good Half-Orc Fighter/Barbarian (2nd/1st Level)
Ability Scores:
Strength-16
Dexterity-16
Constitution-17
Intelligence-17
Wisdom-16
Charisma-13
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2019-10-20, 04:15 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Need a character background written up?
Hey Tawmis,
I have a character for an upcoming campaign, and I'm stuck on backstory. His stats are as follows:
Variant Human Fighter 1 (going Battlemaster)
STR: 11 (+/-0)
DEX: 19 (+4)
CON: 17 (+3)
INT: 13 (+1)
WIS: 13 (+1)
CHA: 7 (-2)
For feats I took Ritual Caster (Druid) because I want him to have a druidic vibe. I'd like to take Magic Initiate (Druid) as well. He has a longbow, rapier and shield (dueling fighting style), and his Dex focus means he can hit from anywhere. The focus of the campaign will be in a civilization ruled by magi (of all stripes except warlocks, not just arcane casters), and the characters will be vigilantes judging these casters for their various crimes.
Thanks!
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2019-10-20, 04:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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Consider it added to the list - and will see if I can knock something out tonight.
Headed to a hospital soon to visit a friend. But because of their situation, can't have visitors for long. So I should be home tonight, and will probably want to write to think of something else.Need a character origin written? Enjoyed what I wrote? How can you help me? Not required, but appreciated! <3
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2019-10-20, 10:14 PM (ISO 8601)
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Thanks Tawmis; best wishes to your friend from the Playground.
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2019-10-21, 06:03 PM (ISO 8601)
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2019-10-21, 07:04 PM (ISO 8601)
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Thank you! It was a pleasure to write! Each time I write these - for brief moments, I walk in another person's shoes - and step outside of myself to tell their story.
As for the Sierra/King's Quest III reference - the Wizard, Manannan, in the game is an evil wizard.Need a character origin written? Enjoyed what I wrote? How can you help me? Not required, but appreciated! <3
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2019-10-22, 12:42 AM (ISO 8601)
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The only two I have left pending (if my memory serves me right is)...
And then....
I ran out of time on the weekend, and today at work was pretty much non stop busy (we got some new hires to train and such!)...
So I will try to get to these as soon as I can. :)Need a character origin written? Enjoyed what I wrote? How can you help me? Not required, but appreciated! <3
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2019-10-22, 01:20 AM (ISO 8601)
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Just curious, was the Diety you used for me, Khorus, a being of your own invention or does he actually exist somewhere?
Im currently building his domain and a religious structure around him, and I don't want to use a pre-existing entity if he's vastly different.
(Currently have his truest followers being like the old 3.5e Ravagers, which worshipped a similar god to how I'm writing up Khorus, who would rather bleed a victim slowly and inflict as much pain as they could instead of just kill them fast.)I Am A: Neutral Good Half-Orc Fighter/Barbarian (2nd/1st Level)
Ability Scores:
Strength-16
Dexterity-16
Constitution-17
Intelligence-17
Wisdom-16
Charisma-13
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2019-10-22, 09:46 AM (ISO 8601)
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Well, when I wrote him he was based off the common "Orc God" - Gruumsh.
But where as Gruumsh has one eye, I wrote it that Khorus loses an eye to Freya (to spark that hatred commonly seen between Elf and Orc).Need a character origin written? Enjoyed what I wrote? How can you help me? Not required, but appreciated! <3
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2019-10-22, 11:11 AM (ISO 8601)
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I Am A: Neutral Good Half-Orc Fighter/Barbarian (2nd/1st Level)
Ability Scores:
Strength-16
Dexterity-16
Constitution-17
Intelligence-17
Wisdom-16
Charisma-13
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2019-10-22, 11:19 AM (ISO 8601)
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Need a character origin written? Enjoyed what I wrote? How can you help me? Not required, but appreciated! <3
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2019-10-22, 11:45 AM (ISO 8601)
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I Am A: Neutral Good Half-Orc Fighter/Barbarian (2nd/1st Level)
Ability Scores:
Strength-16
Dexterity-16
Constitution-17
Intelligence-17
Wisdom-16
Charisma-13
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2019-10-24, 07:30 AM (ISO 8601)
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Hello man!
Sorry for the late reply, I was busy the whole week.
Plus somehow I lost the original reply I had planned due to a firefox crash, but that's beside the point... (plus it was needlessly long for some reason, so good riddance)
Great job here. I like how you've kept things ambiguous about the way the character was born since it points out to the most correct answer which is 'just because".
The mentor bard is a bit cliché but in a good way. Now I can maybe add an instrument proficiency to my character sheet.
Just as a footnote "Akimura" is the same as "Johnson" but it's my fault for not precising it, plus it's nothing too important.
Thank you for the hard work.
10/10 would recommend to friends.
Cheers!
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2019-10-24, 11:18 AM (ISO 8601)
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Life happens! Besides some people choose not to reply at all (which is fine, but then I never know if I did good, bad, or whatever with what they envisioned vs what I wrote) :)
So a late reply is much appreciated, no matter how late.
So a little inside information - the name "Tyrell" is the name of my father's middle name - so I felt like it was a way of me, showing how he had helped me through life - and how, though he is no longer upon this mortal realm - in this world of fantasy - he appears to help others struggling in life. :)
And by all means, please recommend this thread to your friends!Need a character origin written? Enjoyed what I wrote? How can you help me? Not required, but appreciated! <3
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2019-10-24, 05:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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This was fun to write...
I could have probably gone into way more detail about the other two...
But wanted to keep it to a summary rather than a novel...
But I give enough clues about each to expand upon if you wanted...
As always, hope you enjoy and I'd love feedback!
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Survival.
I have spent most of my life in the Underdark doing everything I can to survive. Whether it’s resisting being pulled into a lake by an Aboleth who had made the lake their home; or avoiding stepping beneath a deceptive Cloaker or Pierce or Roper. Then there are the Dwarves such as the Derro or Duergar, or the Drow Elves, and of course the Illithids and Beholders. If that wasn’t enough, just about every single plant life in the Underdark seems to feed off the nutrients of the dead, making them lethal.
Because of this, I learned to fight to survive. It was from watching the Drow, with their dark magics, did I begin to learn how to manipulate magic myself. It was dangerous – being as close as I was to the Drow, but as a Deep Gnome, I had the keen ability of standing next to a rock in the shadows and be virtually undetectable. This limited exposure gave me only a fraction of the magical abilities I saw the Drow doing; but it was enough to help me continue to survive in the Underdark.
I first took up the job as an escort through the Underdark. It wasn’t the safest way, cutting through caverns that dipped into the Underdark, but in some cases it would cut weeks of travel out of their travel time, rather than going around a mountain.
It was then I’d met Akra Draacis, a female black dragonborn with some magical abilities. She convinced me to work with her together. Now, normally I might question the fact that she was clearly descended from a Black Dragon – who have less than a good reputation – but being a mercenary, that often worked in our favor. So few people crossed her when she got in their face. Her giant hyena named Duchess, snarling at her side, certainly added to the already threatening gesture of a Black Dragonborn, towering over them, demanding payment. If they’d only known her, like I had gotten to know her. On the days it was slow, and we were on the road, between jobs, she would have her nose deep in a book, reading everything from history, to even songs and poems written by a somewhat famous bard named Tyrell Stormshadow, who she had frequently mentioned that she’d like to meet one day.
On one such day, between jobs, while headed for Daggerford, we saw several goblins attacking a lone figure. When we approached, we took note to the humanoid’s unusual appearance – with skin that looked to be made of the colors of the waters and skies, this figure fought valiantly against the goblins who outnumbered her considerably. Though it did not look like she needed the help, both Akra and I were curious to learn more about her – and what better way to gain someone’s trust than to help them? Both Akra and I jumped into the fight and made quick work of the goblins. The woman, Nalos Naragath was a Triton. She explained that though she had a javelin of special “qualities” she did prefer hand to hand combat. She explained that she’d left her aquatic kingdom in hopes of discovering the surface world. As it turned out, several ships had sunk near her kingdom and some of the things she found that came from the surface world drew her curiosity to see what the world beyond the ocean was like.
The three of us formed an unbreakable friendship. I was the Blade, Akra was the Arcane, and Nalos was the Fist.
My name is Zunda Rocktooth and these are my sisters… Sisters of Steel.Need a character origin written? Enjoyed what I wrote? How can you help me? Not required, but appreciated! <3
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2019-10-24, 06:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Need a character background written up?
Name: Delsyn Corvos
Race: Triton
Class: Paladin of Conquest (Though he uses a pirate code instead of the book's code)
Gender: Male
Rough idea: 1. Captured by slavers
2. Saved by the captain who was supposed to transport the slaves to sale
3. Falls in love with said captain and marries her
4. She is hung for thievery
5. Attempting to end his life he is saved by a minor god and convinced to become his paladin.
The Guardian is a minor god. "There's a legend of a man who lives beneath the sea. He is a fisher of men, a last hope for all those who have been left behind."
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2019-10-24, 07:24 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Need a character background written up?
Because this sounded like a custom/homebrew setting, I didn't use any Forgotten Realms references...
As such, created an island to explain your character's ties to being a fighter with some druid skill...
And went on to create the organization that manages these Magi (your DM can use it, rename it, or discard it)... Could easily be explained, you did this on your own, and it's not required...
I also explain why, as a fighter, you focused on Dex and Con as stats....
As always, would love to hear feedback....
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Breathe in, breathe out. Control your breathing.
The very plants seemed to tear at my flesh as I ran through the jungle. But this was no ordinary jungle; this was anything but ordinary.
The Jungles of Skarn’tahl.
Skarn’tahl is an ancient phrase that means “violent death.”
Legend states that, long ago the fabric between the Shadowfell and the Prime Material Plane ripped apart as a great weapon from a demon had cut the fabric of reality open. From that tear in the fabric, creatures of unimaginable horror spilled out of the Shadowfell and landed here in the jungles of Skarn’tahl.
I don’t live on this island where this lethal jungle resides. I didn’t get shipwrecked here.
I came here willingly.
All of my life, I’ve trained to become a part of the Vigilant; an organization of vigilantes that judge casters for their various crimes. Being thrown into the Jungles of Skarn’tahl is done for many reasons. First and foremost, the entire jungle is alive with beasts not seen beyond these jungles. Panthers that blur with large tentacles called Displacer Beasts, Hook Horrors, Basilisks, to name a few are all infused with magical properties. As if the beasts of Skarn’tahl did not pose enough of a danger, the floral of these dense jungles were also often enchanted – as beautiful as they are lethal. Hidden in the floral, such creatures as blight, gas spores, shriekers, and shambling mounds were all painful methods of promised death.
Years of studying plants and with Druids has given me a deep understanding of how to hone my body to understand the natural order around me in preparation for this day.
In order to survive this jungle, you learn to use the jungle in your favor. I lure the Displacer Beast chasing me right into the explosive arms of a Gas Spore, floating aimlessly that I’d seen before, using my dexterity to leap onto a branch and out of the way of the explosion of the Gas Spore, which violently and painfully infects the Displacer Beast.
It takes nearly a week to make it from one side of the island to the other. An incredible feat of endurance since most of those nights are spent wide awake, because when there are beasts and fauna both seeking to devour your flesh for nutrients, there is little to no time to sleep.
I knew this was the test. I knew that, despite years of training to fight and be ready, the test ahead of me would require endurance and agility rather than raw strength to survive. I relied on a longbow I forged in the jungle to hunt for my food, rather than engaging up close. The one weapon I was allowed to bring was my rapier, which I often used to deliver the killing blows in the back of the creature’s neck, after I had struck it with my bow. A shield made of a turtle’s shell had spared me many times from the venomous attacks from snakes and even plants, whose pollen would burn my flesh or make me slumber, had I inhaled them.
I am glad to be done with the Jungles of Skarn’tahl. I’ve seen what magic – uncontrolled – can look like and I now understand why the Vigilant must endure this test. Not only do we see the horrors of magic gone wrong; but we learn how to survive it.
As the ship sails into view in the distance, the sun setting behind it, I know I am ready for my life ahead of me…Need a character origin written? Enjoyed what I wrote? How can you help me? Not required, but appreciated! <3
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So, first off sorry for the very late reply. My brains been scattered lately and it's taking a while to get all my thoughts in a row.
First off, I love the idea of getting her magic from watching the other denizens of the underdark. You didn't know this but one of the starting cantrips I choose was dancing lights and its fits so well. A little luck really brought that together and I had a good laugh at the strangeness of your story really fitting without trying. Also the use of their racial hiding ability was fantastic and I really like it being featured. The way out of the underdark was pretty believable too. Genuinely liked every bit of this.
I like Akra's bit, nothing much to say you nailed the character I made. Although I have to ask, who that bard is? Did you make them up or are they some know entity I haven't heard of? Nalos' section was much the same. Really great and I wish I had more to say but you really hit all the points I would want hit in an origin of their company. My only real thing is that I would change the name of the group, but that's more a personal preference thing. I prefer having group names be more gender neutral but that's just a me thing, maybe I should change it up.