In Decahedron #2 there was a call for character backgrounds, so I'd thought I would post one up real-quick-like(TM).
Here's how I made Theoros
1.) roll on the Character Backgrounds
2.) create a pc, http://www.mithrilandmages.com/utilities/BBNPC.php
3.) type up a background
Height: tall
Hair Color: ash
Eye Color: brown
Weight: average
Age: youth
Reason for Adventuring: drifter, no home
Distinguishing Marks: habit or mannerism
Where you grew up: rural
Childhood Conditions: strict raised
Theoros: (Rank 0) Male Dwarf
Morals
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- Somewhat Cruel
- Somewhat Focused
- Somewhat Selfish
- Very Honorable
- Very CowardlyDescriptors
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Afraid, High EnergyBackground
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Theoros hails from Dul'Gath Underkingdom where he recieved many emotional scars from strict parents trying their hardest to get him to "fit in" to society. He is unusually tall for a dwarf with no beard, ashen hair and brown eyes. He tends to hold the back of his head and look at the ground when speaking, rarely making eye contact (his parents said it was demeaning to look down on people). A month ago orcs from the Deep Place ransacked thier rural home in the mountains, Theoros was the sole suvivor, he fears going to the dwarven kingdoms feeling an oddity amoung his own people. He's taken up his own fate and travels to Reinaris Barony where he'll be able to look up to others, in a manner of speaking. Theoros hopes to hire himself out as a leader to a merchant caravan or military organization.Attributes
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STR 63% BP 37
DEX 68% INIT 2
LOG 60% DR 4
WIL 57% MOV 6Skill LVL P/S Score
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Leader 1 20 59%
Scout 0 10 40%
Thief 0 0 34%
Warrior -- -- --
(melee) 0 0 32%
(ranged)0 0 34%Gold: 10
Equipment
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Ringmail, Survival Pack [backpack, bedroll, candles, flint and steel, 10 days rations, rope, torches and a waterskin], Flask, Vial, SpadeNotes
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+10 resist poison and magic. Infravision (12 spaces, sight using heat signatures in the infra-red spectrum when light is not present). Languages: Dwarfish, Tradespeak.Development Points - Earned: 0 Spent: 0
Name Type Range Score Damage
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Unarmed Melee -- 32% 1D/2 + 1
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I like this article. http://dwdstudios.com/node/3655
Nice, short, and sweet. It is a fantastic idea starter. Nice job Larry!
I was just going to start making my own random tables (height, weight, etc)...
I may do some specific to each race, but you definitely laid the ground work. Thanks!
I really like tables like this, makes it easy to flesh out a character quickly with a tiny bit of background for those players that are challenged to come up with an interesting background on their own.
1,000 Descriptors helps as well :)
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