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101 Backstories [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Chrono Nexus
12-02-06, 08:09 PM Add some back stories!

1. Raised on the streets, this character was forced to eat salads to survive. He desires a blt and a side of fries.

2. The first child of a noble family, this character had a penchant for the undead.. he desires power over others, especially over their lives.

3. Born in a small and wayside village, this character was shunned by the local community.. but he taught them...

Edit: Alright then.. 101 random @55 backstories for abnormal characters.
GaffeR
12-02-06, 08:17 PM :emp: Yes...
Think0028
12-02-06, 08:19 PM Dangit, and I already had the witty rebuttal all written up...
Grim Sage
12-02-06, 08:27 PM It actually would be interesting to see some of the explanations people come up with for the myriad of CO-abominations out there... the infamous Chicken Slaad Sand Witch is an obvious humorous example, and I myself have questioned the origin of several results of template stacking...

I think there might actually be something in this thread, wrong board or no, if we tie it to the CO-board :P
skydragonknight
12-02-06, 09:34 PM What domain allows you to turn roleplaying?

...j/k. Interesting idea. Might help balance the boards a little so we're not accused of commiting the Stormwind Fallacy(TM).

Let me try a couple:

4. Rejected by his peers, he snuck into the human cities and searched through ancient tomes in their vast library for the secret to ultimate power. Through this, he discovered the Sarruhk.

5. As a young halfling, he was a devoted follower of the faith and grew up to be it's protector. Yet his love of animals led him to learn the ways of the beasts and become their master, driven by the desire to become an outrider...

6. As a child of both man and ogre, but accepted by neither, he was adopted by a tribe of giants. Fascinated by their ability to hurl rocks great distances, he devoted his training to throwing large objects like the giants who raised him, pushing his strength and carrying capacity to the limit and always on the search for giant spheres of metal...
Cherubaddon
12-02-06, 09:56 PM 7.) A drow who shunned his kin for their horrible ways, set out to live a life of adventure and learned fighting with twin scimitars?

Noo... don't kill me!
X-Codes
12-02-06, 10:42 PM This doesn't go here. Yes, I like roleplay as much as the next guy, but I'm also a neat freak... to a certain extent, and this doesn't go here.
skydragonknight
12-02-06, 11:04 PM Hmm...optimized builds could be made further playable with optimized backstories.

The thread has potential...if it's theme changed from 101 generic, unoptimized backstories (that belong on the character development board) to "optimized build backstories" for existing builds on this board, the bizarre explanations of the monstrosities created on this board would be worth it's place here just for the entertainment value, IMHO.
GaffeR
12-02-06, 11:07 PM I HAVE always wanted to see a backstory for a Feral Mineral Warrior Anthropomorphic Baleen Whale Warhulk...

I'll bet a lot of these could be solved with, "He was created in a lab by experiments of some crazy wizard".
Nanshork
12-02-06, 11:14 PM I'll bet a lot of these could be solved with, "He was created in a lab by experiments of some crazy wizard".

I'm actually working on a build with that basic backstory, just replace "crazy wizard" with "cult of chaos".
Tleilaxu_Ghola
12-02-06, 11:20 PM Yar, I agree with X-Codes, this is something that is tailor made for the Character Development board.

Just to add something:

8.) Raised in northern winchestershire, this ostentatious brit wears a safari hat, has a handle bar mustache, and smokes a pipe. Despite his incredible ability to speak complete non-sense and talk your ear off, he suffers from amnesia and simply cannot remember his own name. Asking him what his name is causes him to fluster and try to ignore you, if you ask him multiple times he's liable to break down crying.
WizO_Autumn
12-02-06, 11:32 PM Keep the list going-- just over on the appropriate board.

*Whisks thread to the Char. Development Board*
Need_A_Life
12-04-06, 01:05 PM 9) H.I.V.E. In his youth he was a hippie, always trying to press "animal rights" and prove that insects were in fact smart. Now he's proven his point that they're smart and charismatic enough to win over anybody...
and for some reason they seem to have enough dragonblood in them to manifest sorcerous abilities.
id331
12-07-06, 10:50 AM Born the son of a Horned Devil and a human his mother died on the night of his birth and he was found by a cleric of Heironeous who took him in time passed he was hidden and raised he became a paladin of heironeous
TroubleWolf
12-07-06, 03:23 PM 11.) This child of a barbarian tribe is thoroughly convinced that he is really a god trapped in the body of a mortal. He uses a blend of might and magic to defeat his foes, every day hoping he is closer to reclaiming his ascendancy.
jaceofwater
12-07-06, 10:07 PM This young dwarf was kidnapped when he was young and the first whisps of a beard were growing on his chin. His kidnapper used him as an assistant in graverobbing, mostly dwarven sites. He threatened his life as a penalty for attempted escape. A well-hidden trap ended the kidnapper's life, and the dwarf stole his tools and took up a trade tracking down graverobbers and other defilers of ancestry.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Chrono Nexus 12-02-06, 08:09 PM	Add some back stories! 1. Raised on the streets, this character was forced to eat salads to survive. He desires a blt and a side of fries. 2. The first child of a noble family, this character had a penchant for the undead.. he desires power over others, especially over their lives. 3. Born in a small and wayside village, this character was shunned by the local community.. but he taught them... Edit: Alright then.. 101 random @55 backstories for abnormal characters.
GaffeR 12-02-06, 08:17 PM	:emp: Yes...
Think0028 12-02-06, 08:19 PM	Dangit, and I already had the witty rebuttal all written up...
Grim Sage 12-02-06, 08:27 PM	It actually would be interesting to see some of the explanations people come up with for the myriad of CO-abominations out there... the infamous Chicken Slaad Sand Witch is an obvious humorous example, and I myself have questioned the origin of several results of template stacking... I think there might actually be something in this thread, wrong board or no, if we tie it to the CO-board :P
skydragonknight 12-02-06, 09:34 PM	What domain allows you to turn roleplaying? ...j/k. Interesting idea. Might help balance the boards a little so we're not accused of commiting the Stormwind Fallacy(TM). Let me try a couple: 4. Rejected by his peers, he snuck into the human cities and searched through ancient tomes in their vast library for the secret to ultimate power. Through this, he discovered the Sarruhk. 5. As a young halfling, he was a devoted follower of the faith and grew up to be it's protector. Yet his love of animals led him to learn the ways of the beasts and become their master, driven by the desire to become an outrider... 6. As a child of both man and ogre, but accepted by neither, he was adopted by a tribe of giants. Fascinated by their ability to hurl rocks great distances, he devoted his training to throwing large objects like the giants who raised him, pushing his strength and carrying capacity to the limit and always on the search for giant spheres of metal...
Cherubaddon 12-02-06, 09:56 PM	7.) A drow who shunned his kin for their horrible ways, set out to live a life of adventure and learned fighting with twin scimitars? Noo... don't kill me!
X-Codes 12-02-06, 10:42 PM	This doesn't go here. Yes, I like roleplay as much as the next guy, but I'm also a neat freak... to a certain extent, and this doesn't go here.
skydragonknight 12-02-06, 11:04 PM	Hmm...optimized builds could be made further playable with optimized backstories. The thread has potential...if it's theme changed from 101 generic, unoptimized backstories (that belong on the character development board) to "optimized build backstories" for existing builds on this board, the bizarre explanations of the monstrosities created on this board would be worth it's place here just for the entertainment value, IMHO.
GaffeR 12-02-06, 11:07 PM	I HAVE always wanted to see a backstory for a Feral Mineral Warrior Anthropomorphic Baleen Whale Warhulk... I'll bet a lot of these could be solved with, "He was created in a lab by experiments of some crazy wizard".
Nanshork 12-02-06, 11:14 PM	I'll bet a lot of these could be solved with, "He was created in a lab by experiments of some crazy wizard". I'm actually working on a build with that basic backstory, just replace "crazy wizard" with "cult of chaos".
Tleilaxu_Ghola 12-02-06, 11:20 PM	Yar, I agree with X-Codes, this is something that is tailor made for the Character Development board. Just to add something: 8.) Raised in northern winchestershire, this ostentatious brit wears a safari hat, has a handle bar mustache, and smokes a pipe. Despite his incredible ability to speak complete non-sense and talk your ear off, he suffers from amnesia and simply cannot remember his own name. Asking him what his name is causes him to fluster and try to ignore you, if you ask him multiple times he's liable to break down crying.
WizO_Autumn 12-02-06, 11:32 PM	Keep the list going-- just over on the appropriate board. Whisks thread to the Char. Development Board
Need_A_Life 12-04-06, 01:05 PM	9) H.I.V.E. In his youth he was a hippie, always trying to press "animal rights" and prove that insects were in fact smart. Now he's proven his point that they're smart and charismatic enough to win over anybody... and for some reason they seem to have enough dragonblood in them to manifest sorcerous abilities.
id331 12-07-06, 10:50 AM	Born the son of a Horned Devil and a human his mother died on the night of his birth and he was found by a cleric of Heironeous who took him in time passed he was hidden and raised he became a paladin of heironeous
TroubleWolf 12-07-06, 03:23 PM	11.) This child of a barbarian tribe is thoroughly convinced that he is really a god trapped in the body of a mortal. He uses a blend of might and magic to defeat his foes, every day hoping he is closer to reclaiming his ascendancy.
jaceofwater 12-07-06, 10:07 PM	This young dwarf was kidnapped when he was young and the first whisps of a beard were growing on his chin. His kidnapper used him as an assistant in graverobbing, mostly dwarven sites. He threatened his life as a penalty for attempted escape. A well-hidden trap ended the kidnapper's life, and the dwarf stole his tools and took up a trade tracking down graverobbers and other defilers of ancestry.