Need ideas for a background and personality [Archive] - Wizards Community

Need ideas for a background and personality [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Grim Dundragon
11-26-03, 12:40 PM Well, my character is a fighter 7th/ holy liberator 10th.
He worships Tymora and he is 34 years old. He has born in Suzael, Cormyr. I have played him as a ladies man (Charisma 18 w/o items, with items 24) but I don't really know what kind of background he should have and I haven't come up with a good personality. I need some help with this, I know a lot of you are wiser than me.
Kalanth
11-26-03, 12:49 PM You know, something I did with an NPC might work here. Though your character clearly has the levels and abilities to back up his deeds in the past. Why not make him a bit of a liar when it comes to what he has done. Have him take credit for the accomplishments of other people in the world. With his high level, people must know about him and would consider him to be a major player in the world, but whats to say that he actually has done what he says he has.

I have an NPC that does this, half the stories are true, the other half are lies, and I make the players do Sense Motive checks to see if they believe him or not. They trust his skill, but not his motivation, and that is a great cover becuase the one they do trust completly is the one that is going to stab them in the back.
Grim Dundragon
11-26-03, 12:58 PM Thanks, for the advice. The only problem is that he is a poor liar and all the great deeds have been done somewhat secretly. Like, last time we "visited" a demon's (I'd guess it was a baalor) fortress to get a Mirror of Revelation... Our DM has a bit too epic plot... But he is a great DM, I tell you. Like I told, people haven't even heard of our party, even that we have done great deeds... That pisses me off
LiXinjian
11-26-03, 08:25 PM You should play him (in my opinion) exactly like you feel: "What? You ladies never heard of our fabled exploits? How about the time when we recovered a mirror of revelation (that's a mighty artifact, my lovelies) from the fortress of a tyrant of evil itself, a monstrous demon (or devil, whatever the scholars call them)? It's preposterous!! Here, have a glass of wine and I'll share the story with you.."

Because if he's a ladies' man, he probably boasts to the ladies all the time around a bottle of wine, and that's just fine. He shows his scars, recounts perillous battles, that sort of stuff.

He definitely should be a publicity-monger. Whatever the deed or mission, he wishes to take the one that'll bring the group the most exposure. He argues his point, too: ".. but this will bring us fame, boys! Fame! Ain't that the only thing missing from the list of our heroic deeds??".

Until your group is famous, your character would also probably be misunderstood. People question his integrity. They question whether he really did all those things he claims he did. And that's just the fun of it: he really has!! Your DM could work wonders with a premise like that one.

If your DM isn't providing you with enough opportunities for fame, remember that you, as players, are really in charge. You can take actions to ensure he does. If you say: "Alright, we've had enough of this planewalking business and we're going back to Cormyr. I'm sure there's all sorts of trouble brewing down there. I want to make my homeland safer than ever, now that I have the means to. For crying out loud, my parents still live there!" What's he to do? Say you can't because he hasn't prepared anything about it?

I wish I could help you more, but I don't know what a Holy Liberator is. Is that a PrC from Defenders of the Faith? I don't have that book.

I can tell you my 12th-level wizard (2nd edition) appreciated fearful respect more than monetary rewards. It was fun to wander the streets, unmolested, meeting people with gaping mouths and deferential manners.
Morka
11-28-03, 10:52 AM Usually, an Holy Liberator is a Zoro or Robin Hood type, a sneaky fighter who defie a LE authority. But Cormyr is mostly a LG society. So you could be the one who answer the calls of the commoners, but no one in the nobility knows him.

Or better: he is from some noble familly, perhaps the heir of a huge domain, and he refused it. As a consequence, he is dismissed of his noble status, and no one in the nobility want to hear of him. He simply doesn't botter of it, but he wish that the commoners know of his adventures.

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Grim Dundragon 11-26-03, 12:40 PM	Well, my character is a fighter 7th/ holy liberator 10th. He worships Tymora and he is 34 years old. He has born in Suzael, Cormyr. I have played him as a ladies man (Charisma 18 w/o items, with items 24) but I don't really know what kind of background he should have and I haven't come up with a good personality. I need some help with this, I know a lot of you are wiser than me.
Kalanth 11-26-03, 12:49 PM	You know, something I did with an NPC might work here. Though your character clearly has the levels and abilities to back up his deeds in the past. Why not make him a bit of a liar when it comes to what he has done. Have him take credit for the accomplishments of other people in the world. With his high level, people must know about him and would consider him to be a major player in the world, but whats to say that he actually has done what he says he has. I have an NPC that does this, half the stories are true, the other half are lies, and I make the players do Sense Motive checks to see if they believe him or not. They trust his skill, but not his motivation, and that is a great cover becuase the one they do trust completly is the one that is going to stab them in the back.
Grim Dundragon 11-26-03, 12:58 PM	Thanks, for the advice. The only problem is that he is a poor liar and all the great deeds have been done somewhat secretly. Like, last time we "visited" a demon's (I'd guess it was a baalor) fortress to get a Mirror of Revelation... Our DM has a bit too epic plot... But he is a great DM, I tell you. Like I told, people haven't even heard of our party, even that we have done great deeds... That pisses me off
LiXinjian 11-26-03, 08:25 PM	You should play him (in my opinion) exactly like you feel: "What? You ladies never heard of our fabled exploits? How about the time when we recovered a mirror of revelation (that's a mighty artifact, my lovelies) from the fortress of a tyrant of evil itself, a monstrous demon (or devil, whatever the scholars call them)? It's preposterous!! Here, have a glass of wine and I'll share the story with you.." Because if he's a ladies' man, he probably boasts to the ladies all the time around a bottle of wine, and that's just fine. He shows his scars, recounts perillous battles, that sort of stuff. He definitely should be a publicity-monger. Whatever the deed or mission, he wishes to take the one that'll bring the group the most exposure. He argues his point, too: ".. but this will bring us fame, boys! Fame! Ain't that the only thing missing from the list of our heroic deeds??". Until your group is famous, your character would also probably be misunderstood. People question his integrity. They question whether he really did all those things he claims he did. And that's just the fun of it: he really has!! Your DM could work wonders with a premise like that one. If your DM isn't providing you with enough opportunities for fame, remember that you, as players, are really in charge. You can take actions to ensure he does. If you say: "Alright, we've had enough of this planewalking business and we're going back to Cormyr. I'm sure there's all sorts of trouble brewing down there. I want to make my homeland safer than ever, now that I have the means to. For crying out loud, my parents still live there!" What's he to do? Say you can't because he hasn't prepared anything about it? I wish I could help you more, but I don't know what a Holy Liberator is. Is that a PrC from Defenders of the Faith? I don't have that book. I can tell you my 12th-level wizard (2nd edition) appreciated fearful respect more than monetary rewards. It was fun to wander the streets, unmolested, meeting people with gaping mouths and deferential manners.
Morka 11-28-03, 10:52 AM	Usually, an Holy Liberator is a Zoro or Robin Hood type, a sneaky fighter who defie a LE authority. But Cormyr is mostly a LG society. So you could be the one who answer the calls of the commoners, but no one in the nobility knows him. Or better: he is from some noble familly, perhaps the heir of a huge domain, and he refused it. As a consequence, he is dismissed of his noble status, and no one in the nobility want to hear of him. He simply doesn't botter of it, but he wish that the commoners know of his adventures.