Post/Author/DateTime	Post
The_Yellow_Dart_Swinger 03-13-04, 11:38 AM	I created a level 3 hexblade and have come up with the short bio. But you can skip down to the bottom for the actull need help with. Now as a short biography. Ramiris Samson (Name of Character) was the thrid child born in a militaristic home where all the males generally join up with the military in one form or another and the family has a pretty stalwart reputation. After Ramiris was born his mother fell ill and his father suffered an injury to one of his legs badly enough to need a cane to get around. His mother soon passed on and his father remarried and had two more children. Ramiris's father alienated him, blaming him for his injury. Minor bad luck seemed to follow the people around Ramiris as the improbable seemed to happen to them in a negitive way. His 'mother' sent him to an arcane order beliving him to be gifted, but after a few years of study didn't have the potiental as others at the order. By then Ramiris enlisted in the military at 15 and learned to be a fighter and was eventually promoted to sergeant. Now the actull question I needed help with is why he isn't with his unit? If he got kicked out for some reason or took a vacation. Pretty much he will be meeting the party in a ruined town where the undead are around. And yea, he has a cat I need to figure out just how he got it. It's going to be a familiar at level 4. Also any other suggestions or comments please post them.
afromonkey 03-13-04, 12:54 PM	you could try the old 'everyone else in his unit was killed' line
Omoikane 03-13-04, 08:25 PM	There are two solid ways to quit the military: Honorable discharge and dishonorable discharge. If it's an honorable one, then your character did his duty, served his term, and got laid off. He is considered to have done his for King and Country (Queen, Proconsul, insert-title-of-ruler-here). This character is probably proud of his successes in the service of his realm. His personality should indicate his disciplined training and pride. A dishonorable discharge, whether his fault or not, can be quite good for the character. Was he blamed for something he didn't do? Or did he simply foul up an order? Strike a superior officer, etc. Is he wanted for the crime he supposedly committed (whether he did it or not)? Is he on the run, or merely living life as a disgraced former soldier? This offers a wide venue of roleplaying opportunities, and it gives the DM a plethora of NPCs to introduce into the campaign.
Pocket Ace Pretender 03-13-04, 11:21 PM	It got old, there was nothing for him there. The enemies slain, armies routed, corpses looted, glory won... but he wants more. Requests a discharge, and voila...
The_Yellow_Dart_Swinger 03-14-04, 05:54 PM	Thank you all for your replies. I have read though them and have decided on somesort of honorable discharge. Since in our current campaign the party was turned to stone and turned back to flesh about 600 years later meaning any background they had doesn't really matter and I don't want to try to take center stage by having possible sessions revolving around my character when it is hard for other sessions to revolve around other characters. Again, thank you all for your lovely suggestions.
pawnman 03-16-04, 12:47 AM	For a real change of pace, how about: Lost an eye/ear/finger/toe and was medically discharged? That could go either way. Maybe he got a medal for his injury, or maybe he feels cheated that he got thrown out because of it.