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Celas Evriamytholin 10-27-06, 01:04 PM	Good afternoon, Wizards of the Coasters! I've been reading many 1001 threads about various things, and I will be using many elements of each for my upcoming campaign. I thought I'd start one for character traits, whether for Player Characters or Non-Player Characters. Anything with a personality. I apologize if one was already made, but, here goes: 1) Unconsciously strokes his beard \ chin 2) Cannot help but grin every now and then 3) Blinks in a peculiar fashion 4) Moves one of his legs up and down quickly when sitting down when bored\stressed... 5) Rubs his eyes randomly 6) Crosses his arms when talking 7) Talks very vividly with his hands 8) Gets very passionate about any given discussion 9) Wears flashy \ original \ unique clothing 10) Dislikes a certain race (-1d4 to any charisma-related skill-checks, depending on how sour the character's mood is) 11) Favors a certain race (+1d4... depending on how good of a mood the character is in) 12) Gets offended very easily 13) Particularly likes a certain mineral (all his metal possessions made of copper, has a copper desk... etc.) 14) Likes to boast about heroic exploits, whether they are true or not 15) Has a short attention span 16) Deathly scared of water; if the PC's are being held up, they are asked to drop all their waterskins, potions... etc. Silly, but adds character :). Its odd what a phobia can make you do. 17) Holds grudges. 18) Thinks he is a descendant of the God of Fertility & Virility 19) Has a slight nose twitch 20) Loves art pieces, and collects them 21) Thoroughly enjoys musical performances, plays and the like 22) Likes to talk alot about random things 23) Wears a unique pair of gloves 24) Likes to gamble 25) Has eyebrows on only one eye 26) One side of the NPC's face\head is hairless\shaved (comparable to Two-Face from Batman) 27) Is athletic, likes to exercise 28) Owns an inn\tavern in town, eats there regularly 29) Is paranoid 30) Always has an escape plan or two. Random scenario : An aristocrat with limited magical ability could have a trapdoor somewhere in his office leading to an underground tunnel that would open when a certain item was moved, which could easily be done at a distance with a mage hand spell. It would then shut itself. 31) Likes to keep traps every here and there (Interesting combination with the two previous personalities) 32) Is fascinated by the sea (Seashells \ creatures...), would collect any items (mundane or magical) that could be used underwater, that relate to the ocean in any way... any tomes written in aquatic languages, artifacts from lizardfolk tribes... so on and so forth. Interesting plot hooks. 33) Same as above, but with the sky: Collects exotic birds, could have a jar with a rain cloud in it, something like a lesser Eversmoking Bottle or somesuch. 34) Likes to conduct\lead raids\crusades\investigations. Prefers to do it personally. 35) Loves to taste diverse drinks, alcoholic or not, and collects them for special occasions. 36) Collects rare items of all kinds ( weapons, trinkets...). Wealthy; mansion looks like a museum. 37) Has a rival; Could be something as complicated as a political rival, to sales competition for a merchant, to a personal grudge from fighter school. 38) Has a tendancy to get lost in thought 39) Loves warmth. Might own an item that heats up his office \ house slightly enough for it to just make the room comfortably room during ... anytime. 40) Loves cold. Same as above, but with coolness. Could be an arctic dwarf in disguise? ooOoh! 41) Likes to go hunting 42) Loves to build things with himself (Woodworking, etc.) 43) Is intimidated \ scared of Magic-Users; which would obviously be referred to as Spook-Casters. Probably in a village where magic-use is prohibited. 44) Has a thing for Crossbows, or just ranged weapons in general Enjoy! I hope this gives someone a couple of ideas. Feel free to add on to the list.
skelmar 10-27-06, 06:05 PM	45. random leg spams 46. slaps himself 1/day 47. drools 48. hums to himself "im in the money" 49. suddenly laughs evily out of nowhere
dmjacques 10-27-06, 06:19 PM	If this is to inapproprite please inform me. 50.randomly yells out sad depressing things from his passed about a priest inapropriatly abusing him back in an old monastery he lived in. 51.constently stares at the sky
LiefKarakse 10-27-06, 06:37 PM	52. has a distrust for people taller than him
TheWerg 10-27-06, 07:15 PM	54. Has no sense of humor (see #53) This one has already been made, it's called Pg 128 of the DMG. Of course, this is still a fun and interesting thread.
Celas Evriamytholin 10-28-06, 11:08 AM	Good ones people! :) Jacques, although its slightly iffy, you didn't use profanity or make it sound really nasty. It could give an interesting plot hook to find that bad priest =P. Thanks for the input; keep them coming!
dmjacques 10-28-06, 11:15 AM	I dont wanna mess up your thread but why aint my thread working ( I turned it on )
Celas Evriamytholin 11-04-06, 01:57 PM	55) Unconsciously tips things over 56) Is always very thorough; especially when explaning a new concept to someone 57) Likes to be the center of attention 58) Is very seductive 59) Is very selective about food 60) Has a thing for dinosaurs or a particular animal 61) Has a particularly vacant look in his eyes 62) Favors a specific drink, tavern or bootlegger 63) Sits in an weird way 64) Has good \ bad posture 65) Looks confident, or not confident 66) Is easily scared, creeped out or agitated 67) Is allergic to metal (Armor, weapons...), or animals (Animal companions, lycanthropes, shifters...) 68) Likes to impress people 69) Always has to have the last word in a conversation \ argument 70) Makes sure everybody in a room knows who he is, introducing himself if need be 71) Regularly tends a flower garden 72) Doesn't believe in life after death 73) Believes in life after death 74) Isn't sure what to believe (see #72-73), and is either willing to listen to theories or not 75) Does a mystical shaman prayer \ ritual in his courtyard once every blue moon for reasons unknown to the public 76) Collects the blood of various creatures; whether beautiful, ugly and magically preserves them... no questions asked! 77) Constantly has nightmares... no matter how much he sleeps, he feels like he didn't sleep at all. His dreams can either be symbolic or not. 78) Has a grudge against a friend he hasn't talked to in months and who is back in town 79) Often wakes up in a bed that is not his own... 80) Has a long distance relationship with an elf from another continent 81) Is an accomplished (insert profession here); actor, trapper \ trapmaker, armorsmith... or thinks he's good at someting he really isn't good at 82) Has no conscience or ethics 83) Swears profusely 84) Has an unwashable stain on his suit 85) Often bites the inside of his cheek 86) Has an extremely high opinion of himself \ herself 87) Lives in a very decrepit, poor region of the city\village 88) Has a very unique scar \ tattoo on his arm he hides with his long sleeves 89) Has two creepy bodyguards who follow him at all times 90) Is in love with his next door neighbour 91) Sings sad songs to make his guardian pets sleep 92) Loves strawberry jam 93) Has a prize horse 94) Thinks minstrels and bards are a bad influence on his people; thinks paintings are a way for artists to create a physical optic illusion that cheats the senses 95) Hides in his basement on a full moon 96) Randomly stretches like a cat 97) Has a servant for every imaginable function; treats them well \ poor 98) Thinks everything is funny 99) Thinks he is invincible 100) Is scared of lightning \ rolling thunder
Delfedd 11-04-06, 02:22 PM	101) Absolutely insane, thinks that the entire world is a complex illusion. But he knows if he tells anyone, they'll get him. 102) He's right 103) Collects innapropriate woodcuts 104) Believes he's a vampire. (Screams if exposed so sunlight, smashes mirrors on sight) Despite all evidence to the contrary 105) Compares everything to one thing. "This be ill fortune, ill fortune like the sea" 106) Foreign, barely talks any common good. May say innapropriate hampsters based on luxury-yacht book. 107) Merchant 108) Believes the gods guide his footsteps 109) Implanted. This could be anything, from a simple piece of metal imbedded in his left arm, to the egg of a red Slaad. 110) Newly reincarnated, still getting used to his new body 111) Is immortal. Oh, his body can die, but his mind goes to a different mortal shell, similar to the Dalai Lama. 112) Teenager-Angst filled 113) Teenager-Lies about age 114) Teenager Raised by evil cultists of Hexor, believes in Pelor, tries to turn undead as he enters the house 115) Always singing. Badly 116) Very good at one thing (open lock, Craft cook), but doesn't know it. Thinks his skills are something everyone has. Insists on doing things he's bad at (climb, jump) because he doesn't want to bee a cook or locksmith.
Chrono Nexus 11-04-06, 02:31 PM	117) Likes to play "role playing games". 118) Is found wielding a sword made of a soft material, with "+1" written on it. 119) Has an irrational fear of dwarves. 120) Plays slow, sad melodies on his string instrument. 121) Thinks he's a ninja, but he is chronically obese. 122) Can't tell the truth, even if he wants to. 123) Can't tell lies, even if he wants to. 124) Everything he says rymes, and he starts crying when people point it out.