Character Creation Ideas (for Future reference)

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  • Where were they born? Affects a lot about their attitudes, motivations, experience etc

  • Who are their parents? Again influences knowledge/interests etc. What did their parents do, how does that influence the PC? Where do they come from, how did they get here type stuff

    • Are they still alive?
    • Is there any more family?
      • Who are they?
  • What were they doing BEFORE? Again leads them to now. Leads to them starting the actual adventure. Can influence available resources Leads into what they want to do next -motivations!

  • Why did they leave that? Bored? Unfulfilled? Fired? War/conflict? Major life change? Again with the motivation/opportunity

  • What did they leave behind? Planning for future adventures/stories by creating a beautiful past Family/job/debt/romance/inheritance - feeds into obligation

  • What do they want? Back to the past? Prior obligations? Moving on? Cause? Motivation obvs