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