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Background Questionnaire

May 23rd, 2019 (edited)
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  1. 1)What were you born into?
  2. My family were traveling nomads
  3. My family were minor Nobility
  4. My family were servants to a Wizard
  5. My family were simple peasants
  6. My family were noble Knights
  7. My family were Huntsmen and poachers
  8. My family were in service to the local Church
  9.  
  10. 2)How did you spend your free time?
  11. I helped my father/mother with his/her work
  12. I often found ways out of my chores
  13. I was schooled
  14. I did physical busywork in my household
  15. I was a trouble-maker.
  16.  
  17. 3)When you got your first true responsibility, what was it?
  18. I had to take over my infirm/deceased parents role to my siblings
  19. I ran away from home!
  20. I joined a local guild
  21. I became a Squire for the Lord
  22. I was tutored by a scholastic monk
  23. I became a Blacksmith assistant
  24. I was a stable hand
  25. I became an aid to the clergy
  26. I ran errands for the guards of our Town
  27. I helped my parents become successful merchants
  28.  
  29. 4)I had a near-death experience. How did it shape me?
  30. I was certain of divine intervention, and devoted myself spiritually.
  31. I was thankful for my agility
  32. I vowed to never be vulnerable again
  33. I recovered slowly, but was tougher for it.
  34. My silver tongue became more important than ever.
  35. I was amazed and enthralled by it, and needed to learn more about what had almost killed me.
  36.  
  37. 5)When a band of performers arrived, I was enthralled by...
  38. The elaborate costumes
  39. The flamboyant dancers
  40. The beautiful singer
  41. The deep story
  42. The mighty strong-man
  43. The unattended, burning drinks
  44.  
  45. 6)When I was finally old enough to fight, I began to learn...
  46. (Stop here, receive your current stats, then pick your class)
  47.  
  48. 7)When I began to reach my teenage years, I had learned...
  49. Knowledge is Power
  50. Might makes Right
  51. The less weaknesses, the better
  52.  
  53. 8)I lost an important competition once, and it left me...
  54. Dejected, bitter, but determined
  55. With a few bumps for losing my temper, but a sharper mind for it.
  56. With a mind for my footing, and quite a few new words
  57.  
  58. 9)I had a weakness, though...
  59. I was fond of solving things with force
  60. I was always talking bigger than I could back up
  61. I was fond of food, a bit too much.
  62. I never liked studying, and it's shown.
  63. I could never stop correcting people.
  64. I asked too many questions, often earning painful answers
  65. I was a bit of a compulsive liar...
  66. My physique was never my focus, and it's shown.
  67.  
  68. 10)What changed my life, and set me down my path, was...
  69. I lost a great deal of respect for my community leaders
  70. I discovered a mysterious tome filled with energy
  71. I discovered the love of my life, a Dutchess
  72. I was drafted into my Lord's army
  73. I spent three days playing cat-and-mouse with a vicious Owlbear
  74. I was captured by Slavers, and escaped after six days of torturous pit fighting
  75.  
  76. 11)As I reached Adulthood, I resolved myself to...
  77. Become a defender of the weak
  78. Become a master of weapons
  79. Become a Yeoman and live by my own means
  80. Bring all of my ability to complete any task I set.
  81. Steal whatever secrets I could, to stay ahead
  82. Become a guardian of knowledge
  83. Train my body and hone my mind
  84. Hunt down those who crossed me
  85. Ease the suffering of those who were ill
  86. Stamp out evil, everywhere
  87. Get whatever I wanted, in any way I needed
  88. Guide others to their best self
  89. Know everything this world has to offer
  90. Learn and share all the wonders of the world
  91. Teach the truth of the world to all I encountered
  92.  
  93. 12)My first time outside of my Town, I visited...
  94. An Orc Fortress, learning their ways
  95. An Elven Town, experience their wonders
  96. A Dwarven City, admiring their craftsmanship
  97. A Wizard Enclave, researching their vast archives
  98. A Grand Temple-City, feeling the presence of Gods
  99. The same traveling nomad performers, seeing so much
  100.  
  101. 13)When I returned home, I found...
  102. My siblings were all dead from a Raid
  103. That I had been presumed dead, and had lost all I owned
  104. I Was wanted for a crime I had been wrongly accused of in my absence
  105. I Was being impersonated!
  106. That I had contracted a disease, which almost killed me
  107. Myself broke and with only one means of survival
  108.  
  109. 14)With my old life completely behind me...
  110. I gathered what little I could, and set out to revive my family legacy
  111. I left it all behind, picking my own path
  112. I returned to the people I had spent my last few years with
  113. I went crazy!
  114. I started my own Adventuring Company
  115. I joined an order of Crusaders
  116. I went into seclusion and trained myself
  117. I left civilization behind, heading deep into the woods
  118. I became a highwayman
  119. I became a freelance pickpocket
  120. I found my way into the City Guard
  121. I undertook a pilgrimage
  122. I became a drunkard
  123. I became a recluse in a city academy
  124. I became a guard for a Wizard
  125. I became an advisor for a lesser noble
  126. I set up a small shop in a new town
  127. I shaved my head and became a Monk
  128. I began searching for secret places
  129. I swore an oath to myself
  130. I became a traveling minstrel
  131. I became an Arbitrator
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