Randoms for back story.

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Hell knight
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Randoms for back story.

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Hello every one , do any of you know of any charts for rolling up back story for pc or npcs . I have one player who basically gives me a small novel of her character , but some of my lees creative players want a bit more . So they do not feel like there character is lacking , any help would be appreciated.
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You could use the knight's table.
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You could look up some hero types and origins on TVtropes to add some intrigue/interest. Here are a few:

Birth: Pick one or more of the following:
Illegitimate (or secretly legitimate) offspring of (plot-relevant figure)
Orphaned by (insert faction/villain/race here)
Last of the (insert tribe/clan/noble family)
Blessed/cursed/marked by the Gods with some sort of unusual cosmetic feature.

Upbringing: The Noble family background from the Knight O.C.C. is good, though you might also consider these:
Ward of a noble house (could be a hostage from a rival family or orphan child of a dead peasant/man-at-arms)
Raised in a religious orphanage/school
Raised on the high seas as a cabin boy
Raised by outlaws
Raised in slavery
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viewtopic.php?f=5&t=138100&p=3008129#p3008129

ill finish typing it up from my notes one day.
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You could use R.Talsorians background generation from any of its books. Melton or Castle Falkenstein would be the best as Mekton is generic enough to still work for a fantasy setting while Castle Falkenstein is fantasy based so...
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