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Backstory Knives
The knives give the GM oportunity to stab you back with the point of a story.
Knives are things in your backstory the GM will probably use to backstab your character. The GM will stab your character (metaphorically - you hope) with them over the course of your (hopefully) long and sordid career of adventuring in Vinroux. It is up to you to decide the details of the knives. If you do not specify the details of the knives, the GM will invent them as needed.
Roll 5xd20 times, on an already rolled result -> re-roll!-idea taken from evil-squeegee
| Roll | Knives | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Where was the Character Born? | ||
| 2. | Who are your parents? | ||
| 3. | A debt unpaid, either possible to pay off, or impossible to repay? | ||
| 4. | What was your character doing before the adventuring life? | ||
| 5. | Why did your character leave their previous life? | ||
| 6. | What did your character leave behind? | ||
| 7. | What does your character want? (motivations) | ||
| 8. | At least one, named character, living or dead, you care about, romantically or platonically. | ||
| 9. | At least one, named, living (or at least animate) enemy | ||
| 10. | Reason for the career of choice. | ||
| 11. | A phobia you experience or trauma you have experienced | ||
| 12. | An obsession or deepest fear that drove you to do something you can't un-do | ||
| 13. | A serious crime you are falsely accused of, or that you actually committed | ||
| 14. | A feature or reason people discriminate against you (ugly, tainted, infamous, etc) | ||
| 15. | An unsolved mystery about your life | ||
| 16. | Political leaning. | ||
| 17. | A secret your character is keeping. | ||
| 18. | An obligation, loyalty, or oath you have failed in. | ||
| 19. | A favored heirloom you own, or an item you would like to have. | ||
| 20. | An ongoing obligation, oath or loyalty you have |
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