Character Hooks

Optional Character Hooks by Background

• Acolyte
  • Temples are vexed by a "plot-relevant evil" (ask DM for non-spoiler info) that is causing a "character-relevant NPC" to suffer. An expeditionary force is headed to "plot-relevant location" to find the origin of the evil, and you've decided to join it.
• Anthropologist
  • A "character-relevant NPC" is suffering from a "plot-relevant evil" (ask DM for non-spoiler info), and has hired you to join an expedition to "plot-relevant location" to stop it/find a cure. They believe that your expertise will prove invaluable, and you've wanted to study the cultures there.
• Archaeologist
  • You have learned that a "character-relevant NPC" is planning an important expedition to "plot-relevant location" — a place you're anxious to explore. Your request to join the expedition was approved.
• Charlatan
  • After a few successful scams, you've gotten into some trouble with local authorities and criminal gangs. You were about to make a run for it when you heard a rumor that a "character-relevant NPC" is offering good pay for an assignment far from home.
• Cloistered Scholar
  • A terrible "plot-relevant evil" (ask DM for non-spoiler info) is sweeping across "plot-relevant location", and a "character-relevant NPC" is gathering adventurers for a bold mission to destroy the source of the evil. Your expertise could prove helpful, so you've asked to join the expedition.
• Criminal
  • Local authorities grant you a full pardon for past crimes. In exchange, you are to join an expedition to "plot-relevant location" and help put an end to the "plot-relevant evil" (ask DM for non-spoiler info) affecting several wealthy citizens of the city.
• Entertainer
  • Your sponsor is a "character-relevant NPC". A terrible "plot-relevant evil" (ask DM for non-spoiler info) has befallen them, and needs your help to end it. The quest will take you to "plot-relevant location", a land where you can win fame and renown.
• Faction Agent
  • A widespread "plot-relevant evil" (ask DM for non-spoiler info) threatens to devour the bodies and souls of the living. Your gang have learned that its source lies somewhere in "plot-relevant location". You volunteered to join the expedition.
• Folk Hero
  • You've garnered quite the reputation and caught the attention of a "character-relevant NPC". They want you to explore "plot-relevant location" and discover the source of a "plot-relevant evil" (ask DM for non-spoiler info).
• Inheritor
  • A horrible "plot-relevant evil" (ask DM for non-spoiler info) threatens to claim the life of a "character-relevant NPC". They have blood ties to your family, and you have an obligation to help them. To do otherwise could jeopardize your inheritance and your future.
• Mercenary Veteran
  • A "character-relevant NPC" needs trained warriors to join an expedition to "plot-relevant location". You've always wanted to visit there and see the local attractions. They say the lands/dungeons nearby are full of riches and danger-two things you crave.
• Noble
  • Your family owes a favor to a "character-relevant NPC". They're calling in the favor and asking for help. The family is counting on you to fulfill its promise, and you've heard rumors that the NPC is planning an expedition.
• Outlander
  • When you were young, you fled your homeland of "plot-relevant location" by stowing away aboard a ship. Now you're anxious to return home. A "character-relevant NPC" is mounting an expedition there, and you've talked your way into joining it.
• Sage
  • A "character-relevant NPC" has fallen prey to a "plot-relevant evil" (ask DM for non-spoiler info). They're mounting an expedition to "plot-relevant location" to end the curse, and believes your expertise will prove invaluable. You're inclined to agree.
• Soldier
  • Your superiors in the military recommended you for an important expedition to "plot-relevant location". The success of the mission is so vital that they promised to make you a captain if you help ensure the expedition's success.