101 Cool Character Concepts

[I'm A Banana]

I figure a list like this could be useful for those of us who need a break from what we usually play, or when we're asked to come up with a character and we want to add a bit of khismet to the thing. No levels needed, but if you provide a monster race, provide it's ECL. The only other requirement is that it inspire some 'wow' element, such as Legolas in LotR, or Drizzit, or whatever other cool character you can remember from literature or otherwise, who did cool stuff and who you can emulate in D&D!

I'll start if off:

1) Dwarven Expert: He invented gunpowder, and it's military/mining uses are being explored. High Con likely (backfires hurt!) and Dex probably won't be bad (what with the throwing/shoting involved).

2) Elven Sorcerer specializing in Enchantment (e.g.: school focus, that's where most of his spells come from, etc...not in the wizardly sense of specialization). High Cha a must. Maybe substitute Telepath. He's a gettin'-it-on machine!

3) Orcish Shaman: He's a tribal guy, but he packs a punch! Use the OA Shaman, or just use a Cleric of some natural things (like Destruction and Strength). Very focused and mystical.

4) Pale, emaciated bard who learns to raise armies of undead with his music (anybody got a Bard of the Undead PrC for this bad boy?)

BRING IT ON!

 

[Kilmore]

Glad I could rescue this thread for you. ^_^

Rather than using my imagination for this, I'll just run down my characters for my current campaign. I'm sure that will be a lot more interesting.

Not all of these are current.

PLAYER CHARACTERS
Nigel Starseeker: Half Elf Fighter/ Wizard Refugee. Wants to reconquer his homeland and become warlord of the east. Has a tattooed head.

Timien Griffonmane: Human Wild Mage/ Monk. Enjoys business, meditation, painting, and beating people down.

Raldo Stormfoot: Halfling Fighter. The world's buffest halfling who is deadly with his Pan of Frying .

Jumpin' Jack Jehosaphat: Satyr Jester. Further description not neccessary.

Enyago Silverstreak: ?? Fighter. Species unknown, looks like a freakish half elf. Given magic dragon huntin' swords as a baby. No idea why.

Lyus Sleyden: Half Elf Rogue. Two families developed gunpowder. His family got squished by the other. He acted as the group's "faceman".

NPC's:
Barnaby Karmuliken: Human Fighter. A big boy, he's a gentleman but he enjoys his revelry.

Azgar Taaginhof: Human Lharasian horseman. Barnaby's best friend, Azgar is prone to exaggeration, the Lharasians being an odd mixture between Mongols and Texans.

Tatara Somart: Human Priestess of Death. Her sect recognized the sanctity of death, and seeks to keep the dead dead unless the proper rituals are done. She is decended from an ancient human culture that is reviled across the Empire. Cursed so that anyone who she falls in love with dies.

Gina Atakares: Half Elf Priestess of Hanky-Panky. Worships Leathane, the goddess of love and granny offending. She is also a werekitty.

Kristara Haleven: Human Bard. A naughty girl, she is usually the center of the party. She is known by her popular song "Hump Like a Camel".

Feyannyha Lacourbeshay: Half Elf Fighter. A member of an all female fighting order, Fey is certifiably insane. She's fine until something sets her off, then she goes nuts.

 

[Drawmack]

Race Unimportant; A guilt riddeled rogue who was forced into this path by being sold into apprenticeship by his wiz/sor parents at a young age. He hates the life he leads and is seeking out his parents for an explaination and possibly retribution. He carries a crystal ball that was in his belongings when he came to after 10 years of amnesia in the exact place he was 10 years before. (Catch: He found his partents, their spirits are in the crystal ball and they caused the amnesia to save his sanity)

A fallen paladin who has not the strength, but the great desire, to get back into his diety's good graces.

A vampire paladin (ECL +1). Think angel here. He was a paladin and in an epic battle was bitten by a vampire and turned into one but he continues the outlooks he had in life and feeds off of the blood of fallen enemies which makes holy battle of the utmost importance to him.

 

[Wee Jas]

Race Unimportant; A guilt riddeled rogue who was forced into this path by being sold into apprenticeship by his wiz/sor parents at a young age. He hates the life he leads and is seeking out his parents for an explaination and possibly retribution. He carries a crystal ball that was in his belongings when he came to after 10 years of amnesia in the exact place he was 10 years before. (Catch: He found his partents, their spirits are in the crystal ball and they caused the amnesia to save his sanity)

And he should be 1st level too! The players inventive character histoy should net him the crystal ball for free.. lol. How many times have you seen someone try this? .. hahaa

 

[Hummingbird]

A halfling paladin who rides a war dog everywhere.

An elven barbarian. Think mogli from Jungle Book. His parents were killed by orcs when he was a child, and he had to learn to survive in the wilderness on his own. Maybe he was raised by animals.

A pugilist. A fighter who specializes in unarmed combat. He doesn't do as much damage as a monk, but has a lot of feats to play with.

And my current character: An elven wizard who was born mentally retarded (sorry, I know its not PC, but I couldn't think of another way to phrase it), but during the time of troubles he grew smarter but weaker (his STR and Int changed places) He now has a 4 STR, and an 18 INT.

Thats all I can come up with off the top of my head.

 

[Drawmack]

And he should be 1st level too! The players inventive character histoy should net him the crystal ball for free.. lol. How many times have you seen someone try this? .. hahaa

Actually this was the backstory of drawmack the character from whom my on-line identity was taken. The parents being in the ball was done by the DM, I just put it there to give the DM something to play with. The player does not control the ball it is an NPC.

 

[Magius del Cotto]

Based off the Human Fighter(character types/class types):
The Weaponsmith looking to make the ultimate weapon (takes Mage levels later on to start making magic weapons)
The career soldier
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The Martyr/Defensive specialist (If you need a human shield, he's your man)
The Big Bad Fighter Dude/Offense Specialist (Offense oriented, ungodly ammount of attacks a round, basically your typical BBFD)
The Balancing act (tries to balance attack and defense)
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Others:
Carbon Copy Man (maxed out disguise skill with appropriate feats)
Dancer (bard, high dex, appropriate feats, maxed out perform (dance))

And, of course, there are innumerable other options that are entirely RP based.

 

[the Jester]

Er... I guess the numbering's gone out the window on this one!

These are a couple of characters I've run or want to run.....

Neverbear, a dwarf ranger whose entire clan was killed while he was off ranging, for which he blames himself. Wracked by terrible guilt, he's shaved off his beard and given up his name (according to the PH, dwarves borrow names from their ancestors; he no longer feels worthy of the one he once had). LN alignment.

[i[This is the pc I play in a Warhammer FR setting 3e DnD game... he recently put on a helm of alignment change and became CE, though, so he's regrowing his beard, reclaimed his name, and lost the guilt.[/i]

The Sarcastic Bard, whose performance abilities include things like satire, insult, ethnic jokes, etc. He's a half-elf who has always felt rejected by the world and by both human and elven culture. I finally got to play this guy in Angelsboi's game.

The Gnomish Bullfighter, a concept that inspires a very bold image in my mind. I suppose he's another ranger, with favored enemy animals. Have to do this one sometime, but I'm already playing a ranger.

The Elven Monk with Trimmed Ears, whose sect shows their disconnect from their bodies and the physical world through self-mutilation: they trim their ears, at high levels perhaps remove fingers, etc.

 

[arwink]

Yip, a kobold monk from an order sponsored by the Church of St Cuthbert. Used as a unit to ferret out thieves guilds and miscreants in sewers, the brotherhood is stripped of individuality and taught to think of themselves as a unit ("we are all Yip"). A scattered few occasionally have force of will to think of themselves as individuals, or are granted the right by the church for extraordinary service...

 

[pogre]

My brother's current character:

32. Quint
Human bard who sings dirty limericks and sea songs. Bosses around his companion Half-Orc who refers to as "Chiefy" all the time. Tells awesome stories about his involvement in a past war, especially about his scars.

I'm sure you know what movie inspired this PC