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<blockquote data-quote="Man in the Funny Hat" data-source="post: 2989649" data-attributes="member: 32740"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A Scottish bard with bagpipes as his chosen instrument. Probably named Angus. Seeks to do more with his music than simply inspire bloodlust for clan-vs-clan massacres such as by bringing a large crowd to uncontrolled weeping with a heart-searing rendition of Amazing Grace or Mull of Kintyre. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A beast-man of some kind (sasquatch or yeti-ish) with a name like Ghan-Buri-Ghan. Fighter or barbarian but with deeply-held beliefs about spirits manifesting in all things. Perhaps multiclassing as a spirit shaman.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A faerie dragon. Sorceror perhaps. (an undeveloped character that I originally conceived only as a comic-relief companion of a somewhat jack-of-all-trades-and-master-of-them-too character for a story I was writing.)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The aforementioned Jack-of-all-trades character. [Actually makes a better written fiction character concept than practical gaming character concept.] Son of a ships captain, press-ganged into an army, discovered psionic talent and obtained freedom as an accomplished assassin for hire, but finally rejected his evil alignment and discovered his most exceptional talents as a bard who is fast on his way to becoming a souped-up Shakespeare writing, directing, acting, and singing in hugely popular plays where he nonetheless hopes to keep all of his former life an absolute secret. But of course SOMEbody will eventually see him in a play and recognize him for his past...</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A fairie (wings and all) who wears shockingly revealing clothing and lives for spellcasting. Inspired by a character from fiction read in Dragon. I'm sure somebody will tell us the author and story which I forget.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Human big-dumb-farmboy sort of fighter. Former mine-worker or son of a smith who uses hammers with an eye toward ultimately obtaining and using the Maul of the Titans.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A Witchfinder General. Uses 2h sword and wears clerical robes over his armor and an executioners hood. I have the mini for it. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Has the backing of a large, powerful religion though their definition of "witch" might be... flexible.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">An intelligent, talking dog based roughly on Gaspode from Discworld. Probably a dog Awakened by a druid who was killed shortly thereafter. His initial/enduring motivation is to avenge that death. Hella ranger, but I could also go fighter, barbarian or even monk. If not starting out as the "pet" of another PC, he will simply be a mangy-looking stray that starts to tag along. Will remain silent initially but eventually revealing the fact that he can speak. I actually like this concept for several complex reasons, including exploring what kind of treasure a DOG would want and can use. As a player, of course, I don't want my PC to simply get NOTHING in the way of treasure, concept or no, but given the limitations of the physical form of a dog - what would he want? What could he use?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A spiked-chain fighter very like someone else mentioned - a former/escaped slave, or an escaped prisoner who uses the instruments of his captivity. Like Torquil from the movie Krull, perhaps destined to one day redeem himself of a life of crime by becoming the Lord Marshall. May or may not have committed crimes or even evil acts in the past.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A fish-out-of-water samurai. Toshiro Mifune's character from the movie Red Sun. Spends the campaign searching for something that he's been directed to find but may end up never revealing this to anyone due to language barriers and/or vow of secrecy and matters of honor. Or maybe he doesn't even really know - he simply has to find "it", and only then will he know what "it" is and why he was given the task.</li> </ul><p>That's the short list. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Man in the Funny Hat, post: 2989649, member: 32740"] [list] [*]A Scottish bard with bagpipes as his chosen instrument. Probably named Angus. Seeks to do more with his music than simply inspire bloodlust for clan-vs-clan massacres such as by bringing a large crowd to uncontrolled weeping with a heart-searing rendition of Amazing Grace or Mull of Kintyre. :) [*]A beast-man of some kind (sasquatch or yeti-ish) with a name like Ghan-Buri-Ghan. Fighter or barbarian but with deeply-held beliefs about spirits manifesting in all things. Perhaps multiclassing as a spirit shaman. [*]A faerie dragon. Sorceror perhaps. (an undeveloped character that I originally conceived only as a comic-relief companion of a somewhat jack-of-all-trades-and-master-of-them-too character for a story I was writing.) [*]The aforementioned Jack-of-all-trades character. [Actually makes a better written fiction character concept than practical gaming character concept.] Son of a ships captain, press-ganged into an army, discovered psionic talent and obtained freedom as an accomplished assassin for hire, but finally rejected his evil alignment and discovered his most exceptional talents as a bard who is fast on his way to becoming a souped-up Shakespeare writing, directing, acting, and singing in hugely popular plays where he nonetheless hopes to keep all of his former life an absolute secret. But of course SOMEbody will eventually see him in a play and recognize him for his past... [*]A fairie (wings and all) who wears shockingly revealing clothing and lives for spellcasting. Inspired by a character from fiction read in Dragon. I'm sure somebody will tell us the author and story which I forget. [*]Human big-dumb-farmboy sort of fighter. Former mine-worker or son of a smith who uses hammers with an eye toward ultimately obtaining and using the Maul of the Titans. [*]A Witchfinder General. Uses 2h sword and wears clerical robes over his armor and an executioners hood. I have the mini for it. :) Has the backing of a large, powerful religion though their definition of "witch" might be... flexible. [*]An intelligent, talking dog based roughly on Gaspode from Discworld. Probably a dog Awakened by a druid who was killed shortly thereafter. His initial/enduring motivation is to avenge that death. Hella ranger, but I could also go fighter, barbarian or even monk. If not starting out as the "pet" of another PC, he will simply be a mangy-looking stray that starts to tag along. Will remain silent initially but eventually revealing the fact that he can speak. I actually like this concept for several complex reasons, including exploring what kind of treasure a DOG would want and can use. As a player, of course, I don't want my PC to simply get NOTHING in the way of treasure, concept or no, but given the limitations of the physical form of a dog - what would he want? What could he use? [*]A spiked-chain fighter very like someone else mentioned - a former/escaped slave, or an escaped prisoner who uses the instruments of his captivity. Like Torquil from the movie Krull, perhaps destined to one day redeem himself of a life of crime by becoming the Lord Marshall. May or may not have committed crimes or even evil acts in the past. [*]A fish-out-of-water samurai. Toshiro Mifune's character from the movie Red Sun. Spends the campaign searching for something that he's been directed to find but may end up never revealing this to anyone due to language barriers and/or vow of secrecy and matters of honor. Or maybe he doesn't even really know - he simply has to find "it", and only then will he know what "it" is and why he was given the task. [/list] That's the short list. :) [/QUOTE]
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