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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WarpedAcorn" data-source="post: 6976573" data-attributes="member: 6819400">I agree Icjunkie.The MO I use now to create special NPC's and potential new characters is that I first get the Class concept of what I want to do. So most recently I made a character I wanted to be a Paladin-Sorcerer. So I placed the stats first to get an idea of how the character would be...physically strong and charismatic, but lacking on the agility and knowledge. For me, Background choices have become very important in cementing the character. For Aerick, the Paladin-Sorcerer, I had a basic idea that I wanted someone who was heroic, but maybe a bit arrogant and full of themselves. So based on my stats and that idea I started thinking of what might fit and landed on the Folk Hero background. From there I rolled on the Bonds/Ideals/Flaws table (which I thought was a waste at first and now love). I ended up basically rolling a guy who led a militia to defend against an army (how he became a folk hero), he got the "thinking is for other people and I prefer action", but also got the flaw that he secretly thinks that everyone would be better off if HE was a tyrant over the lands. This fits with both the stat array (low ability numbers in the mental stats) as well as the concept of a slightly arrogant hero.So I started with this concept of a Magical-Warrior who is full of himself, but by the end of the process I have this interesting character who, although heroic, might be a bit domineering and commanding. So then I say, where does this arrogance come from? Well, when I take a Sorcerer level I'll go with the Gold Draconic background. Since Aerick has noble dragon blood in his veins, there is no doubt he is destined for great things! So that will be the source of the arrogance And I've toyed with the idea that if I use this character in a home game that its actually a Red Dragon Origin and Aerick deludes himself into thinking its Gold, including saying the faint scales on his body are more of a goldish-red (which gives the DM some room to create stories concerning that if he wanted to). So that's a long-winded version of...yeah, I agree with what Icjunkie said about starting with a Class and a concept, then letting the character come together organically as you write up the character sheet. ^_^</blockquote>

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