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<blockquote data-quote="Imaculata" data-source="post: 6774321" data-attributes="member: 6801286"><p>There's a difference between ideas for a new character, and ideas for a new class to play. I get the impression that you are asking for the latter.</p><p></p><p>In which case the answer is simple: Play what ever class your party doesn't have yet, and whatever class you have never tried before. </p><p></p><p>If on the other hand you are looking for actual character ideas:</p><p></p><p>-A lycantrope</p><p>-A character with a secret alter ego</p><p>-A character with a tiny brain, but a heart of gold</p><p>-A character with a phobia that affects the game (fear of heights, -the dark, -water, -fire, -small spaces)</p><p>-A character that uses wild magic</p><p>-A character who keeps his class a secret</p><p>-A celebrity (local or perhaps world wide)</p><p>-A character that suffers from a terrible curse</p><p>-A character with a disability (missing an eye, a leg, or a hand)</p><p>-A character with an addiction</p><p>-A character that was born as a wealthy aristocrat or noble (or perhaps even of royal blood)</p><p>-A character that was born under mysterious circumstances</p><p>-A character that was told a prophecy in his/her youth, which dominated his/her life</p><p>-A character that has his own vehicle (captain of a ship for example)</p><p>-A character that is very forgetful</p><p>-A character that always loses all his money (either by bad life choices, or by giving it all away)</p><p>-A character that is on a pilgrimage</p><p>-A character that seeks revenge for the death of a close friend or relative</p><p>-A character that is in search of a lost relative</p><p>-A character that is heir to something very valuable</p><p>-A character that owns a castle or keep</p><p>-A character who is a war hero</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Imaculata, post: 6774321, member: 6801286"] There's a difference between ideas for a new character, and ideas for a new class to play. I get the impression that you are asking for the latter. In which case the answer is simple: Play what ever class your party doesn't have yet, and whatever class you have never tried before. If on the other hand you are looking for actual character ideas: -A lycantrope -A character with a secret alter ego -A character with a tiny brain, but a heart of gold -A character with a phobia that affects the game (fear of heights, -the dark, -water, -fire, -small spaces) -A character that uses wild magic -A character who keeps his class a secret -A celebrity (local or perhaps world wide) -A character that suffers from a terrible curse -A character with a disability (missing an eye, a leg, or a hand) -A character with an addiction -A character that was born as a wealthy aristocrat or noble (or perhaps even of royal blood) -A character that was born under mysterious circumstances -A character that was told a prophecy in his/her youth, which dominated his/her life -A character that has his own vehicle (captain of a ship for example) -A character that is very forgetful -A character that always loses all his money (either by bad life choices, or by giving it all away) -A character that is on a pilgrimage -A character that seeks revenge for the death of a close friend or relative -A character that is in search of a lost relative -A character that is heir to something very valuable -A character that owns a castle or keep -A character who is a war hero [/QUOTE]
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