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<blockquote data-quote="Eltab" data-source="post: 7137901" data-attributes="member: 6803337">Maybe they are having a hard time figuring out what you are trying to ask.Tell us a little bit about your/her backstory:- Why are you an ex-Soldier?&nbsp; What happened to the rest of your unit?&nbsp; Were you the sole survivor of Somebody's Last Stand?&nbsp; Did you leave the battlefield just before the fighting started because you had orders to go somewhere else?&nbsp; Were you drummed out for too many drunk-and-disorderly's?&nbsp; Are you of military age / older / too young?- Why did you join the unit?&nbsp; What kind of unit was it?&nbsp; Local self-defense militia =/= mercenary battalion =/= feudal levy.&nbsp; Were you running away from home?&nbsp; Proving you were a competent adult?&nbsp; Teenage thrill of Adventure?&nbsp; Getting away from an unwanted marriage (ancient cliché I know)?&nbsp; Seeking revenge for a previous loss / injury?&nbsp; Protecting house / home / loved ones?- Are you a local to the adventure area?&nbsp; Does the general public know you, by name or by reputation or by Bardic tale?&nbsp; Are you visibly not from around here?&nbsp; Can you blend in easily with the great masses?- Is your character an Orc or a Human (or both: Half-orc?) or some other race?&nbsp; Did you pick the race for mechanical advantage - in which case you can fluff it as something else - or did you pick the race first and the mechanics came second?- How old are you?&nbsp; My Ancients Paladin is 40 and has gotten into a duel with a jerk noble teenager and cried out &quot;Who's your daddy!&nbsp; You're gonna get a whippin'!&quot;&nbsp; At age 60 you can be &quot;a tough old bird&quot; who offers advice and life lessons whether wanted or not.&nbsp; At age 20 you can be the Tank because you are young and heading towards your physical peak and think you are ten feet tall and bulletproof.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eltab, post: 7137901, member: 6803337"] Maybe they are having a hard time figuring out what you are trying to ask. Tell us a little bit about your/her backstory: - Why are you an ex-Soldier? What happened to the rest of your unit? Were you the sole survivor of Somebody's Last Stand? Did you leave the battlefield just before the fighting started because you had orders to go somewhere else? Were you drummed out for too many drunk-and-disorderly's? Are you of military age / older / too young? - Why did you join the unit? What kind of unit was it? Local self-defense militia =/= mercenary battalion =/= feudal levy. Were you running away from home? Proving you were a competent adult? Teenage thrill of Adventure? Getting away from an unwanted marriage (ancient cliché I know)? Seeking revenge for a previous loss / injury? Protecting house / home / loved ones? - Are you a local to the adventure area? Does the general public know you, by name or by reputation or by Bardic tale? Are you visibly not from around here? Can you blend in easily with the great masses? - Is your character an Orc or a Human (or both: Half-orc?) or some other race? Did you pick the race for mechanical advantage - in which case you can fluff it as something else - or did you pick the race first and the mechanics came second? - How old are you? My Ancients Paladin is 40 and has gotten into a duel with a jerk noble teenager and cried out "Who's your daddy! You're gonna get a whippin'!" At age 60 you can be "a tough old bird" who offers advice and life lessons whether wanted or not. At age 20 you can be the Tank because you are young and heading towards your physical peak and think you are ten feet tall and bulletproof. [/QUOTE]

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