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2018-05-31, 11:36 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2016
Need help fleshing out character backstory
so far i came up with is that, a assimar warlock was having dream about developing a firearm that was semi-influence by her patron
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2018-06-01, 12:00 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Oct 2013
Re: Need help fleshing out character backstory
So you have:
-Angelborn race.
-Dream vision.
-Magical patron.
-Firearm?
What’s your patron?
Can your “firearm” end up an Arcane focus for Eldritch Blast so it fires unlimited Arcane bullets instead of conjuring an AK-47?
If you can, then I’d say your “firearm” was something you built in a blind fury after waking up from that dream, and that when you put it on it bound itself to you and through your pact with a Celestial.
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2018-06-01, 02:23 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Feb 2017
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2018-06-01, 03:15 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Jul 2016
Re: Need help fleshing out character backstory
What is your aasimar family like? What drove you to go away from home? Why did your guy set up a pact with a patron?
What caused you to go on an adventure?
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2018-06-01, 04:34 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2016
Re: Need help fleshing out character backstory
Well, your patron has "gifted" you with a weapon, presumably as part of tempting you to make your pact. The question is why? Why is having a innovative weapon attractive to the character? what are you intending to use it for? Revenge is a popular choice...
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2018-06-01, 07:09 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Jul 2013
Re: Need help fleshing out character backstory
Are there firearms already in the world? If so, is this a new design?
Are you looking for a patron suggestion? For Example:
- a Seeker Warlock would have the desire to create a new thing through the thrill of discovery
- a GOO Warlock may be accidentally showed that firearms exist in a parallel universe
- a Fiend or Raven Queen Patron may show the warlock firearm designs for a specific purpose (like killing a target at range impossible for any longbow)
Always looking for critique of my 5E homebrew!
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2018-06-02, 12:45 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2016
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2018-06-02, 02:20 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Mar 2018
- Location
- Belgium
- Gender
Re: Need help fleshing out character backstory
Well, you could go for being a weapon designer/blacksmith having a hard time holding up with the competition. You started praying for some ideas to prevent your bankruptcy and something answered in your dreams. Depending on your patron, this could be an Infernal hand cannon or a powerful device spreading Divine justice. Based on this dream you go looking for the chemical/magical possibilities. Not sure if firearms are a known thing in your world.
Last edited by lxion; 2018-06-02 at 02:21 AM.