01 - Building Together
You are a Team.
Before you decide your Background, Profession, and what Drives you, you should build your character with the other players at the table! What you figure out collaboratively will help inform the other aspects of your character.
Shared Roots
Develop a relationship with at least 2 other players at the table.
This relationship should have a Type and a Detail. Use the tables below or come up with your own!
Relationship Types
| Family | Friendship / Romantic | Cultural | Professional | Warfare | Arcane | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siblings | Best friends | Childhood neighbors | Same crew | Same militia | Shared magical incident |
| 2 | Parent / Child | Drinking buddies | Shared vice | Protector / Ward | Captain / man-at-arms | Magical bond |
| 3 | Cousins | Shared trauma | Life debt | Boss / Employee | Knight / Squire | Master / Apprentice |
| 4 | Shared Heritage | Lovers | Same apprenticeship (non-magical) | Former Suspect / Investigator | Rescuer / Rescuee | Shared curse |
| 5 | Caretaker | Former lovers | Same guild | Competitors | Bounty hunter / Bounty | Shared religious background or experience |
| 6 | Unrelated but close as blood | Arranged Marriage | Outcasts of the same guild | Former cellmates | Former enemies | Both know a shared secret |
Relationship Details
| Shared Drive (duty) | Shared Drive (personal) | Locations (in town) | Locations (out of town) |
Objects (personal) | Objects (professional) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | defend the weak | enact revenge | inn | The Wode | a magical gemstone | a sword |
| 2 | inform others | outdrink or out-compete the other | school | a river | a dagger | a spear |
| 3 | deliver goods or services | get out of town | temple | an enclosed field | a stash of booze or drugs | a shield |
| 4 | complete a task set by an official or mentor | amass wealth | castle or keep | a road | a religious artifact | a keg of black powder |
| 5 | find answers | seek peace or closure | shop, smith, or service | a cliffside | a dog | a horse & carriage |
| 6 | gain power | get respect from the other | town square | another city | a mounted troll's head | a set of militia badges |
Character Hooks
Besides being connected to the other players, we need to hook your character's story into the plot of the adventure & mystery.
Please come up with at least 2 of the following as you build your Background:
- A named person your character cares about, living or dead (e.g. sibling, spouse, childhood friend)
- A phobia or trauma your character has experienced
- A mystery in your character's life (e.g. unknown parents, mysterious encounters, unanswered questions)
- An enemy your character has, and why
- Any ongoing obligation or loyalty your character has
- An obligation your character has failed
- A serious crime your character has committed
- A crime your character is falsely accused of
- A secret your character is keeping
Shaping the Setting
We'll work together on a few things to change the nature and shape of Dverigaard!
A bit like how you built Rosebrine.
Thematic Words:
Medieval, Wild, Traditions, Superstitious, Gritty, Industrious