Artemis Moonstar |
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In the vein of some of these other fun threads... Let's come up with some reasons to be an adventurer! Serious is just as welcome as off-the-cuff silliness!
1: My wife kicked me out.
2: I'm not qualified for unskilled manual labor.
3: As an apprentice, I slept with the Arch Mage's daughter one too many times.
4: As an acolyte, I seduced the church's choir one too many times.
Liranys |
10. A band of barbarian orcs slaughtered your family
11. You got drunk and wound up with a group of adventurers
12. Your girlfriend's aunt is a witch and put a gaes on you to get you away from her niece.
13. You want to marry a girl (or guy) but they won't have you until you go make your fortune
14. It's easier than Gold panning.
Simon Legrande |
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30. You're being paid.
31. An evil force has devastated your homeland, devastating everything in its path. You've lost everything: family, friends, home, precious keepsakes....
...and now you're pissed.
*BOOM* They killed his family. *SMASH* They destroyed his home. *KABOOM* They broke the only toy he ever loved. *EXPLOSION* Now Llewellyn Silverleaf is an elf on a mission. He’s out to destroy those who took everything from him in this summer's blockbuster hit: Elfpocalypse.
Sissyl |
You swore you could "take that guy blindfolded" in front of everybody and it now appears he is a bigshot adventurer. Good news is he accepted your challenge and will return in a year.
You drank a potion that turned you into a bugbear.
Your parents were Desna clerics and... well, sort of were not very big on making homes or staying in one place for more than a week.
The princess is so pretty but won't look at you. She is not, apparently, into girls. Fortunately, there are solutions for that. Unfortunately they are quite expensive.
Krensky |
Krensky wrote:Is it purple?48. We seek him here, we seek him there
Those Galties seek him everywhere!
Is he in heaven? Or is he in hell?
That demmed Elusive Pimpernel?
No, good sir. Purple. My gods man, what an atrocious thought. It would clash.
Liranys |
Liranys wrote:No, good sir. Purple. My gods man, what an atrocious thought. It would clash.Krensky wrote:Is it purple?48. We seek him here, we seek him there
Those Galties seek him everywhere!
Is he in heaven? Or is he in hell?
That demmed Elusive Pimpernel?
Darn, I was hoping for a Purple Pimpernel. On the royal behind of a royal infant.
Navi the fairy |
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49. "Hello, [Your Name]. Wake up. The [major NPC] wants to talk to you! [Your Name], get up! Hey, c'mon! Can [Nation's] destiny really depend on such a lazy [boy/girl]?!" You sit up, yawn, and sit on your bed. "You finally woke up! I'm [Companion Name] the [companion title / lantern archon]. The [major NPC] asked me to be your partner from now on. Nice to meet you!"
Liranys |
49. "Hello, [Your Name]. Wake up. The [major NPC] wants to talk to you! [Your Name], get up! Hey, c'mon! Can [Nation's] destiny really depend on such a lazy [boy/girl]?!" You sit up, yawn, and sit on your bed. "You finally woke up! I'm [Companion Name] the [companion title / lantern archon]. The [major NPC] asked me to be your partner from now on. Nice to meet you!"
Once had a player in my game who accidentally wound up summoning a Lantern Archon and managed to do a big favor for it. In return it would come back now and then to give them advice.
50. You were kicked out of your house for being lazy and have nowhere to go. You decided to prove you aren't lazy by going Adventuring, surely one of the hardest professions ever.
Liranys |
Liranys wrote:19. You're following the green fairy's advice.Hey! My advice is solid and logical! Have you not seent he average wage of basic labor worker? For 1 dungeon you can easily earn as much as you would in your whole life doing menial work...
Wrong green fairy ;)
It's a euphemism for drinking Absinthe.
Randarak |
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Randarak wrote:*BOOM* They killed his family. *SMASH* They destroyed his home. *KABOOM* They broke the only toy he ever loved. *EXPLOSION* Now Llewellyn Silverleaf is an elf on a mission. He’s out to destroy those who took everything from him in this summer's blockbuster hit: Elfpocalypse.30. You're being paid.
31. An evil force has devastated your homeland, devastating everything in its path. You've lost everything: family, friends, home, precious keepsakes....
...and now you're pissed.
Best. Summer. Blockbuster. Ever.
PIXIE DUST |
PIXIE DUST wrote:Liranys wrote:19. You're following the green fairy's advice.Hey! My advice is solid and logical! Have you not seent he average wage of basic labor worker? For 1 dungeon you can easily earn as much as you would in your whole life doing menial work...Wrong green fairy ;)
It's a euphemism for drinking Absinthe.
I know :P Remember, I grew up in Germany xD
Liranys |
Liranys wrote:I know :P Remember, I grew up in Germany xDPIXIE DUST wrote:Liranys wrote:19. You're following the green fairy's advice.Hey! My advice is solid and logical! Have you not seent he average wage of basic labor worker? For 1 dungeon you can easily earn as much as you would in your whole life doing menial work...Wrong green fairy ;)
It's a euphemism for drinking Absinthe.
Oh yeah. Forgot that. I've never been out of the country. (I do not count Ensenada mexico as out of the country, not far enough from our boarder)
Sissyl |
61. Because after filling in one too many tax forms, something in you just... snapped. Your eyes fell to the actually sharpened katana on your wall... Two hours later, you have what you need (except a kevlar armour), including but not limited to helmet, shield, backpack, cooking pot, trail rations, sturdy shoes, 50 feet of standard dungeon rope, and even a 10' pole.
Artemis Moonstar |
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62. Because you got shot in the head by your former lover and left for dead. Now, you plan to take revenge on him, and the four other girls he keeps on hand.
63. Because, damn it! It's your turn to shine! So you older brother is the Archmage, so your little sister is a Heirophant of the over-god, and your mother rose to godhood while your father took the throne of Hell's 9th layer. Where's your awesome outcome!? (lifted from an old character of mine in 2nd, said 'family' were my parent's old characters in their homebrew).
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64. Because (insert deity here) that you happened to seduce while they were talking a stroll on the material realm back when you were a rash youth, decided it was time for you to pay your child support... All 10 years of it.