The Sunless Citadel (Inactive)

Game Master Wareagle


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Dekar, if you don't mind a little unasked for advice, I might be able to help you with your character pitch.

Spoiler:

The trick is, GMs want to see personality inherent in the mechanics. Looking at your background and the basis of your sheet, I see a blank slate of a backstory, which many GMs will see as asking for special attention (they will essentially have to come up with something special for you, or be comfortable with you writing your own backstory-revealing plot). This can work, but it requires a way to hook the GM into the mystery.

You allude to a traumatic past and a possible loss of memory, but don't talk about how that effects him or what made him seek adventure and danger/violence.

Then there's the fact that he has a 7 int and a 20 wis. That's Rain Man territory. You could wrap an entire personality and character concept around those two stats, but instead they appear to be blatant min-maxing. It could be that the trauma of his past has left him developmentally stunted, unable to grasp simple concepts, but with a keen and calm insight into things that baffle many people (I had a friend who played a Goblin Favored Soul who was like this. He could explain the secrets of existence, but he couldn't count past three.)

Gms love that stuff. They hate when people pander for spotlight time (which is what most "blank-slate" backstories tend to be) and they hate when people seem to be min-maxing without thought to how that effects things like personality and social interaction.

Finally, there's the name. I don't know how to put this any way that doesn't sound mean, so I'm just going to say it. "Dekar le'Shroud" sounds like the villain from some kind of parody film or bad fanfic. It doesn't sound like the name some simple priests would give the mentally handicapped amnesiac that showed up on their doorstep. You might try "Jack Nameless", "Adam Church", or "Lost John". Something simple for people to write, and sounds like something that fits the backstory you've created.

Hope this helps you. Good luck with your next try.

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