2013 · Sourcebook (rules/options to enhance play)
Age of Ideas: Character Backgrounds
A collection of 100 character background ideas for fantasy roleplaying games. Each entry provides a history that helps define a character’s identity and supports non-combat skills, from butterflykeepers and city guards to executioners, torturers, and temple slaves. The three-page PDF offers prompts for developing a character’s past, explaining who they are and how they arrived at their current life.
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