A Life Full of Adventure

Here’s how it usually starts for me: “I’m tired of playing the magic user. Next time I want to be the brainless fighter.”  I don’t mean that I always play a magic user, but it’s an example of how I often decide what type of character I want to play in the next new game/campaign/adventure. After a while I just get sick of always having my head in books, looking for the best spell to cast in a specific situation. After playing so many magic users in a row or after playing so many rogues…I just want a change.  Clerics. Clerics, too, keep me busy a lot. It’s no wonder I wanted to be the fighter when we started rolling characters for a recent game. It’s really too bad that game didn’t take off; we had quite the group of halflings ready to take on the big world.  I know others will say we should just roll in order and play whatever character the dice decide. That’s not usually the way it works for our table. We get together, mete out the roles, and roll up some characters....

Gairloch Ironheart's background was posted a few years ago. Here are his stats to go along with it: Race : Svirfneblin Class : Specialty Priest of Grumbar (Earth) Age : 76  Weight:  85  Height : 3'7"  Sex : M  Hair : Bald  Eyes : Grey  Level : 7 Str  15 Stamina 13 Muscle 17 Dex  10 Aim 10 Balance 10 Con  12 Health 14 Fitness 10 Int  10 Knowledge 12 Reason 8 Wis  18 Intuition 18 Willpower 18 Cha  9 Leadership 9 Appearance 9 Perception: 13 Luck: 1 Fate: 3 Weapon : Maul +2, Light stone warhammer Armor : Full plate, Shield +2 (a scale of a black dragon), Helmet Gear : 2 belt pouches, chalk, flint & steel, gem cutting implements (jewel hammer, chisel, polisher's rag), pitons (11), rope (50'), sacks (1 large, 1 small), small hammer, travel cloak, sturdy leather boots, earth-toned clothing. Backpack:  None? Miscellaneous Items :  Stone covered ruby (his lucky/rubbing stone), Scarthuzo...

Kryphon Felix Drexle is a half elf rogue, built using the Bounty Hunter kit. He has a half elf brother, Kerun, with whom he adventures. Their backstory is as follows; Our father was a sylvan elf who met our mother in a glade during a full moon. He was intoxicated with wine due to a revelry he clan partook in that night. In the moonlight, our mother was a comely enough sight for our father, and they had a tryst. Afterward he left, leaving our mother pregnant. She took up the mistletoe she had been collecting for a druid friend and returned to her home. Our mother was a poor servant of a middle class household and was sickly quite often. Since she only worked for a middle class house, she didn't live with them but returned to her own hovel daily.  When we were 20, she died, leaving us with practically nothing and no one. I turned to hunting out food from people I figured had more than enough, and you started going around trying to find a job as an armsman, watchman, house gua...

Vaervenshyael is an elf who has a lot of talent with a sword and a bad outlook on the world. She is tired of evil, injustice, and prejudice. She doesn't wait for established law to stick up for her or what she believe in. She would rather rely on the justice of her blade. Below are stats for this character during the height of her adventuring career. Beginning stats for the three different systems can be found  here . Duelist entry-level stats are here . Age : 69   Weight:  155  Height : 5'9"  Sex : F  Hair : Dark Brown  Eyes : Grey/Blue  Level : 9 Alignment:  G/CG  Description : Earring  Star Sign:  The Dancer Below are stats for WFRP 1e, WFRP 2e, and D&D 2e S&P. The Duelist  by  SBraithwaite WFRP 1e   Duelist (Complete Career) M  4  WS  80  BS  62  S  5  T  6  W  7  I  101*  A  2  Dex  41 ...

Vaervenshyael is an elf who has a lot of talent with a sword and a bad outlook on the world. She is tired of evil, injustice, and prejudice. She doesn't wait for established law to stick up for her or what she believe in. She would rather rely on the justice of her blade. Below are advanced stat for this character. Beginning stats for the three different systems can be found here . Age : 69   Weight:  155  Height : 5'9"  Sex : F  Hair : Dark Brown  Eyes : Grey/Blue  Level : 5 Alignment:  G/CG  Description : Earring  Star Sign:  The Dancer Below are stats for WFRP 1e, WFRP 2e, and D&D 2e S&P. The Duelist  by SBraithwaite WFRP 1e   Duellist (Minimum entry stats) M  4  WS  60  BS  32  S  5  T  3  W  6  I  91*  A  2  Dex  41  Ld  37  Int  49  Cl  69  WP  42  Fel  47...

Vaervenshyael is an elf who has a lot of talent with a sword and a bad outlook on the world. She is tired of evil, injustice, and prejudice. She doesn't wait for established law to stick up for her or what she believe in. She would rather rely on the justice of her blade. Age : 69   Weight: 155 Height : 5'9" Sex : F Hair : Dark Brown  Eyes : Grey/Blue  Level : 1 Alignment:  G/CG Description : Earring Star Sign: The Dancer Below are stats for WFRP 1e, WFRP 2e, and D&D 2e S&P. Attributed to Howard Lyon http://www.howardlyon.com/ WFRP 1e   Protagonist M 4 WS 50  BS 32  S 4 T 3 W 4 I 61  A 2 Dex 41 Ld 37  Int 49  Cl 49  WP 42  Fel 47 IP 0 FP 1 Skills: Dance, Disarm, Dodge Blow, Excellent Vision, Night Vision, Ride Horse, Street Fighting, Strike Mighty Blow, Strike to Injure, Strike to Stun Hand Weapons: Sword, Knife Missile Weapons: None Armor: Mail shirt, Shield Trapp...

Bo'az (who goes by Bo for short) is a dwarf who hails from Shadowdale. He is a Rogue Artificer from a proud clan of metalworkers and engineers. He is currently on a personal quest to retrieve lost dwarven engineering secrets from the ruins of Phlan. Until he completes the quest, Bo refuses to use his clan name. So far things have not gone as expected, and his delving has only led to a suit of magical, padded leather armor. He met up with an adventuring party in a most unexpected way: "Bo looked around to make sure he wasn't being watched, although in his current state of exhaustion there could be someone standing directly behind him and he might not know it. The dwarf slid out his picks and made quick work of the lock on the door. He needed a safe place to rest, but no place was safe out here. Unnoticed behind a locked door, he should be able to sleep. His sanity depended on it. "Inside the abandoned outpost, he chewed on some jerky. It had been ages since he ha...

Sister Sonja is a human Zealot from Reikland. She has joined a party of intrepid adventurers after it was found out that most of the employees at her current place of residence were chaos cultists. She had always suspected them as shiftless no-gooders. During the purge of the locale, she was befriended by a dwarf named Stedd. She has committed to traveling with him on his encounters. Sis Sonja is suspicious of pretty much all humans she meets. After a while in their presence, she can usually tell if they are lazy, gluttonous, greedy, lecherous, etc. She believes her purity and devotion to Sigmar will greatly enhance the dwarf's expeditions. It is probably important to note that Sis Sonja is completely blind. A fever took her sight ten years ago. Age: 4? Weight: Don't ask Height: 5'6" Sex: F Hair: Grey-Brown Eyes: White Rank: 1 S 2 T 4 Ag 2 Int 3 WP 5 Fel 2 Wound Threshold: 14 Weapons: Quarterstaff Armor: None Skills: Intimidate, Reilience, Disciplin...

Ravas is human priest of Lathander . However, he was not always a priest of Lathander. He began his career as a priest of Ilbrandul...but things change. Along his journies, Ravas came upon a Phoenix Ring. When his travels ended in violent death, the ring caused him to burst into flames and be reborn. The rebirth unhinged his mind, and he felt he could no longer serve Ilbrandul. That is when Lathander, of the rebirth, lord of the morning, spoke to him. Since that time, Ravas has followed Lathander faithfully. Age: 39   Weight: 151   Height: 5'3"   Sex: M   Hair: Brown   Eyes : Blue Level: 16 Str 11 Stamina 13  Muscle 9 Dex 12  Aim 12  Balance 12 Con 16  Health 16  Fitness 16 Int 17 Knowledge 17  Reason 17 Wis 18 Intuition 18 Willpower 18 Cha 13 Leadership 15 Appearance 11 Weapon: Morningstar Armor: Full plate, medium shield Optional (Skills & Powers) Racial Abilities: XP Bonus, HP bonus (2/level) Tr...

Torendir*  is a wood elf Waywatcher from Athel Loren.  He was sent out into the Empire by the wood elf queen to better get to know the humans and the human civilization. The underlying purpose for this quest is to gain a better understanding of this prolific race that battles constantly against the forces of Chaos. There may come a time in the future when such knowledge, and any alliances made during this time, could be extremely useful. He   has spent most of his life to this point patrolling the periphery of the forest. His days are spent tracking intruders, and then warning them off (or killing them) with his bow. He is also a keen observer of the world around him. What he's not particularly good at is social interaction, with only a basic knowledge of Reikspiel. His communication with others in the forest is made up of very few words which accent the hand gestures used for communication of tactical information. Age:  67   Weight:  115   Heigh...

Kelvin is the brother to my primary character, Lothar . He is one of the first alternate characters I made.He has been through far fewer adventures. He has turned away from his brother's upbringing and sought out his own way in life. Kelvin is a human male rogue of neutral alignment. He is 20 years old, 5'11" tall, 166 lbs with blonde hair and blue eyes. Currently an Embezzler, Kelvin started as an acrobat. He then became a thief, and then a pickpocket. Currently he is only a few skills away from becoming a Fence. Feel free to port Kelvin over into your current campaign when you are looking for a neutral, looking-out-for-number-one type character. Current Profile: M 4 WS 42 BS 42 S 4 T 3 W 9 I 40  A 1 Dex 47 Ld 29  Int 29  Cl 33  WP 33 Fel 51 IP 2 FP 0 Skills : Acrobatics, Concealment - Urban, Silent Move - Urban, Silent Move - Rural, Secret Language - Thieves, Secret Signs - Thieves. Hand Weapons: Knife, Sword, Spear Missile Weapons : Throwing knive...

On Saturday I posted the profile of my first WarHammer character, Lothar Maurer . When he set up the house, he made a room for his brother, Kelvin.  Kelvin is not currently living there. He is out making his own life, somewhat rebelling against Lothar. However, here's a bit more information about the house he lives in and what's inside. Lothar's house includes two floors. Also on the property are his stables and his rowboat (he lives on a lake...he needs a boat). Ground Floor Kitchen: 5 cooking pots, 10 sets of silver cutlery, 2 kettles, 2 jugs, firewood, 10 candles, 1 pot lamp Living room: 10 candles, 2 pot lamps Porch: 10 candles, 1 pot lamp 1st Floor Kelvin's bedroom: 1 mattress, 10 candles, 1 pot lamp Lothar's bedroom: 1 cloak (best quality [bq]), 1 cloak (good quality [gq]), 1 doublet jacket (bq), 1 pair leather boots (bq), 2 pair leather boots (gq), 1 pair leather shoes (bq), 2 pair leather shoes (gq), 1 overcoat (bq), 1 overcoat (gq), 1 pair...

Mordrin Skorkinson , Giant Slayer. He is still looking for a giant to slay, as he doesn't feel the last giant was quite giant enough. He has also slain some daemons, though none of note. He has now slain a wyvern, but decided it was too small to count as a dragon. He is the bemoaner of the doom that got away. He is also the grumbler of living in Tibalt's shadow. His chosen weapon is a magical two handed war-hammer taken from a slain priest of Sigmar, its once faded runes now burn bright due to Mordrin's great deeds. So far, it's original name has been lost to time, but Mordrin has taken to calling it Drung Azgul , or Smashing Death. Mordrin is a dwarf male warrior. He is 75 years old, 4'10" tall, 246 lbs with orange hair (covering grey), one hazel eye, and one brown eye. Current Profile WS 64% BS 37% S 48% T 56% Ag 32% Int 31% WP 52% Fel 21% A 2 W 18 SB 4 TB 5 M 3 Mag 0 IP 4 FP 1 Skills: Consume Alcohol, Intimidate, Perception, Commo...

Lothar is a long-time WarHammer Fantasy Roleplay character that I started using in the first edition. He is one of the original characters created the first time our group sat down to roll up PCs. He has survived many adventures through luck and judicious use of Fate Points. He has amassed enough money to buy his own lake house in the town of Hobbly , fitting it with a strong-room. Lothar is a human male warrior of Good alignment. He is 31 years old, 6' tall, 186 lbs with brown hair and blue eyes. Currently a Mercenary Captain, Lothar started as a common laborer. He then became a bodyguard, then a mercenary, and then a mercenary sergeant before becoming a captain. Currently he is only a couple of advances away from the Judicial Champion of the town of Hobbly . He currently prepares for that role by acting as town protector during raids. Feel free to port Lothar over into your current campaign when you are looking for a good-aligned, high-career fighter to actively lead a grou...

Tunnels & Trolls Pete has total biographical amnesia, and does not know who he is, where he is, how he got there, etc. He is dressed in sturdy garments and leather boots, all of which appears to be well-fitting but of standard issue, and never worn before. Even the boot soles show no signs of wear whatsoever. He has two large belt pouches and a backpack, also of good workmanship and with no identifying insignia at all. Other gear consists of: A one-gallon waterskin, full.  Fourteen days of rations, in the form of flavored protein cubes about two inches on a side. They come in a variety of flavors, which the players are free to define for themselves.  Three chemical glow-sticks, fairly large and high-powered. Each will produce light equivalent to a lantern or a little better, and were rated to last six hours.  1 magnesium road flare.  And one special bonus item, a lockpick set.  Armor: Target shield (4AP) and Steel Cap (1AP)  Weapon: Spear (...

I don't know Matt Finch from Mythmere Games, but the Matt Finch I know (knew?) was a great artist living up here in the middle of nowhere, great white north, USA. He was a co-worker at a retail store, and when we found out he could draw, we roped him into some character drawings. Here's the one he made for my elf ranger, Faemarik.

(Transcribed and Grammaticized by Monk Florey)  No Orc is my friend, Humans fear me; I am a Half-Orc. I am no stranger to battle, having been brought up in a barren wasteland tribe settled scant distances from human habitation.  For all my childhood the full-blooded Orcs shunned me.  They treated me as a slave almost, only stopping when my father finally put his foot down.  He would not let them overuse me, for I needed to be fit enough to become the great warrior he wanted me to be.  To achieve this end he sent me to practice daily.  Not a single night went by where I was not covered in fresh bruises and nasty welts.  The only place that offered any kind of reprieve was with the other half-breeds in camp. The others could not exactly be called friends, but we were all somewhat outcasts and looked down upon by the orcs, so we never bullied each other.  With them was the only time I was not being overworked or physically abused in combat ...

Spade is a human fighter who dabbles around in archaeology when he's not putting food on the table. He is extremely interested in joining an adventuring party, especially if the party plans on going into a dungeon or an old city. He uses a light pick as his main weapon, as he usually has it in his hand anyway for digging purposes. His backup weapon is a mace. He also has a light crossbow for ranged attacks. Attached to his backpack is a spade, his namesake. He's tried adventuring without one before, but everyone razzed him for not having it. His interest in old stuff is often infectious. He has learned Dwarvish as a second language because it is useful to know when delving. STR 12 DEX 13 CON 11 INT 13 WIS 11 CHA 14 AC 4 (Studded Leather + Dex bonus) HP 8

I created this character for a playtest of an old school fantasy retro-clone. I liked it so much that I just had to share it here. Str 15, Dex 10, Con 18, Int 9, Wis 14, Cha 9 Equipment: Greataxe, hammer (backup weapon), pickaxe (backup weapon), crowbar (backup weapon), shovel (backup weapon), flail, hide armor, belt pouch, clothing, backpack, large sack, iron spikes, torches, wooden stakes, flint/steel, block/tackle, waterskin, ration, rope 50', snare trap. He has the personality of a WarHammer Slayer. Most of his equipment can double as weaponry. He'll grab the backup weapons in the order listed if something happens to his greataxe, and they are all strapped to his belt for easy reach...except his flail, which he is loathe to use but has in his backpack just in case. He normally eats whatever he kills (civilized, uncivilized, animals, monsters, etc.), usually raw, but he has one day worth of rations for emergencies (in truth, it's been a while since he checked the fresh...

Accused and sentenced in the midst of a battle by a superior officer whose mind had snapped in the stress of war, this soldier ran for his life, taking only the items on his back. The soldier spends the days avoiding anyone in uniform while looking for a way off planet. Human Soldier Luck 12 Age 27 HP 12 AC +4 Strength 14 Dexterity 14 Constitution 13 Intelligence 7 Wisdom 8 Charisma 11 Class Abilities Grenade Training Powered Armor Training Marksmanship Effortless Armor Class Skills Orient Weapons Training Knives Rifles Pistols Grenades Shotguns Unarmored Combat Styles Holding Ground Deliberate Fire Languages English Morality Adherence 3 Consensus 1 Efficiency 3 Ambitions Minor: Escape planet Major: Fund comfortable retirement Worn and Carried Equipment Machine Gun Plasma Pistol Dense Ballistic Vest Combat Helmet Frag Grenades Knife 1 extra rifle bullets 2 extra energy cells Backpack Bottle Compass Crowbar Flashlight Grappl...