Let's play a game /tg/. Propose a character concept, next poster has to add a twist to your concept and then propose their own concept. Let's inspire some PCs and create some NPCs that're a little bit more interesting than old dwarven blacksmith that likes to drink.
I'll start:
Swordsman who collects weapons from slain foes.
>>46665661
... Because he wants to gather the world's weapons and destroy them to end war and malice.
>The only city guard above taking bribes.
>>46665698
>The only city guard above taking bribes.
The bribes are being collected to fund a military coup loyal to the original founding family to overthrow the tyrannical illegitimate heir.
>An apprentice mage learning alchemy to make a panacea
>>46665757
Panacea is actual fantasy heroin(no matter what ails you, you'll feel better), he's in it for the money.
A cleric endowed with the power of his god, despite having lost faith in him.
>>46665813
The religion of the god has become corrupt to its highest rank from the passing of eras, and the faith-lost cleric has been chosen by the god in an attempt to remedy it.
>A snarky talking cat.
>>46665813
>His is the god of ruin and curses, and his power is only to bring ill fortune to anyone around him
A barbarian who raids the caravans of the nearby kingdoms
>>46665829
>>46665836
Oh god damn it every fucking time
>>46665836
To avenge the death of his fae-lover, that the kingdom's hunters slain and fell.
> A wandering mercenary, born and bred in war,
>>46665843
Seeks a remedy for a cursed poison that has left his mentor a withered husk of his former self.
A blacksmith/sorcerer with nothing left to lose,
>>46665829
Was formerly a snarky talking bard, that snarkily talked to an archmage about the things he did with the archmage's daughter.
>>46665883
Is working on a elaborate revenge scheme that involves crafting an enchanted blade to gift the king, with the enchantment being a curse that kills the wielder.
The only orc in the wizards guild...
>>46665977
SONGCATS. THEY'RE CATS THAT SING. MOSTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. MEOW.
>>46665977
..Who works as the Guild's Librarian, with a habit of summoning feral elementals to slay those who dare misplace, vandalize, or even return the tomes late.
A warrior who throws rushes into battle with suicidal fervor...
>>46666011
URAG GRO-SHUB!
>>46666066
He used to be a careful tactical mastermind until a spear hit him in the head and it phineas gaged up his personality.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phineas_Gage
>A ranger who was abandoned as a child and raised by wolves.
>>46666168
finds a secret cave and gets possessed by a ghost. This is the story of the wolves trying to save their cursed son.
A young man from Maine is granted a vision from the archangel Raphael...
>>46666218
... He sees an utiopia. But it is only what it could be if he works for it.Also, it's not a Stephen King book.
>A noble who lost in a pistol duel...
>>46666341
>...And now wanders the earth as a lost revenant, perfecting his quickdraw, becoming a Specter of Vengeance and Determination.
Previous anon left no base. Oh well.
>A boy falls in love with a girl.
>>46666415
... But it was the doing of the girl's love potion. Now he's eternally enslaved to her.
>A warrior who carries seven scars across their body...
>>46666415
They marry and nothing extraordinary or dramatic happens.
>A grumpy dwarf who hates elves
>>46666542
He hates elves because he was cucked out of 3 wives to the elves' superior aesthetics
>A feminine prince who is practicing magic
>>46666511
...For the Seven Gods that watch over the world.
>A prince, born as a prodigious warrior-commander.
>>46666511
The warrior hunts the rare seven-fingered owlbear who left the scars.
>A paladin of the Love Goddess
>>46666566
>>46666568
He is a just and rightful rules and the evil lord threatens his kingdom. It's surprisingly nondramatic
The inquisition finds traces of corruption within it's ranks...
>>46666609
>>46666666
a man can dream tho
>>46666609
>>46666616
soooooon
>>46666573
... who is a pardoned criminal, who made away with their wicked ways.
>>46666576
... It all leads back to the founder of the inquisition. The whole Inquisition was a ruse by their ancestors to gain more power.
>A beggar in the day...
>>46666629
but not yet, not just yet.
>>46666638
I can feel it coming. Like a sneeze.
>>46666632
... a fanatical cult leader by night. None of his followers recognize him when he begs.
>A bard who hates being a bard, but it's all he knows.
>>46666632
Uses his dark powers at night to control his benefactors by a spell that controls an object's previous owner.
>A fallen paladin on a lifelong quest to redeem himself in the eyes of his god...
>>46666609
>>46666616
Those septs yo
>>46666672
He is given a chance at redemption, but it requires that he slay innocent creatures (probably humanoids)
Alternatively: He is never given the chance to redeem himself, and he slowly loses his faith... and his sanity.
>A warlock whose patron has been drawn into his body/soul
>>46666669
Hates being a bard pecause all his skill ranks are in Perform(striptease)
>A mad scientist-type wizard
>>46666708
Said patron is a really swell and helpful kind of spirit.
>A cute 12 years old elf loli
>>46666672
... but the god is malevolent and doesn't let him redeem himself out of spite.
>>46666708
... but the image is very disturbing, and as such he vowed to never show his body to anyone.
>A driver who lives for the adrenaline of speed...
>>46666749
... who is an unrelenting butcher. She doesn't just kill her enemies, she carves them up and uses their blood, bones, and sinew in dark rituals.I'm sure this is someone's fetish.
>>46666727
...is too terrified to do any mad science wizardry after accidentally killing someone he cared about.
>a criminal enforcer who's patriotic to the point of xenophobia
>>46666754
...Is a billionaire building better highways all over the country.
>A tree-hugging nature-worshiping wood elf
>>46666822
He comes to find out that his wife, who he truly loves, is an outlander. She is killed by her own people during an attack on the kingdom.
>A cleric who hates his god but venerates him out of necessity
>>46666877
...who is strictly carnivorous and even eats passing traders.
>A theif afraid of the dark.
>>46666822
Turns out foreigners aren't as bad as he thinks. They're actually far, far worse. Yes, all of them.
>A man possessed by a demon
>>46666912
The demon wanted to give a sickly man a second chance at life and possessed him to share his energy
>>46666903
He has become so adept at stealing in the daylight that he is known as "The Phantom in the Sun". One day he is caught, and the only time he can escape is at night.
>A town guardsman who believes there is a conspiracy in his town.
>>46666889
...is actually tsundere for his god who, in turn, is harem protagonist dense. Amusing antics ensue.
>A good member of an evil race
>>46667016
There is no conspiracy, except for the one to get the old guard to retire. His granddaughter is very worried.
>a little girl who sees ghosts
>>46666822
>finds out his family and friends are the target of the government's latest pogrom.
A scheming vizier.
>>46667048
The whisper the secrets of the arcane to her, and she is seemingly able to do archmage feats of magic because of it.
>A barbarian who has been kicked out of his clan of savages
>>46667048
...is secretly a princess of a destroyed kingdom haunted by a whole order of knights sworn to protect her.
>a deranged old man who is somehow always right with his drunken prophecies.
>>46667028
Finds out the dark urges are a genetic memory he cannot hide for long.
>Cardinal of a corrupt ecclesiarchy.
>>46667028
>>A good member of an evil race
who has drawn the eye of a trickster god, accidents keep happening around them and they always get the blame.
A paladin who has taken a vow of celibacy.
>>46667092
Was kicked out for refusing to make fool of himself in front of wealthy tourists, which constitutes the main income source of the tribe.
>A genius preteen mechanic
>>46667107
He is visited by his true love in a dream, and he seeks her out, knowing finding her will cause him to break his vow... and cause him to fall from his god's favor.
>>46667120
Forgot a concept
>An incredibly frail young mage
>>46667095
>a deranged old man who is somehow always right with his drunken prophecies.
He is a wizard who meddled with Time and took a one way trip into the past, but not far enough.
>>46667132
Is frail because he's lazy couch potato. Is kicked out of the wizard school for the same reason.
>>46667048
... The ghosts are actually the ones alive. She lives in a world that is in it's entirety, dead.
>>46667095
... He is an oracle, but people didn't believe him when he told them the future in his dark tent filled with incense and magic items.
>>46667116
...obsessed with making a robot lover for themselves.
>A princess, stripped from her noble status...
>>46667132
Turns out that replacing all your bones with glass makes you a ridiculously good conductor of mana.
Timetraveller who can't seem to use tenses right.
>>46667154
... and her clothes.But seriously: ... because she tried to usurp the corrupt Queen, who, shortly after the princesses exile, makes a pact with demons for power.
>>46667158
...because in his time the language has changed significantly.
>A last living member of a dead race
>>46667234
... Set upon bringing the race back in any form by crossbreeding with all possible alternatives.Alt: Because they killed all the others.I'm sorry
>A mute knight who never takes off their armor...
>>46667234
>>A last living member of a dead race
who was cursed by the gods to live forever.
The grand Vizier of the emperor is a shape-shifting gold dragon.
>>46667154
...must regain her right to inherit by winning in a MMA tournament against her similarly ex-royal siblings.
>A knight who never takes off his helmet
>>46667234
Is responsible for the death of his race, due to a magically rampant and neigh incurable plague that wiped everyone but himself out. He was the asymptomatic carrier. He fears that he may transfer the plague to other races, but is terribly lonely. Racked by guilt as well.
>An arch devil that is L/N (not through magical means)
>>46667298
He's just really ugly.
>An autistic monk
>>46667298
... because he is a skeleton warrior who cannot remember why he was slain so he can move on.
>A half-elf noble-born sorcerer who fears death
>>46667298
>>46667284
... are in possession of the different items from the same suit of cursed armor and must hel each other to lift the curse.
>A mischievous fairy
>>46667339
piloting a magical suit of armor to play sword and board fighter.
>>46667327
>because most of his brain is full of demon-banishing mantras
A smuggler that only deals with plant specimens.
>>46667364
oh right.
>a talking dog
>>46667327
Who was never formally trained. Spent his formative years watching and imitating the monks of the monastery he grew up in while they trained and learned that way. (chocolate the rpg?)
>A beautiful female paladin who hates her beauty.
>>46667329
... who studies necromancy for a failsafe in case they die. Before long studies long enough to consider lichdom.
>A ferryman of Styx goes on a strike...
>>46667369
is an awakened plant saving his ambulent plant people from genocide by smuggling them out of a dying forest.
>a trustworthy human merchant
>>46667386
is actually an orkish woman under a curse and is hideous by the standards of her original culture.
>a handsome bard who wears a mask
>>46667329
Fucked that up. Forgot how he was slain and can't remember anything, and thus can't avenge himself.
>>46667406
...is a dwarfaboo who emulates dwarven conduct as much as he can, including their trustworthyness.
>Proud daughter of the tribe's chief
>>46667387
because she's fucking lazy with hueg tits.
>>46667424
to dish out vigilante justice at night.
>>46667553
First one sounds more like an anime plot.
>A lazy, big tittied ferryman of the underworld goes on strike, and she ends up living with a guy who is near death. Because of her neglecting her job, he continues to live and takes care of her. Hilarity ensues.
>>46666415
But when he calls her, he accidentally calls her alternate universe self who is in turn in love with his alternate universe self.
>>46667632
Hey, I heard that somewhere. Remind me, please.
>>46667647
Keit-ai, one of the dankest /a/ memes along with Ghost Slide and the "It's time" literary copypasta.
>>46667669
Thanks.
>>46667476
Who isnt a warrior, but a loud and outspoken medic
>Zombie who has escaped the control of the necromancer that revived him
>>46667814
who becomes a successful jazz musician on the underground circuit.
>a catfolk rogue with a dark secret
>>46667883
Is actually in search of the legendary 'metathione' ointment to make his secret fairer.
>Redeemed balor paladin
>>46667327
Solves crimes by using his specific brand of autism....ohhhh, you wrote monk, not Monk.
>>46667918
sets up soup kitchens for the poor and disenfranchised as his god is a god of plenty.
>a modron cube
>>46668121
Identifies as a sphere and is bullied for it.
>Intrepid journalist
>>46670987
Secretly a moralless treasure hunter.
>Island savage
>>46671269
A consultant on the flora and fauna of his homeland, working for a university expedition.
>Cyborg mercenary
>>46671871
Is literally fueled by money and thus never gets any richer.
>Corrupt tax-skimming mayor of a dead-end fishing village
>>46665661
Why are your tits so uneven? Like, one is twice the size of the other.
>>46671924
Is slowly becoming a better person due to the influence of his mistress.
>A young woman who heals from any injury
>>46672252
lives a queit life as a teacher at a finishing school for young ladies.
>a blues crooner
>>46672252
Desperately tries to find a way to bestow her gift to her beloved who is infected with an uncurable disease that makes any injuries he suffers cannot be cured by any known method
>Arrogant, spoiled young master of a renowned clan
>>46672529
He's only arrogant as a cover because he feels inferior to his entire clan's abilities
>quiet, patient healer who is the voice of reason
>>46671971
Artist failure. That said, it is pretty terrible. What a waste of breastmeat.
>>46672568
Is secretly earning the kings trust so he can betray him as vengeance for his family's death
>A runaway princess with an ogre bodyguard.
>>46672630
Ran away to elope after the princess was forcefully betrothed to another land's prince
>Fallen noble who vows vengeance for his House's fall from grace
>>46672872
The Cloven Prince is a story told to all children of the new country, to remind them of the deals with Devils the old Monarchy made.
>a Dragon in South Korea
>>46672515
is a retired god,anyone who attends his shows regularly and takes his songs seriously gains great wisdom.
>Butler of a minor noble,collects butterflies.
>>46673031
inspires north koreans to defect as a pop idol who puts on performances in their dreams.
>a cop who's too old for this shit
>>46673298
a fae being bound into a pact, the butterflies are messages from his loved ones in arcadia.
>a talking sword
>>46673341
a Grand Master swordsman gave his life and his soul to help make it, a great relic of the sword fighting style he founded, unfortunately after several hundred years he can only see the flaws in the technique of those who use them, great for training but anyone with any skill will quickly be driven mad by his insistent nagging and criticism, but in the hands of one who can perform this style perfectly is an unparalleled blade.
> An old bum, often found yelling at the sidewalk.
>>46673430
Is in truth gifted with eyes that can see beyond our reality, his yelling scares the strange outworld creatures peering through the veil with ill-intent.
>A hunter of monsters accompanied by a child half-drake.
>>46673315
Is more than thrice the age cops usually live to in this dystopic setting and has become something of a legend.
>An elegant vampire
>>46674396
drains not blood but refinement from her victims leaving many noble princes little more than disgusting slobs.
> A kindly old teacher, really he is not sinister at all
>>46675059
His knowledge was all gleaned from the topical equivalent of Spirit Science. Everything he teaches will be hilariously wrong.
>Three small goblins in a trenchcoat pretending they're an Elf.
>>46675122
they are in fact three different Elves magically transformed into goblins
> Handler for an organization so secret even she doesn't know what they're actually doing
