Something i wonder if others do

So idk if others do this or if they dont.

But something i do is create a story behind my character. Not just a back story but almost a complete life.

My guy is an Irant lawkeeper/bounty hunter. He had a family once after the great war, Tried to settle and make a life for them on a small pow ranch. One day while he was mending fences in the back lot of his ranch.

A band of raiders came calling. His wife fought valliantly but was simply overwhelmed by the raiders who proceeded to take advantage of her and his daughter killing his son outright. After hours of torture at the hands of the raiders the wife managed to get thier attention long enough for thier small daughter to escape.

Slipping out the back of the ranch and running for her life the daughter managed to somehow make it to her father. He heard her screaming and rushed to her just in time to catch her as she collapsed. She was badly beaten and bruised and could only scream they have mommy.

As he held her in his arms with her lifes blood running down his arms and thru the cracks of his fingers she slipped into the forever sleep.

Wraeith distraught with pain and anguinsh gently placed her in the back of his roller and sped away home. Only to find his ranch in flames and the still smoldering bodies of his wife and son piled in the driveway.

He vowed to rid the world of this kind of senceless horror and to never again speak. For there is no words in his language or those of earth to describe the pain and loss he has endured.

Its not all of his story just a small part of it but enough to give ya the idea. and exsplain why my guy dosnt speak in game lol. So when i get alittle bored i think back on that story and somehow it nolonger bothers me to spend hours wipeing the ground up with tons of nameless enemys. Its just a way to get past the story and make it one of my own creating

If anyone else does this post your story and for those who havnt tried this. give it a try it might help see your character and even the game in a whole new light.

This is some hot action! More detail please on when the raiders came and "tortured" his wife and daughter.

EDIT: On a serious note, very creative.

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Originally Posted by Jesse

This is some hot action!

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Thanks like i said its only a small part of the story i actualy have a whole story set for my character starting at the end of the great war and leading up to defiance. maybe ill put it up on the internet one day lol as of now im only about 7 chapters in.

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This is some hot action! More detail please on when the raiders came and "tortured" his wife and daughter.

EDIT: On a serious note, very creative.

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If it helps the in the actual story im working on his wife is named leandra ,Daughter is shasta ,son is Leethos.

I haven't gone so far as to actually write anything out, but I do have a nice little backstory in my head for my female character. I even kinda know what she's going to do when she 'retires' from arkhunting, whenever that may be.

Good stuff.

You have inspired me. Since it may not fit into the definition of "Fan Fiction", I've created a forum specifically for character backstories on our forum at the crater bar. Hit the link, and please, share with us :)

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I haven't gone so far as to actually write anything out, but I do have a nice little backstory in my head for my female character. I even kinda know what she's going to do when she 'retires' from arkhunting, whenever that may be.

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Nice it helps keep the spark of interest alive in a game to make these stories, At least for me it does feel free to post some of her story i enjoy reading others origins. And these forums have thier lions share of negative alittle good story swaping could go along ways 8)

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You have inspired me. Since it may not fit into the definition of "Fan Fiction", I've created a forum specifically for character backstories on our forum at the crater bar. Hit the link, and please, share with us :)

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Cool thanks and i will definatly check it out.

also here on forums http://forums.defiance.com/showthrea...ter+Background

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also here on forums http://forums.defiance.com/showthrea...ter+Background

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Nice thanks wasnt aware of that thread. I will have to get mine posted on there.

I always have backstories for my characters. I love creating backgrounds for them... It's one of my favorite things about pen-and-paper rpgs and it just naturally carries over to computer games for me.

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I always have backstories for my characters. I love creating backgrounds for them... It's one of my favorite things about pen-and-paper rpgs and it just naturally carries over to computer games for me.

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Same idk if your old enough to but i remember a great offshoot of the dnd pen and paper called dungeon raiders. Was the first rp i played that had a game board and actual figureine to represent my charecter with it.

LoL i dont have the game itself anymore but her it is 27 years later and i still have my elf archer figureine lol

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Same idk if your old enough to but i remember a great offshoot of the dnd pen and paper called dungeon raiders. Was the first rp i played that had a game board and actual figureine to represent my charecter with it.

LoL i dont have the game itself anymore but her it is 27 years later and i still have my elf archer figureine lol

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LOL. I actually got into pen and paper later than most. I was in my late 20s (about 10 years ago now) when I started seriously playing. My husband has been doing PnP roleplaying since he was very young and I've been interested in it since I first saw Elliot's brother playing DnD in E.T., but never knew anyone else who'd play with me. When I met and moved in with my now-husband, I was pulled into their gaming group and have been having a ball with it ever since. :D

Hell yeah i do the same as well. I do it all the time for characters i create in an MMO world. In fact, I've been meaning to create a thread based on my character's backstory.

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LOL. I actually got into pen and paper later than most. I was in my late 20s (about 10 years ago now) when I started seriously playing. My husband has been doing PnP roleplaying since he was very young and I've been interested in it since I first saw Elliot's brother playing DnD in E.T., but never knew anyone else who'd play with me. When I met and moved in with my now-husband, I was pulled into their gaming group and have been having a ball with it ever since. :D

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Nice i wish i had others around that still got into some good old fashioned PnP. But its nice to see its still alive in some places.