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<noinclude>← <small>[[Backstories]]</small></noinclude> | <noinclude>← <small>[[Backstories]]</small></noinclude> | ||
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− | ! Title<br />(Short Title) !! Description !! Skill Modifications !! Incapable of | + | ! Title<br />(Short Title) !! Description !! Skill Modifications !! Incapable of !! Civil !! Raider !! Slave !! Trader !! Traveler !! Tribal |
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− | ! Abandoned child{{br}}(Abandoned | + | ! Abandoned child{{br}}(Abandoned) |
− | | | + | | [PAWN_nameDef] was born sickly. Thinking that [PAWN_pronoun] would only burden the tribe, [PAWN_possessive] parents left [PAWN_objective] out in the elements. Somehow, [PAWN_pronoun] survived. |
| Melee: {{+|3}}{{br}}Crafting: {{+|3}}{{br}}Social: {{--|2}} | | Melee: {{+|3}}{{br}}Crafting: {{+|3}}{{br}}Social: {{--|2}} | ||
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! Apocalypse survivor{{br}}(Survivor) | ! Apocalypse survivor{{br}}(Survivor) | ||
− | | | + | | [PAWN_nameDef] was born during a time of unrest on [PAWN_possessive] homeworld, as climate change threatened mass starvation and flooding. As [PAWN_pronoun] grew up the situation worsened - billions died and peaceful states descended into anarchy. [PAWN_nameDef] and [PAWN_possessive] parents did whatever they had to to survive. |
| Shooting: {{+|4}}{{br}}Artistic: {{--|3}}{{br}}Intellectual: {{--|3}} | | Shooting: {{+|4}}{{br}}Artistic: {{--|3}}{{br}}Intellectual: {{--|3}} | ||
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− | + | ! Cave child | |
− | + | | [PAWN_nameDef] grew up in a large and intricate cave complex that extended deep into a mountainside. [PAWN_pronoun] helped the adults maintain and improve the deep caves. | |
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− | ! Cave child | ||
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| Construction: {{+|3}}{{br}}Mining: {{+|3}} | | Construction: {{+|3}}{{br}}Mining: {{+|3}} | ||
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! Caveworld tender{{br}}(Cave kid) | ! Caveworld tender{{br}}(Cave kid) | ||
− | | | + | | [PAWN_nameDef] grew up in cave complex deep beneath the surface of an inhospitable world. [PAWN_pronoun] worked with the other children tending the tribe’s fungus crops. |
| Shooting: {{--|3}}{{br}}Mining: {{+|2}}{{br}}Plants: {{+|4}} | | Shooting: {{--|3}}{{br}}Mining: {{+|2}}{{br}}Plants: {{+|4}} | ||
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! Caveworld tunneler{{br}}(Tunneler) | ! Caveworld tunneler{{br}}(Tunneler) | ||
− | | | + | | [PAWN_nameDef] worked as a digger in the massive underground cave complex.{{br}}[PAWN_pronoun] knows rock so well that [PAWN_pronoun] can almost navigate caves by smell. |
− | | Shooting: {{--|2}}{{br}}Construction: {{+|1}}{{br}}Mining: {{+|6}} | + | | Shooting: {{--|2}}{{br}}Construction: {{+|1}}{{br}}Mining: {{+|6}} |
| Intellectual{{br}}Crafting | | Intellectual{{br}}Crafting | ||
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− | + | ! Child spy{{br}}(Spy) | |
− | + | | Children are often presumed innocent, and can be ideal as spies. [PAWN_nameDef] was trained in the art of infiltration and information-gathering when [PAWN_pronoun] was just nine years old.{{br}}[PAWN_possessive] years behind enemy lines and the war-torn nature of [PAWN_possessive] homeworld meant [PAWN_pronoun] had limited opportunity for education. | |
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− | ! Child spy{{br}}(Spy | ||
− | | Children are often presumed innocent, and can be ideal as spies. | ||
| Shooting: {{+|5}}{{br}}Intellectual: {{--|3}} | | Shooting: {{+|5}}{{br}}Intellectual: {{--|3}} | ||
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! Child star{{br}}(Star) | ! Child star{{br}}(Star) | ||
− | | | + | | [PAWN_nameDef] was well-known throughout [PAWN_possessive] homeworld as a child actor in films and TV shows. [PAWN_possessive] fame put [PAWN_objective] in contact with many different kinds of people, but also tended to get in the way of [PAWN_possessive] education. |
| Artistic: {{+|3}}{{br}}Social: {{+|3}}{{br}}Intellectual: {{--|2}} | | Artistic: {{+|3}}{{br}}Social: {{+|3}}{{br}}Intellectual: {{--|2}} | ||
| Dumb labor | | Dumb labor | ||
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! Coma child | ! Coma child | ||
− | | A childhood accident put | + | | A childhood accident put [PAWN_nameDef] into a coma. [PAWN_pronoun] didn’t wake up until [PAWN_pronoun] was in [PAWN_possessive] late teens. [PAWN_possessive] body never recovered from the years of inactivity, but people tend to take pity on [PAWN_objective] when they hear [PAWN_possessive] story. |
| Construction: {{--|2}}{{br}}Mining: {{--|2}}{{br}}Social: {{+|4}} | | Construction: {{--|2}}{{br}}Mining: {{--|2}}{{br}}Social: {{+|4}} | ||
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! Convent child{{br}}(Illicit) | ! Convent child{{br}}(Illicit) | ||
− | | The child of an illicit affair, | + | | The child of an illicit affair, [PAWN_nameDef] was bought up by nuns in a medieval convent. [PAWN_pronoun] learned the value of hard work and submission, but was taught that technology is heretical. |
| Construction: {{+|3}}{{br}}Plants: {{+|3}} | | Construction: {{+|3}}{{br}}Plants: {{+|3}} | ||
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! Cult child{{br}}(Cult kid) | ! Cult child{{br}}(Cult kid) | ||
− | | | + | | [PAWN_nameDef] was born into a powerful cult which shunned advanced technology and believed that all illness could be cured by cleansing the soul through sacred art.{{br}}After [PAWN_possessive] first glimpse of the outside world, [PAWN_pronoun] decided to run away. |
| Artistic: {{+|5}}{{br}}Medical: {{--|3}} | | Artistic: {{+|5}}{{br}}Medical: {{--|3}} | ||
| Intellectual | | Intellectual | ||
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! Fire keeper{{br}}(Firekeep) | ! Fire keeper{{br}}(Firekeep) | ||
− | | | + | | [PAWN_nameDef] was responsible for keeping the tribe’s fire going. [PAWN_pronoun] took this responsibility very seriously. |
| Cooking: {{+|2}}{{br}}Crafting: {{+|2}} | | Cooking: {{+|2}}{{br}}Crafting: {{+|2}} | ||
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! Frightened child{{br}}(Scared) | ! Frightened child{{br}}(Scared) | ||
− | | | + | | [PAWN_nameDef] grew up with a laundry list of phobias and neuroses. [PAWN_pronoun] feared, among other things, doctors and foodborne pathogens.{{br}}As a result, [PAWN_pronoun] learned to cook and care for [PAWN_objective]self, but many of [PAWN_possessive] fears dog [PAWN_objective] in adulthood. |
| Cooking: {{+|3}}{{br}}Medical: {{+|3}} | | Cooking: {{+|3}}{{br}}Medical: {{+|3}} | ||
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! Herder | ! Herder | ||
− | | As a child, | + | | As a child, [PAWN_nameDef] tended the tribe’s muffalo herds, keeping them safe from predators and treating the sick. It was quiet work, but [PAWN_pronoun] enjoyed being away from people. |
| Melee: {{+|3}}{{br}}Medical: {{+|3}}{{br}}Social: {{--|2}} | | Melee: {{+|3}}{{br}}Medical: {{+|3}}{{br}}Social: {{--|2}} | ||
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! Industrial orphan{{br}}(Orphan) | ! Industrial orphan{{br}}(Orphan) | ||
− | | | + | | [PAWN_nameDef] never knew [PAWN_possessive] parents. [PAWN_possessive] earliest memories were of drudgery in the mines and workhouses of [PAWN_possessive] industrial world.{{br}}Because of this, [PAWN_pronoun] never received a proper education. |
| Mining: {{+|3}}{{br}}Crafting: {{+|3}}{{br}}Intellectual: {{--|2}} | | Mining: {{+|3}}{{br}}Crafting: {{+|3}}{{br}}Intellectual: {{--|2}} | ||
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! Medical assistant{{br}}(Medic) | ! Medical assistant{{br}}(Medic) | ||
− | | | + | | [PAWN_nameDef] was born during a catastrophic war in which both sides used napalm extensively. [PAWN_pronoun] grew up helping [PAWN_possessive] parents in an infirmary, treating the cascade of horrific burns from the battlefields. [PAWN_pronoun] was left with a lifelong fear of fire. |
| Medical: {{+|5}} | | Medical: {{+|5}} | ||
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! Medieval lordling{{br}}(Lordling) | ! Medieval lordling{{br}}(Lordling) | ||
− | | | + | | [PAWN_nameDef] was a minor noble in an old kingdom on a medieval world. [PAWN_pronoun] grew up in a manor made of stone, served by bowing lowerclassmen.{{br}}Such a life teaches no technical skills and instils a lifelong aversion to manual labor - but [PAWN_nameDef] learned early the ways of social manipulation. |
| Construction: {{--|1}}{{br}}Mining: {{--|1}}{{br}}Plants: {{--|1}}{{br}}Social: {{+|4}} | | Construction: {{--|1}}{{br}}Mining: {{--|1}}{{br}}Plants: {{--|1}}{{br}}Social: {{+|4}} | ||
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− | + | ! Medieval slave{{br}}(Slave) | |
− | + | | [PAWN_nameDef] grew up pulling carts and digging holes on a medieval world. Simple manual labor is [PAWN_possessive] oldest companion - along with the master's lash.{{br}}[PAWN_pronoun] didn't learn to read until age nine. | |
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− | ! Medieval slave{{br}}(Slave | ||
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! Music lover{{br}}(Musician) | ! Music lover{{br}}(Musician) | ||
− | | As a child, | + | | As a child, [PAWN_nameDef] had a talent for playing musical instruments and singing. [PAWN_pronoun] was given expert training and loved to perform in recitals and concerts, though the lavish praise [PAWN_pronoun] received made [PAWN_objective] a little self-obsessed. |
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! Mute | ! Mute | ||
− | | | + | | [PAWN_nameDef] was greatly affected by a traumatic event early in [PAWN_possessive] life. For many years [PAWN_pronoun] refused to speak to people, preferring instead to play with [PAWN_possessive] household's numerous pets. |
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! Organ farm | ! Organ farm | ||
− | | | + | | [PAWN_nameDef] was raised in an illegal underground organ farm. [PAWN_possessive] body was used to grow organic implants for wounded mercenaries. Though [PAWN_possessive] upbringing has left [PAWN_objective] haunted, it has also given [PAWN_objective] a unique understanding of human biology. |
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! Pyromaniac{{br}}(Pyro) | ! Pyromaniac{{br}}(Pyro) | ||
− | | From an early age, | + | | From an early age, [PAWN_nameDef] had an unhealthy fascination with fire. [PAWN_pronoun] would set refuse heaps ablaze and become so entranced by the flames [PAWN_pronoun] would absent-mindedly burn [PAWN_objective]self.{{br}}One day while playing with matches, [PAWN_pronoun] carelessly burned down [PAWN_possessive] home. |
| Cooking: {{--|2}}{{br}}Artistic: {{+|3}}{{br}}Social: {{--|3}} | | Cooking: {{--|2}}{{br}}Artistic: {{+|3}}{{br}}Social: {{--|3}} | ||
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! Reclusive child{{br}}(Reclusive) | ! Reclusive child{{br}}(Reclusive) | ||
− | | | + | | [PAWN_nameDef] didn’t learn to speak until [PAWN_pronoun] was nearly 5 years old, and, even then, [PAWN_pronoun] preferred to keep to [PAWN_objective]self. When [PAWN_pronoun] was in [PAWN_possessive] early teens, [PAWN_pronoun] made a habit of wandering off from the village to live in the wilderness for weeks at a time. |
| Melee: {{+|4}}{{br}}Crafting: {{+|3}} | | Melee: {{+|4}}{{br}}Crafting: {{+|3}} | ||
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− | + | ! Scavenger | |
− | + | | [PAWN_nameDef] spent [PAWN_possessive] childhood escaping grunt work to go digging through wrecks and ruins for treasures. [PAWN_possessive] natural curiosity got [PAWN_objective] into a lot of trouble, but it also yielded many interesting finds. | |
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− | + | ! Scout | |
− | + | | Born to colonial administrators from a small imperial power, [PAWN_nameDef] was enrolled in a youth program that taught military scouting skills.{{br}}[PAWN_pronoun] learned to survive in the wilderness, to obey, and not to ask questions. | |
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! Shelter child{{br}}(Shelterkid) | ! Shelter child{{br}}(Shelterkid) | ||
− | | | + | | [PAWN_nameDef] grew up in a shelter deep beneath a toxic world. [PAWN_pronoun] received a comprehensive education, but had no opportunity to do physical labour. |
| Construction: {{--|2}}{{br}}Mining: {{--|2}}{{br}}Medical: {{+|3}}{{br}}Social: {{+|2}}{{br}}Intellectual: {{+|3}} | | Construction: {{--|2}}{{br}}Mining: {{--|2}}{{br}}Medical: {{+|3}}{{br}}Social: {{+|2}}{{br}}Intellectual: {{+|3}} | ||
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! Shopkeeper{{br}}(Shopkeep) | ! Shopkeeper{{br}}(Shopkeep) | ||
− | | | + | | [PAWN_nameDef]'s mother was often ill, and it fell to [PAWN_objective] to run the store which was their only source of income. [PAWN_pronoun] learned a little about the exotic artifacts which [PAWN_pronoun] sold, and a lot about the art of the deal. |
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! Sickly child{{br}}(Patient) | ! Sickly child{{br}}(Patient) | ||
− | | As a child, | + | | As a child, [PAWN_nameDef] suffered from a rare disease. Quarantined in a research hospital, [PAWN_pronoun] had minimal human contact and got little physical exercise. In the sterile hospital environment, however, [PAWN_pronoun] became very familiar with science and medicine. |
| Melee: {{--|2}}{{br}}Construction: {{--|2}}{{br}}Medical: {{+|5}}{{br}}Social: {{--|2}}{{br}}Intellectual: {{+|4}} | | Melee: {{--|2}}{{br}}Construction: {{--|2}}{{br}}Medical: {{+|5}}{{br}}Social: {{--|2}}{{br}}Intellectual: {{+|4}} | ||
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− | + | ! Sole survivor{{br}}(Survivor) | |
− | + | | [PAWN_nameDef]’s entire tribe was wiped out in a raid. Though [PAWN_pronoun] was adopted by another group, [PAWN_pronoun] was emotionally scarred, and preferred to stay near home, cooking and tending crops. | |
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! Story writer{{br}}(Writer) | ! Story writer{{br}}(Writer) | ||
− | | As a child, | + | | As a child, [PAWN_nameDef] was addicted to reading. [PAWN_pronoun] would spend all day in [PAWN_possessive] local library with [PAWN_possessive] nose in a book. When budget cuts forced the library to close, [PAWN_nameDef] was distraught. [PAWN_pronoun] decided to fill the gap by writing [PAWN_possessive] own stories instead. |
| Artistic: {{+|4}}{{br}}Intellectual: {{+|3}} | | Artistic: {{+|4}}{{br}}Intellectual: {{+|3}} | ||
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− | + | ! Test subject{{br}}(Testee) | |
− | + | | On the most corrupt urbworlds, scientists without a moral compass commit unspeakable atrocities in the name of research. [PAWN_nameDef] was kept alone in a sealed facility from birth and subjected to a variety of behavioural experiments in an attempt to turn [PAWN_objective] into a perfect super-soldier. | |
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− | | On the most corrupt urbworlds, scientists without a moral compass commit unspeakable atrocities in the name of research. | ||
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! Tribe child{{br}}(Tribal) | ! Tribe child{{br}}(Tribal) | ||
− | | | + | | [PAWN_nameDef] grew up in the tribe, running around the village, moving with the muffalo herds, learning essential skills from [PAWN_possessive] parents.{{br}}[PAWN_pronoun] never learned to read and never saw a machine that wasn't an ancient ruin. |
| Shooting: {{+|2}}{{br}}Melee: {{+|2}}{{br}}Plants: {{+|2}}{{br}}Intellectual: {{--|3}} | | Shooting: {{+|2}}{{br}}Melee: {{+|2}}{{br}}Plants: {{+|2}}{{br}}Intellectual: {{--|3}} | ||
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− | + | ! Urbworld urchin{{br}}(Urchin) | |
− | + | | The urbworlds - ancient and deep industrial cityscapes bursting with humanity and poison. [PAWN_nameDef] grew up in the dark, unwanted reaches of such a place. [PAWN_pronoun] had to fight for every scrap of food. | |
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− | | The urbworlds - ancient and deep industrial cityscapes bursting with humanity and poison. | ||
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! Vatgrown soldier{{br}}(Vatgrown) | ! Vatgrown soldier{{br}}(Vatgrown) | ||
− | | | + | | [PAWN_nameDef] wasn't made as a person, but as an instrument of destruction. Grown in a bioweapons facility and taught combat during [PAWN_possessive] accelerated growth, [PAWN_nameDef] still has a proclivity for combat of all kinds and an aversion to human contact. |
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! Vengeful child{{br}}(Vengeful) | ! Vengeful child{{br}}(Vengeful) | ||
− | | As a child, | + | | As a child, [PAWN_nameDef] returned to [PAWN_possessive] village to find that it had been wiped out by bandits. [PAWN_pronoun] swore revenge on the attackers and began a violent rampage across the wilderness. |
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− | | War broke out in | + | | War broke out in [PAWN_nameDef]'s home when [PAWN_pronoun] was a baby. [PAWN_possessive] parents fled with [PAWN_objective], seeking safety wherever they could find it. [PAWN_nameDef]'s earliest memories are of being taught how to defend [PAWN_objective]self.{{br}}The violence and destruction [PAWN_pronoun] witnessed left [PAWN_objective] scarred for life. |
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! Wreckage explorer{{br}}(Explorer) | ! Wreckage explorer{{br}}(Explorer) | ||
− | | Two generations before | + | | Two generations before [PAWN_nameDef] was born, an apocalyptic war dragged [PAWN_possessive] home planet into anarchy. [PAWN_nameDef] was tasked with watching [PAWN_possessive] tribe's herds, but often shirked [PAWN_possessive] duties to go exploring the crashed warships scattered around the planet. |
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Revision as of 16:21, 7 May 2019
Title (Short Title) |
Description | Skill Modifications | Incapable of | Civil | Raider | Slave | Trader | Traveler | Tribal |
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Abandoned childTemplate:Br(Abandoned) | [PAWN_nameDef] was born sickly. Thinking that [PAWN_pronoun] would only burden the tribe, [PAWN_possessive] parents left [PAWN_objective] out in the elements. Somehow, [PAWN_pronoun] survived. | Melee: +3Template:BrCrafting: +3Template:BrSocial: −2 | None | ||||||
Apocalypse survivorTemplate:Br(Survivor) | [PAWN_nameDef] was born during a time of unrest on [PAWN_possessive] homeworld, as climate change threatened mass starvation and flooding. As [PAWN_pronoun] grew up the situation worsened - billions died and peaceful states descended into anarchy. [PAWN_nameDef] and [PAWN_possessive] parents did whatever they had to to survive. | Shooting: +4Template:BrArtistic: −3Template:BrIntellectual: −3 | None | ||||||
Cave child | [PAWN_nameDef] grew up in a large and intricate cave complex that extended deep into a mountainside. [PAWN_pronoun] helped the adults maintain and improve the deep caves. | Construction: +3Template:BrMining: +3 | None | ||||||
Caveworld tenderTemplate:Br(Cave kid) | [PAWN_nameDef] grew up in cave complex deep beneath the surface of an inhospitable world. [PAWN_pronoun] worked with the other children tending the tribe’s fungus crops. | Shooting: −3Template:BrMining: +2Template:BrPlants: +4 | None | ||||||
Caveworld tunnelerTemplate:Br(Tunneler) | [PAWN_nameDef] worked as a digger in the massive underground cave complex.Template:Br[PAWN_pronoun] knows rock so well that [PAWN_pronoun] can almost navigate caves by smell. | Shooting: −2Template:BrConstruction: +1Template:BrMining: +6 | IntellectualTemplate:BrCrafting | ||||||
Child spyTemplate:Br(Spy) | Children are often presumed innocent, and can be ideal as spies. [PAWN_nameDef] was trained in the art of infiltration and information-gathering when [PAWN_pronoun] was just nine years old.Template:Br[PAWN_possessive] years behind enemy lines and the war-torn nature of [PAWN_possessive] homeworld meant [PAWN_pronoun] had limited opportunity for education. | Shooting: +5Template:BrIntellectual: −3 | None | ||||||
Child starTemplate:Br(Star) | [PAWN_nameDef] was well-known throughout [PAWN_possessive] homeworld as a child actor in films and TV shows. [PAWN_possessive] fame put [PAWN_objective] in contact with many different kinds of people, but also tended to get in the way of [PAWN_possessive] education. | Artistic: +3Template:BrSocial: +3Template:BrIntellectual: −2 | Dumb labor | ||||||
Coma child | A childhood accident put [PAWN_nameDef] into a coma. [PAWN_pronoun] didn’t wake up until [PAWN_pronoun] was in [PAWN_possessive] late teens. [PAWN_possessive] body never recovered from the years of inactivity, but people tend to take pity on [PAWN_objective] when they hear [PAWN_possessive] story. | Construction: −2Template:BrMining: −2Template:BrSocial: +4 | None | ||||||
Convent childTemplate:Br(Illicit) | The child of an illicit affair, [PAWN_nameDef] was bought up by nuns in a medieval convent. [PAWN_pronoun] learned the value of hard work and submission, but was taught that technology is heretical. | Construction: +3Template:BrPlants: +3 | IntellectualTemplate:BrViolent | ||||||
Cult childTemplate:Br(Cult kid) | [PAWN_nameDef] was born into a powerful cult which shunned advanced technology and believed that all illness could be cured by cleansing the soul through sacred art.Template:BrAfter [PAWN_possessive] first glimpse of the outside world, [PAWN_pronoun] decided to run away. | Artistic: +5Template:BrMedical: −3 | Intellectual | ||||||
Fire keeperTemplate:Br(Firekeep) | [PAWN_nameDef] was responsible for keeping the tribe’s fire going. [PAWN_pronoun] took this responsibility very seriously. | Cooking: +2Template:BrCrafting: +2 | None | ||||||
Frightened childTemplate:Br(Scared) | [PAWN_nameDef] grew up with a laundry list of phobias and neuroses. [PAWN_pronoun] feared, among other things, doctors and foodborne pathogens.Template:BrAs a result, [PAWN_pronoun] learned to cook and care for [PAWN_objective]self, but many of [PAWN_possessive] fears dog [PAWN_objective] in adulthood. | Cooking: +3Template:BrMedical: +3 | Violent | ||||||
Herder | As a child, [PAWN_nameDef] tended the tribe’s muffalo herds, keeping them safe from predators and treating the sick. It was quiet work, but [PAWN_pronoun] enjoyed being away from people. | Melee: +3Template:BrMedical: +3Template:BrSocial: −2 | None | ||||||
Industrial orphanTemplate:Br(Orphan) | [PAWN_nameDef] never knew [PAWN_possessive] parents. [PAWN_possessive] earliest memories were of drudgery in the mines and workhouses of [PAWN_possessive] industrial world.Template:BrBecause of this, [PAWN_pronoun] never received a proper education. | Mining: +3Template:BrCrafting: +3Template:BrIntellectual: −2 | None | ||||||
Medical assistantTemplate:Br(Medic) | [PAWN_nameDef] was born during a catastrophic war in which both sides used napalm extensively. [PAWN_pronoun] grew up helping [PAWN_possessive] parents in an infirmary, treating the cascade of horrific burns from the battlefields. [PAWN_pronoun] was left with a lifelong fear of fire. | Medical: +5 | Firefighting | ||||||
Medieval lordlingTemplate:Br(Lordling) | [PAWN_nameDef] was a minor noble in an old kingdom on a medieval world. [PAWN_pronoun] grew up in a manor made of stone, served by bowing lowerclassmen.Template:BrSuch a life teaches no technical skills and instils a lifelong aversion to manual labor - but [PAWN_nameDef] learned early the ways of social manipulation. | Construction: −1Template:BrMining: −1Template:BrPlants: −1Template:BrSocial: +4 | None | ||||||
Medieval slaveTemplate:Br(Slave) | [PAWN_nameDef] grew up pulling carts and digging holes on a medieval world. Simple manual labor is [PAWN_possessive] oldest companion - along with the master's lash.Template:Br[PAWN_pronoun] didn't learn to read until age nine. | Construction: +2Template:BrMining: +2Template:BrPlants: +2Template:BrIntellectual: −3 | None | ||||||
Music loverTemplate:Br(Musician) | As a child, [PAWN_nameDef] had a talent for playing musical instruments and singing. [PAWN_pronoun] was given expert training and loved to perform in recitals and concerts, though the lavish praise [PAWN_pronoun] received made [PAWN_objective] a little self-obsessed. | Artistic: +5Template:BrSocial: −2 | None | ||||||
Mute | [PAWN_nameDef] was greatly affected by a traumatic event early in [PAWN_possessive] life. For many years [PAWN_pronoun] refused to speak to people, preferring instead to play with [PAWN_possessive] household's numerous pets. | Animals: +5 | Social | ||||||
Organ farm | [PAWN_nameDef] was raised in an illegal underground organ farm. [PAWN_possessive] body was used to grow organic implants for wounded mercenaries. Though [PAWN_possessive] upbringing has left [PAWN_objective] haunted, it has also given [PAWN_objective] a unique understanding of human biology. | Medical: +5 | Violent | ||||||
PyromaniacTemplate:Br(Pyro) | From an early age, [PAWN_nameDef] had an unhealthy fascination with fire. [PAWN_pronoun] would set refuse heaps ablaze and become so entranced by the flames [PAWN_pronoun] would absent-mindedly burn [PAWN_objective]self.Template:BrOne day while playing with matches, [PAWN_pronoun] carelessly burned down [PAWN_possessive] home. | Cooking: −2Template:BrArtistic: +3Template:BrSocial: −3 | Firefighting | ||||||
Reclusive childTemplate:Br(Reclusive) | [PAWN_nameDef] didn’t learn to speak until [PAWN_pronoun] was nearly 5 years old, and, even then, [PAWN_pronoun] preferred to keep to [PAWN_objective]self. When [PAWN_pronoun] was in [PAWN_possessive] early teens, [PAWN_pronoun] made a habit of wandering off from the village to live in the wilderness for weeks at a time. | Melee: +4Template:BrCrafting: +3 | Social | ||||||
Scavenger | [PAWN_nameDef] spent [PAWN_possessive] childhood escaping grunt work to go digging through wrecks and ruins for treasures. [PAWN_possessive] natural curiosity got [PAWN_objective] into a lot of trouble, but it also yielded many interesting finds. | Mining: +3Template:BrIntellectual: +3 | Dumb labor | ||||||
Scout | Born to colonial administrators from a small imperial power, [PAWN_nameDef] was enrolled in a youth program that taught military scouting skills.Template:Br[PAWN_pronoun] learned to survive in the wilderness, to obey, and not to ask questions. | Shooting: +3Template:BrConstruction: +1Template:BrCrafting: +2 | ArtisticTemplate:BrIntellectual | ||||||
Shelter childTemplate:Br(Shelterkid) | [PAWN_nameDef] grew up in a shelter deep beneath a toxic world. [PAWN_pronoun] received a comprehensive education, but had no opportunity to do physical labour. | Construction: −2Template:BrMining: −2Template:BrMedical: +3Template:BrSocial: +2Template:BrIntellectual: +3 | None | ||||||
ShopkeeperTemplate:Br(Shopkeep) | [PAWN_nameDef]'s mother was often ill, and it fell to [PAWN_objective] to run the store which was their only source of income. [PAWN_pronoun] learned a little about the exotic artifacts which [PAWN_pronoun] sold, and a lot about the art of the deal. | Social: +4Template:BrIntellectual: +2 | None | ||||||
Sickly childTemplate:Br(Patient) | As a child, [PAWN_nameDef] suffered from a rare disease. Quarantined in a research hospital, [PAWN_pronoun] had minimal human contact and got little physical exercise. In the sterile hospital environment, however, [PAWN_pronoun] became very familiar with science and medicine. | Melee: −2Template:BrConstruction: −2Template:BrMedical: +5Template:BrSocial: −2Template:BrIntellectual: +4 | None | ||||||
Sole survivorTemplate:Br(Survivor) | [PAWN_nameDef]’s entire tribe was wiped out in a raid. Though [PAWN_pronoun] was adopted by another group, [PAWN_pronoun] was emotionally scarred, and preferred to stay near home, cooking and tending crops. | Cooking: +3Template:BrPlants: +3 | Violent | ||||||
Story writerTemplate:Br(Writer) | As a child, [PAWN_nameDef] was addicted to reading. [PAWN_pronoun] would spend all day in [PAWN_possessive] local library with [PAWN_possessive] nose in a book. When budget cuts forced the library to close, [PAWN_nameDef] was distraught. [PAWN_pronoun] decided to fill the gap by writing [PAWN_possessive] own stories instead. | Artistic: +4Template:BrIntellectual: +3 | None | ||||||
Test subjectTemplate:Br(Testee) | On the most corrupt urbworlds, scientists without a moral compass commit unspeakable atrocities in the name of research. [PAWN_nameDef] was kept alone in a sealed facility from birth and subjected to a variety of behavioural experiments in an attempt to turn [PAWN_objective] into a perfect super-soldier. | Shooting: +4 | SocialTemplate:BrCaringTemplate:BrFirefighting | ||||||
Tribe childTemplate:Br(Tribal) | [PAWN_nameDef] grew up in the tribe, running around the village, moving with the muffalo herds, learning essential skills from [PAWN_possessive] parents.Template:Br[PAWN_pronoun] never learned to read and never saw a machine that wasn't an ancient ruin. | Shooting: +2Template:BrMelee: +2Template:BrPlants: +2Template:BrIntellectual: −3 | None | ||||||
Urbworld urchinTemplate:Br(Urchin) | The urbworlds - ancient and deep industrial cityscapes bursting with humanity and poison. [PAWN_nameDef] grew up in the dark, unwanted reaches of such a place. [PAWN_pronoun] had to fight for every scrap of food. | Shooting: +2Template:BrMelee: +4 | None | ||||||
Vatgrown soldierTemplate:Br(Vatgrown) | [PAWN_nameDef] wasn't made as a person, but as an instrument of destruction. Grown in a bioweapons facility and taught combat during [PAWN_possessive] accelerated growth, [PAWN_nameDef] still has a proclivity for combat of all kinds and an aversion to human contact. | Shooting: +4Template:BrMelee: +4 | SocialTemplate:BrCaring | ||||||
Vengeful childTemplate:Br(Vengeful) | As a child, [PAWN_nameDef] returned to [PAWN_possessive] village to find that it had been wiped out by bandits. [PAWN_pronoun] swore revenge on the attackers and began a violent rampage across the wilderness. | Shooting: +3Template:BrMelee: +3 | Caring | ||||||
War refugeeTemplate:Br(Refugee) | War broke out in [PAWN_nameDef]'s home when [PAWN_pronoun] was a baby. [PAWN_possessive] parents fled with [PAWN_objective], seeking safety wherever they could find it. [PAWN_nameDef]'s earliest memories are of being taught how to defend [PAWN_objective]self.Template:BrThe violence and destruction [PAWN_pronoun] witnessed left [PAWN_objective] scarred for life. | Cooking: +2Template:BrCrafting: +2 | Violent | ||||||
Wreckage explorerTemplate:Br(Explorer) | Two generations before [PAWN_nameDef] was born, an apocalyptic war dragged [PAWN_possessive] home planet into anarchy. [PAWN_nameDef] was tasked with watching [PAWN_possessive] tribe's herds, but often shirked [PAWN_possessive] duties to go exploring the crashed warships scattered around the planet. | Animals: +3Template:BrIntellectual: +3 | None |