Backstories/Offworld Nonspecific Adult

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Title
(Short Title)
Description Skill Modifications Work types Traits Tribal Outlander Pirate Offworld Outsider Imperial
Common
Imperial
Fighter
Imperial
Royal
Bodytype
Policeman/Policewoman
(Policeman/Policewoman)
[PAWN_nameDef] kept the peace as a line officer in a municipal police force.
[PAWN_pronoun] was trained in de-escalation, physical control, shooting, and other police skills.
  • Social: +3
  • Shooting: +4
  • Melee: +3
  • +Social
  • +Violent
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Chef
(Chef)
[PAWN_nameDef] ran a high-class restaurant. [PAWN_pronoun] was famous among patrons for [PAWN_possessive] creative culinary specialties, and infamous among kitchen workers for [PAWN_possessive] casual disdain for grunt work.
  • Cooking: +6
  • Social: +2
  • +Cooking
  • −Cleaning
  • −ManualDumb
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Housemate/Housewife
(Housemate/Housewife)
As an adult, [PAWN_nameDef] kept house and cared for children while [PAWN_possessive] spouse worked.
  • Cooking: +3
  • Medicine: +3
  • Crafting: +2
  • +ManualDumb
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Inventor
(Inventor)
On [PAWN_possessive] homeworld, [PAWN_nameDef] worked as a moderately successful inventor. [PAWN_pronoun] developed several minor technologies.
  • Crafting: +5
  • Intellectual: +2
  • +Intellectual
  • +Crafting
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Teacher
(Teacher)
[PAWN_nameDef] was educated in the liberal arts and taught at a public school. [PAWN_pronoun] was widely knowledgeable and well-liked by [PAWN_possessive] students.
  • Intellectual: +3
  • Social: +4
  • +Intellectual
  • +Social
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Civil Servant
(Bureaucrat)
[PAWN_nameDef] worked as a low-ranking administrator for a moribund government bureaucracy. [PAWN_pronoun] is most at home filling out complicated paperwork and playing office politics.
  • Social: +3
  • Intellectual: +3
  • Construction: −2

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Bartender
(Barkeep)
[PAWN_nameDef] worked as a bartender in a seedy establishment. The job was one part drink-mixing, one part diplomacy, and one part head-bashing.
  • Social: +4
  • Melee: +2
  • Cooking: +2
  • +Social
  • +Cooking
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Conceptual Artist
(Artist)
[PAWN_nameDef] was well-known in art circles on [PAWN_possessive] home world for [PAWN_possessive] unique and creative conceptual artworks.
Nobody was sure exactly what [PAWN_pronoun] was trying to communicate, but [PAWN_possessive] pieces were highly valued by collectors.
  • Artistic: +8
  • Crafting: +1
  • +Artistic
  • −Social
  • −Caring
  • −Hauling
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Evangelist
(Evangelist)
As a youth, [PAWN_nameDef] experienced a religious awakening. [PAWN_pronoun] decided to spend the rest of [PAWN_possessive] life spreading the word of [PAWN_possessive] deity, the beauty of its culture, and its unusual medical tradition.
  • Social: +4
  • Artistic: +4
  • Medicine: −3
  • +Social
  • +Caring
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Ascetic Priest
(Priest)
After taking a vow of silence, [PAWN_nameDef] joined a monastery to spend [PAWN_possessive] days in quiet contemplation.
[PAWN_pronoun] found happiness growing vegetables in the garden and making cheese in the monastery cellars.
  • Plants: +4
  • Medicine: +2
  • Cooking: +2
  • +PlantWork
  • +ManualDumb
  • −Violent
  • −Social
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Escaped Convict
(Escapee)
[PAWN_nameDef] denies involvement in the crimes that brought about [PAWN_possessive] incarceration in a brutal penal colony. [PAWN_pronoun] escaped by tunneling beneath the perimeter using modified cutlery.
  • Mining: +4
  • Crafting: +2
  • +Violent
  • −Caring
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Nurse
(Nurse)
[PAWN_nameDef] worked in a hospital, doing routine work such as changing bandages and taking temperatures.
It was a busy job, but [PAWN_pronoun] could always find time for a chat with a patient.
  • Social: +4
  • Medicine: +5
  • +Caring
  • −Violent
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House Servant
(Servant)
[PAWN_nameDef] was a domestic servant to wealthy homeowners.
[PAWN_pronoun] got to know the kitchens and basements of [PAWN_possessive] master's mansion well, but never did any work outside.
  • Cooking: +4
  • Plants: −3
  • Mining: −3
  • +ManualDumb
  • +Cleaning
  • −Intellectual
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Bodyguard
(Bodyguard)
[PAWN_nameDef] protected whoever paid [PAWN_objective]. [PAWN_pronoun] gained proficiency in many different combat forms, and was known for [PAWN_possessive] ruthlessness against those who crossed [PAWN_objective].
  • Shooting: +4
  • Melee: +4
  • +Violent
  • −Social
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Mathematician
(Math Prof)
[PAWN_nameDef] did mathematical research at a university.
[PAWN_pronoun] spent much of [PAWN_possessive] spare time immersed in shooting simulations, though [PAWN_pronoun] was frequently ridiculed by other players for [PAWN_possessive] terrible aim.
  • Shooting: −3
  • Intellectual: +8
  • +Intellectual
  • −ManualDumb
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Paramedic
(Paramedic)
[PAWN_nameDef]'s job was to respond rapidly to medical emergencies. [PAWN_pronoun] is used to dealing with severe injuries with only limited medical supplies.
[PAWN_pronoun] treated so many gunshot wounds over the years that even seeing a gun made [PAWN_objective] uncomfortable.
  • Shooting: −5
  • Medicine: +6
  • +Caring
  • +Violent
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Gardener
(Gardener)
[PAWN_nameDef] worked at the mansion of a powerful family, tending the lavish gardens as part of a team of servants.
  • Plants: +8
  • +ManualDumb
  • +PlantWork
  • −Intellectual
  • −Crafting
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Torturer
(Torturer)
Working for a tyrannical dictator, [PAWN_nameDef] earned a reputation as an expert in 'persuasion.' Any prisoner who went down into the dungeons left with no secrets - and with [PAWN_nameDef]'s smile scarred permanently into their nightmares.
  • Melee: +6
  • +Violent
  • −Social
  • −Caring
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Defector
(Defector)
Early in [PAWN_possessive] adulthood, [PAWN_nameDef] decided to leave the oppressive dictatorship where [PAWN_pronoun] lived. [PAWN_possessive] defection was not well-received, and agents were sent out after [PAWN_objective].
[PAWN_pronoun] spent years on the run, treating [PAWN_possessive] own wounds so no doctor could betray [PAWN_objective]. The ordeal made [PAWN_objective] bitter and untrusting
  • Shooting: +5
  • Social: −4
  • Medicine: +3
  • +Violent
  • +Caring
  • −Artistic
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Construction Engineer
(Builder)
[PAWN_nameDef] was a construction worker. [PAWN_pronoun] lead a team which built everything from office blocks to cathedrals.
[PAWN_possessive] busy job and numerous nearby fast-food outlets meant [PAWN_pronoun] never cooked for [PAWN_objective]self.
  • Construction: +8
  • Plants: −3
  • +ManualSkilled
  • −Intellectual
  • −Cooking
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Rancher
(Rancher)
[PAWN_nameDef] owned and operated a successful ranch where [PAWN_pronoun] raised animals for meat and wool.
[PAWN_pronoun] refused to do any dumb labour [PAWN_pronoun] could pay someone else to do for [PAWN_objective].
  • Animals: +8
  • Cooking: −4
  • Mining: −4
  • +Animals
  • −ManualDumb
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Low-Wage Worker
(Grunt)
[PAWN_nameDef] worked a variety of casual jobs to support [PAWN_possessive] family, gaining a set of basic hands-on skills.
  • Cooking: +4
  • Plants: +3
  • Crafting: +3
  • +ManualDumb
  • +Cleaning
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Model
(Model)
[PAWN_nameDef] modelled clothes and jewellery for advertisers, and was also used as a physical blueprint for characters in virtual reality simulations.
  • Social: +5
  • Artistic: +6
  • +Social
  • +Artistic
  • −ManualDumb
  • −Intellectual
  • −ManualSkilled
  • −Caring
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Geologist
(Geologist)
[PAWN_nameDef] worked with miners and cave-diggers, identifying rock types and natural formations.
During [PAWN_possessive] years underground [PAWN_pronoun] also gained experience repairing drilling machines and other technical equipment.
  • Mining: +8
  • Crafting: +3
  • +Intellectual
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Jailbird
(Jailbird)
[PAWN_nameDef] spent most of [PAWN_possessive] life in prisons, where [PAWN_pronoun] was put to work in the kitchens. [PAWN_pronoun] had a habit of getting into fights, and developed an aggressive way of speaking.
  • Melee: +5
  • Cooking: +3
  • +Violent
  • −Social
  • −Caring
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Actor
(Actor)
[PAWN_nameDef] travelled with a company of actors, playing to packed theatres and loving audiences everywhere. [PAWN_pronoun] was a perfectionist, and made [PAWN_possessive] own props and costumes rather than use the ones [PAWN_pronoun] was given.
  • Social: +8
  • Crafting: +3
  • +Social
  • −ManualDumb
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Veterinarian
(Vet)
[PAWN_nameDef] treated sick and injured animals for a living. Seeing their suffering affected [PAWN_possessive] stance on the practice of eating meat, and for many years [PAWN_pronoun] lived as a vegetarian.
  • Animals: +4
  • Medicine: +4
  • Cooking: −4
  • +Caring
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Explosives Expert
(Blaster)
[PAWN_nameDef] was an explosive engineer employed in mines. [PAWN_pronoun] took [PAWN_possessive] job very seriously and was well-versed in the technicalities - so much so that [PAWN_pronoun] refused to demean [PAWN_objective]self by helping with the clean-up once [PAWN_possessive] carefully-calculated explosion was complete.
  • Mining: +5
  • Intellectual: +5
  • +Violent
  • −ManualDumb
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Counselor
(Counselor)
A terrifying trauma when [PAWN_nameDef] was a young adult caused [PAWN_objective] to develop a serious eating disorder. With counseling [PAWN_pronoun] learned to have a healthier relationship with food, and decided to put [PAWN_possessive] new skills to use helping others overcome their emotional problems.
  • Social: +9
  • +Social
  • −Cookingtypes
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Recruiter
(Recruiter)
[PAWN_nameDef] was part of a revered order of martial artists, infamous both for their skill in combat and for their practice of refusing to treat their wounded.
[PAWN_pronoun] travelled [PAWN_possessive] homeworld, judging the young people [PAWN_pronoun] met to determine if they might be suitable for training.
  • Melee: +5
  • Social: +5
  • +Social
  • −Caring
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Drifter
(Drifter)
[PAWN_nameDef] never figured out what to do with [PAWN_possessive] life. [PAWN_pronoun] travelled often, taking up casual work wherever [PAWN_pronoun] found it.
[PAWN_pronoun] also occasionally worked on a novel that [PAWN_pronoun] knew would be a bestseller - just as soon as [PAWN_pronoun] could find a publisher who was interested
  • Cooking: +3
  • Construction: +3
  • Artistic: −4

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Machine Collector
(Collector)
[PAWN_nameDef] was obsessed with old machines and arcane pieces of technology. [PAWN_pronoun] obtained them wherever [PAWN_pronoun] could, and loved taking them apart to see how they worked.
[PAWN_pronoun] had a habit of talking about [PAWN_possessive] collection long after people around [PAWN_objective] had stopped listening.
  • Social: −3
  • Crafting: +6
  • Intellectual: +6
  • +Crafting
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Con Artist
(Con Artist)
[PAWN_nameDef] never created anything in [PAWN_possessive] life. [PAWN_pronoun] did, however, prove to be a natural at getting others to give [PAWN_objective] what they had created.
  • Social: +10
  • +Social
  • −Violent
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