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Once upon a time, I was a humble human who lived, and eventually died as a soldier for my local lord. Good news is, I didn't stay dead. Bad news is, I didn't stay in my original body. Worse news is, if I stay here, then the evil cultists trying to resurrect their dead leader (whose body I inhabit) might just succeed and bring about an apocalypse.

Haven't done this in a while, let's see.

Once upon a time, I was a simple glassblower. But as I stared into the flames I had a revelation brought upon me by the goddess Hestia. I must take down the temple of Ares before they bring about a new war.

(Light Cleric of Hestia with the Artisan background)

I was a hooker in Waterdeep, killed a rich man, and stole his money, his horse, and rode away by myself. Forgive the chaos in my blood, when my soul freaks out, but I’m sick of being a rat turning the wheel for others. It’s ironic how I hunt for glory now, soon they will hunt me and I will hunt from the shadows. 

Any charismatic cutthroat build with charlatan or criminal background. 

Shout out to Tobias Rahim. 

My name is Glen Glutton, it’s a pleasure to meet you on this fine day. I have led a somewhat curious life that many would say is backwards. A curse place upon me in the womb is forcing me to age in reverse and I must find and fix a special clock that is running backwards to break the spell.

Another artificer.

I was out in the woods boar hunting when I was suddenly beset by orcs, turns out the boar belonged to them. I fought for all I was worth, but there were too many of them, luckily a group of adventures happened by and helped me out. They said I was a good hand in a fight and asked me to join their group, and I had no one waiting at home for me, so I did.

I dreamt one night of the Man in Black, and as I woke his promises of power became reality when magic leapt from my fingertips.  As I explored my newfound powers though, I came across the Gunslinger, my master's mortal enemy.  Do I obey my master's wishes and kill him, or dare I defy the Man in Black and follow this man I know to be noble?

I used to be a carter, traveling from village to town selling my wares and sharing news from one comunity to the next. Unfortunately I sucked as a business person and went broke, but fortunately for me I turned out to be a pretty good burglar and can raid a dungeon fairly well. So now I’m off to start my new career as an adventurer, I just need a party to join me; you interested?

(Any Race, Failed Merchant Background, Rogue)

My father was an investigative journalist writing a teardown piece on one of the members of Parliament. Officially, my surefooted father died tragically by accidentally falling down a stairwell and landing on some knives, but I know someone in Parliament is responsible. I will find out who killed my father and expose them, finishing my father’s work. 

My partner and I are members of the Magical Investigation Bureau and we investigated all manner of supernatural cases and rendered our aid to those threatened by extra-planar threats. One day my partner disappeared leaving only a piece of parchment with a single bloody hand print on it. Its my only lead but I will follow it and find out what misfortune found them.

*a loose combonition of the X Files and the Men in Black likely being some sort of Wizard or Ranger types.

I was a card shark in a former life, I made my living by the shuffle, and made my enemies by the win. As anyone in my line of work can tell you, it behoves one to be equally skilled with a blade to either run the cheats through, or prevent someone from running you through. Anyway, now I’m in debt to a bookie for a tidy sum and blacklisted from the tables ‘til I pay up, so it’s off to adventure I go to scrounge up the scratch I owe.

Sven, the Lucky. Undying Ranger.

I grew up on a farm with my family, and my fiancé.

Unfortunately, everyone in my family got mysteriously sick and died, until only I was left.

One day, while plowing the field, a snake spooked the draft horse, causing the plow to tip over and on me and my dog.  Supposedly, killing us both.

During the funeral, I awoke in my coffin, scaring the town folk.  They called it a miracle, but without my family, I would rather have stayed dead.

Somehow, my dog has returned to me.  He is obviously undead, but I am grateful to have him with me as he is my only family, but I still take little joy in life.

I feel compelled to go into the ruins of the old graveyard.  I know not why...

I wanted to be a painter, but la Force des Revenants had other plans for me. They abducted me as a child and trained me to be one of their assassins, but I resisted their influence and escaped their grasp. I still paint, though now I only use the color red.

Note: So edgy, I cut myself writing it.

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I wanted to be a painter, but la Force des Revenants had other plans for me. They abducted me as a child and trained me to be one of their assassins, but I resisted their influence and escaped their grasp. I still paint, though now I only use the color red.

Note: So edgy, I cut myself writing it.

I believe Magic the Gathering has you covered, the quote on the card is quite apt.

Seven times I've given birth. Seven times my children have turned to evil. It's time for Mom to take responsibility and discipline her children.

It all started when I got hit in the head with that potato, everything before that is a blank. Now I’m on what I can only presume to be the adventure of my life trying to figure out what my life is, or was anyway. Luckily I kick ass, even though I have no idea what I’m doing, but it works!

I was minding my own business, like usual, one day. then from legit nowhere, a portal opened up in front of me and sucked me in. now here I am, in a world I don't recognize, with nobody I know and no languages I've ever heard of, and I am really confused (plz helpz meh).

this may or may not be the generic backstory for all of the UBs in the Pokemon series that debuted in either Pokemon Sun and Moon or Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

As a small disclaimer you might need to refer to the D&D/MTG planeshift sources for this, link here: https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Plane_Shift

I remember swimming through lakes of fire and rivers of magma and bathing in the searing heat of the volcanoes of the Plane of Fire. I became part of a warband led by an Efreet and earned it's ire and as punishment was stripped of my firey nature and left on the material plane with only a spear and a crystal that imprisons my essence. Most denizens of the material plane flee from me but some have conversed with me and talked of fear and revenge, these things and more intrigue me and I will explore what this world has to hold.

**So Starting off the idea is a Salamander has had its fire based abilities stripped and left for dead by the Efreet. For Race use the Naga from Planeshift: Amonkhet for abilties although you look like a non-fire version of the standard Salamander, for background use Far Traveller and for Class use Sorcerer taking the Pyromancer origin from Planeshift: Kaladesh to represent getting back in touch with your firey nature. For equipment only take a Spear and a Crystal to use as an Arcane Focus.

I thought I'd give this forum challenge a go! Here's three of my newest dnd ocs. 

I was born the only daughter of a noble drow family, but the pressure proved to be too much for me and I renounced my family to follow the goddess Lolth. To prove my worth to her, I swore an oath that I would destroy the greatest enemy of her followers. Now I walk the surface, seeking to discover who that enemy is. 

I was born the son of two cultists who worshipped and sacrificed people to the great old one. Upon this horrible discovery, I used the spells I'd learnt from my fathers old tomes to help his would be victems escape. Now I am on the run from my own family, terrified that they will find me and force me to become one of them. 

I was taken in as a child by the circus, who taught me to use my changling abilities to my advantage on stage. I became so famous I got cocky, and ended up getting kicked out of my home for soiling the circus's reputation one too many times. Now I do what I must to make a quick buck, and one day I hope to win back the circus's favour. 

I know the god of magic is dead, but to a wizard like me that should not be a problem. I shall discover all magic's secrets by finding this god and reviving them in my care. So what if I have turned to the arts of necromancy and forbidden spells, what idiot would put a limit on magical knowledge.

(Necromancer obsessed with reviving Mystra)

I was once a town guard until I took an arrow to the knee fending off a bandit raid, I was then released from my duties. I turned to hiring myself out as a private investigator and my first job was apprehending a mysterious thief targeting local bakeries, I recieved a fair number of free sweet rolls for solving that one. Now I find myself turning to the wider world and will see what other mysteries I can solve.

*Taking some inspiration from Town Guards in the Elder Scrolls, be a Soldier/town guard background and then what ever you want for race and class.