looking for some help with a background story for my storm herald barbarian. I want him to be a follower of the storm lord and a black smith but other than that I need help
looking for some help with a background story for my storm herald barbarian. I want him to be a follower of the storm lord and a black smith but other than that I need help
Are you going to make him fall barbarian or is there a chance you will multiclass him in the future?
Having him come from somewhere off of or near the coast might be a good idea as part of the reason he is a black smith. Apart from being more self sufficient is to sell his works to those that come into port. Plus for some reason I always think of the sea more than say the mountains when it comes to storms. I just can't think of someone, storm herald barbarian or otherwise, having anything to do with that part of nature and not encountering them in a large, fairly regular way.
Funny you mention the sea because that is the way I was going to go. He is going to be a full barbarian. His name is even Geadhan Stormmaker and his great axe is named is going to either be wave breaker or kresting
Funny you mention the sea because that is the way I was going to go. He is going to be a full barbarian. His name is even Geadhan Stormmaker and his great axe is named is going to either be wave breaker or kresting
Kresting sounds like a good one though I have a bias for K names and anything with the word breaker at the end sounds a bit too great axe like? Sort of? Despite what I have just typed both are good and will work well with the character. I'm guessing he made the axe himself?
Maybe if he follows the Storm lord not by an example of his family then if you still need a back story. Then maybe have another of his family work as a sailor of fisherman and have it that he was on the ship with them during a storm. The events that resulted in him and maybe the family member surviving causing him to become a follower at a young age.
Thinking about what quirks, likes and dislikes he has might also help with backstory if any of them have more of a reason that just because he does.
While on a sea voyage his ship was in a violent storm and out of corntol. His fury was so great it started taking on aspects of the storm itself. The ship went down with many dying or being lost, except for him. Now even though the power of the sea is a part of him he is in inner turmoil knowing it came to him at great expense
Yes he did make it himself. I was thinking that his entire family are followers of the storm lord. I love the idea of him being on a boat with maybe his grandfather or father. Maybe they are traveling back to their village and a storm arises. Geadhan is on the deck near the front of the boat enjoying the storm when he is struck by a lightning bolt. He is laying on the deck smoking and his father runs out to him thinking he is dead when suddenly he sits up with a gasp and says he spoke with the storm lord. He and his father are both surprised that he is unharmed. He tells his father that the storm lord has tasked him with protecting those who cannot protect themselves. He looks down and sees the mark of the storm lord has been burned into his chest over his heart
Yes he did make it himself. I was thinking that his entire family are followers of the storm lord. I love the idea of him being on a boat with maybe his grandfather or father. Maybe they are traveling back to their village and a storm arises. Geadhan is on the deck near the front of the boat enjoying the storm when he is struck by a lightning bolt. He is laying on the deck smoking and his father runs out to him thinking he is dead when suddenly he sits up with a gasp and says he spoke with the storm lord. He and his father are both surprised that he is unharmed. He tells his father that the storm lord has tasked him with protecting those who cannot protect themselves. He looks down and sees the mark of the storm lord has been burned into his chest over his heart
Go for it.
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looking for some help with a background story for my storm herald barbarian. I want him to be a follower of the storm lord and a black smith but other than that I need help
Are you going to make him fall barbarian or is there a chance you will multiclass him in the future?
Having him come from somewhere off of or near the coast might be a good idea as part of the reason he is a black smith. Apart from being more self sufficient is to sell his works to those that come into port. Plus for some reason I always think of the sea more than say the mountains when it comes to storms. I just can't think of someone, storm herald barbarian or otherwise, having anything to do with that part of nature and not encountering them in a large, fairly regular way.
Funny you mention the sea because that is the way I was going to go. He is going to be a full barbarian. His name is even Geadhan Stormmaker and his great axe is named is going to either be wave breaker or kresting
Kresting sounds like a good one though I have a bias for K names and anything with the word breaker at the end sounds a bit too great axe like? Sort of?Despite what I have just typed both are good and will work well with the character. I'm guessing he made the axe himself?Maybe if he follows the Storm lord not by an example of his family then if you still need a back story. Then maybe have another of his family work as a sailor of fisherman and have it that he was on the ship with them during a storm. The events that resulted in him and maybe the family member surviving causing him to become a follower at a young age.
Thinking about what quirks, likes and dislikes he has might also help with backstory if any of them have more of a reason that just because he does.
While on a sea voyage his ship was in a violent storm and out of corntol. His fury was so great it started taking on aspects of the storm itself. The ship went down with many dying or being lost, except for him. Now even though the power of the sea is a part of him he is in inner turmoil knowing it came to him at great expense
That's what happens when you wear a helmet your whole life!
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Yes he did make it himself. I was thinking that his entire family are followers of the storm lord. I love the idea of him being on a boat with maybe his grandfather or father. Maybe they are traveling back to their village and a storm arises. Geadhan is on the deck near the front of the boat enjoying the storm when he is struck by a lightning bolt. He is laying on the deck smoking and his father runs out to him thinking he is dead when suddenly he sits up with a gasp and says he spoke with the storm lord. He and his father are both surprised that he is unharmed. He tells his father that the storm lord has tasked him with protecting those who cannot protect themselves. He looks down and sees the mark of the storm lord has been burned into his chest over his heart
Go for it.