As a young man from the SwordCoast, Tamen grew up on the open sea as a fisherman on his fathers boat. Taman was well equipped for long fishing trips. Tamen and his father Taman would often spend weeks fishing the coast. As his father grew older, Tamen would often take trips on his own. When his father fell ill to the black lung, the trips stopped as Tamen stayed to take care of his father. When Taman succumbed to his illness, Tamen swore off the sea and focused on a life in the underground’s of SwordCoast. Learning he was good with a sword he made a name for himself as a duelist—not shy of taking the life of his foes. One particular night he met a man he had never encountered in SwordCoast before. A man by the name of René d’Herbley. A man of class, extravagantly dressed with fine clothing and a master swordsman. René aka Aramis realized the potential in Tamen, and for the next 5 years took him under his tutelage, and groomed him into a man of class and sword play. When Aramis left, Tamen was left with an emptiness and longing for something. He returned to the sea on various ships until he found his home among the crew on Queen Anne’s Revenge under the Capt. By the name of Black Beard. Tamen further honed his skills with the blade for years on the Queen Anne’s Revenge. Among swordplay Tamen also picked up skills suited to a life of a Pirate. With Black Beards blessing, Tamen left the crew to find another path in life more suited to his virtues Aramis instilling him. Honor, pride, and of course All For One, And One For All.
I like it. It has potential plot hooks with out them being to pressing. You character has a reason to work with the party and the backstory is vague enough that the DM can adjust it to fit what he needs with out breaking it.
Nice! Not too long or over-dramatic, and it doesn’t center the story around them. One thing I’d ask the DM is if they’re okay with Aramis and Blackbeard, both of whom are well known characters in the real world, existing in the Forgotten Realms. If they’re not, you might have to change their names.
It's usually a terrible idea to throw in real life characters and famous fictional characters in a backstory. Especially ones that or so different from the setting as Blackbeard and Aramis.
Also, I'm a bit confused about the whole "I used to be a fisherman but my dad died so now I just became a murderous criminal"? What about his mother and the rest of his family? Did he just abandon them?
That makes sense I can understand that. I’ll have to add something to clarify his mother’s absence.
as far as the famous characters, our DM didn’t mind and he doesn’t really use our backstory in detail. At most, stuff will come up in passing conversation in RP but nothing that would make them matter. But that’s a good point I’ll remember that for further characters!
Name: Tamen “SwiftBlade” Shadowclad
Class: Rogue
Sub: Swashbuckler
Backround: Pirate
As a young man from the SwordCoast, Tamen grew up on the open sea as a fisherman on his fathers boat. Taman was well equipped for long fishing trips. Tamen and his father Taman would often spend weeks fishing the coast. As his father grew older, Tamen would often take trips on his own. When his father fell ill to the black lung, the trips stopped as Tamen stayed to take care of his father. When Taman succumbed to his illness, Tamen swore off the sea and focused on a life in the underground’s of SwordCoast. Learning he was good with a sword he made a name for himself as a duelist—not shy of taking the life of his foes. One particular night he met a man he had never encountered in SwordCoast before. A man by the name of René d’Herbley. A man of class, extravagantly dressed with fine clothing and a master swordsman. René aka Aramis realized the potential in Tamen, and for the next 5 years took him under his tutelage, and groomed him into a man of class and sword play. When Aramis left, Tamen was left with an emptiness and longing for something. He returned to the sea on various ships until he found his home among the crew on Queen Anne’s Revenge under the Capt. By the name of Black Beard. Tamen further honed his skills with the blade for years on the Queen Anne’s Revenge. Among swordplay Tamen also picked up skills suited to a life of a Pirate. With Black Beards blessing, Tamen left the crew to find another path in life more suited to his virtues Aramis instilling him. Honor, pride, and of course All For One, And One For All.
I like it. It has potential plot hooks with out them being to pressing. You character has a reason to work with the party and the backstory is vague enough that the DM can adjust it to fit what he needs with out breaking it.
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Nice! Not too long or over-dramatic, and it doesn’t center the story around them. One thing I’d ask the DM is if they’re okay with Aramis and Blackbeard, both of whom are well known characters in the real world, existing in the Forgotten Realms. If they’re not, you might have to change their names.
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Yeah I sent it to him and he didn’t mind! Lol
It's usually a terrible idea to throw in real life characters and famous fictional characters in a backstory. Especially ones that or so different from the setting as Blackbeard and Aramis.
Also, I'm a bit confused about the whole "I used to be a fisherman but my dad died so now I just became a murderous criminal"? What about his mother and the rest of his family? Did he just abandon them?
That makes sense I can understand that. I’ll have to add something to clarify his mother’s absence.
as far as the famous characters, our DM didn’t mind and he doesn’t really use our backstory in detail. At most, stuff will come up in passing conversation in RP but nothing that would make them matter. But that’s a good point I’ll remember that for further characters!
Thanks!!