Core Concept: | Cautious Student |
Appearance: | Shorter, fresh out of college. Their hair is somewhat unkempt. Their dress is precise, if conservative clothing. |
Personality: | Full of ideas, but conveys them with a weak voice. Often defers to a veteran authority even when the authority is wrong. |
Family: | Newly married. |
Friends: | Large extended circle of academic friends who share similar experiences. |
Enemies: | The immediate superior or mentor to this person is a constant nemesis, having vetoed their ideas, placed barriers to plans and goals. |
Formative Exp: | Has been constantly held back by the well meaning mentor. |
Party Ties: | Through the interaction with the PLOT this person hopes to gain the success that the mentor denned. |
Fears/Dreams: | Of a happy family life, fears that the Mentor will continue their interference. |
Hobbies/Interests: | Enjoys activities with the new spouse, and friends, but is looking for more excitement and action. |
Blind spots/Breaking Points: | The person knows that the Mentor is holding them back. Is infuriated at the constant blockage but feels unable to keep the mentor from continuing their obstructive behavior. |
History: | The previous romantic relationship failed badly. |
Home: | The Mentor is beginning to overshadow the spouse who is rebelling, which is causing problems for this person. |
Agendas: | To find success and independence, to surpass the mentor, to gain the mentor's approval. |
Motivation: | The person wish to gain approval of peers and the mentor. They want to have success and fame. |
Plot Hook 1: | Is developing a secret plan to undermine/embarrass the Mentor and needs assistance. |
Plot Hook 2: | The person and their spouse need to escape from the Mentor. |
Plot Hook 3: | The Mentor feels that the spouse is a bad influence on the person and wishes to have them removed or their influence diminished. |
Plot Hook 4: | The Mentor has a new project in the works, for which the person is the primary participant. The Person wishes to co-opt the project and may involve the heroes. |
2008/04/20
BaseNPC00001
Here is the first in a line of VERY generic NPCs. They are but a framework of personality and situation from which you can gain inspiration.
Generated using a custom tarot dealing script based upon the suggestion spreads Errant Dreams as a creativity tool.
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