It's been a long, LONG time since I have done anything with this page. Guess I should clean up some of the cobwebs and get down to business.
I read somewhere about some kind of New Character a Day challenge for the start of 2021. Basically, create a new character every day for January for an RPG of your choice. You could make 31 characters for one game system, or 1 character for thirty-one game systems... whatever turns your crank. So, let's give it a try. Maybe I can stick with it for a whole month.
B/X D&D, 3d6 straight up
7, 12, 14, 11, 7, 6
Hmmmmmm..... those scores say either magic-user or cleric. But, those STR and CON scores are too low for a cleric, so M-U it is. Which is okay, because I love playing M-Us. He won't be a *great* M-U, but let's knock down that WIS score a little to boost his INT.
Glaerad the Game, 1st level Magic User
Alignment: Lawful
AC: 9
hp: 2
xp: 0 (+5% to experience)
STR 7
INT 14
WIS 10
DEX 11
CON 7
CHR 6
Spells (I am going to be merciful, and assume that a magic-user automatically knows Read Magic in his spellbook, so this next spell is in addition to that): Protection from Evil
Languages : Common, Dragon
Equipment: Backpack, two sets of clothes, tinder box, waterskin, 50' rope, bedroll, 1 week iron rations, spellbook, quill and ink
Weapons: dagger
Money: 70 gp
Story: Glaerad was always a sickly young lad. He was always suffering some malady, and was routinely beaten up by the other children of his village, as he was an easy target. However, he was intensely devoted to his mother, he did her best to look out for her youngest child. Although he excelled in school, his pale frame, scarred and misshapen by various poxes and other injuries of youth, meant no one took the young boy seriously. The only other person who ever showed kindness to the lad was a travelling wizard, who would sometimes traavel through the village. He would always stay at the Glaerad's home while in the village. Rumours circulated that the wizard was in some sort of relationship with Glaerad's mother, but the truth is, he was a distant relative, simply checking up on his relations. As Glaerad grew older, he discovered the boy had a slight ability in using magic. Feeling pity for the boy, he taught him the ways of sorcery, and as his first spell, gave him a simple forula which he could use to help protect himself from the many bullies he encountered every day. The boy planned to one day apprentice himself to this wizard, but unfortunately, he was slain by a dragon whilst adventuring. His death inspired Glaerad to dedicate himself to avenging his adopted guardian. As such, Glaerad dedicated himself to learning the draconic language, in hopes it would help him achieve his goal. Sadly, the black cloud of misfortune hung heavy over Glaerad's head. During one particularly cold winter, his home burned down when an untended fire caught the thatch roof of his dwelling on fire, killing his mother. Rumours immediately began to spread that the fire was caused by Glaerad's dabbling in the mystical arts, and soon the entire village turned on the boy, chasing him away to die in the wilderness. However, Galerad's intelligence allowed him to survive the cold winter, and ever since, he has travelled the lands, carrying little more than a spellbook and some clothes, searching for a new master, and hoping to one day avenge himself on the dragon who took his former master from him.
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