Going Medieval: Character Backgrounds
Stephen is a former dinner theater actor, humilitarian, unemployed mascot and general home cuisine meth lab technician.
There's a whole lot of them. I've done my best combing the lists and various resources to come up with what I've got so far.
The backgrounds follow the format (adjective) + (profession).
Each has their own affect and modifies the skill points your characters will start with/ will be generated with.
| Adjective | Effect |
|---|---|
Accurate | +5 Marksman |
Apostate | +3 Animal Handling |
Avant Garde | +3 Culinary, +3 Medicine |
Bloodthirsty | +5 Medicine |
Caring | +5 Animal Handling |
Charitable | +5 Culinary |
Cheerful | +3 Construction, +3 Medicine |
Chivalrous | +5 Melee |
Clever | +5 Intellectual |
Confident | +3 Marksman |
Crafty | +5 Tailoring |
Cunning | +5 Botany |
Deadly | +3 Melee, +3 Marksman |
Desolate | +5 Mining |
Despicable | +3 Melee, +3 Intellectual, +3 Marksman |
Faithless | +5 Construction |
Hopeful | +3 Medicine |
Inconspicuous | +5 Intellectual |
Loyal | +3 Melee |
Patient | +3 Marksman |
Penitent | +3 Carpentry |
Reckless | +5 Mining |
Ruthless | +5 Melee |
Savage | -3 Speechcraft, -5 Intellectual |
Shrewd | +3 Carpentry, +3 Smithing |
Solitary | +5 Mining |
Soothsaying | +3 Botany |
Spinning | +3 Botany, +3 Tailoring |
Swindling | +3 Tailoring, +3 Animal Handling |
Tempered | +5 Smithing |
Thoughtless | +5 Tailoring |
Tireless | +5 Carpentry |
Toxic | +5 Culinary |
Uprooted | +3 Animal Handling |
Weary | +5 Melee |
Wicked | +5 Smithing |
Willful | +3 Speechcraft |
Winsome | +5 Speechcraft |
Yorkist | +3 Construction, +3 Melee |
| Profession | Effect |
|---|---|
Alchemist | +10 Speechcraft, +10 Intellectual, +3 Botany, +3 Medicine |
Archer | +12 Marksman, +5 Melee |
Architect | +12 Intellectual, +10 Construction |
Armorer | +12 Tailoring, +5 Marksman, +3 Melee |
Armourer | +12 Smithing, +5 Carpentry |
Army Cook | +12 Melee, +10 Culinary, +3 Animal Handling |
Arrowsmith | +12 Smithing, +3 Carpentry |
Barber | +12 Speechcraft, +10 Medicine |
Berner | +15 Animal Handling, +5 Melee, +3 Speechcraft |
Blacksmith | +12 Smithing, +5 Melee, +3 Mining |
Bowyer | +10 Carpentry, +10 Marksman |
Brewster | +12 Culinary, +10 Botany |
Brick Maker | +12 Construction, +10 Mining, +3 Botany |
Builder | +12 Construction, +5 Carpentry, +3 Speechcraft |
Butcher | +12 Culinary, +10 Animal Handling |
Carpenter | +12 Carpentry, +3 Speechcraft |
Carter | +10 Mining, +5 Melee |
Chef | +15 Culinary, +5 Botany, +5 Animal Handling |
Cobbler | +15 Tailoring |
Cordwain | +10 Tailoring, +5 Construction, +5 Botany |
Cottar | +12 Botany, +3 Animal Handling |
Courtesan | +12 Speechcraft, +15 Intellectual, -5 Melee, -5 Marksman |
Engineer | +12 Intellectual, +5 Melee, +3 Marksman |
Farmer | +12 Animal Handling, +5 Botany, +3 Intellectual |
Farrier | +12 Smithing, +3 Animal Handling |
Field Doctor | +12 Medicine, +10 Melee |
Franklin | +12 Mining, +5 Botany |
Gardner | +12 Culinary, +5 Botany, +5 Medicine |
Grave Digger | +12 Mining, +5 Melee, -3 Speechcraft |
Healer | +12 Medicine, +3 Intellectual |
Herbalist | +12 Botany, +5 Intellectual, -3 Smithing |
Hunter | +12 Marksman, +10 Animal Handling |
Inkeep | +12 Culinary, +3 Speechcraft, +3 Melee |
Knight | +12 Melee, +3 Speechcraft, +3 Medicine |
Lorimer | +15 Smithing |
Marshal | +12 Animal Handling, +5 Medicine |
Master Builder | +12 Intellectual, +5 Construction, +5 Carpentry |
Mercenary | +12 Melee, +10 Mining |
Miner | +12 Mining, +3 Construction |
Monk | +12 Intellectual, +5 Botany, +5 Medicine |
Nun | +12 Medicine, +10 Tailoring |
Peddler | +12 Speechcraft, +10 Smithing, +5 Mining |
Recruit | +12 Marksman, +5 Tailoring, +5 Smithing |
Reeve | +12 Botany, +5 Smithing |
Roofer | +12 Carpentry, +10 Construction |
Scribe | +12 Intellectual, +3 Speechcraft |
Shipwright | 12 Construction, +5 Melee |
Soldier | +12 Melee, +5 Marksman |
Swineherd | +12 Animal Handling, +5 Botany |
Tanner | +12 Tailoring, +3 Botany |
Wheelwright | +12 Carpentry |
You can't have a discussion of character background without taking religious alignment into consideration.
The religion your character aligns with is a determining factor in which backgrounds are available.
Here is a table showing which backgrounds are available to Oak Brethren, Restitutionists or Both.
| Oak Brethren | Restitutionist | Both |
|---|---|---|
Alchemist | Armourer | Marshal |
Archer | Army Cook | Master Builder |
Architect | Berner | Tanner |
Arrowsmith | Bowyer | |
Barber | Butcher | |
Butcher | Carpenter | |
Carter | Cobbler | |
Chef | Courtesan | |
Cordwain | Farrier | |
Cotter | Field Doctor | |
Engineer | Inkeep | |
Farmer | Monk | |
Franklin | Reeve | |
Gardner | ||
Grave Digger | ||
Herbalist | ||
Hunter | ||
Knight | ||
Lorimer | ||
Mercenary | ||
Miner | ||
Nun | ||
Peddler | ||
Recruit | ||
Roofer | ||
Scribe | ||
Soldier | ||
Swineherd | ||
Wheelwright |
This appears to largely favor the Oak Brethren, but in future versions this may be further balanced as religious alignment affects how villagers interact.
v0.5.28.6
You know what that means: This is a work in progress. Also, I may have missed something especially in the prefixes table.
If you see something wrong or missing, comment it and I'll update. Otherwise, I'm keeping track of the versions and will do my damndest to keep this thing accurate.
