Below is a list of questions to maybe prompt some ideas if you’re struggling - This isn’t meant to be actually answered.
Generic:
- Where is your home?
- Why are you on this prisoner ship?
- Do you have any close family or friends?
- How well connected are you?
- How well travelled are you?
- What is your opinion on nobility? On authority?
- What do you look like, any distinguishing features such as scars or tattoos?
- What goals do you have?
- Do you have any pre-existing relationships with other party members?
- What is the biggest mistake you have ever made?
- What is your best trait?
- What is your greatest fear? Irrational?
- What would you be doing between adventuring sessions?
- What is your opinion on the Daethian Empire?
- What would you wish for?
- Are you introverted or extroverted?
Class Specific:
Barbarian
- Why are you a barbarian?
- Why rely solely on strength, without defence? Why are you not a typical fighter?
- Are you more of a nomadic wanderer, or a city-savvy bit of muscle?
- Do you relate more with fighters, clerics or druids?
- What powers your rage?
Bard
- Why are you a bard?
- What kind of bard are you? A wandering minstrel, historian, story teller, trickster?
- What powers your magic? Is it divine intervention, your a trained mage, or just really good at playing the flute (or coming out with sick burns that deal psychic damage)?
Cleric
- Why are you a cleric?
- What is your belief system? What powers your magical miracles? Is it a god or gods, or your inner strength? Are you the only one or part of a church?
- Why do / Do you have some combat experience? Are you a simple priest or healer, or familiar with the battlefield?
Druid
- Why are you a druid?
- What kind of environment do you practice in? Forest, grassland, arid, mountainous, urban, etc.
- What is your relationship with nature, do you revere any nature Spirits? Do you have any particular philosophy?
- How well civilised are you, are you always out in the wilds, or do you live in the cities/towns?
Fighter
- Why are you a fighter?
- Are you a veteran, or new recruit?
- Tactician, or swing first and think later?
- Thoughts on magic?
- Preferred fighting style or weapon? Why?
Monk
- Why are you a monk?
- Why do you fight unarmed and unarmoured? Why not a fighter, barbarian or even cleric?
- What is your philosophy, religion or beliefs?
- Are you part of a school or temple, or come to some enlightenment on your own?
Paladin
- Why are you a paladin?
- What is your oath, what does it mean to you?
- Do you worship any gods, or have a belief system / religion?
- What makes you distinct from a cleric?
Ranger
- Why are you a ranger?
- No really, why are you a ranger?
- Are you aware you can multiclass fighter and druid?
- Fine, are you more of a protector of the wild or a big gamer hunter?
- Do you prefer the great outdoors or coming home to civilisation?
- any preferred prey, or creatures you have specialist knowledge in?
- Why are you a big gay
- Is anyone seriously playing a ranger?
Rogue
- Why are you a rogue?
- Are you part of an organisation, gange or on your own?
- Whats your moral compass, are you a robin hood, just surviving, just good at it, or do you take pleasure in it?
Sorcerer
- Why are you a sorcerer?
- Where does your power come from?
- How experienced are you with your power, is it new to you or something you’ve always had?
- You have gracefully agreed not to play wild magic sorcerer. Nice. Oh sorry, you thought this would be a question? Ok well can you explain to me how Wild magic and Tides of Chaos work together without reading the rules or googling it? Yeah didn’t think so.
Warlock
- Why are you a warlock?
- Who is your patron?
- What was your pact, why did you agree to it?
- How does the world view you?
Wizard
- Why are you a wizard?
- Where / how did you study the arcane? How long have you been studying?
- Was your study sanctioned by the Empire, did you study in Graedonia in Veshal? Did you learn in secret?
- Do you have any specialist subjects, or niche areas of knowledge?
- Thoughts on warlocks and Sorcerers? Are they cheats, or legit?