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Post by Gigermann on Apr 26, 2009 12:53:00 GMT -6
Here is a series of questions regarding your characters' experiences in the past, in no particular order. The purpose of some of them will be immediately apparent, but they may all be important down the road. Note that by declaring some "experience" with a particular subject does not necessarily indicate that he has "skill" in that area, or "agrees" with that question; merely that it is in his background. I don't expect anyone to elaborate to a great degree on their answers here, though you may if you like. - Has he ever traveled outside the US before?
- Does he drink alcohol?
- Has he ever been seriously drunk?
- Has he ever done illegal drugs?
- Has he ever been in jail?
- Has he ever committed a serious crime?
- Has he ever ridden a horse?
- Has he ever ridden a horse in an "action" situation?
- Has he ever sailed on open ocean?
- Has he ever used a sword in a "live" situation?
- Has he ever participated in an "extreme sport" situation (skydiving, bungee, etc.)?
- Has he ever been in non life-or-death combat (i.e. bar fight or somesuch)?
- Has he ever been in life-or-death combat?
- Has he ever been in a "serious" vehicle accident or disaster situation?
- Has he ever killed an animal (for any reason)?
- Has he ever killed a human being (for any reason)?
- Has he ever tried to or nearly killed a human being?
- Has he ever encountered a "normal" corpse?
- Has he ever encountered a dismembered or otherwise "grisly" corpse?
- Has he ever been seriously injured/hospitalized?
- Has he ever been stabbed or shot?
- Has he ever had a near-death experience?
- Has he ever performed CPR in a emergency situation?
- Has he ever gone camping/hunting, or otherwise "roughed it"?
- Has he ever been placed in a "real" life-or-death wilderness-survival situation?
- What is his religious background?
- Does he believe in fairies/aliens/angels/etc.?
- Has he ever been in the presence of Royalty/President (or close to it)?
I may add some more later, if I (or you) think of something that needs to be established before-hand.
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Post by Rigil Kent on Apr 26, 2009 14:20:26 GMT -6
- Has he ever traveled outside the US before? Yes.
- Does he drink alcohol? Yes.
- Has he ever been seriously drunk? Yes.
- Has he ever done illegal drugs? No.
- Has he ever been in jail? Yes.
- Has he ever committed a serious crime? Maybe.
- Has he ever ridden a horse? Yes.
- Has he ever ridden a horse in an "action" situation? No.
- Has he ever sailed on open ocean? No.
- Has he ever used a sword in a "live" situation? No.
- Has he ever participated in an "extreme sport" situation (skydiving, bungee, etc.)? Yes.
- Has he ever been in non life-or-death combat (i.e. bar fight or somesuch)? Yes.
- Has he ever been in life-or-death combat? Yes.
- Has he ever been in a "serious" vehicle accident or disaster situation? No.
- Has he ever killed an animal (for any reason)? Yes.
- Has he ever killed a human being (for any reason)? Yes.
- Has he ever tried to or nearly killed a human being? Yes.
- Has he ever encountered a "normal" corpse? Yes.
- Has he ever encountered a dismembered or otherwise "grisly" corpse? Yes.
- Has he ever been seriously injured/hospitalized? Yes.
- Has he ever been stabbed or shot? Yes.
- Has he ever had a near-death experience? Yes.
- Has he ever performed CPR in a emergency situation? Yes.
- Has he ever gone camping/hunting, or otherwise "roughed it"? Yes.
- Has he ever been placed in a "real" life-or-death wilderness-survival situation? Yes.
- What is his religious background? Agnostic ... though combat made him rethink that.
- Does he believe in fairies/aliens/angels/etc.? No.
- Has he ever been in the presence of Royalty/President (or close to it)? No.
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Post by Magman on Apr 27, 2009 17:28:32 GMT -6
* Has he ever traveled outside the US before-No * Does he drink alcohol-No * Has he ever been seriously drunk-yes * Has he ever done illegal drugs-Yes * Has he ever been in jail-Yes * Has he ever committed a serious crime-yes * Has he ever ridden a horse-No * Has he ever ridden a horse in an "action" situation-No * Has he ever sailed on open ocean-No * Has he ever used a sword in a "live" situation-No * Has he ever participated in an "extreme sport" situation (skydiving, bungee, etc.)-yes if you call running for life an extreme sport * Has he ever been in non life-or-death combat (i.e. bar fight or somesuch)- See above * Has he ever been in life-or-death combat-No * Has he ever been in a "serious" vehicle accident or disaster situation-yes * Has he ever killed an animal (for any reason)-No * Has he ever killed a human being (for any reason)-No * Has he ever tried to or nearly killed a human being-No * Has he ever encountered a "normal" corpse-Yes at funerals * Has he ever encountered a dismembered or otherwise "grisly" corpse- Yes someone was trying to make a point * Has he ever been seriously injured/hospitalized-Yes * Has he ever been stabbed or shot-No * Has he ever had a near-death experience-No * Has he ever performed CPR in a emergency situation-No * Has he ever gone camping/hunting, or otherwise "roughed it"-Yes * Has he ever been placed in a "real" life-or-death wilderness-survival situation-No * What is his religious background-None * Does he believe in fairies/aliens/angels/etc.-No * Has he ever been in the presence of Royalty/President (or close to it)-No
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Post by thedefiantbudah on May 30, 2009 22:27:48 GMT -6
* Has he ever traveled outside the US before?maybe once or twice * Does he drink alcohol?on rare occasions * Has he ever been seriously drunk?back in his college days * Has he ever done illegal drugs?no * Has he ever been in jail?does detox count? * Has he ever committed a serious crime?no * Has he ever ridden a horse?yes * Has he ever ridden a horse in an "action" situation?no * Has he ever sailed on open ocean?no * Has he ever used a sword in a "live" situation?no * Has he ever participated in an "extreme sport" situation (skydiving, bungee, etc.)?thought about it...but never done it * Has he ever been in non life-or-death combat (i.e. bar fight or somesuch)?been in a few bar brawls * Has he ever been in life-or-death combat?no * Has he ever been in a "serious" vehicle accident or disaster situation?yes * Has he ever killed an animal (for any reason)?yes * Has he ever killed a human being (for any reason)?no * Has he ever tried to or nearly killed a human being?no * Has he ever encountered a "normal" corpse?yes * Has he ever encountered a dismembered or otherwise "grisly" corpse?yes * Has he ever been seriously injured/hospitalized?no * Has he ever been stabbed or shot?yes * Has he ever had a near-death experience?it sure seemed like it at the time * Has he ever performed CPR in a emergency situation?no * Has he ever gone camping/hunting, or otherwise "roughed it"?yes * Has he ever been placed in a "real" life-or-death wilderness-survival situation?kinda * What is his religious background?christian * Does he believe in fairies/aliens/angels/etc.?no/no/yes/? * Has he ever been in the presence of Royalty/President (or close to it)?no
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Post by zenwolf on Jun 2, 2009 16:43:46 GMT -6
* Has he ever traveled outside the US before?yes * Does he drink alcohol?no * Has he ever been seriously drunk?no * Has he ever done illegal drugs?no * Has he ever been in jail?no * Has he ever committed a serious crime?no * Has he ever ridden a horse?no * Has he ever ridden a horse in an "action" situation?no * Has he ever sailed on open ocean?no * Has he ever used a sword in a "live" situation?did some live sword fighting for medieval fair but wasn't particularly good at it. * Has he ever participated in an "extreme sport" situation (skydiving, bungee, etc.)?no * Has he ever been in non life-or-death combat (i.e. bar fight or somesuch)?no * Has he ever been in life-or-death combat?no * Has he ever been in a "serious" vehicle accident or disaster situation?no * Has he ever killed an animal (for any reason)?yes killed an ant and even a few flies. * Has he ever killed a human being (for any reason)?no * Has he ever tried to or nearly killed a human being?no * Has he ever encountered a "normal" corpse?yes found his father when he committed suicide when he was only 13 * Has he ever encountered a dismembered or otherwise "grisly" corpse?no * Has he ever been seriously injured/hospitalized?yes * Has he ever been stabbed or shot?no * Has he ever had a near-death experience?no * Has he ever performed CPR in a emergency situation?no * Has he ever gone camping/hunting, or otherwise "roughed it"?yes, camping once with his uncle. Didn't like it. * Has he ever been placed in a "real" life-or-death wilderness-survival situation?no * What is his religious background? Raised Episcopalian but is now Agnostic. Was Buddhist for a time. * Does he believe in fairies/aliens/angels/etc.?no * Has he ever been in the presence of Royalty/President (or close to it)?no
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Post by Gigermann on Jun 5, 2009 13:36:58 GMT -6
@rigil (or anyone else that cares to elaborate): Countries you've been to/stationed in:
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Post by thedefiantbudah on Jun 6, 2009 2:34:23 GMT -6
will have to get back to you with the exact countries .... just places that would have exhibition games
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Post by Rigil Kent on Jun 7, 2009 19:45:33 GMT -6
Let's see ... United States (obviously), Canada (we attended a Washington state university, right?), Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan, maybe a trip to Mexico during Spring Break, possibly a layover stop in Spain (during U.S. to Iraq trip). Apart from that, Awesome hasn't actually been out of country much...
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Post by zenwolf on Jun 8, 2009 16:44:51 GMT -6
Tour of mainland Europe. (Italy, France, Germany, Spain) Also went to England and Scotland Went to Mexico once with a group of friends. And could possibly have gone to canada at some point.
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Post by Magman on Jun 9, 2009 16:53:46 GMT -6
Never be out of the country
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Post by malevoiy on Jun 13, 2009 16:51:35 GMT -6
- Has he ever traveled outside the US before? Yes, Mexico, Japan and canada
- Does he drink alcohol? yes
- Has he ever been seriously drunk? yes
- Has he ever done illegal drugs? no
- Has he ever been in jail? yes
- Has he ever committed a serious crime? yes
- Has he ever ridden a horse? no
- Has he ever ridden a horse in an "action" situation? no
- Has he ever sailed on open ocean? no
- Has he ever used a sword in a "live" situation? yes, competition
- Has he ever participated in an "extreme sport" situation (skydiving, bungee, etc.)? yes, base jumping, skydiving, bungee jumping, extreme skying
- Has he ever been in non life-or-death combat (i.e. bar fight or somesuch)? yes k1, MMA
- Has he ever been in life-or-death combat? no
- Has he ever been in a "serious" vehicle accident or disaster situation? no
- Has he ever killed an animal (for any reason)? no
- Has he ever killed a human being (for any reason)? no
- Has he ever tried to or nearly killed a human being? no
- Has he ever encountered a "normal" corpse? Yes in college
- Has he ever encountered a dismembered or otherwise "grisly" corpse? no
- Has he ever been seriously injured/hospitalized? no
- Has he ever been stabbed or shot? no
- Has he ever had a near-death experience? yes,
- Has he ever performed CPR in a emergency situation? no
- Has he ever gone camping/hunting, or otherwise "roughed it"? yes
- Has he ever been placed in a "real" life-or-death wilderness-survival situation? no
- What is his religious background? Christian
- Does he believe in fairies/aliens/angels/etc.? no
- Has he ever been in the presence of Royalty/President (or close to it)? yes
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