====== Character Questions ======
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Taken from the [[https://dbisdorf.itch.io/save-the-universe|Save the Universe RPG]].

Pick one of the following archetypes that matches your character idea and have a look at the questions for inspiration-

===== Scoundrel =====


Early History:
  * What’s your preferred crime?
  * What aspect of the galactic conflict did you learn to exploit?
Relationship History:
  * Which hero helped you in the past, despite their better judgment?
Pursuits:
  * You owe someone a large debt. Who is it, and which hero can help you repay it?
  * Another hero wants you to take on a responsibility. What is it?
  * You’re developing an inconvenient emotional connection to another hero. Who is it?
===== Warrior =====


Early History:
  * What military force did you once fight alongside?
  * What did the Enemy take from you?
Relationship History:
  * Which hero do you owe a life debt to?
Pursuits:
  * You don’t understand why you’re fascinated by another hero. Who is it?
  * You want revenge against someone. Who, and which hero can help you?
  * You’re looking for a peaceful occupation you can devote your life to. Which hero can help you?
===== Mystic =====


Early History:
  * Why did you nearly lose your way?
  * How did your abilities make you a target for the Enemy?
Relationship History:
  * You once appeared mysteriously to help another hero. Who was it?
Pursuits:
  * Another hero believes that your abilities come with a troublesome secret. Who is it?
  * You must stop someone who uses their powers for evil. Which hero can help?
  * Another hero believes you have a flaw that’s becoming dangerous. Who, and what’s the flaw?
===== Xeno =====


Early History:
  * What isolates your home from galactic events?
  * What took you away from your home?
Relationship History:
  * Which hero was the first friend you made after leaving home?
Pursuits:
  * You believe another hero is capable of a daunting achievement. Who, and what?
  * You believe you can turn a villain away from evil. Which hero warns you otherwise?
  * Which hero can help you return home? What must you do first?
===== Noble =====


Early History:
  * What noble rank and role did you once hold?
  * What disaster cost you your position?
Relationship History:
  * Which hero had a dispute with your family?
Pursuits:
  * You want to prove to another hero that you’ve abandoned your past behavior. What was it?
  * You want to return to your former position. Which hero disagrees?
  * Someday, you intend to face an old rival. Which hero can give you the strength you need?
===== Reformed Defector =====


Early History:
  * What position did you hold in the Enemy’s service?
  * Why did you serve the Enemy?
Relationship History:
  * Which hero helped you escape from the Enemy, and how?
Pursuits:
  * You must prove that you didn’t participate in an Enemy atrocity. Which hero thinks you’re guilty?
  * When you escaped, who did you leave behind? Which hero can help you rescue them?
  * The Enemy once harmed one of the other heroes. Who, and how can you make amends?
===== Engineer =====


Early History:
  * How did you employ your technical genius before you joined the Resistance?
  * What was your greatest creation?
Relationship History:
  * Which hero suffered as the result of your obsession with science, and how?
Pursuits:
  * Another hero is suffering from something your science can mend. Who is it?
  * You must build a powerful tool to help the Resistance. Which hero can assist you?
  * You must devise a way to destroy a tool of the Enemy. Which hero’s experience might help?
===== Hunter =====


Early History:
  * What targets did you once hunt?
  * Who was your best client?
Relationship History:
  * Which hero once eluded you? Or did you let them escape?
Pursuits:
  * An emotional situation is brewing between you and another hero. Who is it?
  * What target must you hunt down? Which hero could help you?
  * A hero insists that you reconcile your dispute with a member of your family. Which hero? What’s the dispute?