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(The definitive list of backstories, sourced from build 2231. Script made. This is as they appear in the game.)
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Revision as of 16:24, 9 May 2019

BackstoriesTemplate:Br Note: these do not include the player-created backstories. Those can be found here:

because the wiki can't display a page that large.

Title
(Short Title)
Description Skill Modifications Incapable of Civil Raider Slave Trader Traveler Tribal
Abandoned childTemplate:Br(Abandoned) [PAWN_nameDef] was born sickly. Thinking that [PAWN_pronoun] would only burden the tribe, [PAWN_possessive] parents left [PAWN_objective] out in the elements. Somehow, [PAWN_pronoun] survived. Melee: +3
Crafting: +3
Social: −2
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Apocalypse survivorTemplate:Br(Survivor) [PAWN_nameDef] was born during a time of unrest on [PAWN_possessive] homeworld, as climate change threatened mass starvation and flooding. As [PAWN_pronoun] grew up the situation worsened - billions died and peaceful states descended into anarchy. [PAWN_nameDef] and [PAWN_possessive] parents did whatever they had to to survive. Shooting: +4
Artistic: −3
Intellectual: −3
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Cave childTemplate:Br(Cave child) [PAWN_nameDef] grew up in a large and intricate cave complex that extended deep into a mountainside. [PAWN_pronoun] helped the adults maintain and improve the deep caves. Mining: +3
Construction: +3
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Caveworld tenderTemplate:Br(Cave kid) [PAWN_nameDef] grew up in cave complex deep beneath the surface of an inhospitable world. [PAWN_pronoun] worked with the other children tending the tribe’s fungus crops. Plants: +4
Mining: +2
Shooting: −3
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Caveworld tunnelerTemplate:Br(Tunneler) [PAWN_nameDef] worked as a digger in the massive underground cave complex.Template:Br[PAWN_pronoun] knows rock so well that [PAWN_pronoun] can almost navigate caves by smell. Construction: +1
Mining: +6
Shooting: −2
IntellectualTemplate:BrCraftingTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Child spyTemplate:Br(Spy) Children are often presumed innocent, and can be ideal as spies. [PAWN_nameDef] was trained in the art of infiltration and information-gathering when [PAWN_pronoun] was just nine years old.Template:Br[PAWN_possessive] years behind enemy lines and the war-torn nature of [PAWN_possessive] homeworld meant [PAWN_pronoun] had limited opportunity for education. Shooting: +5
Intellectual: −3
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Child starTemplate:Br(Star) [PAWN_nameDef] was well-known throughout [PAWN_possessive] homeworld as a child actor in films and TV shows. [PAWN_possessive] fame put [PAWN_objective] in contact with many different kinds of people, but also tended to get in the way of [PAWN_possessive] education. Social: +3
Artistic: +3
Intellectual: −2
Dumb laborTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
Coma childTemplate:Br(Coma child) A childhood accident put [PAWN_nameDef] into a coma. [PAWN_pronoun] didn’t wake up until [PAWN_pronoun] was in [PAWN_possessive] late teens. [PAWN_possessive] body never recovered from the years of inactivity, but people tend to take pity on [PAWN_objective] when they hear [PAWN_possessive] story. Social: +4
Construction: −2
Mining: −2
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Convent childTemplate:Br(Illicit) The child of an illicit affair, [PAWN_nameDef] was bought up by nuns in a medieval convent. [PAWN_pronoun] learned the value of hard work and submission, but was taught that technology is heretical. Construction: +3
Plants: +3
IntellectualTemplate:BrViolentTemplate:Br Check.png Ex.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
Cult childTemplate:Br(Cult kid) [PAWN_nameDef] was born into a powerful cult which shunned advanced technology and believed that all illness could be cured by cleansing the soul through sacred art.Template:BrAfter [PAWN_possessive] first glimpse of the outside world, [PAWN_pronoun] decided to run away. Medicine: −3
Artistic: +5
IntellectualTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
Fire keeperTemplate:Br(Firekeep) [PAWN_nameDef] was responsible for keeping the tribe’s fire going. [PAWN_pronoun] took this responsibility very seriously. Crafting: +2
Cooking: +2
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Frightened childTemplate:Br(Scared) [PAWN_nameDef] grew up with a laundry list of phobias and neuroses. [PAWN_pronoun] feared, among other things, doctors and foodborne pathogens.Template:BrAs a result, [PAWN_pronoun] learned to cook and care for [PAWN_objective]self, but many of [PAWN_possessive] fears dog [PAWN_objective] in adulthood. Medicine: +3
Cooking: +3
ViolentTemplate:Br Check.png Ex.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png
HerderTemplate:Br(Herder) As a child, [PAWN_nameDef] tended the tribe’s muffalo herds, keeping them safe from predators and treating the sick. It was quiet work, but [PAWN_pronoun] enjoyed being away from people. Medicine: +3
Melee: +3
Social: −2
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Industrial orphanTemplate:Br(Orphan) [PAWN_nameDef] never knew [PAWN_possessive] parents. [PAWN_possessive] earliest memories were of drudgery in the mines and workhouses of [PAWN_possessive] industrial world.Template:BrBecause of this, [PAWN_pronoun] never received a proper education. Crafting: +3
Mining: +3
Intellectual: −2
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Medical assistantTemplate:Br(Medic) [PAWN_nameDef] was born during a catastrophic war in which both sides used napalm extensively. [PAWN_pronoun] grew up helping [PAWN_possessive] parents in an infirmary, treating the cascade of horrific burns from the battlefields. [PAWN_pronoun] was left with a lifelong fear of fire. Medicine: +5 FirefightingTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
Medieval lordlingTemplate:Br(Lordling) [PAWN_nameDef] was a minor noble in an old kingdom on a medieval world. [PAWN_pronoun] grew up in a manor made of stone, served by bowing lowerclassmen.Template:BrSuch a life teaches no technical skills and instils a lifelong aversion to manual labor - but [PAWN_nameDef] learned early the ways of social manipulation. Social: +4
Construction: −1
Mining: −1
Plants: −1
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Medieval slaveTemplate:Br(Slave) [PAWN_nameDef] grew up pulling carts and digging holes on a medieval world. Simple manual labor is [PAWN_possessive] oldest companion - along with the master's lash.Template:Br[PAWN_pronoun] didn't learn to read until age nine. Plants: +2
Construction: +2
Mining: +2
Intellectual: −3
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Music loverTemplate:Br(Musician) As a child, [PAWN_nameDef] had a talent for playing musical instruments and singing. [PAWN_pronoun] was given expert training and loved to perform in recitals and concerts, though the lavish praise [PAWN_pronoun] received made [PAWN_objective] a little self-obsessed. Social: −2
Artistic: +5
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MuteTemplate:Br(Mute) [PAWN_nameDef] was greatly affected by a traumatic event early in [PAWN_possessive] life. For many years [PAWN_pronoun] refused to speak to people, preferring instead to play with [PAWN_possessive] household's numerous pets. Animals: +5 SocialTemplate:Br Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png Check.png Ex.png
Organ farmTemplate:Br(Organ farm) [PAWN_nameDef] was raised in an illegal underground organ farm. [PAWN_possessive] body was used to grow organic implants for wounded mercenaries. Though [PAWN_possessive] upbringing has left [PAWN_objective] haunted, it has also given [PAWN_objective] a unique understanding of human biology. Medicine: +5 ViolentTemplate:Br Check.png Ex.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
PyromaniacTemplate:Br(Pyro) From an early age, [PAWN_nameDef] had an unhealthy fascination with fire. [PAWN_pronoun] would set refuse heaps ablaze and become so entranced by the flames [PAWN_pronoun] would absent-mindedly burn [PAWN_objective]self.Template:BrOne day while playing with matches, [PAWN_pronoun] carelessly burned down [PAWN_possessive] home. Social: −3
Cooking: −2
Artistic: +3
FirefightingTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
Reclusive childTemplate:Br(Reclusive) [PAWN_nameDef] didn’t learn to speak until [PAWN_pronoun] was nearly 5 years old, and, even then, [PAWN_pronoun] preferred to keep to [PAWN_objective]self. When [PAWN_pronoun] was in [PAWN_possessive] early teens, [PAWN_pronoun] made a habit of wandering off from the village to live in the wilderness for weeks at a time. Melee: +4
Crafting: +3
SocialTemplate:Br Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png
ScavengerTemplate:Br(Scavenger) [PAWN_nameDef] spent [PAWN_possessive] childhood escaping grunt work to go digging through wrecks and ruins for treasures. [PAWN_possessive] natural curiosity got [PAWN_objective] into a lot of trouble, but it also yielded many interesting finds. Mining: +3
Intellectual: +3
Dumb laborTemplate:Br Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png
ScoutTemplate:Br(Scout) Born to colonial administrators from a small imperial power, [PAWN_nameDef] was enrolled in a youth program that taught military scouting skills.Template:Br[PAWN_pronoun] learned to survive in the wilderness, to obey, and not to ask questions. Shooting: +3
Crafting: +2
Construction: +1
ArtisticTemplate:BrIntellectualTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Shelter childTemplate:Br(Shelterkid) [PAWN_nameDef] grew up in a shelter deep beneath a toxic world. [PAWN_pronoun] received a comprehensive education, but had no opportunity to do physical labour. Intellectual: +3
Medicine: +3
Social: +2
Construction: −2
Mining: −2
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ShopkeeperTemplate:Br(Shopkeep) [PAWN_nameDef]'s mother was often ill, and it fell to [PAWN_objective] to run the store which was their only source of income. [PAWN_pronoun] learned a little about the exotic artifacts which [PAWN_pronoun] sold, and a lot about the art of the deal. Social: +4
Intellectual: +2
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Sickly childTemplate:Br(Patient) As a child, [PAWN_nameDef] suffered from a rare disease. Quarantined in a research hospital, [PAWN_pronoun] had minimal human contact and got little physical exercise. In the sterile hospital environment, however, [PAWN_pronoun] became very familiar with science and medicine. Intellectual: +4
Medicine: +5
Melee: −2
Social: −2
Construction: −2
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Sole survivorTemplate:Br(Survivor) [PAWN_nameDef]’s entire tribe was wiped out in a raid. Though [PAWN_pronoun] was adopted by another group, [PAWN_pronoun] was emotionally scarred, and preferred to stay near home, cooking and tending crops. Plants: +3
Cooking: +3
ViolentTemplate:Br Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png
Story writerTemplate:Br(Writer) As a child, [PAWN_nameDef] was addicted to reading. [PAWN_pronoun] would spend all day in [PAWN_possessive] local library with [PAWN_possessive] nose in a book. When budget cuts forced the library to close, [PAWN_nameDef] was distraught. [PAWN_pronoun] decided to fill the gap by writing [PAWN_possessive] own stories instead. Artistic: +4
Intellectual: +3
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Test subjectTemplate:Br(Testee) On the most corrupt urbworlds, scientists without a moral compass commit unspeakable atrocities in the name of research. [PAWN_nameDef] was kept alone in a sealed facility from birth and subjected to a variety of behavioural experiments in an attempt to turn [PAWN_objective] into a perfect super-soldier. Shooting: +4 SocialTemplate:BrCaringTemplate:BrFirefightingTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
Tribe childTemplate:Br(Tribal) [PAWN_nameDef] grew up in the tribe, running around the village, moving with the muffalo herds, learning essential skills from [PAWN_possessive] parents.Template:Br[PAWN_pronoun] never learned to read and never saw a machine that wasn't an ancient ruin. Plants: +2
Melee: +2
Shooting: +2
Intellectual: −3
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Urbworld urchinTemplate:Br(Urchin) The urbworlds - ancient and deep industrial cityscapes bursting with humanity and poison. [PAWN_nameDef] grew up in the dark, unwanted reaches of such a place. [PAWN_pronoun] had to fight for every scrap of food. Melee: +4
Shooting: +2
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Vatgrown soldierTemplate:Br(Vatgrown) [PAWN_nameDef] wasn't made as a person, but as an instrument of destruction. Grown in a bioweapons facility and taught combat during [PAWN_possessive] accelerated growth, [PAWN_nameDef] still has a proclivity for combat of all kinds and an aversion to human contact. Melee: +4
Shooting: +4
SocialTemplate:BrCaringTemplate:Br Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png
Vengeful childTemplate:Br(Vengeful) As a child, [PAWN_nameDef] returned to [PAWN_possessive] village to find that it had been wiped out by bandits. [PAWN_pronoun] swore revenge on the attackers and began a violent rampage across the wilderness. Melee: +3
Shooting: +3
CaringTemplate:Br Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Ex.png Check.png
War refugeeTemplate:Br(Refugee) War broke out in [PAWN_nameDef]'s home when [PAWN_pronoun] was a baby. [PAWN_possessive] parents fled with [PAWN_objective], seeking safety wherever they could find it. [PAWN_nameDef]'s earliest memories are of being taught how to defend [PAWN_objective]self.Template:BrThe violence and destruction [PAWN_pronoun] witnessed left [PAWN_objective] scarred for life. Cooking: +2
Crafting: +2
ViolentTemplate:Br Check.png Ex.png Check.png Check.png Check.png Ex.png
Wreckage explorerTemplate:Br(Explorer) Two generations before [PAWN_nameDef] was born, an apocalyptic war dragged [PAWN_possessive] home planet into anarchy. [PAWN_nameDef] was tasked with watching [PAWN_possessive] tribe's herds, but often shirked [PAWN_possessive] duties to go exploring the crashed warships scattered around the planet. Animals: +3
Intellectual: +3
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