Rules / Bonds / Shared Backstory
Shared Backstory
Category 7 on the 1d10 Bond Category table.
You and your bonded partner lived through the same disaster or upheaval together (a monster's attack, a rebellion, some other catastrophe), and it shaped who you both became.
| 1d4 | Positive (1d8: odd) | Negative (1d8: even) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. Led Others to Safety Rally, Coordinated Strike, United Front | 2. Survivor's Guilt Own It Together, Shared Resolve, In Their Name |
| 2 | 3. Rebuilt Together Lend a Hand, Iron Sharpens Iron, Own It Together | 4. Lost Loved Ones In Their Name, Open the Wound, Shared Resolve |
| 3 | 5. The Only Ones Who Understand Shared Resolve, Bonded Mind, Never Really Apart | 6. Revenge Quest In Their Name, Open the Wound, Two Schools |
| 4 | 7. Survivors' Pact Guardian's Intercept, Just Us Now, Swap Places | 8. Lingering Danger We've Seen This Before, Danger Sense, Just Us Now |
Under each Bond: its Suggested Talents.
1. Led Others to Safety (Positive)
When the disaster struck, the two of you kept your heads and led others to safety. Those survivors still remember your names.
2. Survivor's Guilt (Negative)
You both wonder why you lived when others died, and the weight of it shakes your trust in your own judgment.
3. Rebuilt Together (Positive)
After the disaster you stayed to rebuild your town or camp from nothing, board by board. You learned to work as one, and what you built is still standing.
4. Lost Loved Ones (Negative)
You lost family or close friends in the event, and the grief still affects you both.
5. The Only Ones Who Understand (Positive)
No one else truly knows what you went through that day. With each other you never have to explain, and that understanding has carried you both through hard times.
6. Revenge Quest (Negative)
You both want revenge on the one responsible, but you disagree about how to get it.
7. Survivors' Pact (Positive)
You came out of the disaster alive, and you swore then never to leave each other behind. So far you've kept that promise every time.
8. Lingering Danger (Negative)
What happened isn't over: the monster still threatens the region, or the rebellion still smoulders, and you keep facing its fallout.