Character flesh out

[Targan]

For my last campaign I used a modified Lifepath system inspired by the Cyberpunk 2020 rules to help flesh out characters during the generation process.

[Rhyus]

Well, that might be good for Twilight, since it happens during the character's life and his family and friends lives, but with Morrow Project, you are put to sleep and don't wake up for 150+ years or so. So, all those friends and family and enemies that took place before, just wont make any difference to my character now.

I'm looking for someone a little like the Traveller, but a little more in-depth. Something more along the lines like I went on a black ops mission...or I went into combat and got injured...or I saved someone's life and got an award for doing so, etc. I know my character would have done the Second Desert Storm and would also have been involved in the fighting in Afghanistan. But, I want to be able to roll randomly for things that might have happened while in those fights. Not sure if there is anything out there like that that I can use or change a little to make work for my needs.

[StainlessSteelCynic]

I don't recall anything like that being done except for those things Targan already mentioned, I think you're going to have to build your own table.
However with the ideas you have, I reckon you're already halfway to creating a lifepath table before the "freeze".
If you did want to create one, I'd say start with all the things you've mentioned here and then have a look at such things as the following for places to pillage for ideas: -

Random generators at Abulafia (refresh the page to generate a new page)
For "the Laundry" occult RPG
http://www.random-generator.com/inde...enerator_Suite
Character questions to help form background
http://www.random-generator.com/inde...cter_Questions
The Character Questions generator has general sort of things, things like "What is the highest you've ever climbed?" and "What did you want to be as a kid?"
But it also has a few stranger/out-there types of questions such as "Who wants to know your secret?" and "Why didn't you take the last exit ramp?"

Modern character generator at Chaotic Shiny
Character parts are what you'd expect but it's the inclusion of things such as favourite virtue/sin, lucky number, annoyed by, sucker for, favourite season categories that add a little more to the character
http://chaoticshiny.com/modernchargen.php

The Generator Page has a fairly detailed character background generator that's not limited to a specific genre
http://generating.strolen.com/gen/charback.html
Main page http://generating.strolen.com/

[kato13]

Originally Posted by StainlessSteelCynic

I don't recall anything like that being done except for those things Targan already mentioned, I think you're going to have to build your own table.
However with the ideas you have, I reckon you're already halfway to creating a lifepath table before the "freeze".
If you did want to create one, I'd say start with all the things you've mentioned here and then have a look at such things as the following for places to pillage for ideas: -

Random generators at Abulafia (refresh the page to generate a new page)
For "the Laundry" occult RPG
http://www.random-generator.com/inde...enerator_Suite
Character questions to help form background
http://www.random-generator.com/inde...cter_Questions
The Character Questions generator has general sort of things, things like "What is the highest you've ever climbed?" and "What did you want to be as a kid?"
But it also has a few stranger/out-there types of questions such as "Who wants to know your secret?" and "Why didn't you take the last exit ramp?"

Modern character generator at Chaotic Shiny
Character parts are what you'd expect but it's the inclusion of things such as favourite virtue/sin, lucky number, annoyed by, sucker for, favourite season categories that add a little more to the character
http://chaoticshiny.com/modernchargen.php

The Generator Page has a fairly detailed character background generator that's not limited to a specific genre
http://generating.strolen.com/gen/charback.html
Main page http://generating.strolen.com/

A nice addition to any GMs bag of tricks. Thanks.

[Rhyus]

Originally Posted by StainlessSteelCynic

The Generator Page has a fairly detailed character background generator that's not limited to a specific genre
http://generating.strolen.com/gen/charback.html

This one would have some promise if it would allow you to select certain things, like occupation or things like that.