#tsfo wastelander

[thesoulforgeorder]

As promised, a summary for each background to help you choose what would be the best fit for your character in chapter one. I will try to avoid heavy spoilers and focus more on the themes and general settings and highlights for each background.

Military

The military background is for those who wish to make a character that was born into the militant society. Your character would have grown up in a prestigious, high ranking military family and known a life of luxury and privilege. You were afforded the best training, equipment and opportunities that money could buy.

However, with that came a heavy burden. For generations your family has held high ranking positions in every branch of the Navy and passed the rank of admiral for Voxis's greatest warship down. Everyone is looking to you to take over the mantle as your father's eldest child.

You will be able to decide how you react to your legacy. There are also characters that will be introduced and can play a key part in the story later. Depending on what impressions you left on them, this could help you later.

Wastelander

The wastelander background is for those who wish to explore the dynamics and culture outside the military government's influence. Wastelander is a name given to the nomadic people who travel and settle in the Wastelands of Voxis.

The wastelands are seen as a very dangerous place because there is no protection against the exilliums (there are no walls, military patrols etc. Like in the cities). The people in the cities often tend to look at wastelanders with distrust and skepticism because they keep the old faith; worshipping the Old Gods.

While Voxis worships technology, wastelanders still pray and perform the rituals of old for the Old Gods. Your character will get to decide your relationship with the religion and how you view your commune. Knowing about the Old Gods will trigger special dialogue and scenes later in the story.

You are also able to meet Theo, one of the six ROs, and start to build your relationship with him.

Orphan

Finally, the orphan background. This background focuses on what life is like for those born in the lower rung districts in Voxis; what happens to those who have no family or connections. It provides insight into the devastation exilliums can cause and how the military reacts.

This background is unique in that it has a branching path that will drastically change how a character, you meet in this background, will react to you, the player, later in the story. (Sorry for being so vague but I really think it is best for people to experience it themselves, any spoilers would ruin the path.)

Overall, this background is all about being stuck between two worlds. Your character can decide whether you feel resentment towards the military because you don't believe they do enough to save people (like your parents) or believe that they are doing their best and that you want to stop people from losing their loved ones in the future.

[thesoulforgeorder]

yeah I was also wondering what being a wastelander entails is mc like a dumpster baby or something?

Hi Anon! The only background where you don't have parents is the orphan background, so there is no dumpster baby here.

Wastelander is a name given to the nomadic people who travel and settle in the Wastelands of Voxis. The wastelands are seen as very dangerous because there is no protection against the exilliums (there are no walls, military patrols etc. Like in the cities).

In direct contrast to the military background, the wastelander background is a look at life outside of the cities and system. The people are less tech reliant and still hunt and gather their own food.

If you choose the Wastelander background, you will be playing as someone who lives in a large commune and explores your role in the community. There is also more of a focus on the Old Gods of Azish as wastelanders still keep the faith. Your parents are part of the council that works to keep the commune safe and hold the position of diplomats.

Your parents are basically the middleman between other communes and the military.

So if you want to meet Theo early, get more insight into the Old Gods, and have less love for the military, this is a good background to explore that.

[thesoulforgeorder]

Just thinking of my wastelander mc giving like 1 word responses at best to the other recruits but he’ll be like “omg Theo” and suddenly act like a puppy following Theo around

That is very much what I envisioned when I was writing the background, anon! You can choose what kind of relationship you have with Theo in the background and if you were best friends or crushing on each other, your dialogue choices and reactions will be far happier.