TEXT: 100 Curious  
  Backgrounds For  
  Modern Bar Drunks 
  CREATED BY: 
  DAVE WOODRUM 
  Sean Rosenau (order #5331591)
  
  100 Curious Backgrounds For Modern Bar Drunks
  100 Curious Backgrounds For Modern Bar Drunks
  100 Curious Backgrounds For Modern Bar Drunks
  100 Curious Backgrounds For Modern Bar Drunks    
  So the player character is in a regular, everyday modern bar..right? And they are chatting up that person next to them (that you, as 
  the GM, probably didn’t intend to detail-yes?)...right? Well, what’s that drunk sod’s background story anyways? Save yourself a few 
  headaches of having to say “family man/soccer mom with kids but a lust for cheating” a dozen times over. Use this chart instead. 
  FWG 1137– 100 Curious Backgrounds For Modern Bar Drunks 
   
  Created By: David L. Woodrum Jr. 
  Copyright 2013, Fishwife Games 
  Contact: Fishwifegames@gmail.com 
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  Special Thanks: David would like to thank INXS for inspiration– through their song “Devil Inside”.  
  1 Claims to have been abducted by aliens several years ago. 
  51 Is a tech wizard that makes a living repairing electronics. 
  2 Considers blackmail and extortion to be legitimate career choices. 
  52 Is an ex-Marine with uncanny survival skills.  
  3 Considers vandalism to be a refined hobby. 
  53 Is an ex-prison guard that made a lot of enemies behind bars. 
  4 Constantly flies out of the country on little "business trips". 
  54 Is associated with a violent hate group. 
  5 Dabbles in a bit of witchcraft. 
  55 Is currently  involved in over a dozen different scams. 
  6 Developed a love for violence at a very early age. 
  56 Is currently living under an assumed name. 
  7 Dropped out of high school. 
  57 Is diagnosed with having schizoaffective disorder. 
  8 Earned a college degree but often hides the fact. 
  58 Is extremely afraid of snakes and/or spiders.  
  9 Earns a living as an independent trucker. 
  59 Is going through a very nasty divorce right now. 
  10 Excels at hot wiring automobiles.  
  60 Is involved in the black market trade of radioactive materials. 
  11 Father was constantly in and out of jail for various crimes.  
  61 Is involved in the local prostitution trade.  
  12 Frequently uses the stolen identity of a dead person. 
  62 Is plotting revenge against someone that murdered their sibling. 
  13 Has a debt with a loan shark for a total of 1d20x$1,000.  
  63 Is secretly an informant for the FBI. 
  14 Has a fully equipped machine and weld shop on the outskirts of town. 
  64 Is the close relative of a powerful conservative politician. 
  15 Has a history of handling disputes between rival gangs. 
  65 Is the lead singer of a popular thrash metal act. 
  16 Has a job as a high school gym coach. 
  66 Is the wayward sibling of the local Sheriff. 
  17 Has a penchant for Cuban cigars.  
  67 Is/Was a body guard for a famous celebrity. 
  18 Has a respectable day job as a bank loan officer. 
  68 Likes playing with fire… a lot. 
  19 Has an intense fear of drowning. 
  69 Likes to tinker around with PCP a bit too much for their own good. 
  20 Has been kicked out of at least a dozen bars for starting fights. 
  70 Lives in a seedy motel room that is rented by the month. 
  21 Has been on and off of probation since age 12. 
  71 Lives to exploit others. 
  22 Has close ties with a powerful mafia capo.  
  72 Makes "breaking the law" a personal game. 
  23 Has connections with a terrorist organization.  
  73 Makes a living as a mixed martial arts cage fighter.  
  24 Has frequent nightmares about dark entities taking over the world. 
  74 Manufactures methamphetamine in a run down old mobile home. 
  25 Has important knowledge pertaining to several cold case murders. 
  75 Moved around a lot growing up. 
  26 Has outstanding felony warrants in 1d6 different states. 
  76 Owns a pawn shop.  
  27 Has several close friends on local police force. 
  77 Owns a very seedy night club. 
  28 Hates conflict and goes out of way to avoid it. 
  78 Plays bass guitar in a few punk and metal bands. 
  29 Is a certified public accountant with some very crooked practices. 
  79 Pretty much considers life to be a big joke. 
  30 Is a cheap drunk.  
  80 Recently stole a total of 1d20x$10,000 from a mobster. 
  31 Is a chronic pothead. 
  81 Regularly organizes poker runs for charity purposes. 
  32 Is a collector of old, rare, and valuable books. 
  82 Runs an illegal "backroom" style gambling operation. 
  33 Is a college drop out. 
  83 Served in the army. 
  34 Is a dealer in stolen motorcycles and parts. 
  84 Served in the military during a war and now suffers from PTSD. 
  35 Is a dirty lawyer by profession. 
  85 Smuggles drugs for a powerful Mexican cartel. 
  36 Is a free spirit type that simply loves to ride. 
  86 Specializes in social security fraud. 
  37 Is a guitar player in a local band. 
  87 Suffers from frequent bouts of depression. 
  38 Is a licensed pilot and owns a small airplane. 
  88 Survivor of traumatic childhood abuse. 
  39 Is a notorious womanizer/slut. 
  89 Teaches online college classes as a sideline business. 
  40 Is a paranoid conspiracy theorist. 
  90 Values money over relationships. 
  41 Is a pool shark with rather cocky attitude. 
  91 Was abandoned by parents at an early age. 
  42 Is a professional bounty hunter. 
  92 Was homeless growing up. 
  43 Is a reckless outlaw that almost always accepts a dare. 
  93 Was on a recent crime spree that involved robbing several stores. 
  44 Is a recovering crack addict. 
  94 Was once a high earning corporate executive. 
  45 Is a sadist with psychotic degree of bloodlust. 
  95 Was once a professional athlete. 
  46 Is a skilled bomb technician.  
  96 Was once involved in human trafficking. 
  47 Is a sloppy, raging alcoholic with a revoked license. 
  97 Was recently released from prison. 
  48 Is a slum lord that steals off of tenants.  
  98 Works as a bouncer in another local bar. Likes to complain about that bar. 
  49 Is a small time drug dealer. 
  99 Works as a mechanic at a local chop shop.  
  50 Is a stalker type that quickly falls in love with someone they meet. 
  100 Would do a hit on their own mother if someone paid them enough. 
  Sean Rosenau (order #5331591)
  
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