Sidekicks & Sidequests

Building a world, one character at a time.

Clocky Woodman

  1. This is a character Dallas Miller has made and is sharing/improvising.
  2. What is this character’s name? - Clocky Woodman
  3. What is their ancestry (i.e. human, elf, dwarf, halfling, etc)? - Wood Elf
  4. What is your job or role (i.e. farmer, hierling/mercenary, shopowner, bandit, etc)? - Timesmith/tinkerer of the first clock ever.
  5. How old are you? - 110
  6. Describe your physical appearance. - 6'3", slender, dark skin, pointed nose, eyebrows that look like he is surprised to tell you something, Harry Potter-esque robes
  7. Describe yourself with 3 adjectives. - Precise, Stubborn, Mischevious
  8. What is a valuable item/piece of lore/secret that this character possesses? Or do they value an ideal/concept or particular person (i.e. family member, guild member, honor, justice, love etc.) - The master clock/time device
  9. What is a particular quest you would be willing to recruit or hire the player characters to go do? - Go speak with everyone in the community to help determine what knowledge they have on the study of time and bring the information back to him.
  10. What would be their reward for succeeding? - Their own pocket watches of his own design.
  11. What would be the consequence of failure or refusing the call? - Incomplete knowledge if they fail. If they refuse, Clocky Woodman will stalk your party for a period of time, studying the party, noting your behavior, but not interfering with your group.

Optional Questions - not required

  • What are the goals and motivations of your character? - Be the inventor of this time-capturing device. He is dedicated to this task.
  • Do you have a particular accent or language with each or in general? Any idiosyncrasies in how you act and speak? - No particular accent. He speaks boldly, upfront, crass, rude (since he doesn't have too many social skills).
  • What impact have you made on the world? How have you shaped the local area? - He keeps to himself and is nearly finished with this device. Once the invention is complete, he can utilize the technology to help the world.