Tallie Stonegem backstory and character sheet

About: This is part of a collection of gaming notes left behind by my mother when she passed in 2020. Mom was an avid table-top role player, starting her adventures in the late 1970s and continued for as long as she could find a game. I’m slowly making my way through these papers and posting them as I uncover them.

Tallie’s backstory

Was a solidar [sic] in the Dwarf King army. She saw fearce [sic] battles. Some she bearly [sic] survived. After her required time was served she left her mountain home to travel and try to forget her nightmares.

Tallie’s character sheet (front and back)

  • Class: Fighter
  • Background: Soldier
  • Race: Dwarf
  • Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
  • Strength 17 +3 mod
  • Dexterity 13 +1 mod
  • Constitution 16 +3 mod
  • Intelligence 10
  • Wisdom 12 +1 mod
  • Charisma 8 -1 mod
  • 19 Armor Class
  • +1 Initiative
  • 25 ft Speed
  • Age 25
  • Height 4’8″
  • Weight 130
  • Eyes Brown
  • Skin Fair
  • Hair Raven

Saving throws

  • +5 Strength
  • +1 Dexterity
  • +5 Constitution
  • 0 Intelligence
  • +1 Wisdom
  • +1 Charisma

Skills

  • +1 Acrobatics
  • +1 Animal Handling
  • 0 Arcana
  • +5 Athletics
  • -1 Deception
  • 0 History
  • +1 Insight
  • +1 Intimidation
  • 0 Investigation
  • +1 Medicine
  • 0 Nature
  • +3 Perception
  • -1 Performance
  • -1 Persuasion
  • 0 Religion
  • +1 Sleight of Hand
  • +1 Stealth
  • +3 Survival

Other

Personality traits: Slow to make friends

Ideals: Independence

Bonds: Never leave a friend behind

Flaws: Hatred of enemies is blind & unreasoning

Attacks & Spellcasting: Unarmed +5 to hit 4 damage

Other proficiencies and Languages

  • Simple weapons
  • armor /shields
  • athletics
  • dice set
  • intimidation
  • common/Dwarvish

My thoughts

Tallie seems a lot like Millie. Hm! But the backstory is a bit more straightforward. Maybe Mom just wanted to get into the game.

I’m tempted to psychoanalyze the personality traits she lists out for her characters. I don’t know how much she was into acting or true role playing, but this is her second character who was solidly independent and not so much with the “let’s be friends” attitude.