My post was removed for whatever reason here it is again
Hello /r/rpg welcome back to GM-nastics. The purpose of these is to improve your GM skills.
We will once again be looking at involving the player's characters with the storyline. Specifically, we will be looking at taking the PC's backstory and incorporating that into the narrative.
Choose one of the PC backstories and come up with a plot hook or storyline that involves that backstory.
Fantasy
Ingenian Tonks, was a scholar at the Zutalor Wizard's Academy. His studies in alchemy became quite vital to the ongoing research of the academy. Unfortunately, while testing a new type of restorative potion, Tonks adopted the side effects of becoming a large outsider with a temper (the player pitches it as an intelligent barbarian ) . He has since fleed the Academy, and his alter-ego Zinbad the Outlander wants to perfect the side effect, so that they can coexist in the body permanently. (The player is Zinbad)
Lady Astra, a soothsayer has witnessed the events that lead to undo the actions of the Verillion Templars of Sinoth. It was revealed in one of her seeings that the only way to stop the evil to come is to make a sinister deal and kill the winged creature that has been revealed to her in her nightmares.
Action
Ya Dedietchkoff, or Ya for short, is a private mercenary who specializes in "upsetting the political regime" which is just code for assassination. Ya is constantly getting better every job he does. Eventually, he will target the well-protected, corrupt American politician that signed off on covert operations to remove Ya's hometown for a secretive pipeline construction.
Agent Brianna Goaste is a currently suspended FBI agent that seeks to bring Justice to her recently killed partner in Operation:Phoenix. A weapons dealer thought dead, had recently resurfaced, and the mission was to infiltrate the weapons warehouse and capture the dealer. The mission failed, Agent Goaste required facial reconstruction surgery and her partner died.
SciFi
Bazarath the Alien Scout has been ordered to study humans to learn of their utility. So far, his superiors are not convinced that the humans are reliable, or trustworthy. Bazarath has been ordered to work with human sympathizers or a human crew. The success/failure of the mission will determine how his alien race will view humans from then on. Bazarath has also been asked to acquire any information on human culture or to acquire any object that is culturally significant to humans (The player mentions his race cares about two things efficiency or success rate and cultural bonds).
Delphi, a psionic engineer with the power to morph materials and objects, has been assigned to the Intergalactic Prime Confederation (IPC for short). Their mission is to protect the various assets in each galaxy.(The player explains that a planet may not be considered an asset, so the IPC would not prevent it's invasion/destruction).
Sidequest A player has the general idea of a quest of redemption for his/her character. How might you help them with filling this detail? Feel free to ask questions here or make assumptions, since the intention is not to be tied to one particular genre.
P.S. Feel free to leave feedback here. Also, if you'd like to see a particular theme/rpg setting/scenario add it to your comment and tag it with [GMN+].