Does your character have any hobbies or hidden talents? Do they ever come in handy?
>lvl 3 Fighter - D&D 5e
>Ex-mercenary
>Stealth Specialist
>Great observational skills
>Enjoys poetry and charms the pants off of nobles in conversation.
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>lvl 9 ranger - Pathfinder
>Kicked out of home for an unknown reason
>Lonely, belligerent, hates giants
>Sees and hears all, stealthy as a ghost
>Numismat, collects ancient gold coins and studies them, has a pretty good grasp on currency and flow of money
It occasionally comes in handy when he notices gold pieces from faraway lands and can from that figure out things about secret trade or politics that the rest of the group would otherwise have hard time learning.
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>Sorceress Paffinder
>Mastery of Ice and Lightning
>World traveler, seen some shit
>Pretty good cook and could play the flute
Unfortunately it didn't come up much, but it's the little details that add the most flavor to a character.