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I'm playing a kobold artificer who used to be a wild magic sorcerer, before a wild magic surge blew up his left arm and leg and severed his connection to the weave
I heard that he made his own prosthetic limbs while he only had one arm
I heard he invented those weird goggles (he calls them "shutter shades") to help with the migraines that sunlight gives him
I heard he blew up his whole school when he was just a kid, and vowed to never use his sorcery powers again
I heard he's Professor Hakase's favorite artificer student
I heard he worships Tiamat. You can never trust those kobolds...
The first 3 are really interesting. They make me want to know more about your character. I especially like the shutter shades one, because it draws you in and makes you want to know more about how they work, why he has migraines, etc.
I have a suggestion for one though: "I heard he made a deal with Tiamat, giving up his limbs to gain secret knowledge." I like the idea of people thinking the limbs getting blown off wasn't an accident, but was a deliberate trade. You can imagine how that kind of rumour would spread, especially among people who don't trust artificers because they're scared of "technology".
The migraines aren't actually all that interesting, he just has sunlight sensitivity because I'm using the old VGM Kobold race stats. They remove the Sunlight Sensitivity trait, but because they occlude his vision, he has disadvantage on perception checks and attack rolls that rely on sight while he's wearing them. I do like your take on the bad rumor though, it fits much better!