Exploring Backstories (Patreon)

Published:

2020-01-06 18:22:05

Imported:

2023-07

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Backstories are typically written before the game starts, then either not touched again or referenced a few times with plot hooks. Some characters might not have backstories at all, or didn't put much in them when the game was still new and uncertain. Yet as your game progresses these backstories can become more stagnant, outdated, or unused.

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Exploring Backstories

Requiring a character's entire history to be set in stone before the game even starts seems unreasonable, and there's nothing that says a character's backstory needs to be some old bit of flavor that sets the character in motion to the real story.