New Posts For Thread: In depth character backgroundshttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19709894/In_depth_character_backgroundshave you ever made up a long background for your character and then never gotten to use it? like big significant events that were in your history never coming in to play or family secrets that dont get used.i want to make big backgrounds and i likeMy suggestion is not to go much over a page or so. That way you have a solid base for your character, but still have a lot of room for improvisation. Of course, that's just what works for me.If you want your DM to incorporate your back story into thehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19709894/In_depth_character_backgrounds?post_id=335610118#335610118My suggestion is not to go much over a page or so. That way you have a solid base for your character, but still have a lot of room for improvisation. Of course, that's just what works for me.If you want your DM to incorporate your back story into theMon, 02 Jun 2008 16:24:27 -0500I usually try to incorporate at least some of a characters background into the story, or help further define a characters background by coming up with a campaign element and then talking with the player(s) about how such a thing would work for them ahttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19709894/In_depth_character_backgrounds?post_id=335610114#335610114I usually try to incorporate at least some of a characters background into the story, or help further define a characters background by coming up with a campaign element and then talking with the player(s) about how such a thing would work for them aMon, 02 Jun 2008 15:42:42 -0500With my group, we all hook up and make characters together (or failing that shoot each other emails) in order to integrate backgrounds well with each other and the setting. They will take me aside and let me know any "secret" elements of their backgrhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19709894/In_depth_character_backgrounds?post_id=335610030#335610030With my group, we all hook up and make characters together (or failing that shoot each other emails) in order to integrate backgrounds well with each other and the setting. They will take me aside and let me know any "secret" elements of their backgrFri, 30 May 2008 11:19:10 -0500What's even better is when you are doing this in a system that gives points to players for roleplaying their flaws, that lets them implement their background. "That's the bastard that killed my parents" flip a point to the ground "It was right afterhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19709894/In_depth_character_backgrounds?post_id=335610026#335610026What's even better is when you are doing this in a system that gives points to players for roleplaying their flaws, that lets them implement their background. "That's the bastard that killed my parents" flip a point to the ground "It was right afterFri, 30 May 2008 11:03:08 -0500I think the minimum amount of background required for a well-role-played character is just enough of their history to explain...1. Where in the campaign world are they from, generally?2. How/Why did they choose their classes and feats?3. What's theirhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/19709894/In_depth_character_backgrounds?post_id=335610014#335610014I think the minimum amount of background required for a well-role-played character is just enough of their history to explain...1. Where in the campaign world are they from, generally?2. How/Why did they choose their classes and feats?3. What's theirFri, 30 May 2008 03:54:13 -0500