Comments on: Character Development: Quick and Dirty Backgrounds http://abutterflydreaming.com/2009/07/13/character-development-quick-and-dirty-backgrounds/ Zen and the Art of Roleplaying Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:43:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Scott http://abutterflydreaming.com/2009/07/13/character-development-quick-and-dirty-backgrounds/comment-page-1/#comment-2060 Scott Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:40:30 +0000 http://abutterflydreaming.com/?p=1244#comment-2060 @Noumenon: It is something of a matter of style... my group's backgrounds tend to stretch to two or three pages, so this is a short version. I have a second system I sometimes use, a survey-style, which is a little more time-consuming than this one but not as much so as writing it out in prose... might post about that one later on, too. @Sean: Yeah, another reason why I like this is that it's easy to copy for the GM's perusal. Personality traits, plot hooks, important NPCs, and major background points tend to be right there close to hand. It does get outdated eventually as the game progresses, but it's a good way to get an initial handle on the whole party at once... and to remind yourself to include plot hooks for all of them. @Noumenon: It is something of a matter of style… my group’s backgrounds tend to stretch to two or three pages, so this is a short version. I have a second system I sometimes use, a survey-style, which is a little more time-consuming than this one but not as much so as writing it out in prose… might post about that one later on, too.

@Sean: Yeah, another reason why I like this is that it’s easy to copy for the GM’s perusal. Personality traits, plot hooks, important NPCs, and major background points tend to be right there close to hand. It does get outdated eventually as the game progresses, but it’s a good way to get an initial handle on the whole party at once… and to remind yourself to include plot hooks for all of them.

]]> By: Sean Holland http://abutterflydreaming.com/2009/07/13/character-development-quick-and-dirty-backgrounds/comment-page-1/#comment-2056 Sean Holland Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:42:24 +0000 http://abutterflydreaming.com/?p=1244#comment-2056 Nice, easy to use system. Very useful to remind player to construct a character with roleplaying and plot hooks as part of the character. .-= Sean Holland´s last blog: <a href="http://seaofstarsrpg.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/the-kingdom-of-eosiant-knights-and-ambition/" rel="nofollow">The Kingdom of Eosiant – Knights and Ambition</a> =-. Nice, easy to use system. Very useful to remind player to construct a character with roleplaying and plot hooks as part of the character.
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]]> By: Noumenon http://abutterflydreaming.com/2009/07/13/character-development-quick-and-dirty-backgrounds/comment-page-1/#comment-2039 Noumenon Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:39:35 +0000 http://abutterflydreaming.com/?p=1244#comment-2039 My god, my group would consider <I>that</i> a "full background in advance." I try to create NPCs that have at least <I>one</i> secret, but only the important ones. My god, my group would consider that a “full background in advance.” I try to create NPCs that have at least one secret, but only the important ones.

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