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| − | + | So the question remains: What makes a good background? | |
| − | The answer is simple: They all do (within reason) | + | The answer is simple: They all do (within reason) |
You can write your background like a story, where you talk of your | You can write your background like a story, where you talk of your | ||
| − | characters past in the third person ( | + | characters past in the third person (Faeryl went to Luskan), or you |
| − | can talk in the 1st person ( | + | can talk in the 1st person (I later went to Luskan). Or even still, |
| − | you can have someone ELSE tell your story! ( | + | you can have someone ELSE tell your story! (You know, I heard about a |
lass name Faeryl who went to Luskan, and became a Merchant Queen some | lass name Faeryl who went to Luskan, and became a Merchant Queen some | ||
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| − | + | * Birth Place (where it all starts) | |
| − | + | * Great Event (something that changes your mindset) | |
| − | + | * Tragedy (The loss of a loved one maybe?) | |
| − | + | * An evil villain! An ill fated love. <3 | |
| − | + | * Your origin (Different planet/world/dimension?) | |
| − | + | * Tiny events (Fillers to give you some depth) | |
| − | + | * Great Adventure (Something epic, be it past or present!) | |
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Revision as of 12:11, 23 June 2017
RPBACKGROUND
The beauty about creating character backgrounds is that other people can
read them on our website, and get a sense of WHO you are, and WHY you are
that way. If you're a bitter old man but in the past your wife left you
for a goat. Well, we can understand your bitterness.
So the question remains: What makes a good background?
The answer is simple: They all do (within reason)
You can write your background like a story, where you talk of your
characters past in the third person (Faeryl went to Luskan), or you
can talk in the 1st person (I later went to Luskan). Or even still,
you can have someone ELSE tell your story! (You know, I heard about a
lass name Faeryl who went to Luskan, and became a Merchant Queen some
years later.)
So where should you start? Anywhere you want to start your characters
life. You can Make it detailed, or vague to add some mysterious
atmosphere to him/her. But if you find yourself a little short on ideas
we have provided some thinkers for you:
- Birth Place (where it all starts)
- Great Event (something that changes your mindset)
- Tragedy (The loss of a loved one maybe?)
- An evil villain! An ill fated love. <3
- Your origin (Different planet/world/dimension?)
- Tiny events (Fillers to give you some depth)
- Great Adventure (Something epic, be it past or present!)
The above are just some ideas to think about. Try not to make your
character overly powerful, and always win, like say a fight against the
entire Greek Pantheon and destroying it. So think carefully, and see what
you can come up with!
