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<blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 6770219" data-attributes="member: 7006"><p>Thematic. Once I know what the campaign is going to be and the themes that we'll be dealing with... I create a character that fits into that world. Usually by making a "reverse special snowflake". Rather than try and create a "special" character with all kinds of weird-ass backstory, race, class, etc. that has been done to death... I like to create the most generic person in that world and then let his/her personality and what they do in the game make them special.</p><p></p><p>I don't need to make up an out-of-theme tiefling pirate bard whose parents were killed and who is secretly heir to the throne of some faraway land and I wear this mask to hide my identity until I can get revenge on the villain who did it...</p><p></p><p>...instead, he's the town butcher who is getting involved because has a drive to help people and the mayor needs volunteers.</p><p></p><p>In the Age of Mary Sue... the most boring backstory is actual less overdone and can be more special ironically enough.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DEFCON 1, post: 6770219, member: 7006"] Thematic. Once I know what the campaign is going to be and the themes that we'll be dealing with... I create a character that fits into that world. Usually by making a "reverse special snowflake". Rather than try and create a "special" character with all kinds of weird-ass backstory, race, class, etc. that has been done to death... I like to create the most generic person in that world and then let his/her personality and what they do in the game make them special. I don't need to make up an out-of-theme tiefling pirate bard whose parents were killed and who is secretly heir to the throne of some faraway land and I wear this mask to hide my identity until I can get revenge on the villain who did it... ...instead, he's the town butcher who is getting involved because has a drive to help people and the mayor needs volunteers. In the Age of Mary Sue... the most boring backstory is actual less overdone and can be more special ironically enough. [/QUOTE]
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