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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 9515088" data-attributes="member: 6801845">I will generally discussed basic background info with the DM about where I came from before the first session. As part of developing my personality I will have at least a general idea of my roots. If I'm a wizard, who taught me magic or whatnot.Filing in inconsequential details? Sure. I could see telling a story about how the innkeeper reminded me of a pet cow I had when I was a kid. Maybe I talk about how my father was a cleric and he wanted me to follow in his footsteps (justifying my acolyte background feature as discussed with the DM).&nbsp; But if I only have a general idea of where I came from I won't invent a new country, although I may add details about a small hamlet that no one has ever heard of. If I grew up in a bad neighborhood of the city I'd likely ask the DM if there was a name for the neighborhood because there may already be an appropriate one.Basically I won't add anything that will have significant direct impact on the campaign world or our specific scenario.&nbsp; It's the difference between what my character remembers that only impacts them and describing scenes we're currently or will soon be interacting with.EDIT: basically the same thing I said earlier <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/a-glimpse-at-wotcs-current-view-of-rule-0.707842/post-9514660" target="_blank">D&amp;D General - A glimpse at WoTC's current view of Rule 0</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 9515088, member: 6801845"] I will generally discussed basic background info with the DM about where I came from before the first session. As part of developing my personality I will have at least a general idea of my roots. If I'm a wizard, who taught me magic or whatnot. Filing in inconsequential details? Sure. I could see telling a story about how the innkeeper reminded me of a pet cow I had when I was a kid. Maybe I talk about how my father was a cleric and he wanted me to follow in his footsteps (justifying my acolyte background feature as discussed with the DM). But if I only have a general idea of where I came from I won't invent a new country, although I may add details about a small hamlet that no one has ever heard of. If I grew up in a bad neighborhood of the city I'd likely ask the DM if there was a name for the neighborhood because there may already be an appropriate one. Basically I won't add anything that will have significant direct impact on the campaign world or our specific scenario. It's the difference between what my character remembers that only impacts them and describing scenes we're currently or will soon be interacting with. EDIT: basically the same thing I said earlier [URL="https://www.enworld.org/threads/a-glimpse-at-wotcs-current-view-of-rule-0.707842/post-9514660"]D&D General - A glimpse at WoTC's current view of Rule 0[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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