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<blockquote data-quote="Chainsaw" data-source="post: 5409530" data-attributes="member: 70196">I prefer minimal backstory as well, but probably for different reasons than you. You seem not to want extraneous details that may not fit into the plot. I just don't want people wasting their time. When I play O/AD&amp;D, the mortality rate is high at low levels. Spending a long time writing an elaborate backstory is silly unless the player just loves writing. Also, the mentality is more that the character's story develops as campaign develops - not before it begins.&nbsp;For this reason, I prefer a few sentences. For example, &quot;Old Man Halgron is a 60 year old 1st level cleric. He's never been very successful rising through the ranks because he drinks too much and chases women. He's recently decided to adventure a bit so that he can afford a decent funeral when he dies. Plus, he owes the thieves guild some gold after making a few drunken bets.&quot;&nbsp;There you go.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chainsaw, post: 5409530, member: 70196"] I prefer minimal backstory as well, but probably for different reasons than you. You seem not to want extraneous details that may not fit into the plot. I just don't want people wasting their time. When I play O/AD&D, the mortality rate is high at low levels. Spending a long time writing an elaborate backstory is silly unless the player just loves writing. Also, the mentality is more that the character's story develops as campaign develops - not before it begins. For this reason, I prefer a few sentences. For example, "Old Man Halgron is a 60 year old 1st level cleric. He's never been very successful rising through the ranks because he drinks too much and chases women. He's recently decided to adventure a bit so that he can afford a decent funeral when he dies. Plus, he owes the thieves guild some gold after making a few drunken bets." There you go. [/QUOTE]

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