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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Imaculata" data-source="post: 6817953" data-attributes="member: 6801286">You can use something like <a href="https://github.com/SenojLuap/CentralCasting/blob/master/Central%20Casting%20-%20Heroes%20Of%20Legend%20by%20Paul%20Jaquays.pdf" target="_blank">Central Casting - Heroes of Legend</a> to simply roll a random background for your character.It is but one of many existing aids to help you be inspired. It allows you to roll for various events that happened after your character's birth, during early childhood, and late childhood, up to today. That does not mean that you need to stick with what you rolled. You can re-roll anything you don't like, or simply pick ideas from the book that you like, because that is what it is for.Stuff to consider when writing a character's background:1. Think of a positive character trait that your character has.2. Think of one or more negative traits as well. Flaws make a character more realistic.3. Who were your character's parents, and are they still alive?4. How did your character grow up, and did he/she have any friends?5. Why did your character become an adventurer?6. Is your character religious? And if so, what religion?7. Does your character have any scars, or tattoos?8. What does your character wear? What does he/she look like?9. What does your character love, and what does he/she hate? And why?10. Did your character lead a normal life? Or did something special happen during his/her life?11. How long has your character been an adventurer, and how old is he/she?12. What moral code (if any) does your character follow?The more you write, the more the DM has to work with (assuming he is the sort of DM that uses backstory). And the more enjoyment you'll get from playing the character. You don't have to write a novel. But it helps to answer these simple questions about your character, so you can understand him/her better.</blockquote>

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