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<blockquote data-quote="MDK" data-source="post: 6076834" data-attributes="member: 6705182">I considder myself lazy in that I rarely produce more than a single page of background (on paper anyway), but regardless of how much I write, it's written for me, not for the DM. By which I mean I do not expect the DM to ever use even 1 letter from it in the campaign. It's fun when that happens, but hey. And no, the backgrounds are generally not very tortured either; my characters generally are explorers out to see what's behind the horizon, not abused seekers of vengeance. I've only ever had one orphan (parents died in a tragic accident), and that was because I wanted her (a human) to have a specific elven-only background trait (warrior of old) in pathfinder: only way to get the trait was if she'd been adopted by elves.Regarding the OP, yea I'd be pretty miffed if the DM pulled that stunt on me without discussing it with me beforehand. If it happens as the result of something that ocurred in the game then sure go right ahead, but my background is how I view my character, and suddenly finding out she's a nutcase is not going to make me appreciate the game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MDK, post: 6076834, member: 6705182"] I considder myself lazy in that I rarely produce more than a single page of background (on paper anyway), but regardless of how much I write, it's written for me, not for the DM. By which I mean I do not expect the DM to ever use even 1 letter from it in the campaign. It's fun when that happens, but hey. And no, the backgrounds are generally not very tortured either; my characters generally are explorers out to see what's behind the horizon, not abused seekers of vengeance. I've only ever had one orphan (parents died in a tragic accident), and that was because I wanted her (a human) to have a specific elven-only background trait (warrior of old) in pathfinder: only way to get the trait was if she'd been adopted by elves. Regarding the OP, yea I'd be pretty miffed if the DM pulled that stunt on me without discussing it with me beforehand. If it happens as the result of something that ocurred in the game then sure go right ahead, but my background is how I view my character, and suddenly finding out she's a nutcase is not going to make me appreciate the game. [/QUOTE]

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