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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 9818619" data-attributes="member: 42582">For me, it's not necessarily collaborative PC creation - or, at least, not in a strict sense. But the starting situation has to have some sort of narrative coherence, vis-a-vis the PCs that the players have created. And the players are pretty central to ensuring this.The further details are system dependent; because different systems create different sorts of PCs who will make sense in different sorts of situation.Here are a few examples:4e D&D Dark Sun: <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/repost-first-session-of-dark-sun-campaign.490456/" target="_blank">Repost- first session of Dark Sun campaign</a> The players built their PCs, and came up with kickers, one of which connected directly to the campaign backstory (the death of Tyr's Sorcerer-King); and I integrated those kickers into an opening situation. Prince Valiant: <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/prince-valiant-rpg-played-a-session-today.652393/" target="_blank">Prince Valiant RPG - played a session today</a> The players built their PCs, and then decided that two - who had turned out very similarly, mechanically - must be father and son; I narrated the meeting with a third PC as all were on their way to a tournament. Burning Wheel: <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/burning-wheel-actual-play.680804/" target="_blank">Burning Wheel actual play</a> My friend and I decided we would create a PC each and co-GM, each framing and adjudicating the adversity for the other.  We agreed on a starting situation that would bring our PCs together, as rogues with a degree of common purpose. Classic Traveller: <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/classic-traveller-session-report-with-reflections-on-the-system-long.586642/" target="_blank">Classic Traveller - session report with reflections on the system [long]</a> The PCs rolled up their PCs (Traveller-style), and I rolled up a starting world, and we worked out what the PCs were all doing there and how they fitted together; and then I rolled up a patron encounter, and fitted that into the PCs' backstories. Torchbearer 2e: <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/torchbearer-2nd-ed-actual-play.686046/post-8557834" target="_blank">Torchbearer 2nd ed actual play</a> The two Elven PCs had once met in Elfhome, and one of them and another PC had met at the Wizard's Tower; the PCs met on the road, heading to the Tower of Stars (the first adventure site). I introduced some elements into the scenario to fit the PCs. Of all my examples, I think this is the closest to classic D&D (which seems fitting for a game that is, to a significant degree, a homage to classic D&D). </blockquote>

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