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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cruentus" data-source="post: 8574360" data-attributes="member: 7034645">And I'll contrast with [USER=6855114]@Helldritch[/USER], showing how different tables handle their games: I would take that Dwarf, and that background, and roll it into the "homebrew" sandbox that I am running.  However, I would also have you play that Dwarf and that background, with the other characters/players.  How do you present your goals and interest to them?  Do you convince them to help you?  Do you help them do things first?  What kinds of NPCs/family/contacts/friends do you still have in the area of the keep?  Is your information up to date?  How long have you been away?We'd also talk about where on the map this keep is, what other threats/kingdoms/whatever are in that area, and a timeline.  Its a collaborative effort.Now, that doesn't mean that the entire campaign is centered on your character, because there are 4 other players potentially in the game.  So how you all are negotiating and working toward (often disparate) goals is part of the interest in the game and the world (or at least I hope it is).In my last campaign, only one player wanted to actually (and did) pursue his agendas, the others just went along for the ride, or didn't identify any appreciable background for their characters.  And thats also sometimes the way it goes.I've played in games like [USER=6855114]@Helldritch[/USER] runs, and they're fun, but as he says, when the "arc" of the campaign ends, there is often little to do with the character.  For ex, I would have really liked to play my Necromancer longer at about 5-7th level, but the campaign arc pushed us up to 12-14th pretty quickly, and by that time, there weren't the same NPC roleplay/domain building opportunities.  I mean, once you've saved the world from Tiamat, what else is there to do? LoLSo, all that is to say, different tables, different opportunities to build in that background.edit: and ninja'd by [USER=93670]@tetrasodium[/USER] with another angle.  Nice!</blockquote>

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