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Message: <blockquote data-quote="IronWolf" data-source="post: 5212547" data-attributes="member: 21076">As a player I usually write-up a couple of paragraphs of background, possibly up to a page.  Most of my characters tend to be from a long lived race - dwarf or elf - so I can detail out some of the early years.  Usually the hardest thing is keeping things in check, as if the character is low-level he probably hasn't done a lot of heroic things just yet.  So the background will cover family and probably at least one significant event that helped shape the character.For me the background is more me getting a feel for the character and possibly keeping a core motivation in mind at the start of the campaign.  Of course campaign events very well may cause the character to grow in a different path, but I like knowing the starting point. The character background is provided to the DM of course.  He or she can see fit to use what they want to haunt my character later in the campaign.As I DM I do like to see at least a paragraph about the character, if the player wants to provide more that is welcome as well.  The character background can be a wealth of plot hooks or ways to help bring things to life around the character as my current DM has taught me!</blockquote>