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<blockquote data-quote="Vurt" data-source="post: 5212554" data-attributes="member: 1547">For me, after multiple decades playing the game and a bazillian personas come and gone in one form or another, a short, decently written backstory can really help me remember how to role-play a certain character. A few sentences highlighting a couple of pivotal moments in the character's life can make the difference in terms of providing motive and direction for PCs and NPCs alike.&nbsp; There's &quot;gruff barkeep&quot;, and then there's &quot;gruff barkeep who's tired and fed up with being robbed every few months and looking for a way to do something about it.&quot;Context matters.That said, if my players don't want to provide me with a backstory, that's fine, it just means I won't be able to hook them into the game world beyond the adventure I'm running for everyone.&nbsp; But then typically they're the ones who show up just to roll dice and kill things anyway.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Vurt, post: 5212554, member: 1547"] For me, after multiple decades playing the game and a bazillian personas come and gone in one form or another, a short, decently written backstory can really help me remember how to role-play a certain character. A few sentences highlighting a couple of pivotal moments in the character's life can make the difference in terms of providing motive and direction for PCs and NPCs alike. There's "gruff barkeep", and then there's "gruff barkeep who's tired and fed up with being robbed every few months and looking for a way to do something about it." Context matters. That said, if my players don't want to provide me with a backstory, that's fine, it just means I won't be able to hook them into the game world beyond the adventure I'm running for everyone. But then typically they're the ones who show up just to roll dice and kill things anyway. [/QUOTE]

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