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<blockquote data-quote="fissionessence" data-source="post: 4677905" data-attributes="member: 63357">When I get to the end of a race writeup to the 'sample adventurers' section of a Wizards product, I tend to scowl. However, I like to read the entirety of something once I start, so I finish. I think the reason I don't like the 'sample adventurers' section is that I find it useless, and rarely very interesting.Your background in the original post, though, is very interesting. How useful it is, though . . . well maybe not so much. But, you could make it interesting, by including the information you mentioned: suggested level and class for playing as the character. If you spend several pages each for two to five characters, I think it could be a pretty cool section of the book. Write the story as you have above, include a suggested class and level (and possibly an entire character generation), along with key personality features as a guide for role playing the character. Also include a 'monster' stat block for the DM to use the character as an NPC. I am doing something similar to this for a book I'm working on (in my signature . . . it's been nearing completion for way too long now), but I'm keeping them at one page each (stat block and all).~</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fissionessence, post: 4677905, member: 63357"] When I get to the end of a race writeup to the 'sample adventurers' section of a Wizards product, I tend to scowl. However, I like to read the entirety of something once I start, so I finish. I think the reason I don't like the 'sample adventurers' section is that I find it useless, and rarely very interesting. Your background in the original post, though, is very interesting. How [i]useful[/i] it is, though . . . well maybe not so much. [i]But[/i], you could [i]make[/i] it interesting, by including the information you mentioned: suggested level and class for playing as the character. If you spend several pages each for two to five characters, I think it could be a pretty cool section of the book. Write the story as you have above, include a suggested class and level (and possibly an entire character generation), along with key personality features as a guide for role playing the character. Also include a 'monster' stat block for the DM to use the character as an NPC. I am doing something similar to this for a book I'm working on (in my signature . . . it's been nearing completion for way too long now), but I'm keeping them at one page each (stat block and all). ~ [/QUOTE]

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