Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="cmrscorpio" data-source="post: 5154471" data-attributes="member: 32173">Too true.&nbsp; Your players need to know that the effort they put into their character's background will be worth it in fun.&nbsp; It isn't fun if everything they provide is used against them.&nbsp; Be sure to make use of some background elements clear boons to the player in addition to the ones that exist solely to antagonize.Here's my current character questionnaire:1)&nbsp; What does your character look&nbsp; like?&nbsp; What do s/he wear in combat?&nbsp; What does s/he wear when s/he isn't&nbsp; planning on fighting?&nbsp;2)&nbsp; Where is s/he from?&nbsp; What were&nbsp; the dominant geographical features of her/his home?&nbsp;3)&nbsp; How did s/he earn a living&nbsp; before living the life of an adventurer?&nbsp; What occupation has s/he had&nbsp; the most training in?&nbsp;4)&nbsp; List at least two goals for the&nbsp; character. At least one of these goals should be one that the character&nbsp; has, while another should be one that you, as a player, want to see&nbsp; developed over the course of the game.&nbsp;5)&nbsp; List at least&nbsp; two secrets about your character. One is a secret the character knows,&nbsp; one is a secret that involves him but that he is not actually aware of&nbsp; yet. This will help me in creating plots that center around your&nbsp; character. I will also be creating a third secret which you as a player&nbsp; will not be aware of, so expect some surprises! &nbsp;6)&nbsp; Describe at&nbsp; least three people that are tied to the character. Two of them are&nbsp; friendly to the character, one is hostile. If you like, you can include&nbsp; an enemy, so I have an instant NPC nemesis to throw at you. &nbsp;7)&nbsp; Describe&nbsp; three memories that your character has. They don't have to be elaborate,&nbsp; but they should provide some context and flavor. &nbsp;8)&nbsp; Why did your&nbsp; character choose to live a life of adventuring, knowing full well that&nbsp; the most likely end for your character will be getting eaten while&nbsp; plundering a long-forgotten tomb?&nbsp;9) What is your&nbsp; character's theme song?&nbsp; This song should reflect a fundamental aspect&nbsp; of your character's personality, background, or outlook on life.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cmrscorpio, post: 5154471, member: 32173"] Too true. Your players need to know that the effort they put into their character's background will be worth it in fun. It isn't fun if everything they provide is used against them. Be sure to make use of some background elements clear boons to the player in addition to the ones that exist solely to antagonize. Here's my current character questionnaire: [FONT=Arial]1) What does your character look like? What do s/he wear in combat? What does s/he wear when s/he isn't planning on fighting?[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]2) Where is s/he from? What were the dominant geographical features of her/his home?[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]3) How did s/he earn a living before living the life of an adventurer? What occupation has s/he had the most training in?[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]4) List at least two goals for the character. At least one of these goals should be one that the character has, while another should be one that you, as a player, want to see developed over the course of the game.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]5) List at least two secrets about your character. One is a secret the character knows, one is a secret that involves him but that he is not actually aware of yet. This will help me in creating plots that center around your character. I will also be creating a third secret which you as a player will not be aware of, so expect some surprises![/FONT] [FONT=Arial]6) Describe at least three people that are tied to the character. Two of them are friendly to the character, one is hostile. If you like, you can include an enemy, so I have an instant NPC nemesis to throw at you.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]7) Describe three memories that your character has. They don't have to be elaborate, but they should provide some context and flavor.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]8) Why did your character choose to live a life of adventuring, knowing full well that the most likely end for your character will be getting eaten while plundering a long-forgotten tomb?[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]9) What is your character's theme song? This song should reflect a fundamental aspect of your character's personality, background, or outlook on life.[/FONT] [/QUOTE]

Verification