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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 7308483" data-attributes="member: 2629">I think what some people are suggesting is that D&D is a role playing game.  Your character plays a role in a story.  You should consider the story before the mechanics.In other words, don't come up with a way for the backstory to fit the mechanics that sound fun - come up with a fun story for the character and then see how to implement it with the existing mechanics.  There is nothing wrong with edging those mechanics to make them a bit more efficient, but make sure they serve the story.For example, you indicate Batman is a muse for this character.  Let's build a Batman (not necessarily your ideas, but a version of the concept to show you what I mean) following these suggestions.  Start with a background.  Batman would have been a nobleman in my eyes, so I'd pick that as the background.  Then consider race - Batman comes from wealth - what races would have a wealthy upperclass that might give us that nobleman background.  Humans.  Dwarves.  Elves.  Probably not gnomes, Halfling, half-orcs, dragonborn or tieflings in my campaign world.  Then I need to ask what class he'd start out being... well, prior to the tragedy that makes him Batman, he is a bit of a fool.  And then upon his tragedy he wants to be able to hide his secret mission... I'd start Bard.  Then he gets his moral code - a few levels of paladin accomplish that.  Then continue on with rogue to learn how to be in the shadows and return to bard to get the theatrical flair to pull off his tricks....   Bard 1, Then paladin 5, then rogue 3, then bard from there on....</blockquote>

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