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<blockquote data-quote="Phlebas" data-source="post: 3784761" data-attributes="member: 23810">I'm trialing a new system at the moment. each session (or 2 if it overuns) focus on one of the PC's backstory / personal plot with an element (sometimes major, often minor) that relates to the main plotbecause they drag their freinds / allies with them when they need help, they are busily intertwining all their backstories. been going for most of the year and its keeping the adventures fresh while hurtling towards the final denouementWhen they started I made sure they all lived (or were going to live) in the same district of the same city and so they were going to at least be neighbours and then took it from thereI've never written it down as an interlinked diagram - possibly because i'm a little lazy - but i think its a really good idea to sketch it out especially during character creation. Even challenge the players to find a way of fitting their character concepts onto the diagram before the game starts. I actually think it makes it easier to fit in new characters after death / player change as they can refer back to the diagram and find a slot for their players. It also is a nice way for the DM to set up some important NPC's and their relationship to the playersguess i'm talking myself into creating one for my next game ....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Phlebas, post: 3784761, member: 23810"] I'm trialing a new system at the moment. each session (or 2 if it overuns) focus on one of the PC's backstory / personal plot with an element (sometimes major, often minor) that relates to the main plot because they drag their freinds / allies with them when they need help, they are busily intertwining all their backstories. been going for most of the year and its keeping the adventures fresh while hurtling towards the final denouement When they started I made sure they all lived (or were going to live) in the same district of the same city and so they were going to at least be neighbours and then took it from there I've never written it down as an interlinked diagram - possibly because i'm a little lazy - but i think its a really good idea to sketch it out especially during character creation. Even challenge the players to find a way of fitting their character concepts onto the diagram before the game starts. I actually think it makes it easier to fit in new characters after death / player change as they can refer back to the diagram and find a slot for their players. It also is a nice way for the DM to set up some important NPC's and their relationship to the players guess i'm talking myself into creating one for my next game .... [/QUOTE]

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