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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Scruffy nerf herder" data-source="post: 8518340" data-attributes="member: 7034614">No need to feel overwhelmed with that particular arc as it looks like one you can stew on for at least 3 or 4 levels even if you want, while they establish themselves in the world and discover through play who their characters really are.Possibly encourage to fill in their backstory slightly less than they might be inclined to do on first instinct, as they often with experience find that a little wiggle room in the beginning when it comes to every tiny detail of the character's life, personality, etc. allows the player to learn simply by playing the character the feel that they want out of them. Players, especially new ones, tend to go overboard with their backstories because they don't understand yet how many juicy opportunities their character could have in game to find within what the DM has presented to them all kinds of things to develop interest in, get involved in, commit to, and so on.</blockquote>