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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rafael Ceurdepyr" data-source="post: 1858365" data-attributes="member: 16566">Definitely a fan of the backstory.  (Although I must confess in the Leviathan campaign that I felt some of the backstory derailed the front story.)  I feel like the backstory helps me get into the character and decide how to play him.  I've been accused of being a LARPer, because I like the non-combat interactions that grow out of backstory.  In Leviathan, Raef's backstory influenced how he behaved (kicked out of cantor's school because he preferred hanging around street corners and singing) and what happened to him (got killed in a duel because of a previous duel he'd won--he got better).That said, in a Call of Cthulhu game, I came up with an elaborate backstory before even rolling up the character.  Big mistake.  The numbers didn't really support his background and none of the backstory was used by the GM.  But then, he hadn't asked for us to get as elaborate as I did.</blockquote>