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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Afrodyte" data-source="post: 1859840" data-attributes="member: 8713">I am also a stickler for character backgrounds, but I am very particular about the type of information I want to get from them.  I used to have very long, elaborate backstories for my characters (as a player and as GM), but as my interest in dramatic writing grew, the word count on my characters' backgrounds lessened, but the information was more focused.  I made sure to give appropriate details about my character's major life experiences, significant relationships, goals, and motives.  In other words, I am very careful about making sure there is something the GM can do with my character's background.  In doing so, I often ask more questions about the setting.  When the GM knows the setting and knows the type of game he wants to run, it is much easier for me to make a background that works with the campaign than when I am told something generic like "standard D&D."This extends to my GMing as well.  Despite admonitions about giving every player an equal share in spotlight time, I find that I am biased towards those PCs which have a reason to do things in the world beyond simply being an adventurer.  After all, when these characters are the center of attention, I am doing more of what I actually enjoy.</blockquote>