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Message: <blockquote data-quote="shilsen" data-source="post: 2950494" data-attributes="member: 198">That depends on DM and player choice, doesn't it? Personally, I like my PC's backstory to have an impact on the game. And as a DM, I'm currently running a campaign that's over a year long and has taken PCs from 3rd to 9th lvl, and their current situation is often inflected by the backstories they created.As for why the survivability of 1st lvl PCs matter, for me it's because when I create a PC that's a character I'm putting a lot of thought into and intending to play for a while. I don't consider it one of various options that I might try, only getting to play the PC for a long time if luck (and skill, though 1st lvl survivability has a lot to do with luck) is on my side. YMMV, and apparently does.</blockquote>