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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 3569570" data-attributes="member: 386">I don't see how you can tell them why they want to be together.  Especially if they create their own backgrounds and motivations.Maybe I am looking at it differently.  When you say, "Make up guys who will take part in the galactic race," I don't see that as telling them why their characters have to be together.  I see that as getting player buy-in for the game.This is the sort of thing that I usually hash out with the group during character creation.  "My guy is an intergalactic smack dealer and he has to run from the Empire while visiting his clients!"  "Cool, my guy is a mole in your operation that uses you for cover as I do jobs for the Rebels."  "I'm the guy with the ship and you guys heard how fast it was and how awesome a pilot I am."  "I am a Jedi who is looking for a secret Jedi temple and I'm working on the ship in order to explore the galaxy on the down low."Sweet, done, let's play.  You guys are coming up on what's called "The Blockade", a narrow passage through an ion storm at the beginning of the race that weeds out all the losers.  You're jockying for position among a pack of racers, approaching an asteroid field, and covering that asteroid field is an IMPERIAL STAR DESTOYER that is launching TIE fighters.Roll for initiative.</blockquote>