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<blockquote data-quote="ccs" data-source="post: 8130498" data-attributes="member: 6803664">I ignore the section completely when writing up my own characters.It's just wasted pages in my book.<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">If it's a throw away character - for example I'm playing in a one-shot or some pointless generic grind/delve like DotMM - then it simply won't be important in my experience.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">If it's not a throwaway?&nbsp; Then I've already written such stuff into the character anyways &amp; in far more detail &amp; more organically than a random sentence pulled out of the PHB.&nbsp; I also don't require a mechanical carrot to play the details, good/bad/etc, of my characters.&nbsp; That is afterall the point of playing an RolePG....&nbsp; So I'll be doing that regardless.</li>
</ul>As far as players in my games using it?&nbsp; RPing your character is simply expected.&nbsp; The reward for doing that is a more interesting/memorable game .&nbsp; The penalty if you don't?&nbsp; A less interesting game (who wants that??). That's not really something that can be boiled down to a bonus dice roll.I can tell you all about the characters in our current game.&nbsp; I couldn't begin to tell you what (if anything) the players have actually written on their sheets concerning traits, ideals, bonds, and flaws. Inspiration:&nbsp; As a player I might use it if I've got it.&nbsp; But honestly?&nbsp; I'm far more likely to have it noted on my sheet &amp; have forgotten all about it.As a DM?&nbsp; I don't need to bribe the players mechanically into playing their characters.&nbsp; So Inspiration isn't a thing at my table.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ccs, post: 8130498, member: 6803664"] I ignore the section completely when writing up my own characters. It's just wasted pages in my book. [LIST] [*]If it's a throw away character - for example I'm playing in a one-shot or some pointless generic grind/delve like DotMM - then it simply won't be important in my experience. [*]If it's not a throwaway? Then I've already written such stuff into the character anyways & in far more detail & more organically than a random sentence pulled out of the PHB. I also don't require a mechanical carrot to play the details, good/[B]bad[/B]/etc, of my characters. That is afterall the point of playing an RolePG.... So I'll be doing that regardless. [/LIST] As far as players in my games using it? RPing your character is simply expected. The reward for doing that is a more interesting/memorable game . The penalty if you don't? A less interesting game [I](who wants that??)[/I]. That's not really something that can be boiled down to a bonus dice roll. I can tell you all about the characters in our current game. I couldn't begin to tell you what (if anything) the players have actually written on their sheets concerning traits, ideals, bonds, and flaws. Inspiration: As a player I [I]might[/I] use it if I've got it. But honestly? I'm far more likely to have it noted on my sheet & have forgotten all about it. As a DM? I don't need to bribe the players mechanically into playing their characters. So Inspiration isn't a thing at my table. [/QUOTE]

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