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<blockquote data-quote="Glyfair" data-source="post: 3110958" data-attributes="member: 53">Justified or unjustified, a lengthy background for a character can be distracting for a GM when using a background.&nbsp; Each GM is different in how much backstory they are likely to use for a character (with lots that ignore the entire thing and leave it up to the player).&nbsp; A bit more than that is probably to be recommended, because that gives more for the GM to ignore (there are always bits that a DM isn't interested in developing).However, if a DM is likely to use a few paragraphs and you give him ten pages of backstory, you are possibly giving him so much he'll ignore it all.&nbsp; Ultimately, that's less satisfying for you.I find it to be a style difference.&nbsp; Personally, I prefer to come to a game with a page or so of backstory.&nbsp; Everything else I find to be unwieldy to the game, with comments similiar to what some have said here (having a backstory that's more detailed than the first 4 sessions seems to devalue to play experience in favor of writing stories about your character).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Glyfair, post: 3110958, member: 53"] Justified or unjustified, a lengthy background for a character can be distracting for a GM when using a background. Each GM is different in how much backstory they are likely to use for a character (with lots that ignore the entire thing and leave it up to the player). A bit more than that is probably to be recommended, because that gives more for the GM to ignore (there are always bits that a DM isn't interested in developing). However, if a DM is likely to use a few paragraphs and you give him ten pages of backstory, you are possibly giving him so much he'll ignore it all. Ultimately, that's less satisfying for you. I find it to be a style difference. Personally, I prefer to come to a game with a page or so of backstory. Everything else I find to be unwieldy to the game, with comments similiar to what some have said here (having a backstory that's more detailed than the first 4 sessions seems to devalue to play experience in favor of writing stories about your character). [/QUOTE]

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