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Message: <blockquote data-quote="haakon1" data-source="post: 4823814" data-attributes="member: 25619">Interesting, Jack. I'm surprised no one has replied, as you make some good points.There was some of the legacy/hierloom/inheritance stuff in AD&D Oriental Adventures, where you rolled up elements of family history.  As I remember, it affected your character's honor and could give cash or item benefits too.In my own campaigns, I've allowed PC's with this sort of thing.  One PC started out as the son of a noble, with a "Lord" title, but no extra cash or equipment.  Another PC started out as a knight, with an inherited magic sword.  But we haven't done much to develop significant backstory for either.I think once a character is in play, they turn out a little different than we originally thought, and get more interesting, but folks see as a "cheating" to tweak the background.  What's you're view on that -- are background changes/fleshing out OK, once the character is in play?Another issue is that PC's, in what I've seen, are very often either orphans or from somewhere far, far away.  Players don't seem to like characters with (relevant to the current game) roots.  I'm not sure why -- it's just as true for people who just started playing as for people who have been doing it for 20+ years.  Maybe people just aren't that interested in background, or like looking at a big continental map and picking a place, regardless of where the campaign actually is set.</blockquote>