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<blockquote data-quote="Kristivas" data-source="post: 3219174" data-attributes="member: 34179">I saw a disturbing trend with this in my gaming group.&nbsp; EVERYONE'S character had his village burned down by Orcs.&nbsp; EVERYONE'S character had their girlfriend/sibling/whatever kidnapped by the BBEG.&nbsp; EVERYONE'S character was torn inside and mulled like Drizzt.Imagine a character who was born to parents who died of natural causes.&nbsp; No brothers or sisters to be kidnapped.&nbsp; His village still stands, not being razed by Orcs.&nbsp; No overly dramatic happenings in life.&nbsp; No real love interest (yet).&nbsp; No 'cool facial scars'.&nbsp; Decides to go adventuring and help these people he met, who do have such problems.&nbsp; He helps them, but he's not internally agonizing over thier plights.&nbsp; No brooding.&nbsp; He's just trying to be a good guy, do the right thing, and help out people.&nbsp; If he gets paid, all the better!&nbsp; No over-developed sense of vengeance; he's got more to live for than to kill someone for some horrible wrongdoing.People might call that bland, but it's what you make it.&nbsp; You can be just as interesting as the guy who's Mother was stolen by Zal'gon'mok, Overlord of the Abyss, to be bred with and spawn a demonic army.&nbsp; It's less about the background drama, and more about what you do with the character after the game started imo.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kristivas, post: 3219174, member: 34179"] I saw a disturbing trend with this in my gaming group. EVERYONE'S character had his village burned down by Orcs. EVERYONE'S character had their girlfriend/sibling/whatever kidnapped by the BBEG. EVERYONE'S character was torn inside and mulled like Drizzt. Imagine a character who was born to parents who died of natural causes. No brothers or sisters to be kidnapped. His village still stands, not being razed by Orcs. No overly dramatic happenings in life. No real love interest (yet). No 'cool facial scars'. Decides to go adventuring and help these people he met, who do have such problems. He helps them, but he's not internally agonizing over thier plights. No brooding. He's just trying to be a good guy, do the right thing, and help out people. If he gets paid, all the better! No over-developed sense of vengeance; he's got more to live for than to kill someone for some horrible wrongdoing. People might call that bland, but it's what you make it. You can be just as interesting as the guy who's Mother was stolen by Zal'gon'mok, Overlord of the Abyss, to be bred with and spawn a demonic army. It's less about the background drama, and more about what you do with the character after the game started imo. [/QUOTE]

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