On The Shoulders Of Dwarves

Avishay Zarad wrote: Good afternoon! It’s hard for me to write a good background for my characters. I tend to fall into the trap of writing an overly complicated background that, in retrospective, isn’t relevant, or doesn’t come into play. When I try to avoid that - I write an overly simplistic background that is less enjoyable to me. Do you have any tips on writing a better background story for a character? Also, do you have any advice on how to better portray a character (roleplay-wise)? Much love, Avishay Further listening: Avoiding Character Cliches (episode 2), Customising the Campaign to the Players (episode 19), Personal Plotlines (episode 21) , Personalise Your Character (episode 23), Who is An Adventurer? (episode 50) , If it doesn’t come into play, it doesn’t exist (3:34) Bringing the background to the foreground (10:13) Path 1: Make it up as you go along and try to keep track. Path 2: Plan a basic outline and slowly fill in the blanks. Path 3: Plan a backstory and think of ways it will influence yo