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Writing and Integrating Backstories

Between Two Screens: A D&D Podcast

English - November 25, 2020 09:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
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Previous Episode: Handling the Unexpected

This episode we discuss the foundation for your adventurer’s origins and motivations: their backstory. 

We look at backstories both from the perspective of the player and the DM, getting into what makes a good backstory, how a longer backstory doesn’t necessarily make a better backstory, and some of the pitfalls to avoid when crafting your backstory.

We also dig into the importance of a backstory fitting into the campaign you’ll be playing in and how far good communication between players and DMs goes to setting everyone up for success.

Jargon Cheat Sheet

APL: Average Party Level. For example, APL 12 is a group of level 12 adventurers (on average).