Great Character Backstories 101 - Playing RPGs

A Player Character's history can determine much of their future. Here's some suggestions and tips for approaching and incorporating backstories into your game as both a Player and as a Game Master. If you want to support me and my channel, or simply want to read a kickass Urban Fantasy about monster hunters and their sentient magic weapons, you can find my novels and audio books here: https://amzn.to/2wrEhaX Guest starring Todd, Mike, and Dweebles 00:00 Intro 01:32 Verify the GM's Plan 02:46 Verify it Fits 03:11 Give Players a Direction 03:28 Use the Map 06:03 Make it Appropriate 06:54 How Much Backstory? 08:24 How Did You Get Here? 10:04 No Complete Secrets 11:10 95% is the Player's Responsibility 17:26 Be Patient 19:26 Can't Always Be Used 22:29 Closing