How To Create Great D&D Backstories!

In today's episode, we cover the topic of Player Character backstories and how you can write great engaging D&D backstories your GM can use to weave you into the world and narrative of the campaign. A great backstory can mean a lot of different things depending on the game, world, campaign, other players and so much more and that's why we are talking about what steps you should take to create a great fitting backstory or if you are a GM what steps you should take so your players create the backstories you want. We also talk about what it means to create no backstory or limit the length of the backstories you are getting from your players.For more information check out these timestamps:18:00: What are we looking for in Backstories?23:00: Limiting Backstories is not a good idea28:00: Find your way to create a character in play36:00: A Backstory needs to fit the Game40:00: Include things that GMs can use47:00: A Backstory needs to support the Game Story49:00: First get a feel for the Character and then create a Backstory52:00: Include a TL;DR in your Backstory56:00: Work with your GM to make the backstory fit.This episode was Sponsored by: MasterScreen.AppGo to https://masterscreen.app/ or to Twitter to check out this new Set of Tools to Manage your TTRPG Campaigns.You can find the Show on Social Media and the Web to stay up to date with the latest content, schedules, and more:Website, Twitter, Instagram, Ko-Fi Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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DoubleDM is a show by two passionate game masters, Nils and Emil, where we take you on a fun, insightful, and inspiring journey into the world of Tabletop Roleplaying every single week!We dive deep into key aspects of running TTRPGs like Dungeons and Dragons, Masks: A New Generation, or Cyberpunk Red, from crafting great and compelling stories and plots to developing new and exciting homebrew content for your games. Every Episode comes packed with actionable Game Mastering Advice ready for you to implement directly, Ideas and Inspiration for you to use, develop, and expand upon, and a massive amount of Insight from two Game Masters that have run games for nearly 25 years combined!And then we also invite and host guests on our shows that can give you a peek behind the curtain of their projects and products and share their insightful wisdom with us and you!So come on, sit down, Play Games, have fun, and don't forget to talk about it! Join us now on the Journey that is DoubleDM!Do you have a topic you want us to cover? Hit us up on social media (@doubledmpod nearly everywhere) or email us at doubledm@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.