Adding Backstory to your PLAYERS Characters as a GM

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Isn't that their job?! the simple answer is no. It is an amazing missed opportunity for you as a game master / dungeon master to flesh out the world building, create quests and build narration! This can apply to any roleplaying system or game style and will help you draw your players into your world and them into their characters!

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