[ALL] What to look for in PC backstories

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PCs often have simple backstories: born an orphan, lived like an orphan. Some have more complex backstories. Both have some information we can pull from, but what do we need and how do we do it? This is my approach. \n\nFind the amazing animated or still maps from Czepeku here:\npatreon.com/czepeku



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