backstory Archives - Tribality https://www.tribality.com/tag/backstory/ D&D / Role Playing Sat, 23 Jan 2021 03:36:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.tribality.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-logo-2020-icon@2x-32x32.jpg backstory Archives - Tribality https://www.tribality.com/tag/backstory/ 32 32 Character Spotlight: Glint https://www.tribality.com/2020/12/15/character-spotlight-glint/ https://www.tribality.com/2020/12/15/character-spotlight-glint/#respond Tue, 15 Dec 2020 15:10:32 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=31746 This week we will spotlight another character build that was inspired by the options presented in Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything. If you missed the past two, you can find Sassa the Lorehunter and Captain Thranis Stendor here. Glint takes advantage of the abilities that the Psi Warrior fighter subclass offers. I hope this take on a ranged tank gives you some ideas for potential characters to bring to your own table.  Backstory The streets of Atuk are dangerous places for […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2020/12/15/character-spotlight-glint/feed/ 0 Essentials of Character Backstory https://www.tribality.com/2020/10/13/essentials-of-character-backstory/ https://www.tribality.com/2020/10/13/essentials-of-character-backstory/#respond Tue, 13 Oct 2020 14:10:13 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=31523 Building a character backstory doesn’t have to be a lengthy or labor-intensive affair. And you don’t have to write beautiful fiction to create one that will be useful during play. Instead of character backstory as a story, think of your character backstory as inspiration for use during play.  Finding Fuel When an actor prepares for their role, they gather together the following: All the given circumstances as presented by the script All character information Personal experiences to draw on Any […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2020/10/13/essentials-of-character-backstory/feed/ 0 Create a backstory that is good both for you and your GM https://www.tribality.com/2019/04/16/create-a-backstory-that-is-good-both-for-you-and-your-gm/ https://www.tribality.com/2019/04/16/create-a-backstory-that-is-good-both-for-you-and-your-gm/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2019 13:00:57 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=27471 Thumbnail image by Bill Zhang Have you ever had that kind of character that has a simple backstory whose problem gets solved in the first 3 sessions? Do you notice your DM having trouble thinking of a way to connect the ideas you had for your character to the story being played? Did your character do something in the past due to your backstory that wouldn’t be possible with your actual stats? If this or something similar has happened to […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2019/04/16/create-a-backstory-that-is-good-both-for-you-and-your-gm/feed/ 2 Xanathar’s Guide Breakdown, Part Six https://www.tribality.com/2018/01/31/xanathars-guide-breakdown-part-six/ https://www.tribality.com/2018/01/31/xanathars-guide-breakdown-part-six/#comments Wed, 31 Jan 2018 13:00:25 +0000 https://www.tribality.com/?p=23033 After a month-and-a-bit to cover a few other things, I’m back to continue my deep dive into Xanathar’s Guide to Everything. Today, I’ll finish up Chapter One with This Is Your Life and Racial Feats. On the plus side, this means I have time to play with the backstory generator a bit more. By the time I’m done with this article I’ll have two new characters ready to go in everything but stats. Barbarians and Bards | Clerics, Druids, and Fighters | Monks and […]

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]]> https://www.tribality.com/2018/01/31/xanathars-guide-breakdown-part-six/feed/ 14 Adventure Building: Part 3 – Backstory, Setting and Hooks https://www.tribality.com/2015/05/08/adventure-building-backstory-setting-and-hooks/ https://www.tribality.com/2015/05/08/adventure-building-backstory-setting-and-hooks/#comments Fri, 08 May 2015 10:25:02 +0000 http://tribality.com/?p=6790 Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 In the first article in this series I looked at what you should consider when getting started creating your own adventure. This second article in the series continues the adventure building by looking at Creating a Threat. In the Getting Started article, I listed a bunch of questions to consider. Here are the three related to this article again: What is the backstory for the adventure? […]

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