From: mortimer@VivoBook.X512D   
      
   Spalls Hurgenson  writes:   
      
   >On Tue, 7 Oct 2025 02:27:27 -0000 (UTC), Mortimer Houghton   
   > wrote:   
      
   >>Never experienced that myself, but I have to admit the   
   >>two stories you shared were pretty funny.  Thanks for   
   >>sharing.   
      
   >I suppose it depends on the group. Some don't really bother with   
   >backstories for their characters. I've known some DMs who get quite   
   >upset if your character /doesn't/ have a backstory; they take it as a   
   >sign that didn't see your avatar as anything but a token, rather than   
   >a character in and of itself.   
      
   >But that attitude did sometimes lead to situations like in my original   
   >post, where the backstories became so grandiose and top-heavy that   
   >they became ridiculous.   
      
   >I tend towards the "your character should have a backstory" camp   
   >myself, but I try not to force it on other players, and I don't think   
   >it's a mandatory part of the game. Different people play D&D for   
   >different reasons; some people (like myself) like the theatre of it,   
   >the story. Others just like the mechanics. If this difference is   
   >leading to a conflict within the players and DM, it probably means   
   >somebody is in the wrong gaming group ;-)   
      
   Our group does backstories, but they are usually light, probably   
   befitting a level 1 character.   
      
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