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Pentatonix at 08:58, 2 January 2019

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Pentatonix at 18:16, 14 April 2018

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Pentatonix: Created page with "Backgrounds should roughly come in three parts of 6 or more lines each. Below is a set of loose guidelines for what The first part is the 'at a glance'. What is the characte..."

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Created page with "Backgrounds should roughly come in three parts of 6 or more lines each. Below is a set of loose guidelines for what The first part is the 'at a glance'. What is the characte..."

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Backgrounds should roughly come in three parts of 6 or more lines each. Below is a set of loose guidelines for what

The first part is the 'at a glance'. What is the character's immediate history? What is a thumbnail of their background and history? What major events did they participate in or what groups are they a part of? Someone unfamiliar with the character should have a passing acquaintance of their immediate past after reading the background.

The second section should focus on history. Where was the character born? What major events impacted their early life? Did they come from a good household, were they raised by penguins under Gotham Zoo, or were they decanted from a cloning tank last year?

The third section should be origins. What motivated them to become a hero or a villain? This is the 'call to adventure' that starts the Hero's Journey. It might be the death of a loved one, witness to a violent crime, or adoption by a more senior hero. This should bring the reader up to date on the character, though additional sections are permissible if the background gets very expository.

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 Backgrounds should roughly come in three parts of 6 or more lines each. Below is a set of loose guidelines and motivational questions to give you a sense of  what staff looks at for in a 'complete' background.
-*The first section is the ''''at a glance''''. This should help players quickly familiarize themselves with the character's broad strokes.
+*The primary section is the ''''at a glance''''. This should help players quickly familiarize themselves with the character's broad strokes and immediate fame/notoriety, if any.
 **What is the character's recent history known?
 **What [[Text Timeline - Modern Age|major events]] did they participate in or what groups are they a part of?
 ::Someone unfamiliar with the character should have a passing acquaintance of their immediate past after reading the background.
-*The second section should focus on '''early life'''.
+*The first background section should focus on '''early life'''.
 **Where was the character born?
 **Did they come from a good household, were they raised by penguins under [[Gotham]] Zoo, or were they decanted from a cloning tank last year? How were their origins part
 **How did they live during their early years?
-*The third section should be '''origins'''.
+*The next section should be '''origins'''.
 **What motivated them to become a hero or a villain? This is the 'call to adventure' that starts the Hero's Journey:
 ***It might be the death of a loved one;

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 *The first section is the ''''at a glance''''. This should help players quickly familiarize themselves with the character's broad strokes.
 **What is the character's recent history known?
-**What [[Text Timeline - Modern age|major events]] did they participate in or what groups are they a part of?
+**What [[Text Timeline - Modern Age|major events]] did they participate in or what groups are they a part of?
 ::Someone unfamiliar with the character should have a passing acquaintance of their immediate past after reading the background.
 *The second section should focus on '''early life'''.

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-Backgrounds should roughly come in three parts of 6 or more lines each. Below is a set of loose guidelines for what staff looks at for a 'complete' background.
+Backgrounds should roughly come in three parts of 6 or more lines each. Below is a set of loose guidelines and motivational questions to give you a sense of  what staff looks at for in a 'complete' background.
-*The first part is the ''''at a glance''''.
+*The first section is the ''''at a glance''''. This should help players quickly familiarize themselves with the character's broad strokes.
-**What is the character's immediate history?
+**What is the character's recent history known?
-**What is a thumbnail of their background and history?
+**What [[Text Timeline - Modern age|major events]] did they participate in or what groups are they a part of?
 ::Someone unfamiliar with the character should have a passing acquaintance of their immediate past after reading the background.
 *The second section should focus on '''early life'''.
 **Where was the character born?
-**What major events impacted their early life?
+**Did they come from a good household, were they raised by penguins under [[Gotham]] Zoo, or were they decanted from a cloning tank last year? How were their origins part
 **How did they live during their early years?
 *The third section should be '''origins'''.
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 ***Witness to a violent crime
 ***Adoption by a more senior hero
 ::This should bring the reader up to date on the character, though additional sections are permissible if the background gets very expository.

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 Backgrounds should roughly come in three parts of 6 or more lines each. Below is a set of loose guidelines for what staff looks at for a 'complete' background.
-The first part is the 'at a glance'.
+*The first part is the ''''at a glance''''.
-*What is the character's immediate history?
+**What is the character's immediate history?
-*What is a thumbnail of their background and history?
+**What is a thumbnail of their background and history?
-*What major events did they participate in or what groups are they a part of?
+**What major events did they participate in or what groups are they a part of?
-:Someone unfamiliar with the character should have a passing acquaintance of their immediate past after reading the background.
+::Someone unfamiliar with the character should have a passing acquaintance of their immediate past after reading the background.
+*The second section should focus on '''early life'''.
-The second section should focus on early life.
+**Where was the character born?
-*Where was the character born?
+**What major events impacted their early life?
-*What major events impacted their early life?
+**Did they come from a good household, were they raised by penguins under Gotham Zoo, or were they decanted from a cloning tank last year?
-*Did they come from a good household, were they raised by penguins under Gotham Zoo, or were they decanted from a cloning tank last year?
+**How did they live during their early years?
-*How did they live during their early years?
+*The third section should be '''origins'''.
+**What motivated them to become a hero or a villain? This is the 'call to adventure' that starts the Hero's Journey:
-The third section should be origins.
+***It might be the death of a loved one;
-*What motivated them to become a hero or a villain? This is the 'call to adventure' that starts the Hero's Journey:
+***Witness to a violent crime
-**It might be the death of a loved one;
+***Adoption by a more senior hero
-**Witness to a violent crime
+::This should bring the reader up to date on the character, though additional sections are permissible if the background gets very expository.

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 *What is a thumbnail of their background and history?
 *What major events did they participate in or what groups are they a part of?
-Someone unfamiliar with the character should have a passing acquaintance of their immediate past after reading the background.
+:Someone unfamiliar with the character should have a passing acquaintance of their immediate past after reading the background.
 The second section should focus on early life.

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-Backgrounds should roughly come in three parts of 6 or more lines each. Below is a set of loose guidelines for what
+Backgrounds should roughly come in three parts of 6 or more lines each. Below is a set of loose guidelines for what staff looks at for a 'complete' background.
 The first part is the 'at a glance'. What is the character's immediate history? What is a thumbnail of their background and history? What major events did they participate in or what groups are they a part of? Someone unfamiliar with the character should have a passing acquaintance of their immediate past after reading the background.
-The second section should focus on history. Where was the character born? What major events impacted their early life? Did they come from a good household, were they raised by penguins under Gotham Zoo, or were they decanted from a cloning tank last year?
+The second section should focus on early life. Where was the character born? What major events impacted their early life? Did they come from a good household, were they raised by penguins under Gotham Zoo, or were they decanted from a cloning tank last year? How did they live during their early years?
 The third section should be origins. What motivated them to become a hero or a villain? This is the 'call to adventure' that starts the Hero's Journey. It might be the death of a loved one, witness to a violent crime, or adoption by a more senior hero. This should bring the reader up to date on the character, though additional sections are permissible if the background gets very expository.