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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 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 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 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 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 | + | 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 | ||
| + | **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. | ||
Revision as of 20:13, 14 April 2018
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 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
- 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.
