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Season 2 Episode 6 - DM Speak: Integrating Backstories
Every DM dreams of their players coming to the table with a well thought out backstory. But what happens if they're not comfortable with that type of writing? We'll take a look at how you can help your players write deep backstories that fit into your world, how you can use their background to get started, and why it's important to integrate their backstories into the main story line on this episode.
00:00 - Introduction
06:39 - What is the difference between background and backstory?
10:21 - Why use character backstories?
23:11 - Give players the freedom to fit into your world
35:52 - Try to find connections between backstories
49:27 - Check in with players as their backstories might evolve
54:53 - Coming up on the next episode
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