What Am I Rolling?

Episode #88: The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide!


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Show Notes

This week, Fiona tries out some backstory prompts and activities from ‘The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide’ by James D’Amato.

So you’ve chosen your class, bought your weapons, and rolled for your stats, and you’re now the proud owner of your own RPG avatar. But before you begin your adventure, there’s so much more you can do with your character to make them unique!

Just how evil are they? What does their dating profile look like? Where did they get that scar? What do they want for his birthday?

With fill-in-the blank narratives, prompts, and fun activities, James D’Amato’s ‘The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide’ will help players fully imagine their characters and bring them to life for the ultimate gaming experience!

You can buy your own copy of ‘The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide’ and James’s other work from all good book shops and your F.L.A.G.S.

Timestamps

  • Intro: 00:00:09
  • Gameplay overview: 00:01:34
  • Oneshot starts: 00:02:16
  • Credits: 00:41:01

  • Credits

    The 'What Am I Rolling?' podcast was created, recorded, and edited by Fiona Howat.

    The WAIR logo was created by Fiona Howat.

    This episode’s player was Fiona Howat.

    This episode’s RPG activities were from ‘The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide’ by James D’Amato. You can buy your own copy of ‘The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide’ and James’s other work from all good book shops and your F.L.A.G.S.

    The theme music was '8-bit march' by Twin Musicom (twinmusicom.org), licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 License.

    Additional music in this episode:

    • The World’s Fair’ by Godmode.
    • Cartoon (Sting)’ by Twin Musicom (Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence.

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