Your players’ backstories are more than character flavor—they’re the foundation for the best plotlines you’ll ever write.

In this episode of The Bearded Nerd Podcast, Brian shares a step-by-step guide to using player backstories to fuel your story arcs, worldbuilding, and emotional moments. Whether your players gave you a paragraph or a five-page essay, this episode will help you weave it all into your campaign naturally.

🎙️ What You’ll Learn:

How to extract the most usable details from any backstory

Ways to tie personal history into current conflicts

A method for creating “echoes” across the campaign

Tools for tracking backstory moments and arc payoffs

🎁 Download the Backstory Integration Toolkit on Patreon: