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The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide: Expanded Genres Edition
Prompts and Activities to Create Compelling Characters for Horror, Sci-Fi, X-Punk, and More
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Take your skyship pirate, haunted waif, or alien scientist to the next level with this fun, interactive book of exercises to help you build your RPG character’s backstory—made specifically for the genres you love to play.
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Take your skyship pirate, haunted waif, or alien scientist to the next level with this fun, interactive book of exercises to help you build your RPG character’s backstory—made specifically for the genres you love to play.
You can now explore new RPG character ideas with this character backstory guide to the most popular RPG genres beyond fantasy, from sci-fi to horror and superhero to western-themed games.
This latest guide from One Shot creator and RPG expert James D’Amato helps you build out an existing character or create a new one, with these activities that provide plenty of RPG fun before you even hit the gaming table.
With activities to help you flesh out characters for fantasy, sci-fi, horror, x-punk, superhero, and western campaigns (with an extra chapter of neutral exercises you can use whenever you like), this book has everything you need, whether you’re looking to start a new character, build out an existing character you’re currently playing, or explore new character ideas and genres.
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The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide: Expanded Genres Edition by James D’Amato is praised for its extensive prompts that delve into diverse aspects like family and emotions, making it ideal for multi-genre role-playing sessions. Reviewers commend it as a fun and engaging activity book that encourages deeper character development.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781507217917
Publisher: Adams Media Corporation
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 August 2022
Country: United States
Imprint: Adams Media Corporation
Illustration: 2-color
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 214.0mm
Weight: 372g
Pages: 336
About the Author
James D’Amato is the author of The Ultimate RPG Series, cofounder of the One Shot Podcast Network, and host of the One Shot and Campaign: Skyjacks podcasts. He trained at Second City and iO in Chicago in the art of improvisational comedy: he now uses that education to introduce new people to role-playing, and incorporates improvisational storytelling techniques to create compelling and entertaining stories for RPG campaigns and one-shot adventures.
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