Quote Originally Posted by dubstephalflife View Post
When RPing, people generally generate their own backstories and don't follow the main storyline (else we'd have a lot of boring copycats). Most do have some "class" so to speak (Sigurd is a thaumaturge who dabbles in arcanism) but I come across rpers who play just ordinary joes, like miners and gatherers and a handful of fishermen. It's funny though that you mention fear of the Ossuary as more pcs are afraid of Pearl Lane than the Ossuary. Even so, you bring up a very valid point. And you are correct, Sigurd would ignore those people and bury himself in his research for days on end instead.
I've often wondered what some of the backstories look like. I read a few early 2.0ers rp pages. I recall after playing through 1.0 and before 2.0 I had made Roland a rather elaborate back story about coming down from a series of small villages in the Western mountains of Xelphatol, leading into him travelling into Gridania the first time in 1572 6thAE.

It was less about creating an active portrayal of anything and more about crafting a starting point continuity in my head. The Deus Ex of "The Warriors of Light Mythos," made it easy to explain away why no one remembers his, or anyone's origins.

When planning an event, or after a big success for my FC or some major change I usually write a story about the characters of my FC starting up the event, the "hows" and the "whys." It creates a bit of flavor, but plays into my love of the lore.

Curious that PC RPs don't like the Pearl Lane, the only thing that frightens me there is that vile, floating mystery bottle... gadz that thing gives me the creeps.