Backstory

Your Backstory is a narration of your life all the way up to the start of the current Chapter.

 

Your backstory can be detailed or brief, written down or simply kept in your head.

 

In order to quickly summarise the key points of your backstory, you should come up with at least a couple Tags. A Tag can be a single word or a short phrase, but it should summarise what you might consider an episode of your characters life. If you have written down your Backstory, a keyword might summarise a paragraph.

 

For example, Mushmush Portabello’s Tags might be: And Bunduk’s Tags might be: And Zach’s weird character might be: Someone else could be:
 * Underground Dweller
 * Chosen of the Great Fungus
 * Knight of Zorn
 * Rhodok Soldier
 * Prisoner of War
 * Bartender
 * Mountain Hermit
 * Nomadic Lifestyle
 * Familiar with the Black Forest
 * Raised in Poverty
 * Scholar of history
 * Professor of History and the Arcane
 * Travelled the Seas
 * Found lost relics

Recall Memory
Your Backstory does not grant you bonuses to your skill checks. However, it does allow you to recall past memories, relationships and events that can aid you in your current narrative situation. Your backstory may also aid you if you were to encounter any organisations or individuals you have seen in the past, as the GM decides to journey to the locations you described.

While Backstories cannot directly grant you a bonus to a skill check, it can however grant you the information needed to change a situation to one more favourable, and thus indirectly grant you advantage on a skill check.

 

For example, if Zach’s Ape Man were to be walking through a mountain range, he can instantly recall which berries are edible and which are inedible.

 

If Bunduk were to be captured as a prisoner of war again, he will be able to recall where prisoners are usually kept as far away from the weapons as possible, but close to the food supplies.

 

For example, Bunduk will recognise the lands he was born in and aid significantly in navigation and local lore. Additionally, if he were to encounter the Knights of Zorn, he may greeted warmly (or coldly) by them.

Adding Chapter Tags
After every Chapter your character takes part in, add a Tag to their Backstory that summarises the events or location they were at. In future Chapters, it is assumed that your player can recall memories from all prior Chapters.