On Character Backstories
So, this is an eighth grader's first character ever, first time considering a role-playing game. The character is a human wizard, and she chose a criminal background. Katrina Heather was born to Jane and Joke Ho, professional assassins. When she turned 8 she started to be hired for her family's profession. She thrived and was wealthy. At age 13, she took a job from an evil wizard. His wife was murdered by her parents. He offered wizard training in return for her parents' lives. So she took the job. Ever since she has been training and killing. It's not the best backstory ever, no... but I was impressed because it was her first backstory; usually a beginning player is struggling to cope with "I'm a wizard" and "what do 'race' and 'class' mean" and so on. Here's what I like about the concept: She's blurring lines; she's an assassin by trade, but a wizard by class. Damn, girl killed her parents to ge...