The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide

James D’Amato

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English

Adams Media Corporation
03 August 2022

Computer games: strategy guides; Other Film, TV & Media

Series: Ultimate Role Playing Game Series

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.

By: James D’Amato
Imprint: Adams Media Corporation
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 214mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 372g
ISBN: 9781507217917
ISBN 10: 1507217919
Series: Ultimate Role Playing Game Series
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 03 August 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide

This book offers dozens of prompts on everything from family to fears and other emotions...It's an excellent choice for tables that play in more than one genre. -Forbes James D'Amato has put together a fun and accessible activity book that makes you really think about who your character is and what they're all about. -Guide Fall