Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-14011542-20131009214425/@comment-16473632-20131025101407

122.60.89.123 wrote: I know people find making stories up about what happened before a game fun (somehow) but I really think too much effort is put into a absolutly usless backstory with no effect to the game or anyone in it. IMO. Not just fun but it also makes us motivated to choose the actions of our PC

Creating backstories makes you able to choose of whether your PC will be a Hero, Anti-Hero, or even an Evil Villain. Or become a Greedy, Snob, Crazy, or other kinds of Person.

rather than being a random minded character which is kinda odd.....

but well that's IMO.