Summary: <br> RPGs are home to too many orphan characters. Characters with no past, no grounding or no substance.<br> Often we see people who create characters and have no background whatsoever, or want to have the “mysterious” character with no past. A character that will take as close to zero as possible effort to play because they don’t have to justify their actions or add some sort of congruence to their personality.<br> Even if there is nothing wrong with playing a character like that, the chances are that the player is missing out on some intense gaming experience.<br> What can be done and why is not a good idea to play an orphan character?<br> Jim and I talk about it for a bit.<br>
