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Character Background?

Post/Author/DateTime Post
#1
baumi
May 25, 2009 3:21:56 Can you edit your Character Background?
#2
mdonais
May 25, 2009 3:56:43 No, you can use the journal entries to write your own background though.
Just create a journal entry named background.

You can print journal entries as an option on the character sheet.
#3
baumi
May 25, 2009 6:12:07 Thanks! I can live with the workaround (or just creating it with a Texteditor), but I do have to admit that I don't understand why the background section doesn't simply work like the Campaign Notes/Personality/etc.
#4
mdonais
May 25, 2009 7:11:16 Because you can choose your background in the character builder, it is one of the tabs and it has a game effect.
#5
baumi
May 25, 2009 8:26:16 LOL, I completely forgot about the new Backgrounds ... that makes sense. Thanks for the quick answers!
#6
talthus
May 25, 2009 9:55:41
Because you can choose your background in the character builder, it is one of the tabs and it has a game effect.

Yeah about that... I don't suppose you guys could make it so only the pertinent information gets added to the character sheet, e.g. "Born on Another Plane: +2 to Arcana", and leave the rest of the space empty so we can write the rest in ourselves? What good does the very vague generic description do us?
#7
superdeadsmurf
May 25, 2009 12:46:53
Yeah about that... I don't suppose you guys could make it so only the pertinent information gets added to the character sheet, e.g. "Born on Another Plane: +2 to Arcana", and leave the rest of the space empty so we can write the rest in ourselves? What good does the very vague generic description do us?

I would whole-heartedly agree with this.

If the backgrounds page had everything it does now, but add two things - a text box for adding a Background History, and a checkbox that's "show background's full text" for people who want all the information from the book on "Born on Another Plane" (for example)

Luckily, I still have some characters from the builder I am using from before the current implementation of Backgrounds was used - so it has their full typed up background printed in that box still.
#8
mdonais
May 28, 2009 16:16:50 I recommend adding a journal entry with your character's background if you want to write something yourself.

If you convert to the newest version it will convert your background into a journal entry automagically.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 baumi May 25, 2009 3:21:56	Can you edit your Character Background?
#2 mdonais May 25, 2009 3:56:43	No, you can use the journal entries to write your own background though. Just create a journal entry named background. You can print journal entries as an option on the character sheet.
#3 baumi May 25, 2009 6:12:07	Thanks! I can live with the workaround (or just creating it with a Texteditor), but I do have to admit that I don't understand why the background section doesn't simply work like the Campaign Notes/Personality/etc.
#4 mdonais May 25, 2009 7:11:16	Because you can choose your background in the character builder, it is one of the tabs and it has a game effect.
#5 baumi May 25, 2009 8:26:16	LOL, I completely forgot about the new Backgrounds ... that makes sense. Thanks for the quick answers!
#6 talthus May 25, 2009 9:55:41	Because you can choose your background in the character builder, it is one of the tabs and it has a game effect. Yeah about that... I don't suppose you guys could make it so only the pertinent information gets added to the character sheet, e.g. "Born on Another Plane: +2 to Arcana", and leave the rest of the space empty so we can write the rest in ourselves? What good does the very vague generic description do us?
#7 superdeadsmurf May 25, 2009 12:46:53	Yeah about that... I don't suppose you guys could make it so only the pertinent information gets added to the character sheet, e.g. "Born on Another Plane: +2 to Arcana", and leave the rest of the space empty so we can write the rest in ourselves? What good does the very vague generic description do us? I would whole-heartedly agree with this. If the backgrounds page had everything it does now, but add two things - a text box for adding a Background History, and a checkbox that's "show background's full text" for people who want all the information from the book on "Born on Another Plane" (for example) Luckily, I still have some characters from the builder I am using from before the current implementation of Backgrounds was used - so it has their full typed up background printed in that box still.
#8 mdonais May 28, 2009 16:16:50	I recommend adding a journal entry with your character's background if you want to write something yourself. If you convert to the newest version it will convert your background into a journal entry automagically.