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From: Marc A Renouf <jormung@*****.UMICH.EDU>
Subject: Re: Character Quirks
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 1995 13:35:15 -0400
On Mon, 11 Sep 1995, Stephen M. Bugge wrote:

> Another thing I like to do with my characters is give them a past that is
> always trying to catch up with them.

Often times, you don't even need to do this in the characters'
backgrounds. My players are notorious for not cleaning up loose ends,
which only leads to a past that's trying to throttle you. Stuff like
this can be developed during game play (but yes, its even more fun when
you start out screwed...)

Marc

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