If you focus too heavily on one of these things, the others may slip away from reach.
If you want to make their loved one your BBG, we won’t stop you.
There are other ways of achieving a similar effect, though.
Whatever you choose to do, it should hit home andcause the character to do some self-reflection.
These preconceived notions are based on something- pick at it until the source reveals itself!
Who did they get in a fight with as a child?
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Who taught them about the world?
Where did they grow up?
Either way,the real aim is to open up the door for more backstory-related roleplaygoing forward.
5Give An NPC A Crush On Them
Plenty of DMs have done this without a second thought.
Are they still holding out hope?
Have they sworn to never love again?
Strixhaven by Carolina Gariba
Maybe their new lover dies.
Maybe their mother decides to weigh in on the subject.
Percy Jackson doesn’t know who his father is - until it turns out to be a literal God.
Witchlight Carnival by Tyler Jacobson
Even if they do, though, there will probably still be cracks for you to fill.
Did their grandfather have a letter in his library that gave them a missing piece of the puzzle?
Was their family profiting off of the BBG’s plot?
City of Splendors: Waterdeep by Scott M. Fischer
Of course, for this to work, your player’s character must have somewhere to go hometo.
An old battle companion who left them for dead?
A mentor who trained them?
A neighbor they were always jealous of?
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