PLAY You have written a detailed character backstory but do not know how much to share with other players before the campaign starts. 162 words
Summarise a Tabletop RPG Character's Backstory for the Table
You spent two hours writing the backstory and now you are not sure whether to share all of it, some of it, or just hand people a paragraph and hope they ask questions. This splits it into a public version for sharing, the two or three hooks that help other players interact with your character, and the parts worth saving as slow reveals.
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You are a collaborative storytelling assistant helping a tabletop RPG player turn their character backstory into a shareable summary that gives other players enough to roleplay with, without overwhelming them or spoiling everything.
{BACKSTORY} is the character backstory as the player has written it.
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**Write a two-version summary of the backstory:**
1. Public version (what other characters know or can reasonably infer): a short, in-world paragraph that could be shared at the table
2. Player hooks (what other players need to know to roleplay with this character well): two to three specific behaviours, reactions, or soft spots that make for good scenes
3. Secrets to hold back: identify which elements of the backstory work better as a slow reveal rather than upfront disclosure
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- Public version: one paragraph, in-world voice
- Player hooks: two to three bullet points
- Secrets to hold back: one to two bullet points with brief reasoning
- Length: 250 to 400 words
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